When it comes to working for WWE again, PJ Black isn’t ruling anything out regarding his future in professional wrestling.
PJ Black recently sat down with Ari Barkan of PWMania to discuss a wide variety of subjects. When asked if we’ll see him in WWE again or All Elite Wrestling in the future, Black responded with the typical never say never answer.
“I mean, never say never [with the] WWE,” PJ Black said. “I did show them this new character I’ve been working on and I sent them the package. I sent it to all the writers, the producers and everyone I know that works there. And you know, it’s kind of mixed reviews. Everyone’s like, interesting. I really want to see what’s next. Some people were like, ‘Wow, there’s so much we could do with it. Because there’s so many layers to unpack.’
“Some of the AEW people were just like, ‘Ah, yeah, this is cool, but can you just be Darewolf?’ And I was like, Yeah, I can do that, too. So we’ll see what happens. I haven’t really had any, like, solid offers or anything like that. But like I said, it would be nice, but I mean, I’m not going to wait around for that before I pull the trigger on this character. So we’ll see.
“We’ll see it. I mean, it’s a very interesting time in wrestling right now. There’s so many companies and great talents all over the world. So I think it’s a really exciting time. This is what I like about wrestling. You know, like if it evolves and if you don’t have depth, then you get left behind. And then you’ll see guys like Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio has been around forever and ever and ever, and they just kind of like adapt and go.
“So I’m trying to not be like Chris Jericho, but kind of just adapt to the time reinventing myself playing a new character, like just bringing some new things to the table that I think will be fresh and exciting.”
When asked if his new character would thrive better under Triple H or Tony Khan, Black believes it will come down to whoever gives him more freedom.
“That’s a good question,” PJ Black admitted. “Whoever gives me more freedom, I think I’ll be thriving, but I’m also open to it, because there is a little bit of a way out there like my mind works a little bit different than most people, right? So one thing I learned from Dusty Rhodes in WWE is like, give them too much, because they can always pull you back and kind of guide you towards it rather than kind of like not giving them anything and be like, oh, come on, do something.
“So that’s why I’m going way over the top with this, we wait till you see the result. I’m sure I’ve posted some teasers on my Instagram a while back, but it’s a little bit out there, this character, but I believe that’s what people want, right? Like we kind of went through this reality here. I remember the Attitude Era. And then it was like a reality here. And I call it the Hunter era right now. Like, it keeps evolving.
“So I feel like this character will fit in anywhere really, especially now because I believe that now with Marvel and DC and all these superhero movies that are good, most people know that business, right? So they want to be entertained. They want to see over the top characters like Bray Wyatt …that’s one of the coolest characters, right? That’s, I think that’s what people want to see. So that’s why I’m creating this super over the top character.
“And if I do go to one of those companies that can always just tell me to kind of hold it back or whatever. You know, I feel like Tony Khan would not hold it back so much. But then again, Triple H I respect him. And I think he has some amazing ideas and probably stuff that I haven’t even thought of yet. So I mean, I’m open to any of those things. Well, we’ll see what happens. It’s going to be an exciting year for sure.”
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