Mansoor says “benched” wrestlers in AEW have no excuses when it comes to outside opportunities
During an interview with Self Made Pro, AEW star Mansoor commented on taking advantage of opportunities outside of the company. Here is what Mansoor had to say…
“When I was in WWE, they treated me very well. I was financially compensated extremely well, especially for those Saudi shows. And without those opportunities, I would not have the life that I have with my family right now.
That being said, when I was sitting my ass at home doing nothing off travel, it was emotionally maybe one of the hardest things. And I know that comes from a place of privilege, obviously, but not being able to do what I love in front of people was so incredibly difficult.
There’s no excuse if you’re in AEW and you’re benched, man. Go the f*ck out there and work. If I was single and childless, I would be flying myself to places all over the world and wrestling in as many shows as I possibly could and getting out there.
I’m going to Japan in two days with Mason to work for DDT at Ryogoku Sumo Hall, and we’re staying for two extra weeks. We’re going to do some really, really cool sh*t over there. Earlier this year, we went to CMLL for a two-week tour of Mexico, which was some of the best work I felt that we ever did.
I’ve been going to India. The fact that Tony Khan is letting me promote and book a show for a completely different company in India and go there multiple times a year is a phenomenal, phenomenal opportunity. And the fact that I’m in AEW getting a guaranteed deal and money to do all those things, I couldn’t possibly complain. It would be absurd for me to complain.”