Jimmy Jacobs gave up farm life in rural Georgia to revel in the awesome chaos of AEW! He talks about the call he got from Bryan Danielson that put his AEW journey into motion, his first AEW show in Washington DC, and his creative relationship with Tony Khan. He has stories about working with Chris Jericho, Tyler Black, and The Briscoe Brothers, performing on MTV’s Wrestling Society X, developing storylines for different talent, and building bonds in the trenches of pro wrestling. Jimmy also shares stories from the Ballad of Lacey, The Age Of The Fall, and his 5 times as ROH World Tag Team Champion.
Jimmy Jacobs on coming to AEW:
“Bryan Danielson called me and said, ‘hey, we’re starting a second show and we need someone in the chaos.’ I said I’m great in the chaos!”
Jimmy Jacobs on developing AEW creative:
“Wrestling is fluid. It’s a fluid game and needs to be a fluid game. You have all these different minds and different components, and there are different changes and until it’s done, it’s not done!”
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