Marko Stunt is done pretending his AEW departure was anyone’s fault but his own.
In a revealing new interview on Busted Open Radio, the former Jungle Express member admitted he made mistakes during his time in the company—and now he’s owning every bit of it.
Stunt, who left wrestling in 2024 to focus on his health and now works as a car salesman in Mississippi, reflected on how his dream job slipped through his fingers. Looking back, he believes his mindset at the time sealed his fate.
“I think there’s a few things that went into it. I’ve grown up a lot since then. I’m almost 30 now. I was in my early twenties when all that first started. I was young, dumb, and excited to be living my dream. I made some decisions that didn’t go over too well a couple times. I kind of treated it like, ‘Okay, I’m here. I’m good.’ And that was a terrible mindset to have.”
Even though the run ended, Stunt says he has no regrets about the friendships and memories he made while part of AEW’s roster.
“I absolutely loved being there. I’ve got friends for life from there now, obviously with Jack (Perry) and Luchasaurus, and Sammy Guevara, and all the vlog crew that we were a part of and everything.”
According to Stunt, AEW simply moved in a new direction—and he gets it.
“I think plans just started to change. More people started to come in and new toys are more fun than the toys that you got a few years ago, in my opinion. And there’s nothing wrong with that. That’s how things go.”
Despite leaving the spotlight, fans haven’t forgotten him.
“I’ve still got people coming up to me like every week or so. I’ll go to Walmart or Target, or a gas station. And people still come up to me to this day and say that they used to watch me. And I still think that’s crazy ’cause I’m just — I was Marko Stunt forever. And now, I guess I’m still Marko Stunt, but to me it is just like, I’m just Noah now. I’m working day to day.”
Stunt also made it clear that his departure wasn’t about drama, creative, or politics. It was about getting too comfortable and losing his edge.
“I do think there were some things I could have done differently to maybe preserve my spot a little better… I don’t think I handled it as maturely as I should have. I feel like I have to blame it on myself. I want to say I got too comfortable, to be real honest with you. I got too comfortable and, I didn’t feel untouchable or anything. It wasn’t anything like that. That was never in my head space. But I did get very, very comfortable there.”
Now working full-time at Homer Skelton Ford under the name Noah “Mr. Fun Size” Nelms, he’s traded frog splashes for full-size trucks—but he’s still got that showman spark.
Do you think AEW should’ve done more with Marko Stunt, or was his time up? Drop your thoughts in the comments.
