Lexis King On Leaving AEW For WWE

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024
  • NXT Superstar Lexis King joins Chris to detail his memories of working for All Elite Wrestling as Brian Pillman Jr. and describes why he made the switch to WWE.
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  • @CVVCLIPS
    @CVVCLIPS  11 месяцев назад +17

    Hit a Superplex on that subscribe button and watch the full interview here: ruclips.net/video/O1M4y6NsRjg/видео.html

  • @TheKaiFuller
    @TheKaiFuller 10 месяцев назад +5

    I met him at an Indy show he did in El Paso, and dude was super relaxed. Super respectful, and honestly an overall good person to talk to 🙏🏾 I'm glad I can say I've had the pleasure of watching him live

  • @BraydonBosker
    @BraydonBosker 11 месяцев назад +21

    Brian Pillman Sr was one of the first to blur the lines of reality in pro wrestling. With the history of his father, King's character arch has so much potential. I would have him fight against being a Pillman and truly become Lexis King until the time is right to let loose and embrace his legacy.

  • @Astrophobia88
    @Astrophobia88 11 месяцев назад +31

    Rocking the In Utero Nirvana shirt!!! He knows the score!

  • @justincroft7204
    @justincroft7204 11 месяцев назад +32

    Big fan! So glad to see him in WWE

  • @kemonom4mi
    @kemonom4mi 11 месяцев назад +87

    I feel his AEW run was just a bunch of non-starters because whatever strong personality he had wasn't really evident, and while I like Griff he was exactly the same. If King were resigned and still in AEW he'd be on ROH, not necessarily a bad place for him to stretch his legs a bit more but being given such a big push in NXT is great for him and I hope he swims upstream with the opportunity.

    • @TraphouseUnda2
      @TraphouseUnda2 11 месяцев назад +2

      Gotta agree as someone who kept up with his entire aew run

    • @zachryzimmerman4800
      @zachryzimmerman4800 11 месяцев назад

      HHH needs to call Griff

    • @spookymiraclepreacher6037
      @spookymiraclepreacher6037 11 месяцев назад

      Well you have to write your own material there. There really isn’t any writers there. Some people really shine to it he didn’t.

    • @aidanwm7498
      @aidanwm7498 11 месяцев назад

      Aew got to much going on it’s a couple guys who really stand out but then to many other promotion guys to many has beens in my opinion

  • @duffin.caprous
    @duffin.caprous 11 месяцев назад +35

    Good dude. Told me I did a good hip toss once. Made my week :)

    • @CVVCLIPS
      @CVVCLIPS  11 месяцев назад +4

      Haha that’s awesome!

    • @andrewolesky8702
      @andrewolesky8702 11 месяцев назад

      Agree man. He’s a very humble guy. Always wanted to give us advice, shook my hand and felt bad when the vets stiffed. I wish this guy luck, he’s great.

    • @duffin.caprous
      @duffin.caprous 11 месяцев назад

      @@andrewolesky8702 Oh, are/were you in wrestler training too? You haven't gone to Bonekrushers, have you?

    • @andrewolesky8702
      @andrewolesky8702 11 месяцев назад

      @@duffin.caprous nah, Monster Factory.

  • @heart14282
    @heart14282 11 месяцев назад +19

    Just happy for him reminds alot of his dad but hes doing it his own way super excited for him

    • @unknownsample4801
      @unknownsample4801 11 месяцев назад +2

      He will eventually transition back into his dads name when he is ready to do a major face turn.

    • @heart14282
      @heart14282 11 месяцев назад

      @@unknownsample4801 oh I figure that just super happy for him Shawn will get him to where he needs to be in nxt

    • @orenges7034
      @orenges7034 11 месяцев назад

      @@unknownsample4801it’ll defo be like a slow descent.

  • @johnathonkelly5117
    @johnathonkelly5117 11 месяцев назад +23

    Always rooting for this guy. Awesome shirt!

    • @cbyod
      @cbyod 11 месяцев назад

      Can you name a song from that album?

    • @johnathonkelly5117
      @johnathonkelly5117 11 месяцев назад +3

      @cbyod Heart Shaped Box, All Apologies, Rape Me, Pennyroyal Tea, Scentless Apprentice.. and that's off the top of my head. Don't question my love of Nirvana pal lol

    • @johnathonkelly5117
      @johnathonkelly5117 11 месяцев назад +1

      ​@cbyod are you a Nirvana fan? If so, what's their best album. Real fans know the answer immediately

    • @cbyod
      @cbyod 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@johnathonkelly5117 their best album in my opinion is inutero but I'd say most people say bleach.

