Josh Barnett comments on his AEW appearance.
Josh Barnett made his MMA debut at AEW WrestleDream, taking on Claudio Castagnoli in a singles bout. Barnett is a former UFC champion and has kept the crossover between MMA and wrestling alive with his annual Bloodsport events.
Speaking to Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson on the Jaxxon Podcast, Barnett reflected on his AEW experience.
"It was fun. Mainly, I was just there, well, part of it was this card gets announced, that this event’s gonna be in Seattle, and it’s an Antonio Inoki tribute show. Which, it didn’t end up being that much of an Inoki tribute show. But that place gets kind of chaotic at times, and it’s hard to keep all these things together. So I hit them up, I’m like, ‘If you’re gonna have an Inoki tribute show, and you don’t have the number one direct student of Inoki from Seattle on your show, that is ridiculous. There’s no way that could work.’ We put something together. There were plans to do a bit more, but in the end, it just ended up being the single match with Claudio [Castagnoli], and it was a fantastic experience. A lot of it was just me wanting to get out there and go, ‘Show me what you got. Let’s see how it goes,'" he said.
Barnett brought Bloodsport to Japan for Bloodsport Bushido, which featured him facing Jon Moxley.
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