Are the Good Brothers coming to MLW?
MLW held Battle Riot VII and the show came with plenty of surprises. Another one was the tease of Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows making their debuts in June.
This would be the first time that Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows would step into an MLW ring. At the moment, this all speculation as it hasn’t been confirmed that the two former WWE stars will be making their debuts, though the vignette highlighted several key things about the Good Brothers act.
The former WWE Tag Team Champions were released in February. It was shocking because Karl Anderson was out with a torn rotator cuff; however, prior to the injury, WWE wasn’t particularly doing much with Anderson and Gallows. Despite being released, it shouldn’t be hard for these two to find another job. Anderson teased returning to New Japan Pro-Wrestling shortly after his WWE departure.
Given his ties to the promotion, it’s no surprise that they’re returning to New Japan. The duo has been off and on in New Japan for nearly 18 years. Gallows and Anderson were the original Bullet Club members and they have won the IWGP Tag Team titles on multiple occasions. Karl Anderson seemed to be getting a singles push as he won the NEVER Openweight Championship prior to him re-signing with WWE.
The Good Brothers are going back to their roots once their 90-day clause expires, but Gallows and Anderson seem to have a lot to say about their recent WWE stint. The two just released a snippet from their Talk'n Shop podcast and they discuss the Great one himself, The Rock (Transcript courtesy of Post Wrestling):
Anderson: The Rock, with a sad face. I’m just gonna say this about The Rock and why I put the sad face. I’ll say all of this. I have to say this. The Rock was always on my Mount Rushmore. When I was in high school, I remember being just drawn to The Rock. I’ve always thought he was one of the most greatest performers of all-time. He’s obviously the greatest star in Hollywood. But, now that he’s clearly on the Board and he’s running the WWE, right? I mean, he does, basically… and the media. People are enamored by the guy. I think I put the sad face there because it’s clear. I’m hyping him up because… I have had him on a pedestal. Man, he was on Mount Rushmore. I would have put four Rocky’s on Mount Rushmore. But I put the sad face there because, how do I say this without giving it — maybe there’s a little disappointment, I guess, that it’s like, aw, I gotta talk — aw, now I gotta.
Gallows: I wanna talk a lot on May the 7th and the 8th and furthermore and expound upon it…
Anderson: I’m disappointed, man.
Gallows: It’s grown so big and it’s such a great thing to see it thrive and for it to be so, so healthy but, corporate wrestling changes everything. It really does… And you know, when corporate takes over in any facet of your life or your business, there are immense changes. Some massively positive, some maybe not. There’s a lot to be talked about there. There’s a lot of sh*t that we know that we probably shouldn’t and it’s gonna be fun to say it.
Anderson: I mean, I had him up on the Mount Rushmore. I had him on Mount Rushmore like three, four times, and maybe, just maybe he might be chiseled off that Mount Rushmore now. Maybe. Maybe there’s just a little bit of disappointment because I just saw — the business is so different now but I can’t expound on anything else.