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Ricochet Gives His Honest Opinion About His Time As WWE Speed Champion

Did Ricochet find his time on WWE Speed to be insulting or offensive? The current AEW star has let his true feelings be known.
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Ricochet was inaugural WWE Speed Champion
Ricochet was inaugural WWE Speed Champion | WWE.com

Ricochet is absolutely thriving in All Elite Wrestling.

The former WWE Superstar has been on the creative run of his career ever since joining AEW last summer. He made the decision to leave WWE, hoping to rediscover his passion for professional wrestling. By all accounts he appears to have succeeded.

Toward the end of his WWE tenure, Ricochet was primarily used to help put over younger talent on television. Reigning Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker being a prime example. At the same time, he was chosen to help establish a new social media exclusive property and became the inaugural WWE Speed Champion.

Many fans found it insulting to take one of the best bell-to-bell performers in the world and shackle him with a three minute time limit. Those sentiments were publicly echoed by long-time rival Will Ospreay prior to Ricochet's arrival in AEW.

During a recent interview with Adrian Hernandez of Unlikely, Ricochet was asked about his time on WWE Speed and said the personally never he found the assignment to be offensive or insulting.

"You got to look at everything as an opportunity and if you don’t, then I think you’re already kind of defeated. You have to look at everything — especially, you know, they were putting something into this and I wanted to be a part of, again, building something. Building something and making it as big as possible. I like that feeling and so, again, any opportunity you get, you gotta strike and that’s kind of the way I see it and that’s with everything. Life, wrestling, everything.""
Ricochet on Unlikely

Ricochet would drop the WWE Speed Championship to Andrade shortly before his contract with the company expired, ending his reign at just 42 days.

Coming off an exhilarating match with Swerve Strickland at AEW Revolution, Ricochet will be back in action Saturday night on AEW Collision. He'll compete against Katsuyori Shibata in the opening round of the International Championship Eliminator Tournament.

The winner of that tournament will challenge Kenny Omega for the title at AEW Dynasty next month.

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Rick Ucchino
RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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