Preston Vance talks the tribute bouts to Brodie Lee from January 10th's AEW Dynamite.
Former Dark Order members Anna Jay and Preston Vance both competed in large eight person tag team bouts on Wednesday's Dynamite, which took place in Daily's Place, that paid tribute to the late former leader of the faction, Brodie Lee. Both Jay and Vance would work with some fan favorites of All Elite Wrestling and both would score the victories for their teams in the matchups.
After the matchup in a backstage exclusive, AEW cameras caught up with Vance backstage after Wednesday's show, with Vance being asked how special it was for him to honor Brodie with his victory.
"It was very special. Emotional. He was a very special, not just wrestler, but a very special human, especially to me. I don't think i'd be in AEW without him. He believed in me when no one else did. He didn't have to. A funny story about this jacket and it's my favorite one, is he actually gave this to me in this building about ten feet away in the hallway. I had tore my my bicep and he gave me his old jacket to cover my arm. I know this was a Brodie tribute but for me every time I go out there it's to honor Brodie and I treat every match as a Brodie tribute because I just want him to be proud and all I ever wanted was just him to be proud of me and I hope he is." he said.
EXCLUSIVE! @Pres10Vance shares a story following an emotional tribute match honoring Mr. Brodie Lee at #AEWDynamite: Homecoming. pic.twitter.com/UmsNsOdz4h
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 11, 2024
At the end of the interview, Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds and John Silver would approach Vance, letting him know that they knew Brodie was watching on proudly on Wednesday night. In the other eight person bout, Anna Jay would tap out Skye Blue with the Queenslayer.
In her own backstage promo, Jay said that the tag team bout sparked something in her that she hasn't had since Brodie Lee passed. You can read more here.
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