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So PWA, so you were based here in Sydney, were you? Yes, I was. Yeah, I grew up in Sydney and I started training with PWA, so that was my main promotion. Yeah. So it must be awesome for you seeing so many Aussies, like whether it be from PWA or whether it be from Adelaide or at the moment just doing amazing things at the moment and professional wrestling in general, like across the board. Yeah, absolutely. When I got into wrestling back in like 2013, I think there was one, maybe two Australians that had ever kind of like made it to the top level of pro wrestling. So for me back then, it was very like hard to envisage how I get there, if that makes sense. So I think for like people in the same position that I was being able to see 10+ Australians in that top position and do an incredible, crazy things, multiple world champions, you know what I mean? Like I think it's, I think it's awesome, people like that, they can see it, it's achievable. And as a New Zealander myself, it's not just the Aussies, it's the Kiwis up there as well. Of course, yeah, I mean, it's great all around. It's awesome. So you've had a very interesting last couple of months. Of course. I do have a question for you when it comes to the situation that's going on at the moment with Wall Osprey. Okay. So my question being, come February, February 15th, here in Australia, Brisbane, Sankorp Stadium, do you have any concerns that coming over here? Like, yes, it's going to be your home ground, it's going to be, you're going to have the advantage when it comes to the home territory and the fans. But in saying that, Will has a few key people like Henare and that are literally only a flight away. Are there any concerns there? I mean, I wouldn't say they're concerned. I think Will would be very silly to think that he has more friends than I do. I have a whole family that at the drop of a hat will be there to back me up. So I'm not too stressed at all, mate. Not at all. Yeah. I mean, even when it's a mad man like Henare who could potentially be over there at any time. Nah, dude. I'll drop that mark. F on his head. Real stops that. I mean, look, you don't have to be clean on this show. You can swear as much as you like. Oh, fuck yeah. He's getting fucked up, dude. Let's go. Bro, it's an Aussie podcast. How about this? Hell yeah. I like it. Yeah. So what are you most looking forward to with this Aussie show happening? Dude, for me, it's kind of like bringing two of my loves together, right? Like growing up in Australia, I love the country through and through AEW. I love the company through and through. I love being a part of it. So it's like it's really like two worlds of mine colliding. And I think that's probably going to be the coolest part. I get to wrestle for the company I love in front of the country that I love. It's going to be incredible. No words. Yeah. And I mean, it must be special going from like sellout arenas in the state, sellout arenas in Japan to being able to do the same thing on your home territory. Yeah. I can't describe it. I remember doing Wembley last year and thinking like, wow, that must have been an experience. Dude, in its own crazy experience, but like walking out there and thinking like, man, if I ever got to do this in Australia because you had all these UK people on the show and it's like they're wrestling in their home country for the first time in a massive stadium. I'm like, man, if we could ever do this in Australia, it'd be the coolest thing in the world. And lo and behold, a year later, I'm sitting here talking about doing the same thing. It's going to be crazy. Were you surprised when the show was announced? Um, man, if you've lost your hair, it does not mean you can't find it again. Try him's hair loss solutions and you'll be joining hundreds of thousands of subscribers who have found their hair again. 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But I mean, you've been around the Australian wrestling scene. We've heard rumbles of every show under the sun coming to this country. You never really know. We heard rumors of elimination chamber happening months in advance. Everyone was still genuinely surprised when the announcement happened. But the same with AEW when we heard the rumors of a stadium show. I think there was also doubt like a stadium. Nah, it's not going to be a stadium show. Probably going to be in arena. Nah. I had the same thing, but it still didn't feel like surprise. It was more so like a fuck year. Let's go. It was just excitement for me. Yeah. Another question when it comes to the announcement. There was a lot of people that were announced as AEW coming to the home of this person, that person and the other. There's a lot of names that will left off that list. Yes, there were. Yeah. I don't know how all the press works, to be honest. I think that's very much like a. Above my pay grade type thing. I think it was surprising to me. I think like there should have been. I mean, there should have been it. If there are Australians left off, why would you not advertise that, right? Like we all had that thought. But yeah, I mean, regardless, it's, it's just crazy that it's going to happen. I'm not, I'm not, I think I think getting caught up in the little things like that is a bit, it's a bit, it's a bit silly. I think just the fact that it's even happening is it's like years ago, I wouldn't have even expected anything like this to happen. So I'm just, I'm just grateful and blessed that it is. Yeah. So I just had a chat with Darby who was just telling me that he's got zero interest in the independent wrestling scene. Sure. And in his own time, he likes to spend his time skateboarding and whatnot as you. That's all right. But you're someone who's come from the Australian indie scene. Yeah. Are you hoping when you get over here and you're over here for the big show, you're going to try and take in some indie stuff while you're here? Oh, for sure, man. I think I have so many friends and so many people that I still talk to there on the indies in Australia. So I think it would be whether or not there's, I'm sure there will be shows happening around the time, whether or not I get to go to the shows themselves. I just want to catch up with my friends more than anything. So I think, yeah, if I can get to a show, if my schedule allows it, that'd be awesome. But otherwise, yeah, I'll just be catching up with mates. Yeah. And what do you think so special about Australia that is making so many superstars in the last five to 10 years, like there's just so many kids. Yeah. I think it's a lot of different things. I think coming up in the PWA school in Sydney, I think there was this, because we were so slapped on for so long, there's this kind of like passion and drive that like, oh, we're going to absolutely show the world when we get the chance. So it's like, for them, when that opportunity comes up, they're so prepared, they're over prepared that like nothing's going to stop them from stealing the show and like absolutely surpassing everyone's expectations. Because I think those opportunities weren't there for so long. And I think everyone that has been around understands that like they've lived through the period of time where like opportunities didn't happen for Australian wrestlers. So I think everyone kind of takes every opportunity as like the biggest thing in the world. And they're like, oh, we're going to absolutely smash this. Amazing. Hey, Carl, thank you so much for your time today. Really looking forward to seeing you in Brisbane and February. And once again, congratulations as a local seeing an Australian do big things globally in this industry that we all love is just so cool. Oh, man. I appreciate it very much. Thank you for having me. I can't wait to see you in a minute. A tradition of unforgettable moments arrives on an all-new stage next year. The biggest night of the year of AEW Dynamite. AEW Grand Slam comes to Brisbane, Australia. The next leg of AEW's Grand Slam goes down under. Allow me to reintroduce myself out of the best in AEW. Topgots out. All the lead wrestling presets. Grand Slam, Australia. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia. Saturday, February 15th, 2025. What is Dax, are you? Tracking all our cars on Carvana Value Tracker on all our devices. Yes, Kristin, yes, I am. While I've been looking for my phone for... In Dax's domain, we see all. So we always know what our cars are worth. All of them? All of them. Value Surge trucks up 3.9%. That's a great offer. I know. Sell? Sell. 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