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AEW’s Darby Allin: ‘Proving People Wrong, That’s What Drives Me’

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Darby Allin: ‘I paint my face because 50 percent of me is dead inside’

It is impossible to look at Darby Allin without seeing his face paint.

After learning why he wears the face paint, it is hard to think of anything else when you see Allin. The black-and-white paint covers half of his face, with the other half untouched.

“I paint my face because 50 percent of me is dead inside,” says Allin.