The AEW trio division is one of the hottest in the company right now, thanks in part Next Level Kofi and Austin Creed debutformer Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods in WWE, along with Swerve Strickland in AEW All In London. Despite being part of the division and a member of one of the teams fighting to recapture the AEW World Triathlon Championship from The New Level and Strickland, Bishop Kaun of The Demand replaced the new members of AEW. During an interview with Grapsody.
When Kaun was asked what it means to him to be a black wrestler now facing veterans like Kofi and Creed, he said that despite “beating their wrestler” in their match at AEW Collision, he was still excited about it.
“I was just floored,” Kaun said of the question. “You have two future Hall of Famers. You got Kofi, the one who won the world championship the same day, literally brought tears to my eyes. Seeing him climb that mountain. Then you got Creed, who I thought was so good for a long time, and now he can still go out with the ball on Wednesday.”
Coffey and Creed made a big splash on their debut, After their departure from WWE due to a huge pay cut in May. They were identified as associates of Strickland Trios Roulette Royal match at All In Londonand they would go on to win the gold to kick off the show in a major way.
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