Darby Allin Says “I Could See” Me Being A Heel In AEW

AEW star Darby Allin recently sat down for an in-depth interview on the “Maggie & Perloff LIVE” podcast to discuss his character, his high-risk style, and his future ambitions. The former TNT Champion, a top babyface in the company, opened up about the possibility of a future heel turn and his off-screen passion for filmmaking, which he studied in school.

When asked about the possibility of turning heel, Allin admitted he could see a path to it, but nioted that his primary motivation has always been a personal one.

“You know, honestly it just wherever the wind takes me. And I feel a lot of fans, theyâ€re always like, ‘Darby, you donâ€t have to do — you donâ€t have to go crazy anymore to impress us.†Iâ€m like, ‘Iâ€m not doing it for you. Iâ€m doing it for me.†I actually love going out there and jumping off ladders or whatever it is I get myself into. But I also — on the flip side, I do see how fast the fans forget about you. I do see how quick they move on. Say, if you got like an injury or something there, ‘All right, whatâ€s the next shiny toy?†So in that sense, I could see being a heel and just straight up being like, ‘You are so ungrateful for what it is that we do,†you know? But at the end of the day, I donâ€t do it for them. So I feel like you canâ€t get mad at them for that. But who knows? Wherever the wind takes young Darby Allin, maybe I will uh go rogue.â€

Allin, who attended film school before pursuing a career in skateboarding and wrestling, also discussed whether he has any interest in acting. He revealed that he would much rather be the one behind the camera, a place where he feels he could truly “flourish.”

“So, I went to film school. So Iâ€d rather direct films. Iâ€d rather do the screenwriting and directing. Thatâ€s kind of like where I feel like I would flourish more. And like, Iâ€m not saying I wouldnâ€t do acting. Itâ€d be fun, but I donâ€t want to do something that doesnâ€t speak to me as a human that interests — like, I got to do something that interests me. Because when I first started wrestling, I said, ‘Iâ€m either going to make it as Darby or Iâ€m going to fail as Darby, but Iâ€m not changing a thing. And with AEW, like I havenâ€t changed a single thing about myself. And thatâ€s why I feel like people are like, ‘Whoa.†Like they gravitate, because itâ€s like — Iâ€m really authentic, and they know Iâ€m not playing a character. Iâ€m not part of the machine. You canâ€t create me. I am me. So it just would have to be something that generally interests me as a human.â€

Allin is coming off a victory at the AEW WrestleDream pay-per-view, where he defeated his long-time rival Jon Moxley in a brutal “I Quit” match, thanks in part to a assist from Sting.

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