    • @rodycaz8984
      @rodycaz8984 11 месяцев назад

      @@cbyod WTF? Most people would say Nevermind. LOL.

  • @bashcrash9148
    @bashcrash9148 11 месяцев назад +7

    2:22
    Vader’s theme hit.

  • @BoRaiChoWins
    @BoRaiChoWins 11 месяцев назад +11

    I didn’t even know lexis king was Brian pillman jr. That is awesome I want him to get a push now even more in wwe

  • @xavierwilliams2228
    @xavierwilliams2228 11 месяцев назад +4

    So happy for this guy . I knew he had somethin in him but couldn’t quite put my finger on it. He found his lane.

    • @xavierwilliams2228
      @xavierwilliams2228 11 месяцев назад

      @@Angel_Sheeeeesh pro wrestling dosent make any money. WWE made Aj styles and Jade Cargill A star ⭐️

  • @Sledgehammer003
    @Sledgehammer003 11 месяцев назад +5

    I always liked this kid and i think with the name Brian Pillman Jr he wuda never been given a fair shot tbh, good to see him taking it a bit slower and trying to take in as much as possible as he goes and learns!

  • @BoogieDownBX347
    @BoogieDownBX347 11 месяцев назад +14

    He fits like a glove in NXT….

  • @jimkon1479
    @jimkon1479 11 месяцев назад +1

    I haven't seen NXT in like the longest time but after seeing Brian put together like a grunge rocker, I gotta see some NXT!

  • @WarGhoulKharas
    @WarGhoulKharas 11 месяцев назад +19

    AEW had a gift with this and the Dark Side of the Ring episode. Did nothing with it.

    • @cawklesnar6458
      @cawklesnar6458 11 месяцев назад +3

      They did, they made MJF squash him over it and never talked about it again 😂

    • @Madiela
      @Madiela 11 месяцев назад +5

      Tony doesn't know what to do with people who can't do flips

    • @WarGhoulKharas
      @WarGhoulKharas 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@Madiela Sure he does. He doesn't push them unless Matt, Nick, or Kenny tell him to.

  • @TCJD2024
    @TCJD2024 11 месяцев назад

    Glad he's going places and in WWE, he wrestled my Uncle a few years ago in a small little company in the UK called APW, amazing match he put on and i was front row too and got to meet him!

  • @marshalllapenta7656
    @marshalllapenta7656 11 месяцев назад +10

    I wonder if Austin is ever going to get ahold of him?

    • @DarkCloudCompendium
      @DarkCloudCompendium 11 месяцев назад +5

      He alreadh reached out around 2020 to give him Bryan's Gold Chain from the Hollywood Blonde days

    • @DarkCloudCompendium
      @DarkCloudCompendium 11 месяцев назад +2

      @Fyoutube12 My bad maybe it was poorly worded, Stone Cold had Brian Pillman Senior's gold chain from thr WCW days around 2020 Steve Austin reached out to Lexis King through social media and gave it to him, they talked from there. I think it was around when the Dark Side of the Ring episode was made for Pillman, Steve Austin mention the story on his broken skull podcast

  • @ericgilbert56
    @ericgilbert56 11 месяцев назад

    So glad he made the move! Saved his career. He now has a chance to really be somebody.

  • @sportscardchannel7353
    @sportscardchannel7353 11 месяцев назад +14

    Please WWE dont mess up his new gimmick.

    • @hyperchord
      @hyperchord 11 месяцев назад +5

      Its WWE, its what they do

    • @user-lb4cf3gx3e
      @user-lb4cf3gx3e 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@hyperchordnah he is safe in nxt Idk about the main roster usually that’s where they messed up

    • @alesitercrimson24
      @alesitercrimson24 11 месяцев назад +3

      how do they mess it up? No offense but I never hear a good response from anyone on this subject. Anyone ever wonder that maybe the talent just isnt good enough to be a main event star? Or maybe, not enough spots to be pushed to the top?

    • @hyperchord
      @hyperchord 11 месяцев назад +5

      @@alesitercrimson24 Lex Luger, Zack Ryder, Daniel Bryan joining the Wyatt family, Blue eyed Roman saying suffering succotash, Mike McGilicutty and every other stupid name they give their main roster guys, RVD, Dolph Ziggler, HHH going over everybody, Kofi losing to Brock, Moxley heel turn, Finn jobbing via top rope break, Keith Lee, Adam Cole, HHH beating sting, scripted promos, splitting up super over tag teams, Rollins vs. Wyatt Hell in a Cell, Rusev Lashley storyline. There's more. How much time you got?

