In a recent interview with The Wrestling INC Daily Podcast to promote the launch of Heels on Starz, actor Stephen Amell discussed training in-ring for the show, as well as the possibility of an in-ring return in either the WWE or All Elite Wrestling.

“When I did stuff with WWE or Ring of Honor or AEW, it was always during the filming of Arrow, number one. Number two, it was always something I had to jump into really quick. This time around, I got to spend some time and really focus on the basics, locking up, hitting the ropes, developing a good punch, learning how to bump, like really learning how to bump.

If you’ve seen any of my matches, you’ll never see me take a flat back bump because I wasn’t confident enough to do it, I was worried I was going to snap my head. I can handle a bruise on my chest, or getting my shoulder slammed into something, or a knife-edge chop to the chest, but if you ring your bell in the middle of a match and you don’t know where you are, that’s going to be problematic.

It was really focusing on the fundamentals, really focusing on them was fun and showed me even more how much respect these professional wrestlers deserve. My man crush on Kevin Owens is alive and well, I love the way that guy works and the way he works a crowd, Cody and I have been circling a Singles Match for the longest time, I know that he’d take care of me and that we can tell a story in there, you’re going to have to convince my wife first ultimately.”

The interview is available in full at this link.