Malakai Black Discusses How He Would Explain His Character In AEW

In a recent interview with the Orlando Sentinel, Malakai Black discussed how he would explain his character in AEW, his upcoming match with Cody Rhodes on Dynamite, and much more. Here are some of the highlights:

Malakai Black on the impact of his AEW debut: “That [AEW debut] was pivotal, to be able to make such an impact right away, and being allowed to make such an impact my way. My conversation with [AEW president and creative force Tony Khan] about what I wanted to do with my character wasn’t any longer than 10 minutes and he was sold. Even before [in WWE], when I had handcuffs on [stylistically], my body of work stood for itself, but there’s a lot of trust here in what I can do.”

On how he would explain his character in AEW: “He’s sadistic, but thoughtful. He isn’t careless. He’s capable of showing respect and emotion, but he’s very particular about it. He gets cheered sometimes, and I think that’s because deep within everybody, we all have a violent nature when we draw more on the negative side of things.”

On his upcoming match with Cody Rhodes: “If I’m going to do something, I might as well do it with the biggest diamond of the company. As a wrestler, I can’t say I have anything but respect for him. But to get ahead, you have to cut off the head of the dragon, and he was one of the biggest dragons.”