Prior to re-signing with Ring of Honor last year, many had pegged former ROH World Television Champion Marty “The Villain” Scurll as AEW bound once his contract was up in November.
However, ROH officials made the 31-year-old an offer that he simply couldn’t refuse, and any plans involving Scurll and AEW were thrown out the window. Both Matt and Nick Jackson spoke to Connor Casey of
ComicBook.com and reveal their feelings towards Scurll staying with ROH, and it appears that the news didn’t come as a shock to the brothers:
“We were kind of feeling him out for a while now and he always was very vague with us, anytime we would bring up storylines and stuff,” Nick Jackson said.
“So, we pretty much got the hint three months ago or so. And we realized, ‘Okay, he’s staying put.’ Good for him, though. And that he knows how we feel, it’s a business. Yeah, it would’ve been great to have him with us because we’re good friends, but he got a great deal out of it and he seems to be very happy. He’s definitely going to try to paint his path on his own and more respect to him for doing that. We’re all cool though.”
“I feel the same way,” Matt Jackson added. “
Marty got a great offer and I think he wanted it to be more than just a wrestler and he got an opportunity to do that. And Marty is a clever guy and he’s very talented. I love him and I hope nothing but the best for him. And I hope he can make the place he’s working a better place. I want wrestling everywhere to succeed because as long as the boys are being taken care of and there’s more opportunities for the boys and girls to wrestle and make money, support their families, then great because the wrestling world needs Ring of Honor to do well. And I think Marty, if you can pinpoint any person right now that can help them, it’s him. Good on them, and I’m happy for Marty.”