Summary

Amazing Red says he is no longer carrying bitterness about not always receiving full recognition for his influence on pro wrestling.

The longtime high-flyer said there was a period after a serious leg injury when that frustration hit hard, but he has since moved past it. Red said he now sees his body of work as something he gave to wrestling, not something the business still owes him for.

Quote from Amazing Red

"I am not bitter. I’ve grown to understand I’ve given to pro wrestling. Pro wrestling doesn’t owe me anything and my stuff is there for the taking."

Red later went on to say:

"I see this a lot on social media for me. (People) saying Red deserves his flowers and, ‘Oh my gosh, if Red had $1 for every time someone did his moves.’ Listen, I legit had a bitter moment for a couple of months when I tore my ACL and broke my tibia. That’s when I got super bitter and it was very bad, but I’ve grown, I’ve humbled myself. (I’m) very close with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. That changed a lot out of me. It got out a lot of bitterness, because I was very, very upset and it ruined how my life was moving. I guess you live and learn, but I’ve grown so much. I’ve taken it as a respect thing."

Red's Next Match With Bandido

Red also discussed how selective he has become about taking matches at this stage of his career. He said Bandido was one of the names he had wanted for a long time, and that the April 16 singles match at House of Glory in Las Vegas stood out as the kind of opportunity that still makes sense for him.

"Bandido was one of the guys that was on my list for a long time. Awesome wrestler. Amazing wrestler, and you know, people before him. I just pick guys that are just intriguing to me. I’m so humbled and blessed to even be in the predicament like that. Like, who am I? Humbly speaking, a lot of people were just calling me out, and saying, ‘Hey, I want to work for you guys,’ and we start picking people and they go, ‘I want to wrestle Red…’ I’m still young, you know what I mean? But there’s just certain injuries where you just can’t get it better until you get some time off. But, then a lot of these matches started happening where they were calling me out and it kind of gave me like a motivation to just stick with it. But, I want to be very smart about this. I don’t want to wrestle everybody that calls me out. I want to wrestle matches that I think make more sense for me at this point."

What Amazing Red's Comments Mean For His Current Run

Red's comments make it clear that his current run is less about proving something to the industry and more about choosing moments that still matter to him. That gives added weight to a match like Bandido, because it is being framed as a deliberate late-career test rather than just another booking.

His remarks also underline how injuries have shaped the way he approaches wrestling now. Instead of chasing every callout, Red is focusing on opponents and appearances that fit where he is physically and professionally.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.