Before his arrival at WWE in 2014, Kevin Owens had already made a significant impact on the independent wrestling arena, having competed notably for the Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and several other circuits.
Throughout the first decade of the 2000s, Ring of Honor (ROH) and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) established themselves as two of the most prominent independent wrestling entities. They were instrumental in the inception and flourishing of various stars-like Bryan Danielson, CM Punk, Sami Zayn, The Young Bucks, and many others.
Presenting himself on the “What Do You Want To Talk About?” podcast, Owens found himself being inquired about who he perceived as the emerging talents in the present independent wrestling scenario. His response was,
“I can’t tell you because I don’t follow it enough. I’m a huge wrestling fan and I try to follow as much wrestling as I can. Everything has changed so much. It almost feels, and I know I’m going to get in relative trouble for this with the fans. It almost feels like there is no independent scene anymore. I know there is, I just don’t know enough about it because it’s just not what it used to be. A lot of it is because independent talents in the last few years have been signed. I’m not saying there are no independent standouts, I just don’t know them. Probably, a lot of it, is I have less time to pay attention to wrestling. I wish I had an answer, I really don’t. I don’t know who is out there.”
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