AEW has grown its roster rapidly over the last couple of years and signed many top talents. This has, unfortunately, also resulted in many of the existing guys being booted out of the spotlight. One such guy who decided to quit the company over his frustrations is Frankie Kazarian.
The former SCU member who had been with the company since day 1 spoke to PWinsider recently to discuss his AEW departure. Kazarian revealed that the promotion wanted to extend his contract but he declined the offer:
“I still had two years left on my contract, two years to get rolled over. AEW management contacted me in early December, which was only a few weeks after [Josh Alexander] match. They contacted me 30 days out, which is what they’re supposed to do, and had talked about rolling me over and wanted to get the process going. I basically said, ‘thanks but no thanks.'”
Frankie Kazarian on AEW exit
Frankie Kazarian explained that he felt it was the time to bet on himself. He wanted to leave the company before developing any feeling of resentment:
“I’ve always done business the right way and been amicable about it. I wanted to get out before any feelings of resentment or bitterness. That message was relayed and they wanted to do right by me, which I respect the hell out of. As of January 1, this year, I was a free agent,”
