QT Marshall Is Okay With Fans Not Liking Him, Thinks Fans Project Frustrations on Him

In an interview with Fightful, QT Marshall spoke about playing a heel in AEW and said that he’s fine with the fans not liking him, noting he’s good in his role. He added that he believes some fans turned on him due to rumors of how he got his spot in the company. Here are highlights:

On playing a heel: “I don’t know why the fans, they don’t like me for whatever reason, but I’m okay with it. I lean into it. I enjoy it. I think being a good person behind the scenes and in my life, I think it’s fun to be able to take that out on the live audience and get those frustrations out. They have a lot of frustrations with a lot of the talent, so let them put it on me. I’m okay with it.”

On why he thinks fans don’t like him: “Man, Tony and I were just talking about this the other day. It started obviously with just being there because of being Cody’s assistant and then kind of falling into the TV stuff. But I think a lot of it was never pushing back and fighting against the rumors and innuendo of why I had the spots that I had. It’s like, ‘If that’s what you want to believe, I’m all for it. There’s nothing that I would hate more as a fan than a guy in a spot because he used his relationships to get there and didn’t really earn it. You know what I mean? So to me, that was like the easiest way to just lean into it and have fun with it. So as a fan, I completely understand why you wouldn’t like me and I try to do my best, not to give any reason to.”

On being able to play face too: “[During recent AEW dark matches], believe it or not, I was a full on baby face and I was able to flip the crowd right away.] So, I enjoy it too, but no, I know what my lane is. I’m good at it. I enjoy it. Wrestling is like an outlet for me to kind of let out some steam and if I’m able to do it once in a while, especially in front of a nice audience, it’s definitely worth it for me. It’s worth it on my body as well.”

QT Marshall Is Okay With Fans Not Liking Him, Thinks Fans Project Frustrations on Him

QT Marshall Is Okay With Fans Not Liking Him, Thinks Fans Project Frustrations on Him

QT Marshall Is Okay With Fans Not Liking Him, Thinks Fans Project Frustrations on Him

QT Marshall Is Okay With Fans Not Liking Him, Thinks Fans Project Frustrations on Him

QT Marshall Is Okay With Fans Not Liking Him, Thinks Fans Project Frustrations on Him