Sami Callihan Warns Against Deathmatches, Alex Wright Is Open To A Royal Rumble Appearance

During a recent appearance on “The Wrestling Perspective Podcast,” Impact Wrestling star Sami Callihan reflected on shedding the moniker of being a Deathmatch expert earlier in his career.

According to Callihan, the reputation of being a Deathmatch wrestler has its own set of pros and cons.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On if being considered a deathmatch wrestler can be a hindrance to your career: “I think it is and it isn’t. I know a lot of deathmatch wrestlers that are amazing technical wrestlers too but have gotten stuck in that. But they’ve got stuck in that because that’s what they allowed themselves to get stuck in. One thing me and Moxley really did when we were younger…we didn’t do death matches for that long. We did death matches for eight months. We probably did them a handful of times when we were younger, like eight to ten death matches. And then we used that reputation…”

On some wrestlers being stuck in the deathmatch lane: “I see so many deathmatch wrestlers now in particular, but they’re in their late to mid-30s, they never got on television, and they’re stuck doing deathmatches each and every week, and sure, you can make a name doing death matches, and sure you can make money, but you can’t do that forever. Your body’s going to give out.”

During a recent appearance on the “Cheap Heat Productions Podcast,” former WCW talent Alex Wright spoke about a potential WWE Royal Rumble appearance, retirement match scenarios, and more.

You can check out some highlights from the interview below:

On if he’d be interested in a WWE Royal Rumble appearance: Yeah, of course. Of course, why not? I can still go. I’m still young.”

On if he has a scenario for a potential retirement match: “There are a few scenarios. In general, just stepping back in the ring, especially in the States. I had such good memories over there, that would be something special anyway for me. In Europe and stuff like that, I still love wrestling. Wrestling is in my blood, that’s why I never retired. I’m still at that age where I could go in the ring and perform. I don’t want to put out any scenarios now.”

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