Nick Aldis Wants To Defend NWA Title Against Former WWE Star

Nick Aldis Wants To Defend NWA Title Against Former WWE Star

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis has revealed he wants to defend the title against one particular recently released WWE star.

Speaking with This Is Wrestling, Nick Aldis named Joe Hennig AKA Curtis Axel as one of his dream challengers, and believes the two could make magic in the ring together.

Aldis said:

“The one that may surprise people but I really have faith and could really make magic with is Joe Hennig. Curtis Axel in WWE… I’m getting excited just talking about it but Joe and I attended Harley Race’s camp together in 2007 I think it was… We were all like that’s Curt Hennig’s kid. Wow. He’s just started wrestling and he was such a natural. I couldn’t believe it. I was just so envious. This perfect footwork and takes these perfect crisp flatback bumps. Perfect dropkick. I was like ‘I’ve been doing this for like 4 years and I can’t do it like that!’

“You know for me I just don’t understand why and how that was never taken advantage of but in our world, you can bet your ass that that’s how we do it. We would take you on that ride and tell you every part of that story and get you emotionally invested. Not to say that we would exploit any of those things but if anyone saw the build towards me and Cody and the emotion attached to that because of Dusty and because of what it meant to Cody. It’s genuine. It’s real. What it genuinely meant to Cody to get a shot at the title and what it meant to his family. I think that a lot of the same elements exist with Joe Hennig except with Joe Hennig it’s a real point to prove with him. I think two guys around the same age with very different paths but sort of converging at the same point in time with this ultimate prize on the line but both with real significant points to prove. I think it’s pretty hard to go wrong with that.”

Hennig was released by WWE on April 30, just over two weeks after the company’s mass releases came on April 15.

Thanks to WrestleZone for the transcription

4 years ago by Liam Winnard

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