Kyle O’Reilly Discusses How He Developed His In Ring Style: “My Style Is Catered To A Company Like All Elite Wrestling”

Kyle O’Reilly believes his in ring style is perfect for AEW.

Kyle O’Reilly’s arsenal of moves comes from a long history of wrestling, with a particular penitent for martial arts related moves. He uses a combination of kickboxing and intense grappling exchanges.

While speaking to Beyond Type 1 O’Reilly was asked how he came to develop his in ring style. O’Reilly would answer, mentioning that he believed his style caters to AEW.

I just wanted to make wrestling as realistic and believable as possible. There’s a place in wrestling for the amazing maneuvers that people can do, the moonsaults and the twisting hurricanranas and stuff like that, but I was never physically capable of doing that stuff, mainly because I’m afraid of heights.

I train a lot in martial arts, jiu jitsu and kickboxing. These were things that I was good at and movements I could do well, so I started to incorporate that into my pro wrestling. Everything I do I’m trying to be different. Not really standing out by being extra flashy, but the opposite of flash.

My style is catered to a company like All Elite Wrestling, where there are so many tremendous athletes and wrestlers and I can help bring something different to the table that will mesh really well with our high fliers and other sensational technicians we have.

Kyle O’Reilly to Beyond Type 1

O’Reilly is currently out of action after undergoing neck surgery. Prior to the injury, he assisted Adam Cole in turning on The Young Bucks. There is no projected timetable for his return at this point in time.

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