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Marty The Moth Looking for a Future in AEW

Posted: Oct 26th 2019 By: Justin Barasso

Marty “The Moth” Martinez is seeking a new home.

A former Lucha Underground star, Martin Casaus has been recovering the past four months from two herniated discs in his spine. His rehabilitation process is taking time; even though Casaus still cannot fully jog, he will be returning to the ring next week in Spokane on the “Downtown Destruction” indie card on Twitch.

“The match is a little earlier than I want, but it’s going to be a good test to see where I’m at,” said Casaus, who is only 34 and had just begun to hit his peak before sustaining the injury. “I didn’t want to have fusion surgery on my back because I have plenty of years left of wrestling, so I got stem cells shot directly into my spine last week.”

Casaus’ injury is especially painful, as it hit his sciatic nerve and shoots pain down his right side, but he is optimistic that he will be back to full operating capacity within a couple months.

Once he returns to full health, Casaus is determined to emerge as a star for All Elite Wrestling.

“My intention is to get as healthy as I can so I can say what’s up to AEW,” said Casaus, who would add a uniquely sadistic character to the promotion. “It’s going to be a crazy war against WWE. I have friends on both sides, but black and gold are more of my colors. And I’d love to get in the ring with Jon Moxley.”

In addition to staying dedicated to his physical rehab, Casaus also made a significant life choice two weeks ago when he proposed to his girlfriend of eight years.

“I forgot all the lines I’d been thinking about for two straight days the second I went down on one knee,” said Casaus. “Since I have the herniated disc, my girlfriend thought I was getting on my knee because I was hurt. I had this long proposal ready, and it ended up being a failed promo, but she said yes.”

Casaus has big plans ahead of the June 2021 wedding date that center around his future in a wrestling ring.

“I’ve been rehabbing hard for four months, and there are very big things to come,” he said. “My goal is to do whatever it takes to get to the black and gold of AEW. I’ll have to do some slight changes to my character, and I’m going to bring some pieces of my Twitch channel into wrestling, too. There will be a little bit different branding, but trust me when I say you’ll still see that same type of crazy.”