Claudio Castagnoli is eager to face all challengers in the months ahead in All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor.
The Ring of Honor World Champion Claudio Castagnoli recently sat down with Chris Mueller of Bleacher Report to discuss a wide variety of subjects. When asked about stepping into the ring against Jake Hager after so many years, Castagnoli put over how much better Hager is now than he was seven years ago.
“It’s a completely different Hager than I’ve known or that I’ve been in the ring with almost seven years ago,” Claudio Castagnoli said. “He slimmed down. He’s in tremendous shape. He has constantly been in fighting shape. I think he just accepted a fight for August or September.
“So stepping in the ring with him was a great challenge. And, of course, there were some familiarities, but it’s definitely a different Hager who I stepped in the ring with. That was a lot of fun because it was a different atmosphere, different environment. I had a blast.”
The Blackpool Combat Club is one of the most dominant stables in all of professional wrestling, but Castagnoli wants the world to know they aren’t done recruiting yet.
“We’re always looking for good additions,” Claudio Castagnoli said. “I think the key is, who’s gonna step up? It’s somebody who needs to fit the group’s needs and to have the mentality and the ability. The AEW locker room is full of people who have the potential. Who can realize that potential?”
When asked if he has a list of dream opponents that he would still like to face, Castagnoli admits that’s not really his style.
“That’s not me. I know that became very popular when Cody [Rhodes] made that list. And then afterward, everybody made a list,” Claudio Castagnoli said. “So I make sure I’m kind of always going against the grain. I just want to work with everybody. I just want to face whoever’s ready at whatever point because that’s the fun for people.
“That’s all I want, and even people who may have been forgotten or who want to prove themselves. I think fans have their own list of who they want me to face in AEW and Ring of Honor. And for every single person I’ve heard so far, I’ve said ‘Yes, please.'”
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