PJ Black comments on returning to WWE or debuting in AEW.
Black, formerly known as Justin Gabriel, has been without a permanent home in the world of wrestling since the shut down of Ring Of Honor back in 2021. Throughout 2022 and 2023, Black has wrestled in just ten matches across a number of promotions.
While speaking to PWMania for a new interview, Black was asked if he ever sees himself returning to WWE, which he departed in 2015.
“I mean, never say never [with the] WWE. I did show them this new character I’ve been working on and I sent them the package. I sent it to all the writers, the producers and everyone I know that works there. And you know, it’s kind of mixed reviews. Everyone’s like, interesting. I really want to see what’s next. Some people’s some people were like, Wow, there’s so much we could do with it. Because there’s so many layers to unpack."
Black went on to note that he also showed it to some people in AEW as well, before noting that he thinks it's a very interesting time in wrestling right now.
"Some of the AEW people were just like, 'ah, yeah, this is cool, but can you just be Darewolf?' And I was like, Yeah, I can do that, too. So we’ll see what happens. I haven’t really had any, like, solid offers or anything like that. But like I said, it would be nice, but I mean, I’m not going to wait around for that before I pull the trigger on this character. So we’ll see. We’ll see it. I mean, it’s a very interesting time in wrestling right now. There’s so many companies and great talents all over the world. So I think it’s a really exciting time. This is what I like about wrestling. You know, like if it evolves and if you don’t have depth, then you get left behind. And then you’ll see guys like Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio has been around forever and ever and ever, and they just kind of like adapt and go. So I’m trying to not be like Chris Jericho, but kind of just adapt to the time reinventing myself playing a new character, like just bringing some new new things to the table that I think will be fresh and exciting.”
Santino Marella recently noted that he'd like to see PJ Black and JTG join IMPACT Wrestling. Fans can learn more by clicking here.
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Special thanks to PWMania for the quote(s).
