Taz is a proud papa.
Taz's son HOOK joined AEW in 2020 and rose to prominence as a member of Team Taz. Since then, he has become a three-time FTW Champion, and he has faced stars like Chris Jericho and Samoa Joe.
Speaking on The Smoke Show, Taz was asked to recall the conversations he and HOOK had about getting into the wrestling business.
“It shocked me, bro. This was maybe three and a half years ago. It shocked me because he was an amazing lacrosse player in high school and college. We thought, like a lot of lacrosse guys, they go into the business world, they go into Wall Street, and he was a business major and all that. This was during the pandemic, so there was that lull where nothing was happening. So he didn’t want to sit in a cubicle in Manhattan. He’s more creative and athletic, and when he said it to me, it shocked me. The wife too. We were really surprised. We said, well, you grew up in the business, you understand the industry. He’s our only son. When he was little…in my house, I have a mat, and he was always, he played Judo and wrestled everything, so he understood the physicality part. But it shocked me that he wanted to be in the business. I’m like, well, if you’re gonna do it, you gotta go full throttle, and you gotta get trained properly. I’m so banged up, I couldn’t train him, so we sent him to Atlanta and he trained with Cody Rhodes and QT Marshall at the Nightmare Factory. He kind of got homegrown trained within the AEW system. But yeah, it shocked me when he wanted to be in the business. But I’m proud of him, he’s kicking ass," Taz said.
Taz is currently recovering from knee replacement surgery, and he discussed his recovery. Check out his comments here.
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