Darby Allin on Backstage Environment In AEW Got Better After “The Cancer Was Cut Out” & Blames “Egotistical Wrestlers That Didn’t Want To Lose”

A recent episode of The Ariel Helwani Show featured Darby Allin as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Allin’s thoughts about the current mood within AEW.

“It’s amazing. I’m not just saying that. A few years ago, you definitely felt like this tension but now it’s like everybody’s on the same page, let’s make this place as good as possible. I feel like a lot of people truly need to understand how good they have it because Tony — he wants everybody, in the ring and in their personal, to be happy. That’s a really good energy where it’s like, everybody, just be the best versions of yourself. I feel like, right now more than ever, everybody is on the same wavelength. Everybody has the same goals.”

Allin also gave his thoughts about how AEW’s backstage environment got better after “the cancer was cut out.”

“The cancer got cut out. Just egotistical wrestlers that don’t want to lose.

Groups of people. There’s a lot of people. “

In response to a question from host Ariel Helwani to name those people, Allin responded stating:

“No. It’s pretty obvious, who has the egos? Who literally has the egos, who doesn’t want to do what’s best for this company? It’s about doing what’s best for this company. It’s pretty obvious.”

In response to Helwani bringing up CM Punk’s name as potentially being one of those people, Allin responded stating that he was not talking about Punk and Punk’s issues in AEW was something separate.

“No. The whole Punk thing was just his own thing, it wasn’t about wanting to win or lose. That’s the thing. Honestly, I feel like at the end of the day, some people work better in WWE, some people work better in AEW, some people work better in TNA, some people work better in MLW, New Japan. That’s the beauty of it. I’m not one of these guys like, ‘There’s one game in town.’ I don’t care. I do not care. I just care what’s best for AEW as a whole. Right now, the energy that we have, that’s what’s best for this place. Of course you’re going to have those growing pains and of course you’re going to have those stresses. People are going to come in the company and think what’s best for business is what’s best for them, but that’s so not the case. I’m the guy who’s willing to go out there and do what this place needs me to do. I’m willing to lose to whoever, I do not care. I just want to have a good time because we are so grateful just to be doing this for a living. That never ceases to amaze me, the spot I’m in.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com