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The APA partners remembered the moment JBL delivered an especially forceful Clothesline From Hell to Shane McMahon and why they immediately believed their WWE runs could be over.
The Women’s United States Champion says patience, repetition and learning from mistakes during her lengthy NXT stay gave her the tools to handle the pressure of WWE’s main roster.
Just days into his AEW Men’s World Championship reign, Will Ospreay has revisited the childhood influences, acting lessons and unconventional training stops that shaped the Aerial Assassin.
Kevin Nash has reflected on the physical and emotional toll of the quad injury that derailed part of his 2000s WWE run, including a lengthy wheelchair stay and the perspective he gained from Triple H’s earlier recovery.
Alexa Bliss says her work with the late Bray Wyatt changed how she approaches character development, with that influence still visible in her presentation years later.
Kofi reflected on Tony Khan’s passionate presence at All In, saying the AEW president’s belief in The New Level has added to the meaning of the team’s post-WWE chapter.