AEW Full Gear performer makes heartfelt revelation; details why he 'would have stayed in wrestling'

A top star featured at the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view stated a bold reason why he would have continued his career in pro wrestling. The star being discussed is "Big Boom!" A.J. of the Costco Guys. He is a former pro wrestler who mostly competed on the independent circuit and is currently a prominent figure on social media.

Big Boom AJ wrestled on the pre-show of the Full Gear pay-per-view and defeated QT Marshall. The bout was vastly promoted by the former on different platforms. Also, the match garnered a massive reaction from the crowd during the early period of the contest. A shocking report following his bout noted that the social media influencer injured his foot before his match.

On Hey! EW, Big Boom AJ revealed that he wouldn't have quit pro wrestling if the internet had been as active back then as it is now.

“Well, because if we had all we had right now, the Internet, where you could really reach everyone, I would have stayed in wrestling," said AJ. "At the time, I went as far as wrestling as I really wanted to go, because without being on the road so many days a year… I have so much respect for professional wrestlers. Being on the road over 200 days a year, at the time, television was really only the opportunity." [H/T WrestleTalk]

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AEW President Tony Khan pleads with "Big Boom!" AJ to return to the promotion

Big Boom AJ and his family created a lot of buzz for AEW ahead of the match as well as after. Fans were on the edge of their seats as AJ and QT Marshall squared off at Full Gear.

While speaking at the Full Gear media scrum, Tony Khan requested Big Boom AJ return to AEW as their current program was a massive success.

“Please come back. You are welcome back!” Tony Khan said.

It remains to be seen if AJ will wrestle in another match in the Jacksonville-based promotion.