Matt Sydal wants to bring Air Boom back, and he has an idea for how to do it in AEW.
He pitched the group as a family-friendly act and suggested it could take the place of Swerve Strickland, who he said AEW has run into problems with as the heavyweight champion “on his own trajectory.”
Sydal said he believes he’d be a “great teammate” for Kofi. He also described seeing Kofi in the AEW locker room again, saying it felt like “old times,” with Kofi looking the same or even better than before.
I mean, I think I would be a great teammate. They’re running into some problems with Swerve because he’s – heavyweight champion. He’s on his own trajectory. Austin Creed, Kofi Kingston, plus Matt Sydal. That’s a trio that the family can see. Bring your grandma. Bring your kids. Come watch us. We’ll have some fun. I am like, when I saw Kofi for the first time in the locker room, because I didn’t know he was going to be like, and all of a sudden we’re there looking at each other, and it was just like old times.
He added:
It was as if no time had passed, and he’s timeless. I mean, he looks the same, no doubt about it. Maybe even a little better. But the bottom line is we’ve always been at the peak of the business. We’re always trying to do our best. We’re always trying to top ourselves, and that mentality kind of just keeps us going.
According to Sydal, the “core material” behind Air Boom is “simmering” backstage and will “boil over” eventually.
So the same core material that Air Boom came from is simmering in the AEW locker room as we speak. It’s going to simmer a little bit longer, but it’ll boil over.
Sydal and Kofi teamed as Air Boom in WWE, where they won the WWE Tag Team Championship, before both men moved on to AEW.
Strickland responded on X, telling Sydal not to be scared. There’s no indication AEW has plans for such a trio, and neither Kofi, Creed nor the company has responded to Sydal’s comments.
