Ricochet calls out “moronic fans” who undermine his accomplishments because they aren’t familiar with his previous work.
Speaking to The Sportster’s Adam Barnard in a new interview, the real-life Trevor Mann said he had been the inaugural champion in various promotions before becoming the first-ever AEW National Champion.
“Again, it’s funny — rather than just being the first champion, there are a lot of firsts that I’ve accomplished that I honestly forgot about,” he said. “I’ve had fans and friends remind me, saying, ‘Oh yeah, I remember you did this,’ and I’m like, ‘Oh yeah, I forgot I was the first foreign Dragon Gate champion. I was the first foreign Open the Dream Gate champion.’ I think PAC is the only other one.
“I was also the first and only two-time [PWG] Battle of Los Angeles winner. And now I’m the first guy in AEW to defend an AEW title in Ring of Honor, out of all the guys who have been through AEW — especially all the Ring of Honor guys who transferred over and have won titles.”
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“It’s fitting, I’d say, and I think AEW understands that. I think Tony understands that. I don’t just say that I’m a trendsetter because it’s funny or because it sounds good. I’m literally a trendsetter in professional wrestling because I am the first to do multiple things.
“And it’s funny because you have these moronic fans out there who have only been watching since 2022 or 2023, so they only know one thing. They don’t even know the past two decades of literally changing the landscape of professional wrestling — the landscape that I’ve helped shape.”
Ricochet was in action last Friday at ROH Final Battle, where he defended his AEW National Championship against Dalton Castle. Fans can catch up on everything that went down at the December 5 event here.
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