Darby Allin has often been called the "Jeff Hardy of his generation" due to his connection with the fans, his daredevil style, and his creative vision through means outside of wrestling.
On Wednesday, Allin and Hardy will meet in the first round of the Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament.
Speaking to Joseph Staszewski of the New York Post, Allin discussed his dream match with Hardy.
"It’s one that has a lot to do with outside of wrestling. It’s the way I see him live his life outside of the ring, the stunts and the craziness that kind of draws me to him. I don’t get that from a lot of wrestlers. I don’t think I get that from any wrestlers. Nobody excited me outside the ring. To have that feeling with somebody, I’m like damn. So the first time I talked to him, we’re like, 'Hey, you like to jump off of big s—t. I like to jump off of big s—t. You like dirt bikes. I like dirt bikes.' It was really like an organic relationship. It was super fun. For us to have that one tag match, me, Sting, Matt and Jeff down in Texas, that was also a lot of fun. It just feels very normal. People thought this was a dream match and, yes, it’s a dream match for me, but man this came really quick. I was expecting it a little bit down the road to be honest. This came really quick, but now’s better than never. Wednesday, I don’t know what to expect. It’s gonna be an interesting one," he said.
Asked about doing videos or vignettes with Hardy, Allin replied, "It’d be nice. Like I said, this match kind of came very quick on me and I just thought originally it would have been crazy if we had a build to a singles match and like we had a promo battle were we could get crazier outside the ring leading up to the match. But here we are. We’re gonna get crazy this Wednesday."
Allin revealed that he and Hardy have yet to hang out outside the ring, but Allin has invited him to Travis Pastrana’s house.
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