Ahead of Josh Barnett's Bloodsport during WrestleMania weekend, Jon Moxley had praise for Marina Shafir and her work at the hybrid wrestling-MMA event.
Shafir has a background in MMA and Moxley took notice of how comfortable and loose she was in the environment. Moxley said that he was working with her to be more loose in the ring and believed she had a lot of potential.
Speaking to Swerve Strickland & Monteasy on the Swerve City podcast, Shafir discussed getting advice from Moxley.
"It's really cool because he just gives me little feedback after my matches. He states some obvious shit sometimes that I just don't see. Maybe it's just the way he's said things to me that I absorb it a little better. His perspective on what I do is interesting and some of the things he's suggested for me, that I tried, clicked. At this point, I have to take it one match at a time. I know my role. I still have work to do, but I'm not very far off and I'm not going to be far off for a long time. It's going to be clicking for me, whether it wants to or not. He's definitely helping me use that shit together. I also don't feel like I'm stretching myself thin. this is such a special opportunity that is here now. I'm getting an opportunity to learn how an authentic me operates within this system. I need that pressure. It forces me to chill out and enjoy this process because it's a moment in my life.
"This all started because we had a meeting and they were like, 'let us know if you need some help.' Everyone left, I went up to him, 'I need some help. I want to work.'"
Shafir has been a consistent presence on AEW Dark and AEW Dark: Elevation since joining AEW in December 2021.
Elsewhere during the interview, Shafir discussed her place in the AEW women's division and how she wants to help. You can find her full comments by clicking here.
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