AEW Star Thought Company’s Offer Was A Joke

An AEW star has looked back on their journey to the top.

Since making his debut with AEW, Powerhouse Hobbs has shared the ring with several of the company’s biggest names, battled back from a serious injury, become the TNT Champion, and he’s currently one-third of the World Trios Champions as part of The Opps.

However, his wrestling dream nearly collapsed shortly before joining the company.

Powerhouse Hobbs Was Shocked By AEW Offer

During a new interview with 96.5 The Fan, Hobbs looked back on his time with the company and how he became All Elite in 2020. Hobbs signed during the COVID-19 pandemic shortly after losing his job. He admitted that when he was contacted by AEW, he thought someone was playing a joke on him.

“Frightening, because I just got laid off from my job. My daughter was, shoot, a couple months old. So it was like I couldn’t get hired anywhere. I applied at fast food spots. They were like, ‘nah.’ You know, it was bad, because I was overqualified from what I was told.

But man, I got a call and QT Marshall actually texted me and I didn’t respond back for like three, four hours. So I thought somebody was ribbing me and I had a text from Cody Rhodes. Then I was just like, I gotta bet on myself at this point. So, the story is already out there, man, it took off.

I had a debut match against Orange Cassidy, then my second match was a six man against the Dark Order, and then week after week, I started showing up on Dark and Tony (Khan) gave me that okay, gave me that head nod, that opportunity, which we all want in wrestling.

You want that opportunity to prove yourself, and he saw something in me and the rest is history. TNT champ, one third of the Trios ag team champions. Can’t complain, man.”

Powerhouse Hobbs will be back in action on the October 15 edition of Dynamite when The Opps defend the World Trios Titles against La Faccion Ingobernable. The faction has held the gold since beating the Death Riders back in April.

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