    • @alesitercrimson24
      @alesitercrimson24 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@hyperchord oh so Vince Mcmahon runned WWE you are talking about. Gotcha

  • @johnchimpo3770
    @johnchimpo3770 11 месяцев назад +2

    Just keep working hard little brother.

  • @gusfring9194
    @gusfring9194 11 месяцев назад +11

    Keep it nice and respectful, guys.

  • @aadarshthomasraj5018
    @aadarshthomasraj5018 11 месяцев назад +24

    Lex offenders ASSEMBLE!!!!

  • @rickygillies28
    @rickygillies28 11 месяцев назад +7

    2:22 👻 ghost? 😂

  • @indiesongwriter5474
    @indiesongwriter5474 11 месяцев назад +6

    TK overpushes guys like Daniel Garcia and underpushed Lexis King. He's like Dominik in that he's green but has potential, but Tony Kahn is not a good judge of talent, he's mostly just a judge of dream matches

    • @mundial200
      @mundial200 6 месяцев назад

      Always felt to me when the former WWE flooded the roster AEW stopped the focus on the young unknown talent, gave them a debut and then shoved them to Dark, and at least NXT is more of a showcase than Dark, and their main thing is development, so even people with not a lot of talent will have their shot to have good amount of single matches along the way

  • @jonathansalgado3013
    @jonathansalgado3013 11 месяцев назад +5

    I love AEW but most things that aren’t the main event feel random and they don’t make sense tbh.

  • @ElArlequin
    @ElArlequin 11 месяцев назад

    That's a handsome dude! If he can keep himself fit (saw him more on the chubby side in AEW) he will have a GREAT future in the WWE!

  • @kennyrotten929
    @kennyrotten929 11 месяцев назад +5

    Lookin like Lt. Dan there Bryan lol 😅

  • @JohnW8223
    @JohnW8223 11 месяцев назад +1

    Why isnt he going by Brian Pillman Jr anymore?

  • @declankirby9245
    @declankirby9245 7 месяцев назад

    He reminds me too much of Theo von than his own dad. Hell of a talent still

  • @dman9152
    @dman9152 11 месяцев назад +20

    Orange cassidy gets used like goldberg and Brian pillman jr was never on tv 😂
    Tony khan is a terrible booker.

    • @NurzBenny
      @NurzBenny 11 месяцев назад +2

      Cassidy is a better worker than him? Substantially. Respectfully

    • @dman9152
      @dman9152 11 месяцев назад +8

      @@NurzBenny one works for the big company, the other is tony khan's boyfriend.

    • @NurzBenny
      @NurzBenny 11 месяцев назад

      @@dman9152 …so who’s the better worker?
      Lie to me and say Pillman Jr.

    • @TraphouseUnda2
      @TraphouseUnda2 11 месяцев назад

      He has all the potential 2 be the better worker in a few years. He still shoulda been used A Lot more the last year or so of his contract

    • @NurzBenny
      @NurzBenny 11 месяцев назад

      @@TraphouseUnda2 he’s yet to show it in the ring. His mic work has been…well he’s trying. I’m not anti pillman jr, he kind of seems like a lay up that promoters just haven’t/refused to make work. Some of that has to be on him too of course. That said, we don’t have to denigrate one of the best workers on tv period last year in order to prop him up and rail against Tony khan. Criticisms to be made there for sure, orange Cassidy not one of them

  • @xljakeylx
    @xljakeylx 11 месяцев назад +3

    How are the registered Lex Offenders doing today?

  • @CommentOfficerNeo
    @CommentOfficerNeo 11 месяцев назад +5

    i hope Fuego gets a comeback story too.

  • @JReyesHTX713
    @JReyesHTX713 11 месяцев назад +1

    He could be a player for NXT if given the shot.

  • @parthivsarma6216
    @parthivsarma6216 11 месяцев назад +5

    He was better in MLW than in AEW

  • @svenlozer1861
    @svenlozer1861 11 месяцев назад

    Even the thumbnail tell everything

  • @Achtland44
    @Achtland44 11 месяцев назад

    I love current WWE but i don't like them changing names of people that family was in WWE before.

  • @messey12
    @messey12 11 месяцев назад

    Is it a ingrained in most wrestlers to say "you know" more than the average person?

  • @lightfm90
    @lightfm90 11 месяцев назад

    Bro looks way better without the mullet.

  • @troylandzerep8045
    @troylandzerep8045 11 месяцев назад +1

    it was a smart decision both the indys and aew is not for him..

