AEW Star Anthony Ogogo has given an explanation for his extended absence after his feud with Cody Rhodes.
Former professional boxer Anthony Ogogo made his AEW Dynamite debut on the March 31 2021, attacking the Nightmare Family alongside QT Marshall, forming The Factory and starting a feud with Cody Rhodes.
Cody would defeat Ogogo at that year’s Double or Nothing in a poorly received encounter. Ogogo would get his win back in a tag team match a week later, before going missing for most of 2021.
During a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet, Ogogo revealed the reason for his absence was visa issues:
“I had this program with Cody and then I had to go back to the UK because I had some Visa stuff going on. I had to get a new Visa and I had to leave America to get a new Visa, that took 4 or 5 months. Regardless of the Cody storyline I had to leave anyway, and that was really sh*t because I wanted to build on that.”
“And I have come back and when I was gone we have signed the best wrestler that has ever lived, Bryan Danielson. We have signed CM Punk, Malakai Black, some amazing stars, it is a really rammed roster. It is great, unbelievable, but I don’t see it as competition.”
“I know me, I know what I can do, I back myself and I want people to do well. Because the better they do, the harder I have got to work to get that opportunity. So I know what I have got to do and no one can be me, so I back myself to the hill. But I would like more opportunity to show what I can do, but I am working hard and I am learning a lot.”
Anthony Ogogo made his return to the ring on December 6th, teaming up with QT Marshall, Aaron Solo & Nick Comoroto on AEW Dark: Elevation. On his most recent TV appearance, Ogogo joined his Factory faction mates in a backstage confrontation with Ricky Starks.