Wardlow Wants To Bring More Respect To TNT Championship

After defeating MJF at Double or Nothing 2022 and striding out on his own, Wardlow made a beeline for AEW TNT Champion Scorpio Sky, defeating the former SCU Member for the gold on July 6.

However, since winning the title Wardlow’s momentum has stalled a little, and during a conversation with Stephanie Chase, Wardlow doubled down on earlier claims that he wants to bring ‘respect’ back to the belt:

"My focus is All Out right now, I haven't really thought past that,” said Wardlow. “Thinking about it, after All Out, I told fans I wanted to bring some respect back to the TNT Title. The fact that it's in my possession, the respect level is already up. The fact that Wardlow is the TNT Champion makes the TNT Championship important. Realistically, I haven't done anything to really say that I've done that. I would like to… beating Jay Lethal is a huge accomplishment, I feel he's one of the best wrestlers in the world. That I feel is important and an accomplishment. Beyond that, I haven't done anything since being TNT champ. I'm ready for some real competition. Yeah, I'll go in the ring and powerbomb somebody ten times, put my foot on their chest, and pin them, but guess what I'll go in there and work with whoever thinks they are the hardest worker. Step in the ring with me. I'm not just squash matches. I can perform. I'm ready to show that.”

H/T: Fightful