Johnny TV Says He Feels Underutilised In AEW Amid Recent CMLL Run

Johnny TV feels he is underutilised in AEW.

Despite signing with the company almost three years ago, Johnny TV has struggled to become a mainstay on AEW programming. Instead, the 46-year-old has mainly featured in Ring Of Honor, where the majority of his alliance with MxM Collection has played out. However, he on January 30, he began appearing in regularly CMLL, having 11 matches in less than six weeks. On February 27, he even lost a hair vs. hair match against Angel de Oro, rendering him bald in an incredibly

Speaking with Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Johnny TV reflected on the match which saw him lose his hair, discussing how he’s fitted into CMLL while not having much of a role in AEW.

“I gotta admit, the match did feel fantastic. That hair match, I feel like, was one of the best matches I’ve had in years. Was the first time in a while that I felt like me again. Kind of feeling unfulfilled, basically. Not just me, a lot of people in wrestling. But for me right now, in AEW, I feel underutilized. Can’t blame anyone, that’s just how wrestling promotions work. There’s only enough TV time for a certain amount of people. Those people at AEW, we’ve coined the term the island. Those people are on the island, so to speak. I don’t feel like I’m on the island with Tony or AEW right now. So because of that, I feel like I’m doing like 10-20% of what I’m capable of, storytelling-wise, wrestling-wise, in the ring. With CMLL, I’m on their island, and so I got to do everything that I could, and it was cool.”

-Johnny TV

Johnny TV, known to WWE fans as John Morrison, has regularly altered his ring name to reflect his surroundings, and this is no different when it comes to his time in CMLL. Having been known as Johnny Elite, Johnny Impact, and Johnny Mundo just to name a few, the star has now added Johnny Consejo to his ever-growing list of aliases.

With his CMLL stint still ongoing, there’s no word on when Johnny TV will make his return to AEW programming. However, given the success of his time in the company, it’s possible Tony Khan may look to have him re-enter the fold if he continues to build momentum in Mexico.

As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Johnny TV as soon as we hear more.