Darby Allin was ready to torch a fool.
On the July 17th episode of AEW Dynamite, Darby Allin came down from the rafters in a tribute to Sting. He joined Team AEW and brawled with The Elite as the show came to an end. It has been rare to see wrestlers come down from the rafters since Owen Hart lost his life in a tragic accident in 1999, but Martha Hart gave AEW her blessing.
Speaking with Tim Battle on the Battleground Podcast, Allin was asked to comment on what his back-up plan was if Martha Hart did not give AEW her blessing. He said that the plan was to come with the flamethrower, which he used at AEW Double or Nothing.
“Plan B was coming back out with the flamethrower [laughs], torching a fool. But no, I was sitting right by Tony [Khan], and she walked up right before she was going to go out, when she presented Danielson with the trophy for the Owen Hart Foundation, and Tony’s like, ‘Hey, we were thinking of Darby coming down from the ceiling. She’s like, ‘First of all, I love your work, Darby, and I trust AEW with everything, all the precautions.’ Because we’ve got a great team. So it seemed like there was no hesitation on her part. It was cool because I was right there and just talked to her, and she knows how everybody goes about things. So much safety went into that. We don’t mess around," Allin said.
Tony Schiavone previously confirmed that Martha Hart gave AEW her blessing for Sting to come down from the rafters earlier in 2024.
On the July 24th episode of AEW Dynamite, Darby Allin will compete in the Blood & Guts match. Fightful will have coverage of the show as it airs beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
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