{"id":140123,"date":"2022-05-25T14:20:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T19:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=140123"},"modified":"2022-05-25T14:20:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T19:20:07","slug":"wardlow-says-his-character-is-a-mixture-of-james-bond-ric-flair-and-john-wick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/25\/wardlow-says-his-character-is-a-mixture-of-james-bond-ric-flair-and-john-wick\/","title":{"rendered":"Wardlow says his character is a mixture of James Bond, Ric Flair, and John Wick"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-540803199\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Wardlow says he&#8217;s still trying to comprehend the fan reaction to him throughout his feud with MJF, which will hit a boiling point at Double or Nothing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/20\/aew-announces-major-matches-added-to-double-or-nothing-ppv-event\/\">Las Vegas over the weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with CBS Sports, Wardlow spoke about the audience reaction to his feud with MJF feud, but also discussed the roots of his character in AEW.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So the original plans for my character are essentially still what they are with just a little bit altered with the Max thing, Wardlow said. &#8220;Wardlow is Wardlow. He is Ric Flair meets James Bond meets John Wick,&#8221; Wardlow explained. &#8220;Wardlow is always going to be dressed nice. He&#8217;s always going to be in a suit. He&#8217;s always going to have a beautiful lady on his arm, and he&#8217;s always going to be whooping asses. That&#8217;s what you can always expect from Wardlow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Essentially, that&#8217;s really where we&#8217;re at. We just gave Wardlow the role of the bodyguard protecting Max.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Specifically regarding the feud with MJF, he said the fan reaction is a dream come true.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is the ultimate dream come true,&#8221; Wardlow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/wwe\/news\/how-wardlows-rise-in-aew-mirrors-his-idol-batista-its-a-real-special-thing-because-we-didnt-plan-it\/\">said<\/a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s one thing to have your own action figure, to be in a video game, to be a professional wrestler. But for me, the real dream is having an arena full of people chanting my name consistently week after week wanting to see Wardlow. That&#8217;s still something I&#8217;m trying to comprehend because it&#8217;s something that I&#8217;ve thought about and I&#8217;ve created in my head since I was literally in elementary school. I&#8217;ve thought about this. So I have to take the time to really sit back and go, &#8216;This is happening. This is real. It&#8217;s happening right now.&#8217; It&#8217;s truly the best feeling in the entire world and nothing can compare to it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know some things are going to work. I always describe what I&#8217;m experiencing in life right now as this weird combination of, &#8216;of course this is happening. I&#8217;ve thought about this my entire life. we knew this was going to happen&#8217; mixed with an equal amount of &#8216;Holy crap, I can&#8217;t believe this is actually happening.&#8217; It is a unique mix of emotions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wardlow will face MJF in a singles match at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/23\/double-or-nothing-ppv-event-to-air-in-select-movie-theaters\/\">Double or Nothing<\/a> if he can beat Shawn Spears in cage match this week on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/18\/5-18-aew-dynamite-results-kellers-report-on-hangman-page-vs-takeshita-cole-vs-hardy-fenix-vs-oreilly-jokers-revealed-wardlow-lashings\/\">Dynamite<\/a>. 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