Jerry Lynn On Advice He’d Give Young Wrestlers: You’re Going To Get Out Of It What You Put Into It

Jerry Lynn offers advice to young wrestlers.

Lynn is a former pro wrestler who in his prime was most known for his time in ECW and Ring Of Honor and is now currently signed to All Elite Wrestling as both a coach and producer.

In Queen Aminata’s vlog from last week, she would ask Jerry Lynn what advice he would give to young wrestlers.

“The advice I give any wrestler, even ones that are just thinking about doing this, is you’re going to get out of it, what you put into it. I had a call recently from a promoter about an appearance, and I asked him, I go, ‘well, how long of a drive is that?’ He says, ‘about five hours’, and I said, ‘well, that’s not bad,’ and he laughed. He goes, ‘I can tell you’re an old timer,’ and I said, ‘why?’ Because he said a five-hour drive isn’t bad. He says, ‘I can’t get these young people to drive two hours.’ And I said, ‘that’s pretty sad,’ That’s why I always tell him. You’re going to get out of it, but you get into it. How bad do you really want it?”

Jerry would then turn to Aminata and offer advice he gives to talent that are already signed to a deal.

“Now, you’re here. You’ve made it. You’ve got a contract. Some advice I can give you that I give to some other people who are already signed, never get comfortable. Never get complacent. You always got to remember there’s 5,000 people vying for your spot. You always got to up your game.”

In an interview earlier this year, Will Ospreay noted how Lynn has been a ‘guiding light’ for him with regards to his matches. You can read more about that here.

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