  • @RobertoGonzalez-tf2sh
    @RobertoGonzalez-tf2sh 11 месяцев назад +15

    I see there's no development in aew only favoritism

    • @HomerSimpson-hu2ki
      @HomerSimpson-hu2ki 11 месяцев назад +1

      Maybe he just sucks so far he hasnt done nothing he is a born jobber

    • @LilBobSab
      @LilBobSab 11 месяцев назад +1

      Spot on

    • @govardhanposina17
      @govardhanposina17 11 месяцев назад +2

      Rich coming from the fan of a company that famously didn't push a guy just because the owner didn't like the guy's face

    • @GinjerFour
      @GinjerFour 11 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@govardhanposina17Which isn't the case now so what's your point?

    • @govardhanposina17
      @govardhanposina17 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@GinjerFour pretending like it was never an issue is plain erasure of history, that's like me asking you to judge AEW on the basis of its better years
      And also presumes Haitch doesn't have favourites which is stupid, you can tell who his favourites are just by looking at the show, what helps is that unlike his father in law, he doesn't have an instant hard on for big veiny guys

  • @Andress550
    @Andress550 11 месяцев назад +1

    Any relation to the rat king ?

  • @ciscoak9074
    @ciscoak9074 11 месяцев назад +2

    He can't get comfortable jus because they give him a decent entrance! Look no further then karrion kross n that goes to show only YOU can get urself over!! Wwe can throw all the bells n whistles on u and give u a shot but it's up to him to keep it!! We also seen successes like Damien priest so it's gonna be up to him to create a interesting persona beyond " sitting on a throne" he has a entrance, generic but passable music for now, kool couple finishers idk which one he will use consistently tho..iv yet to see a persona I'm clicking with yet but he is still new soo he has time..not too much tho.if he is planing to stay away from the pillman persona, he may wanna change the hair n look over time. I find it weird that he says " I ain't my father blah blah" but then walk around looking exactly like him and changing his hair to look like Brian Sr lol. It comes of disingenuous. Either ride the pillman bus or create something new, both things are OK but what's not ok is saying the opposite thing than what u are presenting!. OWN IT OR DUMP IT! the fans hate a poser!

  • @Xboxsblitz
    @Xboxsblitz 11 месяцев назад +1

    Pillman Jr could of been great but he lacked the knowledge and experience, he was riding on name sake alone and what done in mlw with Teddy Hart,
    Unfortunately mlw and aew are 2 seperate beasts much like wwe and aew,
    Aew is more about wrestling, wwe is more about fiction and the crowd pops, even if they are added in
    Pillman in 10 years will be a big name, just not yet,
    Thing that bugged me a little aew gave him chances,
    Wwe have slapped him on the c show and that's where he will stay until goes back to Brian pillman on main roster and hopefully doesn't flop

  • @josephmorris9329
    @josephmorris9329 11 месяцев назад

    I can't wait for aew to go out of business wwe the best

  • @Isuckatvideogames210
    @Isuckatvideogames210 11 месяцев назад +7

    AEW fell off hard. He made a good move leaving that sinking ship

  • @InstinctRaps
    @InstinctRaps 11 месяцев назад

    That NDA everyone signs right?

  • @antoniocamargo6580
    @antoniocamargo6580 11 месяцев назад +5

    Aew sucks its simple

  • @shockwave980
    @shockwave980 11 месяцев назад

    I'm glad wwe gave you great directions better😂

  • @superfreak3050
    @superfreak3050 11 месяцев назад +1

    Intelexuals!!

  • @mr.c4p
    @mr.c4p 11 месяцев назад +1

    great idea change brian pillman jrs name the absolute worst name ever. wwe logic

  • @crushcity3034
    @crushcity3034 11 месяцев назад +7

    No disrespect, but i just dont get him. The comments seem to be crazy for him and I'm just here thinking, did i miss something? Because i didnt see anything special.

    • @osvaldoluna-w6l
      @osvaldoluna-w6l 11 месяцев назад +10

      How can you see him when he himself said he was only given a few minutes on Dark, barely breaking a sweat. He's not the only one AEW has dropped the ball on, Wardlow is the biggest mishandling of talent they ever had. I wouldn't be surprised if he left for WWE too. TK is more worried about signing all ex WWE talent and putting them on TV right away to get those horrible ratings every week.

    • @dontrll947
      @dontrll947 11 месяцев назад +3

      Close minded

    • @MrRaphaelRobinson
      @MrRaphaelRobinson 11 месяцев назад

      There is nothing special people are just using him to hate on AEW. That's all it is. Same thing they are using Jade for.

    • @crushcity3034
      @crushcity3034 11 месяцев назад

      @@dontrll947 in what way?

