Christian Says That AEW Shouldn’t Focus On What WWE Is Doing

Former WWE superstar Christian was recently interviewed by TV Insider to promote his new television show, Knight Fight, on the History Channel. He discussed a number of topics, including the premise behind the show, the Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness, how AEW needs to progress moving forward and more.

Below are some highlights from the interview:

On Knight Fight:

“These knights travel all over the world to fight in international competition,” he said. “…There is this whole underground sport here that is getting this big stage to show the everyone what they do. It’s exciting for me to be a part of it because these guys blew me away with the intensity, the passion they all have for what it is they do.”

“My position is to ask the questions that the viewer would, so I wanted to be an extension of the audience,” Reso said. “I really started to pick it up and learn why the guys were choosing certain weapons or doing certain things. Getting to interact with all the competitors, everyone was so grateful for this opportunity to have this opportunity…They really left it all out there when they were competing.”

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On the Edge & Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness:

“I’m excited to work with all the talent, because many are playing against type of what you’re seeing them portray on television on a weekly basis,” Reso said.

“We try to have a fun environment when there’s not the pressure of live television. It’s just a very easygoing atmosphere with tons of room to ad-lib and make things your own …

“We definitely had certain people in mind for different skits. Bray Wyatt, for me, from the first season and second with the midwife skit, which was to me, so funny. Then there was Samoa Joe with the Girl Scout cookies. Even doing throwbacks with the superstars of the past. I think everyone really has delivered, and I’m just really happy with how the season has gone.”

On AEW and how they can be successful:

“I think that they need to focus on themselves. I think the knock TNA had is they seemed to worry too much about what WWE was doing instead of focusing on their own,” he said. “That would be the way to go, in my opinion.

“As far as new signing Chris Jericho goes, he is obviously one of the biggest names in the history of the industry. So that is a major feather in their cap right off the bat that they are legit and going to try to make it work. Otherwise, Chris is a professional. He wouldn’t have attached himself to it if he didn’t think AEW had a bright future.”

Christian also discusses his in-ring future and more.

What do you think of Christian’s comments?