Bray Wyatt once shared important advice with the latest WWE acquisition, Aleister Black.
Last week on the 25th April episode of SmackDown, fans witnessed the long-awaited return of former NXT and AEW Trios Champion Aleister Black, aka Malakai Black. The returning star engaged in a segment with The Miz, which concluded with him dropping The A-Lister with The Black Mass.
In an interview with Wrestling the Rap Game, which was recorded before his WWE return, Black opened up on important advice he once received from late WWE star Bray Wyatt. While Black and Wyatt never crossed paths against each other, the two shared several creative similarities.
“I miss Bray, so much. I grabbed my phone the other day and I was scrolling through my messages and I found one of my old conversations with him. I used to send him these messages with ideas and stuff, and one of the last things he ever said to me was, ‘Don’t let them tell you who you are. Stand for what you stand for.’ At the time, I was mentally not doing great. I was like, ‘This idea, that idea, what do you think I should go with?’
He’s like, ‘It doesn’t matter. Just don’t let them tell you what you need to do. You’ll know what you need to do. Stand your ground and don’t let them shake you into something you don’t feel comfortable with. This is who you are and what you do, so stick to it.’ That is relevant today, in certain aspects. Sometimes you have to fight for what you believe in, and sometimes you have to let it go. In certain aspects, some of that is still true to this day. It’s one of the last things we spoke about and it’s still one of the most truest things he said.”
H/t Fightful
Vividly remembered by fans, Bray Wyatt unfortunately passed away in August 2023.
Aleister Black Discusses In-Ring Career Finish
In a mini-documentary from Josiah Williams of Wrestle & Flow, Aleister Black opened up on how much he believes he has left inside the ring.
“I’m 39. I hope that I have another five to eight years left in me. Physically, I feel great. I think this is the best I’ve looked physically as well. Technology changes, nutrition changes, science changes, sports science changes. You see athletes getting older and older and being able to perform at higher levels, even when they’re old. I definitely feel I’m part of that in certain aspects, but I have no illusions about this that the majority of my career is well past me, absolutely.
In other news: Two popular AEW stars have brought back the classical Killswitch Engage theme.