Powerhouse Hobbs recently spoke with Sports Illustrated to promote Friday’s AEW Rampage where he will wrestle Dante Martin. Here are the highlights:
Being part of Team Taz:
“Everyone in the group looks to Taz for mentorship. When we’re wrong, he lets us know. When we’re right, he lets us know, too. Team Taz is like a pot of gumbo—we all add these different flavors to the group,” says Hobbs. “We all have one another’s back, and we’re not surprised by Hook’s stardom. I’ve heard people call it Hookamania. But we knew he was going to take off.”
The winner of this Rampage being added to the Face of the Revolution ladder match at next month’s Revolution pay-per-view:
“I’m not taking this opportunity lightly,” says Hobbs. “So every opportunity I get, I’m going to grasp it by the throat and make the best of it. That’s my opportunity, that’s going to be me. So people are going to see Dante Martin in a world of pain on Rampage.”
His goals:
“To get to your goals, you’ve got to prove it to everyone, especially yourself,” says Hobbs. “I came from the projects, and look where I’m at. That’s why I put it all out there. I want the live audience to feel my emotion, I want everyone at home to feel it.
My goal is to be the top guy. There is no one else like Powerhouse Hobbs, and every time you see me, I want everyone to remember who I am.”
