Darby Allin Doesn’t See Comparison To Spike Dudley: “I’m Way More Of A Wrestler’s Wrestler”

Darby Allin does not see the comparison.

Back in 2024, it was stated by Rob Van Dam that Darby Allin is like a modern-day version of Spike Dudley. That comparison was brought up to Allin during his sit-down interview with Chris Van Vliet.

Allin does not see the comparison and stated that Dudley was never a technical wrestler.

“Yeah. I don’t really see it, to be honest. Because I’m way more of a wrestler’s wrestler. I don’t feel like Spike (Dudley) was ever a technical wrestler.” It was pointed out that the comparison more so had to do with the bumps, and Allin replied, “Definitely, but I definitely feel like I’m way more of a wrestler’s wrestler than that. I sh*t you not, I feel like I could out-wrestle a lot of people from a technical standpoint but, ain’t nobody wanna see Darby Allin do a lot of technical wrestling but when I do, it’s super fun, because I feel like people always forget that I know how to do this. But I got a ring at my house and I train all the time. So, yeah, I don’t personally see it, but that’s just the nature of the business. I feel like a lot of wrestling stuff is very small-minded. You think about, ‘Oh, he’s with Sting because they have face paint.’ It’s like, dude, it goes way beyond that. I feel like, yeah, a lot of people are very small-minded in wrestling.”

Spike Dudley made a cameo appearance at TNA Wrestling’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view in October. He was a part of the entrance for Team 3D’s final match.

If the quote in this article is used, please credit Insight with Chris Van Vliet with an H/T to Fightful for the transcription.