Darby Allin

“I got superkicked in the face, not just superkicked in the face, they had thumbtacks glued to the bottom of their shoes. Mind you, this is the same face that got hit by a bus.”

“I don't work well when I'm stuck in big groups of people.”

“In about a year and a half, two years, I moved out of Seattle to start wrestling all over the indies, so I was kind of learning as I was going. I didn't even know how to put a match together to be honest.”

“It's insane how, with skateboarding, every week, I was getting broken ankles and stuff.”

“Before wrestling, I went to film school and dropped out.”

“I like to be alone.”

“Obviously, I like doing crazy stuff given my history of skateboarding.”

“I'm actually coming out with a Darby Allin collaboration with Deathwish Skateboards. I have their logo tattooed on my cheek.”

“As far as a guy that inspired me, maybe you could say Mick Foley. He's not super jacked and by appearance alone, he's more relatable.”

“Just to bring the skateboarding into the world of wrestling means a lot to me, because that was huge in my youth.”

“A lot of people I feel like, all over wrestling, are just happy to be there. That was never the case for me.”

“I've always never wanted to be complacent.”

“That's all I've ever wanted in life, not just wrestling, but life. It's just the opportunity to do something with myself.”

“I've always wanted to push my boundaries. That's why I like to do all the crazy stuff outside the ring that keeps me going. It makes me stronger mentally. It makes me feel like I'm capable of doing anything.”

“I respect the hell out of Sting.”

“I feel like it's just basic to let people know your personal story, so you know they'll let you in as much as possible.”

“My big thing is, if I have to be the spokesperson for AEW to show, like, if I am the guinea pig of doing crazy stuff to get more eyes on the company, let me be that guy.”

“I don't know any new movies. I don't know any new shows.”

“I feel that I have kept my whole dignity intact on my road to success in AEW, which is amazing, but yeah, this is what I dreamed of, having a ring in my basement and a skate ramp.”

“I'm the first AEW original wrestler to win a singles title with the TNT championship. That was a big thing for me.”