Gangrel Loved Edge’s Entrance, But Reveals It Cost Him An Opportunity For AEW Appearance

In the latest edition of his Fangin N Bangin podcast, Gangrel revealed that while he loved Edge using The Brood’s entrance at Summerslam this past Saturday, it actually cost him an appearance for AEW as he was set to be on Dynamite. He said that AEW had planned to do the “ring of fire” that was part of the entrance. He thanked them for the opportunity and said he hopes they can work together in the future.

He said: “I was supposed to be on a plane to Milwaukee. [Monday], I get a return phone call saying, ‘Oh man, we’re so sorry, we’re going in a different direction because WWE media stuff.’ That entrance, everything Edge did was fucking great. The reason I wasn’t so excited about it is because I knew, I was offered another great opportunity and the timing sucked. AEW contacted me and they wanted me to come in and do Dynamite. They were putting the entrance together, they were going to do the fire, they were putting the music together and getting it all together. The same time I was trending and really happy for Edge on the inside, I was super worried like, ‘Please don’t let this ruin things.’ I called people and they were like, ‘I wouldn’t worry about it.’ When SummerSlam hit, I knew it was the final nail in the coffin. It was cool because I never knew what the Gangrel-Brood entrance would look like in 2021. It was tremendously done. When I got the phone call that they were going to go in a different direction, it’s not their fault, it’s just timing. I think it was Tony’s [Tony Khan] idea to bring me in. Yesterday, I call Adam [Edge]. He was like, ‘Did you see it? I was so happy and honored to pay tribute. You work so hard and the Brood was a cool time in my life. I hope this helps you get more money out of bookings and move some merch.’ He was so happy, I didn’t know what to say. I go, ‘Yeah, it kinda cost me.’ ‘What do you mean buddy?’ ‘That other company over there, AEW, they were getting ready to do a thing.’ I was getting ready to do my entrance again, not Edge, me. I didn’t tell him that. He got so quiet for what felt like an enternity. He goes, ‘Man, I’m so sorry. If you had told me.’ I didn’t know, I just got booked. It felt like he was gonna cry. I did tell him how pumped I was he was doing the entrance. He felt so bad. He sent me pictures of his daughter with the jacket. I was like, ‘It’s cool man. It was fucking awesome. I loved seeing you do that.’ It was a weird timing thing. He told me he was working on it for two and a a half months. He said, ‘You don’t know how hard it was to get the blood bath thing because of the PG situation.’ He wanted the red and the blood. It really came down to, if it wasn’t black, it wasn’t happening. It wasn’t an idea overnight for him. He planned it. It was a big deal for him.“