Brody King Reveals How His AEW Signing Came About
King joined AEW in January 2022
When Ring of Honor went into self imposed hiatus at the end of 2021, many wrestling fans assumed it was only a matter of time until Brody King joined AEW and reunited with Malakai Black.
The inevitable came true in January when King officially became ‘All Elite’, and in conversation with Chris Jericho on Talk is Jericho, King detailed how he came to signing with AEW:
"I met Tony a few years ago, he knew who I was and I feel like cutting my teeth in Ring of Honor and meeting the Bucks and a couple of other people, all these pieces fell into place,” King began. “With Malakai joining, it was kind of a perfect fit. He pitched the idea to Tony and Tony liked it a lot. I talked to him when we all got released from Ring of Honor. I messaged him and he was like, 'let's try to catch up sometime.' 'I can be anywhere within a few hours.' 'Why don't you come out to Indianapolis and Minneapolis.' I flew myself out there, we talked, here I am now."
Speaking of Khan, King has nothing but praise for the AEW President:
"He's an incredibly kind person too,” King continued. “Knowing what he's involved with on a day-to-day basis between wrestling, football, soccer. My head would explode. The fact that he has two minutes to talk to another human is crazy. It's been a really awesome experience. Everyone here is awesome and cool and welcoming. Everywhere you turn, there is someone you can learn from. [Jericho], Dean Malenko, Big Show, Mark Henry. Anywhere, you can go to someone and get a different piece of advice or opinion. That's what I want the most. When I come out of a match, I don't want to know what I did good, I want to know what I did bad or what I could do better.”
With Malakai Black as The Kings of the Black Throne, King has wrestled twice since joining AEW, and has many goals ahead of him:
"With House of Black, we have something different to offer. I don't want to compare it to anything directly, but it has a very Ministry of Darkness aura and that was something that latched onto me as a kid. Watching all these crazy people… crucifying Stone Cold. That was stuff that grabbed me as a kid. To be able to put our spin on that and be a darker element of wrestling that I feel has been missing for quite some time has been awesome. There is a lot to work with, a lot to grow with. I think Malakai is one of the best wrestlers on the planet so being able to learn and grow and team with him, I feel our chemistry works well, our styles are different, but they work in unison.”
H/T: Fightful
