Orange Cassidy is consider an AEW original as he was part of AEW Double or Nothing 2019, and then was officially signed shortly after.
Cassidy made a name for himself on the independent scene, wrestling for PWG, CHIKARA, Beyond Wrestling, and other promotions.
Speaking on The Shaky Experience, Cassidy recalled a PWG match where he jumped off the balcony in front of his new boss.
"I don’t know if I should say this, but I’m going to say it anyway because whatever. It’s nothing bad. It was 2019 and I think I did Double or Nothing. AEW offered me a contract, a holding thing that was, ‘Don’t go sign anywhere.’ I was continuing to do my independent dates and it was PWG Battle of Los Angeles, the last night. Tony Khan is a connoisseur of pro wrestling, a true fan of pro wrestling. He would go to indie shows and he was at the show. I was wrestling in the big multi-man match that happens at night three at PWG. I decided to jump off the balcony with my hands in my pockets onto a bunch of people. There is a photo online of, my hands are in my pockets, and as I’m jumping, you can see Tony Khan in the balcony behind me being like, ‘What did I just sign?’ I was able to talk with Tony after that show and it was the start of what you see now with Orange Cassidy. I can’t say enough nice things about Tony Khan and the generosity and the type of person he is. Professional wrestling, I feel, is very lucky to have that man," said OC.
Cassidy has become one of the top stars in AEW, challenging for the AEW World Title at AEW Worlds End in a four-way match against Jon Moxley, Jay White, and Hangman Page.
Elsewhere during the interview, Cassidy commented on the current state of Ring of Honor. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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