Paul Wight Says He Will Wrestle Again, Discusses Being Able To Mentor Young Talent And Then Get In The Ring With Them In AEW

Paul Wight discusses potentially wrestling again and being able to mentor young talent and then wrestle them in AEW.

Wight is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling, and has been out of the ring for several years now, last competing in a multi man match where he would team  Kota Ibushi, Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega to take on Brian Cage, Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher and Powerhouse Hobbs in a Street Fight on the November 15th, 2023 edition of AEW. With such a long gap between matches, fans have speculated on his potential future in the ring. Now, Wight has spoken about his future in the ring.

While speaking to The Chris Evans Breakfast Show in a new interview, Paul Wight was asked if he would be wrestling again in the future, with the giant noting that he would be.

“Yes. Do you know the absolute H-E-double hockey sticks (hell) I’ve gone through to get back in the ring? I don’t have to do much at this stage of the game, I’m not competing for championships, I’m not pulling the wagon, working every week. I have a great opportunity with All Elite Wrestling which was very important to me- to be able to help mentor some of the younger talent when they want it, tell them some stories to help them avoid some troubles in life, do the commentating where I can help explain what they’re doing and help develop their characters, and then get in the ring. There are things that I can do in the ring working with them that I know will help them. It’s fun for me because I don’t have to do much. I show up once in a while, everybody’s happy. I come over here, get a nice little pop from the crowd, ‘Oh… we remember him back when he had long hair and a bright future. We’re glad he’s still doing well.’” 

Elsewhere in the same interview, Wight shared a story about being barred from going out with Ric Flair while in WCW. You can read more about that here.

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