AEW Star Names Locker Room’s ‘Quiet Leader’

Published: Feb 24, 2025 by Dave Adamson | Last Updated: Feb 24, 2025 by Dave Adamson

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Death Riders member Wheeler Yuta has revealed the name of the ‘quiet leader’ of the AEW locker room and praised Jon Moxley.

Yuta made the comments on a recent episode of Something for Everybody, revealing why Orange Cassidy is a locker room leader.

Discussing fellow AEW stars who have stepped up, Yuta would identify Cassidy’s commitment as a contributing factor, saying:

“There are a lot of people in the locker room that definitely step up. Some of them are like guys that lead my example like Orange Cassidy is a good example of somebody who just leads by demonstrating.

“Alright, he shows up to work every week. He does what he’s asked. he brings candy for the boys, that’s fun. Just brings four bags of candy to the locker room every week. He’s on time, he does his stuff, he hits his times. He’s a very model employee.”

Yuta would then go on to discuss the leadership role that Cassidy has before revealing that Jon Moxley is another who leads by example, stating:

“He’s a quiet leader that everyone looks up to and respects. Not me, obviously, I hate him. Screw that guy. Go Death Riders.

“Another one, obviously I’m biased, but Jon Moxley really does try to lead by example and he’s really tried to build the culture at AEW into something we can be proud of.

“We talk about our storyline and the Death Riders and how we want to build the company up into everyone being the best versions of themselves. The way we’re doing it is by beating people down and seeing what we can bring out of them that way.”

The ‘best versions of themselves’ in a topic Yuta would dive into in more detail, stating that Cassidy and Moxley both set the example of what it means to be in AEW, explaining:

“AEW is this place where we want everyone to be the best versions of themselves and to grow into what they want to be as opposed to what a company wants them to be.

“The only way that works, doing this ‘by the wrestlers, for the wrestlers,’ is if everyone is on board and bought in. Those are two guys that have set the tone and example of ‘you have to come here, be a professional, do your job, contribute, not just for you, but for everyone.’

“Everyone in the locker room is relying on everyone else in the locker room. I think we all know that and that’s the culture we’ve been building and trying to build. Everyone looking out for each other.

“I think those are two guys that really made a point of, ‘This is how we’re going to do it.’”

Cassidy’s standing in AEW has clearly improved since its early days with Nicholas Jackson of The Young Bucks recently revealing he had to convince Tony Khan about the star.

Since his debut at the May 2019 Double or Nothing, Cassidy has gone on to be a two-time AEW International Champion.

Transcript from Fightful.