Billy Gunn Discusses Rumors of Goldberg and Batista Joining AEW, Says All of AEW’s Efforts Are Focused on Double or Nothing

– WrestlingInc.com recently interviewed former WWE Superstar Billy Gunn, who will now be working as a producer for the new wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling. As previously reported, WWE confirmed today that Gunn will receive a WWE Hall of Fame Induction this year as a member of D-Generation X. This interview was conducted before that news was announced.

Gunn on the rumors about Goldberg and Batista possibly joining AEW: “Name recognition and what they could bring to the company? Yes. Do I feel we need to focus on them in mixing them in with our talent? No.”

Gunn on how the New Age Outlaws helped The Usos during their [NAO] final WWE and the mindset that Goldberg and Batista would need in AEW:“Yes, they had all the talent and just needed a little shove. I’m not saying that we made them, but we helped them….I would think that would be the same for [Goldberg and Batista] if they were coming. I have no idea. I feel that they would need to know that. If they come here, you’re here to help with our talent and not get yourselves over.”

Gunn on AEW putting all of its focus on Double or Nothing: “We’re just focused on Double or Nothing and working our way towards that. It’s a startup company. We’re brand new. It’s a great time for wrestling fans and for us as a company. We’ve got some great things, some new things coming. It’s gonna be exciting and it’s gonna be an alternative to WWE programming. I wish I could tell you a whole lot of stuff that was going on. But unfortunately I don’t even know that….It’s coming along slowly, but it’s coming along very good.”

Billy Gunn on his son Austin, who worked All In: “He is not coming to AEW. He has some other stuff that he wants to do on his own. He has some stuff in the works – I don’t think I’m allowed to say it just yet…But he’s got some great stuff in the mix and is super-excited. He’s gonna be a huge star. I love coaching him and he’s got some great things coming up.”

Billy Gunn on AEW partnering with AAA: “I think it’s a good thing that we get to intermingle some talent. There won’t be a lot of discrepancies when they come and work and we won’t have to jump through hoops. I think it’s good because Triple A has some great talent there. I think that would be a good platform for some of younger talent that haven’t had the opportunity to go outside the U.S. I think that only makes you better when you can work other talent and other styles. It’s an awesome thing that we can use some of their talent, they can use some of ours, we can intermingle and bring them all together to make an awesome talent.”