Summary

Darby Allin says he does not see himself as a mentor right now, even after being viewed in that role around Nick Wayne and Steven Borden in recent years.

Instead, Allin said his focus is on his own climb in AEW and on reaching the level he believes he still has to hit if he wants to become the face of the company.

Quote from Darby Allin

"No, I don’t. I feel like I’m still on my own road. I’m not where I need to be right now to be a mentor in my eyes. I don’t know, I truly, the whole thought of I’ll never be the face of this company is eating me alive and I really need to be concerned with myself. I can’t always keep reaching out and trying to pull people up. A lot of times man, the only way to truly get this done is if they do it themselves. Maybe you can guide them, but at the end of the day, they’re going to have to do it themselves. I can’t be on their ass every week. So, yeah. You either have that dog in you or you don’t. You cannot create a work ethic, you either have that inside of you or you don’t. I don’t have that time to waste telling people to have that work ethic. I need to be on my own road and they’ll be on their own road."

What It Means for Darby Allin in AEW

Darby Allin putting the emphasis on himself shifts the conversation back to his own standing in AEW, not to whether he should be guiding younger talent. That is the clearest takeaway from his comments.

It also lines up with the bigger competitive push he has been talking about lately, including his praise for Andrade El Idolo ahead of AEW Dynasty. If Allin is defining success around becoming the face of AEW, then his own results and momentum matter more than any mentor label.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.