Myron Reed on MLW's Return, Being a Face of the Company, Who He's Looking to Face

411 Wrestling Interviews Podcast

MLW Middleweight Champion Myron Reed discusses MLW's return and why he's a face of the company, their new deals with DAZN and Fubo, the craziness of being part of the last major indy show before the shutdown, who he's looking forward to facing, his wrestling inspirations growing up, his new single, and more.

0:00: Intro
1:41: On MLW's return, seeing himself as a face of the company for their restart.
2:50: On MLW's new deals with DAZN and Fubo providing new opportunities to expand.
3:38: On being part of the AAA/MLW show just before the shutdown, dealing with the forced time off.
6:08: On if he had any ring rust stepping back into the ring, if he feels like he's in full ring shape.
7:26: On handling MLW's plans for whether there will be fans or not, working without fans in attendance.
9:24: On MLW's different weight-based divisions giving the company an MMA feel
10:26: On who he's hoping to defend his title against, his thoughts on Brian Pillman Jr.
11:55: On the key to training safely during the pandemic, MLW's COVID-19 compliance procedures.
14:27: On if other promotions are doing enough to safeguard talent from COVID-19.
16:25: On Court Bauer being able to negotiate new distribution deals during MLW's shutdown.
18:39: On which wrestlers who inspired him as characters growing up.
20:13: On his message for new viewers watching MLW for the first time upon its return
21:15: On if he plans to target Dynasty and the Openweight Title.
21:34: Where to find him online.
22:54: Outro