AEW Name ‘Surprised’ By Buzz Surrounding Penta WWE Debut

AEW Name ‘Surprised’ By Buzz Surrounding Penta WWE Debut WWE, AEW

An AEW name has admitted to being a “little bit surprised” by the buzz surrounding the WWE debut of Penta.

On Monday’s Raw (January 13) former AEW Tag Team and Trios Champion Penta made his long awaited debut in WWE following months of speculation and several vignettes on TV in recent weeks.

Facing off with Chad Gable, Penta’s debut garnered a lot of buzz online, with his presentation, the crowd investment and quality of the match itself making it a memorable first impression for WWE’s newest signing.

With AEW’s Thunder Rosa giving an emotional response to the debut and its importance in representing the hispanic community, another name within the company weighed in on Penta’s WWE Raw bow.

Speaking on Grilling JR, legendary AEW commentator Jim Ross explained why he was a “little surprised” by the buzz surrounding Penta’s move to WWE:

“I was a little surprised. We had him here at AEW for a good while. Soft-spoken guy, no trouble. Hardly knew he was there until he got in the ring, and then he was phenomenal. But I was a little surprised at the hype.

“So what it tells me is that WWE and Triple H covet him in a significant way, where he’s gonna be in main events or semi-main events within the next year, if not sooner. But I was a little surprised. There’s so many guys doing that act, that bit, that routine, of the luchadores.

“When I hired Rey Mysterio, we didn’t have anybody that even compared to Rey, but really nobody in the business did. He was special, unique. He’s one of a kind. I don’t know…Penta, we had a lot of that kind of style in AEW.

“He was one of many that did a lot of acrobatics and flying things. He might have been the best at doing it, I’m not saying that. But he wasn’t the only one doing it, so it made it less special.

“WWE’s got a good stock of luchadores. They got several guys on the roster that have that background. Just gotta be careful of how you book him.”

As well as Thunder Rosa and Jim Ross, Penta’s former WWE colleague, and now NXT star Ethan Page recently explained why he “relates” to Penta – click here for full details.

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