Wednesday was an emotional night for Anna Jay.
With AEW returning home to Jacksonville for last night's Dynamite, two tag matches took place honoring the late Brodie Lee (Jon Huber). The women's tag match saw Jay, Willow Nightingale, Thunder Rosa & Kris Statlander defeat Skye Blue, Julia Hart, Saraya & Ruby Soho.
Jay and Lee were part of The Dark Order together in AEW. To honor her mentor, Jay submitted Blue to win last night's match.
AEW uploaded a post-show interview on Thursday with Jay reflecting on what Lee meant to her career.
Yeah, he’s really what started me here in AEW. He was here from the beginning as soon as I was signed at 21, he kind of took me under his wing. I was in The Dark Order to begin with, and he’s somebody who kind of showed me what was right, what was wrong, what to do, what not to do, and really helped me a lot.
Now not having him obviously is really difficult. But tonight really sparked something in me I feel like that I haven’t had since then. He’s somebody who kind of gave me a lot of hope in the beginning. And now recently, I just haven’t really had it. And you know what, I feel like tonight, like I said, kind of sparked that again in me. I feel like I’m ready again.
Jay then got emotional when asked if she thinks Lee would be proud of her.
Oh, goodness. I hope so. Yeah, I hope so, but I think, like I said, tonight kind of has given me that fire again to keep going more where maybe I lost some of it. Though I think now I do want to make him more proud.
Lee passed away at 41 years old in December 2020.
In the other match honoring Lee on last night's Dynamite, Preston Vance, Adam Copeland, Orange Cassidy & Dustin Rhodes defeated Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona, Brian Cage & Lance Archer. Lee's protege Vance pinned Kaun in that match.
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