Malakai Black Admits AEW Plans Have Changed In ‘Good & Bad’ Ways

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Malakai Black discusses his time in All Elite Wrestling and how the plans for his House of Black faction have changed over time.

Malakai Black is the leader of the frightening faction, House of Black on All Elite Wrestling with Buddy Murphy and Brody King but according to Black, plans have changed a bit.

Speaking on the Universal Wrestling Podcast, Black described some of the differences in creative process between his time in WWE and AEW, noting:

“I had a lot of good soundboards and a lot of good people kneading my brain into what this rough ball of energy and experience that I had and really molding it into something and that’s, specifically at the beginning what I did with AEW, it’s a little different now because…it’s just different with how, what I initially envisioned this was going to be with how it’s presented now, in both good and bad ways because everything comes in twos. The playing field changes, but sometimes the perspective stays the same. You’re still dealing with the same obstacles, but also the same positives. There are a lot more positives in terms of where I’m located now in how I can be and who I want to be. There are still some ropes attached to me that I cannot cut and sometimes, people just know better. You need the outside perspective.”

Black went on to praise his fellow House of Black members Buddy Murphy and Brody King for bringing both a unique perspective but also creative gems that support his initial vision, saying:

“I’m glad, for instance now, I have Buddy Murphy, who might not be known for a guy who is really smart in terms of creativity, but he has these little gems that make me go, ‘You’re actually right, that’s an interesting approach to something.’ Then Brody, who comes from a completely different part of the wrestling scene and growing up in the realms of Ring of Honor and New Japan. He brings in a different flavor because he has a different style than anyone I’ve tagged with or worked with. I’ve worked with bigger dudes who are strike-heavy, but he draws his inspiration from different things. This blend of people who make the House of Black a unique and different aesthetic, energy, and vibe, I’m really content with that part of the process with what we’re amplified as and what we present to the audience with the aesthetic and entrance. That part, at least, gives me a lot of satisfaction. It was part of a vision that Tony let me have and the process and continuation of it is sometimes where I feel, you’re running through the same walls, sometimes. These walls are much more easily to be debated about and ‘no’ is not a definite no and ‘yes’ is not a definite yes where previously [in WWE], it was the biggest wall in the world and there was no possible way you could sway people. It’s a challenge, but a much more mentally feasible challenge versus prior.”

House of Black was in action on last night’s (May 4) episode of AEW Dynamite, involved in an angle with Julia Hart who was previously attacked by the trio who made her victim to the Black Mist, attempt to get Hart to turn on her Varsity Blondes stablemates.

Transcription via Fightful

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