Contract and Free Agency Thread

[MenacingMonk]

Pass.

Unless someone is a can’t miss signing, I have zero interest in signing ex-WWE talent that never wanted to leave there to begin with. Look how well it worked for all those other ones they signed like that, mostly flops or already back in the WWE.

The one thing that TK did was give Rusev and Black some form of creative control.

But look at Ricochet, Brodie Lee, Toni Storm. They came from the E and did well. It’s not the banner that matters, it’s the talent.

I actually saw Shotzi wrestle a few times before signing with the E and I never saw her botch.

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

My girl would be so pissed at Austin Theory going to AEW that I'm almost in favour of it happening just for the household fukkery.

Shotzi is one of those wrestlers that always seems like a good idea and I agree with whoever said she fits the AEW personality but I don't know if she's got the "and then the bell rang" levels for the AEW women's division rn. Not seen her wrestle for a while admittedly.

Dakota Kai has got something. TNA would do well with her. She might get lost in AEW though.

Seems like a lotta talk over nothing so far

Would love to see Dakota Kai get a shot in AEW. She’s injury prone but

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

The one thing that TK did was give Rusev and Black some form of creative control.

But look at Ricochet, Brodie Lee, Toni Storm. They came from the E and did well. It’s not the banner that matters, it’s the talent.

I actually saw Shotzi wrestle a few times before signing with the E and I never saw her botch.

Ricochet and Toni Storm wanted out of there. That’s the difference. Brodie Lee, can’t remember on him.

But these people that got cut and didn’t want to? Let them work elsewhere first, get humbled, see how it works out, then evaluate from there.

 

[TheAlbionist]

Would love to see Dakota Kai get a shot in AEW. She’s injury prone but

I've always enjoyed what I've seen and she seems popular. They need tag belts tbh, she makes sense then... I just can't see her as a threat to either of the singles belts.

Kayden and Katana could be a great addition to build a tag division too.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Thread is getting hard to navigate lol. Who got released? Are the releases confirmed?

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

Thread is getting hard to navigate lol. Who got released? Are the releases confirmed?

Just wild speculation thus far

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Just wild speculation thus far

Alright, cool.

 

[TheAlbionist]

Thread is getting hard to navigate lol. Who got released? Are the releases confirmed?

Nobody. Absolutely nothing. This is like when that guy leaked that tariffs were ending and the stock market spiked for 10 minutes.

Only we're wrestling fans. We'll probably argue for a good week about it.

 

[MenacingMonk]

Ricochet and Toni Storm wanted out of there. That’s the difference. Brodie Lee, can’t remember on him.

But these people that got cut and didn’t want to? Let them work elsewhere first, get humbled, see how it works out, then evaluate from there.

you’re holding some sort of grudge because “they didn’t want out of their contract”? What a weird thing to say.

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

you’re holding some sort of grudge because “they didn’t want out of their contract”? What a weird thing to say.

The resumes of the people that ended up in AEW after not wanting to leave WWE is pretty bad. Not 100% bad of course, but the hit rate is seemingly below the Mendoza line.

 

[dh86]

Guess that dogshyt company had no more room after all the nxt scabs

 

[Norrin Radd]

Hope this don’t come back to bite her

 

[mannyrs13]

Not talent related but looks like a start.

 

[Lannister]

Hope this don’t come back to bite her

How many people are going to do worked shoot promos? If every benched wrestler starts cutting one then it just becomes stale.

Unless this is leading to Kross making a stable of grievanced wrestlers or something.

 

[dh86]

Hope this don’t come back to bite her

A bunch of the roster definitely got the word on something and the media isn’t saying shyt about it