The professional wrestling industry is booming at a rate we haven’t seen in decades. Long gone are the days of WWE being the only show in town, as giants like All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling have certified themselves as viable alternatives to both fans and talents alike. Even outside of the Big Three, the re-emergence of Impact Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance has given a number of independent talent the opportunity to showcase their skills on a big platform while at the same time allowing them to appear in a slew of other promotions. These freelance contracts are an advantage for wrestlers, but the promotions themselves always favor exclusive access to their stars.
This was particularly evident with AEW, which allowed the likes of Jon Moxley and Utah Wheeler to venture on GCW and NJPW, but prevented others from working with certain promotions. Seattle DEFY Wrestling has always had an interest in AEW’s Brian Danielson, but AEW has put “The American Dragon” competition on the Washington-based promotion to be held because he wants Danielson’s first match in his home state (since leaving WWE) under all. Elite banner.
While most promotions are lenient, and some have certain restrictions, the biggest show in town retains complete exclusivity. Although classified as independent contractors, wrestlers in WWE are only allowed to appear in WWE while they are on their books. This advantage is what made the company aggressively sign the bulk of indie scene talent in late 2010, cementing the NXT roster to include top players from Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, PROGRESS and Ring of Honor. That strategy was abandoned in the pandemic era, but with Paul “Triple H” Levesque now in control of WWE’s creations, a glimmer of old ways began to shine through.
The likes of former NXT Champion Carrion Cross, former NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion Dakota Kay, and superstar character Dexter Loomis have been brought back to the company in recent weeks. Furthermore, some AEW talents have said anonymously that they would never have left WWE if Triple H was in his current position of power when their contracts expired. Now, a recent report shared that interest in working at Triple H is a two-way street.
Choose a fight She stated that AEW’s “notable talent” was approached by WWE regarding working with WWE. The report confirmed that this unknown talent is under AEW contract and confirmed that they are happy with their current employer and have no desire to leave. fighting He explained that a member of WWE’s talent relations department called the AEW star, who then forwarded the call to their representative instead of speaking with the talent representative directly. According to sources familiar with the situation, there was “nothing wrong” that this AEW talent was already working on a full-time deal. It is unclear whether this constitutes unlawful contract tampering at this time.
Although there is no information available about the identity of this talent, it is worth noting that the report does not specify whether the person has been contacted about returning or joining WWE. This could mean that this is a talent with no previous WWE experience or someone who has run WWE before.
The recent power shift in WWE hasn’t affected AEW President Tony Khan, who has confirmed that a large part of his roster is in the books for years to come.
“Some of the novels I’ve seen every day for the past week are really entertaining for me. Like, I’ve got people signed (in to AEW) for five years,” Khan said. “And people just think because the guy, the CEO, the chairman of the board, the chief creative officer, these positions change in the competition, the people you have five-year contracts with, they will magically change the teams? Good luck with that. Adam Cole is signed until 2027 Now, I don’t expect to see him go anywhere anytime soon.”
Khan’s quotes were mentioned in a recent episode of AEW Dynamitewhere a behind-the-scenes clip featured Matt Jackson telling Hangman Page that “the word is these guys (Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, and Bobby Fish) are going to be around for a long time.”
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