Gabe Kidd doesn't seem to like anyone who works for AEW.
Gabe Kidd is slated to face Kenny Omega in a match at NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty. The rivalry between the two has become increasingly volatile, and while Kidd is looking forward to proving himself in the ring with Omega, he suggests that it was another former AEW World Champion he wanted to face in the Tokyo Dome.
During a recent interview with NJPW, Kidd says he wanted to take on Maxwell Jacob Friedman, MJF, for talking smack about him in the same way that he believes Kenny Omega did.
“I was ticked that [Omega] was fucking up my name on purpose when he already knew what my name was. He wrote it online before. So don’t try and bury me like that. All these guys, MJF, Kenny, they try and look cool, they try and bury you, look cool to a bunch of people that aren’t cool either, so they can look cool. It’s like king of the nerds. It’s embarrassing. I mean, the whole of AEW is like that in general."
Kidd also appears to say he would have been OK with the one backstage confrontation he had with Omega and blames Omega for continuing to drag out their issues rather than allowing him to focus on someone like MJF.
“You got paid to fly in from America to cut a promo in the ring and go home. I came to talk to you man to man on that shit, and you decided to make it into something bigger than it ever was. Then people start sparking, oh, we’re gonna see this, this. To be honest, I wanted to batter MJF in the Tokyo Dome for talking shit on me as well. That little nerd, backed him up before I back him up again. But here we are. Then he wants to go on an interview and say, ‘Oh, if the fans want it.’ The fans only want it because you ran to the press and started talking shit on me, put it in people’s minds. I was happy with a slap backstage, double leg through some chairs, and that’s that. I would have gone home happy."
Fans can check out a recent interview, Fightful conducted with Kidd at this link.
Check out the full card for NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty at this link. Fightful will have full coverage of the event on January 5.
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