{"id":47623,"date":"2026-08-16T00:11:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T19:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47623"},"modified":"2026-08-16T00:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T19:11:28","slug":"pro-wrestler-labron-kozone-reacts-to-generational-talent-superlative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47623","title":{"rendered":"Pro wrestler LaBron Kozone reacts to &#8216;generational&#8217; talent superlative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Pro wrestler LaBron Kozone signed a multi-year deal with <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_798615\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/pro-wrestling\/major-league-wresting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Major League Wrestling<\/a> (MLW) in March and was immediately described as a blue-chip and &#8220;generational&#8221; prospect.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Kozone won a few matches and is heading into <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_798616\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/pro-wrestling-star-killer-kross-reveals-flourishing-major-league-wrestling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saturday\u2019s &#8220;Fusion&#8221;<\/a> looking to enact some revenge against Joe Coffey as the Scottish superstar took out legendary authority figure Teddy Long on a previous show.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_798617\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/pro-wrestling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGITAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"LaBron Kozone before a match\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>LaBron Kozone waves to the crowd on MLW &#8220;Fusion.&#8221;<\/span> <span>(MLW)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Kozone talked to Fox News Digital about his decision to sign with MLW in a recent interview<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It was just a great opportunity just with how things are going today in the wrestling world, you want to put yourself in a predicament where you become most effective, you know?&#8221; he said. &#8220;You just look at the states where you have so many different promotions out there, what&#8217;s going on in their universe and I know a lot of people in different universes and I&#8217;m looking at MLW and it&#8217;s just like, OK, for me it\u2019s probably the best situation with everything that I have going on in my obligation in pro wrestling.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It goes deeper than just inside the ring and wrestling but it&#8217;s how can I help people out outside the ring because I run Firestar Pro Wrestling Training School. So it&#8217;s not only an opportunity for me, but it&#8217;s opportunity for a lot of my students who are already getting a lot of opportunity. And plus, MLW is the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_798618\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/pro-wrestling-star-shotzi-opens-signing-mlw-makes-company-stand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fastest rising pro wrestling promotion<\/a> out there right now. It&#8217;s the most accessible and it&#8217;s the fastest rising. Every show that I&#8217;ve attended, even before I got signed, it&#8217;s been sold out. I feel like they&#8217;re definitely pressing on something game changing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_798619\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081526-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Close-up look at LaBron Kozone\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>LaBron Kozone looks around the arena before MLW&#8217;s &#8220;Fusion.&#8221;<\/span> <span>(MLW)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">MLW owner <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_798620\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/mlw-rising-star-labron-kozone-set-grudge-match-against-joe-coffey-talks-teddy-long-inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Court Bauer<\/a> was the one who called Kozone a &#8220;blue-chipper and a generational prospect&#8221; earlier this year when the company announced Kozone\u2019s signing.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Kozone said he wasn\u2019t quite sure what being a &#8220;blue-chipper&#8221; was but agreed with the notion that he was a &#8220;generational&#8221; talent.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Honestly, just to be quite frank, I don&#8217;t know what blue chip means. But generational talent, I can understand that,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I appreciate (it). That means once in a lifetime, which I do agree with. I feel like I am a once in a lifetime not just talent but once-in-a-lifetime person. To (have) done what I done, have as much impact as I&#8217;ve had if only been in it for a little bit over a decade.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/MLW-LaBron-Kozone-081426-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"LaBron Kozone hits Okumura\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>LaBron Kozone clotheslines Okumura during a match on MLW&#8217;s &#8220;Fusion.&#8221;<\/span> <span>(MLW)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He previously told Fox News Digital that if he\u2019s able to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_798622\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/pro-wrestler-joe-coffey-says-felt-last-years-kinda-wasted-looks-forward-growth-mlw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dispatch Coffey<\/a>, he\u2019s looking to go after some gold next.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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