Whereas Ricochet’s run in WWE has formally come to an finish, that does not imply the “One and Solely” did not go away an impression on the corporate that may reside on properly previous his tenure, as on the Royal Rumble, he successfully put Logan Paul on the map as a professional wrestler, as an alternative of only a superstar gimmick.
Clashing with the “Maverick” on a dueling flying clothesline that instantly went viral, Ricochet helped to vary the narrative surrounding Paul with that very spot and totally put him over with an enormous win at SummerSlam after a really entertaining program. However how did that spot come collectively? Effectively, because it seems, all of it occurred that day because of a little bit assist from Shane “Hurricane” Helms and an eagerness from each performers to make an impression.
“I don’t know if he had any particular conversations about that. I’m unaware of. I used to be approached by (Shane) Helms with the thought. I used to be approached by Hurricane with the concept that day. That day they got here to me after I bought to the world. With all the celebrities that they had within the match and what that they had deliberate, with the whole lot Logan does is a clip. Selfishly, you need it to be essentially the most talked about factor,” Ricochet defined through Fightful.
“I by no means count on something to be the primary factor. I identical to planning one thing that appears cool and feels cool. On the similar time, I knew it was going to be a loopy expertise. I feel, poor man, rocked his head. He mentioned he was okay, however he got here down arduous. Mine was extra of the wind after I landed, simply from that prime up. When he landed, he mentioned he was okay. I used to be positively out of breath. It’s a kind of issues the place you get hit and [mimics having trouble breathing].”
Would Paul have nonetheless turn into an enormous Famous person with out his spot with Ricochet on the Rumble? Certain, he was booked higher than virtually anybody in WWE, contemplating his degree of expertise, and he was capable of turn into a United States Champion regardless of having a really part-time schedule. However due to Ricochet’s fame, that spot and eventual win added legitimacy to his run, which was crucial again in 2023.
Ricochet is able to showcase what he can do in AEW after WWE exit
Elsewhere in his look on Perception, Ricochet mentioned the misperception that he wasn’t allowed to showcase his abilities in WWE, as an alternative being pressured to work a dumbed-down model that put over the promotion’s chosen performers. Whereas sure, Ricochet did not go over as a rule in WWE, as he was booked within the midcard way more typically than his time on high, he was nonetheless capable of do lots of his signature spots, together with hitting Paul with a Spanish Fly.
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“No. I see it on-line, persons are like, ‘I am so glad he bought to AEW so he could possibly be unleashed when he is doing all the identical stuff.’ I’ve mentioned from the start, I’ve not modified something from leap. Even in WWE, I used to be doing springboard 450s to the surface onto the announce desk. I used to be doing 630s and double leap capturing stars to the surface. I used to be doing double moonsaults off the cage. I used to be doing double springboard corkscrew splashes. I gave Logan a Spanish Fly off the highest of the desk as a result of I wished to. I simply suppose it is the alternatives and the way typically I get to be in there. Additionally, I did not win rather a lot. I am personally not going to do the 630 in a match the place I am not going to win the match. That sort of had rather a lot to do with it,” Ricochet mentioned through Fightful.
“So far as my moveset goes, I’ve not toned down something. It is time and place, and the opponents I am in there with. If I am in there with Lio (Rush), (Will) Ospreay, or Nick Wayne, it’ll be rather a lot totally different match than if I am in there with Randy (Orton) or Drew McIntyre or Sheamus or Bobby Lashley or Samoa Joe or Baron Corbin. That is normally who I used to be in there with. I am not going to have the ability to have the identical match with Bronson Reed that I’ve with Lio. My moveset goes to be totally different. I do not suppose I toned down something and I did not come to AEW to be unleashed moveset-wise as a result of I do not really feel I’ve finished something in a different way. I really feel I’ve tried to evolve, particularly now that I am 36 and never 26. Folks suppose I am 26.”
Since making the transfer to AEW, Ricochet has been booked way more constantly in ways in which make him appear to be a star, together with hit matches in opposition to Will Ospreay and his efforts in opposition to stronger bases like The Beast Mortos. Even when the strikes are largely the identical, that distinction in presentation has confirmed the distinction.
