Matt Taven hopes to see IMPACT Wrestling sign Shane Taylor.
Taven, who recently won the IMPACT World Tag Team Championship, worked with Taylor for several years in Ring of Honor. After the company went on hiatus, Taven and several other stars landed in IMPACT and formed Honor No More. Meanwhile, Taylor has remained active on the independent scene.
In an interview with WrestleZone, Taven spoke highly of Taylor, calling him one of the top talents out there today. He stated that he felt bad for the former ROH World Television Champion because he was about to have a breakout run before the company went on hiatus. Taven also made it clear that if he was IMPACT Wrestling management, he'd make a move to sign Taylor.
"I mean you’re gonna see one of the best strikers in professional wrestling today. Shane Taylor’s a guy that, for me, I feel so bad for a handful of guys that were really kind of coming into their own towards the end of Ring of Honor there. Vincent had a title shot lined up, Shane Taylor was on a roll. Guys like Dak Draper coming up big. But Shane Taylor just kind of was one of those guys that had established himself so much with STP, and everyone knew him as a great six-man champion, but he was one of those guys that was about to break out again. He had an incredible television championship run in 2019, but he was one of those guys that was about to break out again and be a serious contender for the world title. Just kind of the way the wrestling business is, the world can get flipped upside-down on you you pretty quickly, but Shane Taylor’s so good that here he is, back again. If I was IMPACT Wrestling, I would be making a move to lock up Shane Taylor because he’s one of the top talents out there today," Taven said.
When asked about a potential clash with Taylor and a partner for the IMPACT Tag Team Championship, Taven noted that people from ROH tend to look out for each other, but he teased that he wouldn't mind squaring off with him.
“We always have an open door policy for a guy like Shane Taylor. The guys and girls that came from Ring of Honor, I think forever well always kinda look out for one another. I’m just a competitive guy as it is. If Shane Taylor starts talking trash about me, it wouldn’t take too long before he found himself on the opposite end of the OGK," he said.
Taylor made his IMPACT debut on he September 8 episode of Before The IMPACT. More information is available here.
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