Darby Allin Compares WWE To Taylor Swift

Darby Allin has given his take on WWE vs. AEW.

Both AEW and WWE promote and produce professional wrestling, but their brands couldn’t be more different. While WWE trades on decades of familiarity with fans and “sports entertainment,” AEW is more blood, thunder, and all-out violence.

During an interview on Busted Open Radio, Darby Allin did his best to explain the differences between the two companies using music. The former TNT Champion said that while WWE is like Taylor Swift, AEW has more in common with Slayer.

“If people are going to compare the two companies, WWE and AEW, I like to put it as a music reference. WWE is like Taylor Swift and AEW is like Slayer. Taylor Swift can sell more records, but that doesn’t mean Slayer doesn’t have a huge following.

Our brand of music is a little more intense and violent, and we don’t have to change anything. We don’t have to try to sell the same records as Taylor Swift. We’re kind of in our own world. That’s where I like to compare the two things. You can watch All Out and it can be a little offensive, but I live to offend people,”

Darby Allin Set For Date With Jon Moxley

Back in the ring, Darby Allin is set to square off against Jon Moxley at Dynamite Grand Slam in a match with huge championship ramifications.

Back in July, Allin won the chance to face the World Champion at Grand Slam, but after Jon Moxley’s attack on title holder Bryan Danielson at All Out, that changed. With Moxley suggesting Danielson won’t be back in time, he challenged Allin to a match instead, getting him to put his World Title shot on the line.

Despite Moxley claiming Danielson wouldn’t be fit for Grand Slam, the World Champion is due to face Nigel McGuinness at the event.

You can find the full card for AEW Dynamite Grand Slam below.

• PAC & Blackpool Combat Club (c) vs. TBA (World Trios Championship Open Challenge)
• Mariah May (c) vs. Yuka Sakazaki – Women’s World Title
• The Young Bucks (c) vs. Kyle Fletcher & Will Ospreay – World Tag Team Titles
• Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Sammy Guevara – Continental Title Eliminator
• Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin – Winner faces Bryan Danielson at WrestleDream
• Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness

H/t to Fightful