Lack Of Booking Led To Former WWE Star Training AEW Talent

Published: Jan 12, 2023 by Ryan Coogan | Last Updated: Jan 12, 2023 by Ryan Coogan

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Lack Of Booking Led To Former WWE Star Training AEW Talent

Former WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Brian Myers (Curt Hawkins) has opened up about training AEW talent, including current AEW Champion MJF.

Myers opened Create A Pro Wrestling school alongside pro wrestling producer Pat Buck in 2014, and has since trained a number of notable names.

Speaking in an interview on Busted Open Radio, Myers discussed what caused him to move on to being a trainer:

“Towards the latter end of my first WWE run, they weren’t really booking me, so it was just driving me nuts. I’ve always loved the training aspect of wrestling … I wanted to do it and I always truly believe in time off is a wrestler’s worst enemy … Pat Buck had just opened a school there and we’re long-time friends and I was telling him I was getting sick of the drive and he was like, ‘Hey, I’d open another one.'”

Myers also spoke highly of both MJF and AEW Tag Team Champion Max Caster, as well as Kris Statlander:

“[Max Caster is] a great human being, he’s a great person. He was just a hard worker from day one and just wanted it.. MJF is another case where was just, you know, I don’t want to say day one, but pretty d*** close to day one you know that kid’s special. So it’s, and Kris Statlander is my favorite student ever.”

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Transcription courtesy of WrestlingInc.

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