AEW Champion Speaks Out On Constant Comparison To WWE Attitude Era Favourites

Ratings-drawing AEW star wants to be "new legend" rather than calling back to famous former faces.

by Michael Hamflett
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Current AEW Tag Team Champion Max Caster has moved to dismiss regular comparisons between The Acclaimed and former multi-time WWE Tag Team Champions The New Age Outlaws.

The teams both share an undeniable bond with audiences and the presence of Billy Gunn hitting big catchphrases and hand-signs, but Caster believes the group are more than just a solid sequel.

Speaking to Busted Open Radio (h/t WrestlingInc)

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“We call ourselves ‘the new legends,’ we’re not the ‘new’ New Age Outlaws. We are the new legends in wrestling because of what we have been able to accomplish just this year and once we won the titles, I told Anthony, ‘If we have a full year of just focused energy on getting this to be the most popular thing in wrestling and the loser popular thing in the world, we’re set for life...we represent all the homegrown talent on the roster as well. They look at us different now too. Like, what [they] want to know, what to do now and if we can pass that on, that would be great."

Caster and partner Anthony Bowens look set to defend their titles against Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal sometime in the near future, having just toppled longstanding #1 ranked duo FTR on the December 7th edition of Dynamite. The pair are currently 89+ days into their first reign as Champions, having dethroned Swerve In Our Glory for the straps at September's Dynamite: Grand Slam special.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett