The second Starrcast convention is currently taking place in Las Vegas over Memorial Day weekend. Starrcast isn’t owned by AEW, but it is the convention companion to Double or Nothing. I’m in Vegas collecting material for pieces that will be “actually good,” but while at Starrcast yesterday I also got some very accommodating wrestlers to answer some one- or two-off questions, mostly about All Elite Wrestling’s first show.
These were shared on With Spandex’s Twitter and Instagram accounts (and my Twitter account) yesterday, but maybe you missed all or some of them. Maybe you don’t follow us on social media (Which is bad! Please go like/follow all the With Spandex accounts!) or maybe you don’t use social media at all (actually, this is probably ideal), but you would still like to watch short videos of wrestlers answering dumb questions. This article is for you, my friend. Read on.
Ken Shamrock
https://twitter.com/WithSpandex/status/1132022738212679680
After being shown this video of Chris Jericho‘s new MMA-inspired finishing move, MMA legend and pro wrestler and World’s Most Dangerous Man Ken Shamrock weighed in on his former opponent’s skills.
Nyla Rose
https://twitter.com/WithSpandex/status/1132037156979953665
Nyla Rose is in a triple threat match with Kylie Rae and Britt Baker at DoN and already knows her next dream opponent in AEW.
Orange Cassidy
https://twitter.com/WithSpandex/status/1132027914642284544
Independent wrestler Orange Cassidy weights in on two of Double or Nothing’s biggest matches with his trademark wisdom.
Tama Tonga
https://twitter.com/WithSpandex/status/1132163125409509376
NJPW‘s Tama Tonga had more to say about Jericho vs. Omega and even predicted this finish. It sounds like Bullet Club Civil War wounds don’t heal too quickly!
https://twitter.com/WithSpandex/status/1132077908413911041
Since he isn’t all that invested in AEW, Tonga also answered an important question related to New Japan’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament: Who would he kiss, marry, and push off a cliff out of the three Bullet Club wrestlers in BOSJ, Taiji Ishimori, Robbie Eagles, and El Phantasmo?
Private Party
https://twitter.com/WithSpandex/status/1132034628368326656
Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy of AEW tag team Private Party are both in the Casino Battle Royal. The winner of the battle royal gets a title shot. What happens if they’re the last two left?
Michael Nakazawa
https://twitter.com/WithSpandex/status/1132154748667174912
Michael Nakazawa, formerly of DDT, also has a plan to win the battle royal and it probably involves a thong.
https://twitter.com/WithSpandex/status/1132153342237405184
Nakazawa already knows who he wants to face for the AEW World Championship too.
Best Friends
https://twitter.com/WithSpandex/status/1132086498029760513
Trent Beretta and Chuck Taylor blackmailed their way out of the pre-show battle royal and onto the main card. Then it was revealed the battle royal winner will get a title shot. Do they have regrets?
And there you have it – those are all the mini-interviews I filmed with my phone yesterday. I hope you enjoyed them, but if not, well, at least they were mini.
