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It’s not even the end of summer 2024 yet and AEW’s Darby Allin is already planning both a big climb and a big fall in 2025.
As part of the media surrounding last week’s announcement of All In coming to Arlington, Texas’ Globe Life Field next July, Allin caught up with the Dallas Morning News where the topics of both climbing Mount Everest and next summer’s big pay-per-view came up.
The oft-injured Allin had to withdraw from his plans to climb Mount Everest in March after suffering a broken foot during a match with Jay White at Dynamite: Big Business. He was set to depart roughly two weeks after the match, but those plans had to change.
Allin told the media outlet that he is still planning on attempting the climb next April.
“You can only climb it two months out of the year. If you could climb it any month, I would have been there right now. But, you know, you gotta wait a year,” he said, adding that he did training for nine months that others said would take years to accomplish.
“Everybody’s saying, like, ‘Maybe (the foot break) is a sign that you shouldn’t do it.’ And I said, ‘Hell no, that’s a sign I should do it next year.’ It’s been such a roller coaster of emotions going into it. But like, I wanted to do it before, but now I really want to do it. It’s just, like, the moment was taken away. I’m super excited for it,” he said.
Allin, who challenges TBS Champion Jack Perry in a coffin match at this Sunday’s All In: London, confirmed a Renee Paquette tweet that he was already scouting out Globe Life Field for next year’s All In in an effort to pull something off that would leave a “lasting impression” on those watching and perhaps inspire other future wrestlers to do the same.
“…I was just walking around, looking around like, ‘What can I fall off of?’ To me, going to all these buildings, there’s such an aura and vibe to these stadiums. And every time I’m walking in, I’m like, ‘What can I do that will leave a lasting impression?’ And I put myself in the shoes of being like a fourth grade kid, you know what I mean? Like, if I saw something, what will I remember for my entire life? Because, with this wrestling stuff, it’s pretty wild how much of an impact you can have on people’s lives. I don’t take it for granted. It’s pretty crazy, you know, just how you can inspire somebody and change the whole trajectory of their life,” he said.
Allin later equated his effort to creating memorable moments like ones he watched with Mick Foley and Jeff Hardy where if that moment changes one life like it did for him, it was worth it.
“So if I need to sacrifice myself at Globe Life Field, ok,” he said.
