QT Marshall discusses his match with Big Boom! AJ.
At AEW Full Gear: Zero Hour, QT Marshall faced Big Boom! AJ of The Costco Guys. Big Justice and The Rizzler also got involved in the match, which drew plenty of praise.
Speaking on My Mom's Basement with Robbie Fox, QT Marshall discussed his match against Big Boom! AJ.
“Everything really worked out I believe for the best, with the exception of me getting the win. It is unfortunate that he got hurt. I don’t know when he got hurt. I obviously didn’t see him before the match at all, so couldn’t tell you, but the fact that he was able to at least finish the match says something, that he is a true professional wrestler. I think we could tell by his promos, by the way he promotes himself, just everything about him, he’s a pro wrestler through and through. So I think that’s really why the fan base, as much as in the beginning, they probably thought this was hokey and this was something that they weren’t gonna love, from what I’ve been told, it was one of the things that kind of helped steal the show. So very proud of it, I think it was a great business decision on Tony’s part to let us go through with it, and we’ll see what happens from here on out. He said he’s spoken to Tony, and he’s gonna be back, so hopefully he doesn’t get in my way," Marshall said.
Marshall went on to say that he thought the story was done well, and Tony Khan was happy with it. He also noted that he was never more popular than he was on social media in the aftermath of his match with AJ.
"I thought the story was done really well. Tony was very happy with it, and he really bought in about halfway through the build. I think it definitely exceeded expectations, I believe to the live audience but also I was never more popular than I was Saturday night after the match was over when it comes to social media, which I hate more than anything because it’s our job and we should be doing a great job every time we’re out there, and it’s just a matter of what kind of position that you’re put in," Marshall said.
Marshall also looked back on leaving AEW and said that part of it stemmed from him wanting to be presented differently. He said that his match with Big Boom! AJ proved what he was capable of, and it showed a different side of him.
"I remember speaking to Tony, it was like, when I left last year, there was a lot of stuff that had to do with it, but some of it was wrestling related, and it was just, I feel I could be presented a little bit differently than what I was doing, and I think this really showed it. I think we had the big entrances, all the pomp and circumstance that wrestling is, and I think it really showed a different side of me. Forget bell to bell and how we did the match, but there was nothing really hokey about the match that I think is insulting to the audience, and I think that’s why the audience was so into it. I couldn’t be more happy and proud of what we did and what we accomplished. I know giving that moment with his son and The Rizzler and his whole family, it’s something he’ll never forget," Marshall said.
Marshall also shared his thoughts on the match itself and noted that they kept everyone connected. He highlighted the impact that the live audience made, and he shared his belief that it would go down as one of the best pre-show matches of all time.
“I think we did a really good job of keeping everybody connected until the end, and that’s the biggest testament to what we did, and I think you could tell, like I said, people are saying, ‘Give QT his flowers,’ and all these other things. That’s great, I love it, but at the end of the day, the live audience will tell you everything you need to know. I think we were very fortunate that we had a great live audience in New Jersey that night, they were into everything that we did, and it really made a huge difference in the match. I think it’ll go down as one of the best pre-show matches of all time. It has its own video right now, and it’s up to 400,000 views. That’s more than some of the pre-shows. So that’s a real testament to the following that AJ has," Marshall said.
Click here to see what Big Boom! AJ had to say about his match against QT Marshall.
Check out Matt Hardy's comments about Marshall's match with Big Boom! AJ here.
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