Ricochet Responds To Criticism Of AEW Having Too Many Titles

Ricochet is a prizefighter.

In November 2025, Ricochet won his first title in AEW, as he became the inaugural AEW National Champion. He won a Casino Gauntlet match to win the belt. Since then, the title has lived up to its purpose, as Ricochet defending it in Mexico and the United Kingdom.

Speaking with Forbes for a new interview, the 37-year-old was asked about the introduction of the AEW National Championship and how some fans think that the company has too many titles.

“Yeah, I think especially when you have a roster as deep as AEW, it’s like everybody could be champion at any point in time. You know what I mean? That’s men, women, that’s everybody across the board. You honor everything. At the end of the day, say what you want, we’re all prizefighters. We’re fighting for a prize. You’re fighting for something. So I think adding another prize to the pot is only good for the fighters, giving them something to fight for. Especially when you have so many guys from the bottom to the top, everybody is so good. I do understand what people are saying, but at the same time, when the roster is that deep and everybody could be champion at any time, I think it’s okay. But there absolutely is pressure with a new title, being the inaugural champion, to make it mean something and to make its legacy mean something, especially with the pool of other championships that are out there to be fought for.”

Ricochet continued on and said that he putting everybody on notice with his National Championship reign.

“That’s what I think I’m doing best. I think I’m representing this great. I think I’m traveling the entire world, putting everybody on notice, and letting them know that not only will this be defended on AEW television, but it will be defended in your hometown as well. I think that gives people outside of AEW an opportunity. It gives them something to fight for, something to really reach for. So if you think you know, step up. The thing is, anybody on your show could win. I just wrestled Starboy Charlie. When they say it’s slim to none, he still had a chance. He still had a chance. I think that’s something that makes this different. And then, yeah, just the fact that it’s me. I think I have enough history to know that I’ve been an inaugural champion for multiple other companies, multiple other times. I’ve shown that I can be the one to make a first-ever championship mean something big.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Ricochet talked about the collaborative nature of AEW’s creative. Fans can check out his full comments by clicking here.

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Special thanks to Forbes for the quote(s) in this article.