In recent years, AEW’s Don Callis family has grown to 15 members, including Callis himself. Based on this, it might appear that Kalis has loose restrictions on who he allows to join the faction, but appearing “Poisonrana”, Kallis insisted that he has a number of parameters that he evaluates for any potential participant.
“I think physical potential is one thing. a lot of people have it,” Callis said. “Really, what I’m looking for is the mental mindset and emotional stability in the talent.”
Kallis cited Josh Alexander as an example, stating that Alexander was a bit lost before entering the Family. In particular, Callis believes that Alexander had “impostor syndrome”, but his membership in the Family remedied this problem.
“Now he’s part of something, now he has a support system,” Kallis continued, before listing his accomplishments, most of which consisted of championships held by faction members that Kallis claimed he was responsible for. By aligning with the group, Alexander put himself in a position to compete, according to Kalis.
“The talent in my faction, in my group, in my family is unprecedented in professional wrestling,” Kalis said. “So what happens now, a guy like Josh who’s always been a ‘big man on campus’ comes in there and he’s got to compete against Kyle Fletcher now, who might be the best wrestler in the world, Konosuke Takeshita, who might be the best wrestler in the world.”
Callis later claimed that there are more perspectives to the Family that the public is not yet aware of. Unfortunately for anyone still looking to join the DCF, Callis stated that with the faction’s numbers as high as they are, he is not actively seeking any more recruits at this time.
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