By Jason PowellEditor of ProWrestling.net (@prowrestlingnet)
Unrestricted AEW Podcast with Captain Shawn Dean
Hosts: Tony Schiavone and Aubrey Edwards
Interview available on Omny.fm
By defeating MJF: “I was talking with CM Punk before it happened, and he was like, ‘I think I’m going to cost MJF a match, but I don’t know who it’s going to be.’ On the day of the show, they’re like, “Yeah, that’s gonna be you” and I’m like, “Oh shit.”
On reservation AEW Dark and AEW Dark Elevation: “From the beginning of what we did at Dark in the beginning during the pandemic until what we have now, I think it’s enough to put these couples together and the talent that we bring – it’s just the night and day for what we do now.”
Other topics include how Dean came to help CM Punk cost MJF a win, the role QT Marshall and the Nightmare Factory played in his training and AEW career, the phone call during the pandemic that changed his life. , “putting firecrackers for each other” at Daily’s Place, growing up in South Chicago, watching wrestling with his dad as a kid, career in the Navy, playing arena football, starting wrestling training later in life in Atlanta, the importance of believing in yourself, what he looks for when booking talent for AEW, the best way to approach him if you want to be seriously considered, why he’s so excited to see Daniel Garcia and Skye Blue’s growth, fan questions about “hit it with the deal”, his 0-49 record on AEW Dark, and his Coach Cap tracks on Sammy’s Vlog.
