Josh Barnett doesn't think a AEW x WWE match will happen at Bloodsport.
On Thursday, April 17, Josh Barnett and GCW will present the Bloodsport XIII event in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card is loaded with a number of WWE names, with stars like Shayna Baszler, Pete Dunne, Karrion Kross, and Natalya all set to compete at the show.
Notably, the card is absent of AEW talent. At Bloodsport XII, Marina Shafir and MVP were featured in prominent matches.
While speaking to Shakiel Mahjouri for a new interview, Josh Barnett was asked about potentially booking an AEW wrestler against a WWE wrestler in a future Bloodsport match.
“I don’t think at the moment that is something that will work for either company. They’re very much in a heated rivalry and I mean, to me, I could take, regardless of being an AEW or WWE person, and I could put together a match that will serve everybody. But, I do also respect that these two companies have their own stances towards each other and towards the market itself and their talent and their concerns. That’s fine by me. These are not my companies and technically, these are not my wrestlers. I cannot see anyway at which I can approach this and be like, ‘Oh well, you owe me for this’ or ‘You should do it because—’ If they were ever interested to have my opinion on this and how this could be done and whether or not that they would agree with it, awesome. At this moment, I don’t see that being something that either would be comfortable with. It wouldn’t be something, in regards to the wrestlers specifically themselves, but it’s just the politics I suppose you could say of competition. That won’t stop a DDT wrestler from wrestling a WWE wrestler or a New Japan wrestler from wrestling an AEW or a WWE wrestler or a STARDOM wrestler wrestling an AEW wrestler or whatever or NWA or MLW or whoever. We put the matches together and we always try to make sure that everybody represented comes out better than when they stepped in that ring.”
Fans can check out the full card for Bloodsport XIII by clicking here.
Barnett recently criticized the first Bloodsport show, calling it terrible. Learn more by clicking here.
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