Bandido Thinks AEW Fans Would Be Surprised By What He Used To Look Like

Bandido goes viral.

Though an unlikely pairing, Bandido and Brody King have already found success as they now reign as the AEW Tag Team Champions, with their first title defense officially in the books. Elsewhere, Bandido has gone viral for his surprised reaction to an old photo of King. During a recent interview withWrestleZone, Bandido shared his response to the virality.

“Itâ€s crazy how the crowd loves the Brodido stuff, itâ€s amazing,†Bandido said. “For Brody and me too, itâ€s step by step. Every week for this past month, when we start to do matches together, the people start to say, ‘Hey, Brodido is good. Brodido is awesome,†and then say probably Brodido can win the belts and now we are the champions. Thatâ€s fantastic for us.’â€

When asked if fans would be similarly shocked to see his appearance from his rookie year in wrestling, Bandido admitted that they likely would be. “Yeah, they will be very surprised because in that time I was very skinny guy, more than now,†he said. “Also I used like a normal lucha mask. I was a very different gimmick than this.â€

Bandido Assesses His ROH World Title Prospects

In addition to holding the AEW Tag Team Championships, Bandido also reigns as the Ring of Honor World Champion, having defeated Chris Jericho for the title back at AEW Dynasty. So far, the masked star has successfully defended the title against Hechicero, Mascara Dorada, Konosuke Takeshita, and others. When WZ suggested that he defend his title against Shane Taylor, a former ROH World TV Champion, Bandido appeared open to the possibility.

“You got reason [to make that suggestion] and youâ€re right, because Shane Taylor was with me in the first Ring of Honor,†he said. Also, we got a shot against him for the TV title and I lost. So probably I can get him a shot, and maybe now show the people how that works.â€

Watch our full interview with Bandido:

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