Shawn Spears stirred up controversy shortly after his AEW debut in 2019, hitting Cody Rhodes within the head with a chair at AEW’s Fyter Fest occasion that busted Rhodes open, giving Spears the nickname “The Chairman of AEW.”
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Now a part of the WWE roster once more after a five-year absence, Spears spoke on “Perception with Chris Van Vliet” and mirrored on his time in AEW beginning along with his departure.
“I believe it simply got here right down to a private need when it comes to desirous to contribute a little bit bit extra each in entrance of the digital camera and behind the digital camera,” Spears recalled. “I had a beautiful time in AEW. I’ve and have had a fantastic relationship with Tony Khan, you are by no means gonna hear me say something unhealthy about that man. Similar factor with plenty of the EVPs, expertise, every part. I had a beautiful time.”
He added that he discovered so much about himself as a businessman whereas in AEW, discovering that it was okay to place his foot down and place confidence in his value and talents.
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“It was a extremely good studying course of when it comes to being a person man, in a distinct firm, however, man, my time there was particular. Attending to work with all the highest guys based mostly on plenty of storylines that I used to be in with Max (MJF), and FTR, and issues like that, so plenty of issues that I’d’ve by no means gotten to do I believe in my profession, I used to be very lucky sufficient to do there,” Spears recounted.
Spears additionally mirrored on his departures from WWE in 2019 and AEW in 2023, and acknowledged that leaving each promotions was a “personal-based resolution.”
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