Matt Cross was recently interviewed by WINCLY. During the interview, he discussed the pride he takes in being the first match on “All In”. Here’s what he had to say:

I was really proud of it. We were in a position starting that show off that I think people overlooked a little bit. First matches are where you set the tone especially with a new product like that. Not to say that if we would have flopped, the concept would have flopped, but it was essentially the pilot for AEW. The pressure was on and I think we were put there because they believed in us and I’d like to think that we delivered. My buddy was in the back with me – and I probably shouldn’t even admit this – but I was like, ‘We have to fight dude! We have to real-life fight right now.’ And my buddy was like, ‘Can we not?’ I had that much energy where either you and I fight or I’m going to the parking lot and just punching people. It was just this unworldly adrenaline rush. I don’t even drink and I was like, ‘Let’s go get in a bar fight right now because I can take on a hundred dudes.’ It was the most psyched I’ve ever been and that’s why we do this. It was such a pure moment and I loved every part of it.

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