    • @dontrll947
      @dontrll947 11 месяцев назад

      @@MrRaphaelRobinson lol him having success in one company after not having any in the other is hating on AEW

  • @neilsmith9066
    @neilsmith9066 11 месяцев назад +1

    To be honest they set him up with a huge feud w his family being there but he was just way too green to really capitalize on it and now he’s got a dumb name and doing podcast before he’s even done anything… weird

    • @tylermcnally8232
      @tylermcnally8232 11 месяцев назад

      You know these clowns are dipshit buthurt aew marks when they are as clueless as this guy. Pod casts before he's done anything as you put it, is called advertisement and generating awareness of his situation before doing something big so people want to check it out. But hey it's ok I'm sure your just in the refractory period between your visits to pornhub and are not thinking clearly.

  • @ShowtimeThaRaptor
    @ShowtimeThaRaptor 11 месяцев назад +1

    He just isn’t good

  • @timeknowsfilmsproductions978
    @timeknowsfilmsproductions978 11 месяцев назад

    The WWE isn’t even a wrestling company. Vince McMachon himself banned the terms wrestling and wrestlers from it. AEW isn’t the only company you failed in. And you’re on NXT, a minor league show. I admit I was impressed with your debut, but maybe you should have been that good in AEW, an actual wrestling company.

    • @frostedbutts4340
      @frostedbutts4340 11 месяцев назад +2

      If NXT is minor leagues and it beats AEW's ''''best'''' show... then just lmaoooo

    • @timeknowsfilmsproductions978
      @timeknowsfilmsproductions978 11 месяцев назад

      @@frostedbutts4340 That’s an easy one num nuts. It helps when you dig up the past “Superstars”(not wrestlers like you WWE “marks” think they are) like Undertaker and Cena because their current roster cannot get the job done in bringing up ratings. You have to better than that clown. The WWE is a Disney theme park show for little kids. Don’t show blood in a cage match, might trigger the little babies watching it like yourself.😭 Brian Pillman Jr. can change his name all he wants, it’s still the same guy that failed in two actual wrestling companies. He’ll do well in WWE, it’s a live action cartoon, it’s even in his name that sounds like it’s from a Marvel comic.
      And it was AEW that kicked their asses right off of Wednesday nights. So, maybe do research. 😉

    • @carlosr6462
      @carlosr6462 10 месяцев назад

      AEW is an sports entertainment company man, get over it... a guy like Orange Cassidy holds a belt on there LOL

    • @timeknowsfilmsproductions978
      @timeknowsfilmsproductions978 10 месяцев назад

      @@carlosr6462 I knew going into this reply, it would be the same old Bull💩 coming from non wrestling fans. All sports are entertainment num nuts. Vince McMachon changed the name to sports entertainment to get away from paying the athletics commission, and other sanctions. So, nice try. Orange Cassidy is a really bad example, the guy can actually still wrestle. He puts his body on the line. Well a WWE “Superstar”, jumps off a 2ft latter onto a table that is only a few inches away from it. There is no blood in a cage match, making the cage pointless. The whole reason for War Games(it’s in the name), was to end a bitter feud in blood. It’s just that this generation is so weak, you all get triggered so easily, that they won’t cross over from sports entertainment, back to an actual wrestling company. Vince McMachon said it himself, “I’m not in the Wrassl’in business. I’m in the sports entertainment business”, that was at WCW owner Ted Turner when they were kicking WWE’s ass in the ratings. Vince McMachon even banned the term “wrestling” and “wrestlers” from WWE. There has just been a ton of shoots on wrestlers not being happy with that. And when Edge came to AEW, he stated “I’M FINALLY FREE”. What do you think he meant about that? It’s because WWE is run like a dictatorship, you cannot do anything without permission well under contract with them. And how do I know? I WAS IN THE BUSINESS. I played hockey, soccer, baseball, I boxed and did the martial arts, then went into the business. It was the toughest thing physically I’ve ever done, and I almost broke my neck in it. And I still know people in the business, they’ve been with both companies, and have stated right out that they are happier in AEW, than they were in WWE.
      So keep on watching that company full of criminal pedophiles. I’ll stick with an owner that comes out respecting the fans, saying “get home safe. And God bless”. Vince McMachon, Triple H, Stephanie McMachon etc have NEVER done that. Because they are trash. And don’t tell me that they aren’t apart of the same 💩 as daddy Vince. Why do you think Triple H avoided the question in regard to his father in law. 🤣

  • @MrZombiejoe
    @MrZombiejoe 10 месяцев назад

    Is he allowed to mention AEW being a WWE Superstar now??? I know some of them mention it as “The Other Place” sometimes, and laugh about it.