Powerhouse Hobbs Thought He Was Being Ribbed When AEW First Reached Out To Him
Powerhouse Hobbs recalls feeling like he was being ribbed when AEW first reached out to him.
Powerhouse Hobbs recalls feeling like he was being ribbed when AEW first reached out to him.
In July of 2020, Powerhouse Hobbs began working for All Elite Wrestling, initially beginning by competing in matches on AEW Dark and by September he had signed a full time contract with the company.
While speaking to 96.5 The Fan in a new interview, Powerhouse Hobbs was asked what it was like to sign with All Elite Wrestling in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Frightening, because I just got laid off from my job. My daughter was, shoot, a couple months old. So it was like I couldn’t get hired anywhere. I applied at fast food spots. They were like, ‘nah.’ You know, it was bad, because I was overqualified from what I was told. But man, I got a call and QT Marshall actually texted me and I didn’t respond back for like three, four hours. So I thought somebody was ribbing me and I had a text from Cody Rhodes. Then I was just like, I gotta bet on myself at this point. So, the story is already out there, man, it took off. I had a debut match against Orange Cassidy, then my second match was a six man against the Dark Order, and then week after week, I started showing up on Dark and Tony (Khan) gave me that okay, gave me that head nod, that opportunity, which we all want in wrestling. You want that opportunity to prove yourself, and he saw something in me and the rest is history. TNT champ, one third of the Trios ag team champions. Can’t complain, man.”
Last month, Fightful interviewed Hobbs. You can read more about that here.
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