AEW star and former ROH World Champion Jay Lethal recently joined MuscleManMalcolm to hype up this Sunday’s All In pay-per-view, an event that will see 80,000+ fans crowd Wembley Stadium.
During the interview, Lethal expressed his thoughts on All In and his desire to perform his Black Machismo gimmick at the event, despite not being included on the card.
Lethal stated, “Even without Wembley, it’s an honor and a privilege, and I’m so happy to be at AEW. We have already sold it out. This is not just the biggest event in AEW history. This is a big, monumental wrestling history event. We’re the highest ticket-selling [event] in that as far as wrestling, which is freaking awesome. It’s unreal. What a life. The only thing that actually would make it sweeter is if I was doing Black Machismo there.”
Reflecting on his previous experience playing Black Machismo at the 2018 All In event, Lethal shared a special moment he had with Lanny Poffo, who managed him during the performance.
Lethal revealed, “The jacket that I wore on that particular event was Macho Man’s legit jacket. Not too many people realize that, and when I found that I was going to be using it, which was like three days in advance, I started panicking, sweating. I was nervous. I got there the night before. Lanny came to my room and gave me the jacket. I remember laying the jacket on the bed and thinking ‘Holy crap, this is Macho Man’s real jacket. It was so old that you couldn’t rub it too rough because it started deteriorating. That’s how old the jacket was. It meant the world to me that Lanny set that up. So yeah, that event meant a lot to me.”
Despite not being able to perform his Black Machismo character at this year’s All In, Lethal remains grateful for the opportunity to be a part of AEW and the success of the event.
You can watch the full interview with Jay Lethal below:
Fightful transcribed the interview.
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