Matt Jackson Discusses AEW’s Agreement With OWE, What Attracted Him to OWE, More

– Matt Jackson spoke with Nuclear Convoy for a new interview about All Elite Wrestling’s working arrangement with Oriental Wrestling Entertainment and more. Highlights are below:

On the company’s working agreement with OWE: “Immediately when I saw a couple of gifs of the OWE guys on Twitter, I was attracted. So, I looked up more clips and did research on them. I quickly learned my old friend CIMA, who I’d made friends with years ago in Japan, was affiliated with them. That made sense right away, because the clips I watched had a real Dragon Gate feel to it. Yet still, it looked and felt so original. Like a fight scene from an old Kung fu movie. I knew I’d one day work with these guys right away. I’m attracted to anything out of the ordinary.”

On OWE’s difficulty getting international work visas for Chinese talent: “We are currently working on securing visas as we speak. We’ve got a great legal team behind us, with lots of wonderful resources. We are fully expecting to have OWE represented at Double Or Nothing!”

On how much of a role OWE’s talent will play in AEW: “I think it’s vital to have something completely fresh and unseen by most eyes be one of the major highlights of our shows. We need to be different aesthetically, and OWE is just that. OWE will grab the audience’s attention and deliver something most fans have never seen. I plan to have OWE be one of the first things on our show, because we’ve only got one first time impression, and we’ve got to make it a big one.”

On the possibility of AEW appearong on OWE-produced events: “That is definitely part of the plan in the foreseeable future. I’ve already had several members of our roster inquire about doing just that. The plan is to definitely expand into China, as it’s one of the few untapped markets with tons of potential.”