Before Ricky Saints became a WWE star, he was considered one of AEW’s most reliable in-ring performers, and through a recent interview, he named a match that is taken into account a sleeper on his resume.
Speaking on the “Battleground Podcast,” Saints reflected on among the best matches of his profession, but in addition wanted to spotlight a tag team bout that transpired north of the border, which he believes is severely underrated.
“Obviously the Bryan Danielson match that I had, the strap match was really great, but there’s also a sleeper match that I do not think people really remember. It was a giant tag match. It was me, [CM] Punk, FTR against the Gunn Club and it was in Toronto … It was amazing. That was such an amazing feeling that I had where I’m going, ‘Wow, I get it. I get it now.’ So, I believe those two stand out in my mind of that form of scenario.”
Saints fought Danielson again on “AEW Collision” following their strap match at All Out 2023, with each matches being considered two of the very best in the previous NXT Champion’s profession. It’s now been a full-year for the reason that 36-year-old signed with WWE, and he’s only continued to construct upon his success after AEW by winning multiple championships, headlining Premium Live Events, and wrestling the likes of Trick Williams, Je’Von Evans and Oba Femi.
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