Darby Allin credits WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley as the key figure who first sparked his desire to become a professional wrestler. In a recent interview with Flickering Myth, the AEW star was asked about the wrestlers who inspired him throughout his career. Allin shared that as a child, it was Foley’s unique style and larger-than-life persona that caught his attention and ignited his passion for wrestling. Over the years, however, Allin’s appreciation has evolved, as he has come to admire the technical prowess of other wrestlers, expanding his influences beyond just Foley’s wild and unpredictable approach to the sport.
Darby Allin said (per Wrestling Inc)
“As a kid watching it, I’d probably say I think like Mick Foley in the Hell in a Cell match, just because as a kid — it’s funny because as a kid I used to think like ‘oh my god like crazy stunts, it’s so awesome,’ but then when I actually got into wrestling, that’s when I started respecting more of the Dean Malenko’s and the technical wrestlers you know?”
“But as a kid, that’s kind of my goal with my wrestling is someone that’s a non-wrestling fan can be watching me and like ‘holy s**t that guy’s insane,’ but the fans who are actually wrestling fans can be like ‘well he knows actually how to like technically wrestle and he knows how to actually wrestle.’ So it’s kind of fun to catch attention.”
