Reports had emerged that WWE were interested in some AEW names. Now, an update has emerged on the matter with WWE reportedly expected to ’˜go hard’ for top names.
WWE pushing to sign AEW stars
WWE had previously signed Cody Rhodes, who worked with AEW as an EVP. Meanwhile, it was recently reported that several names in WWE believe that they’d have a chance at landing Kenny Omega, after his AEW contract expires. Omega isn’t the only AEW EVP who has an uncertain in-ring future, with Matt and Nick Jackson of the Young Bucks both working under deals that expire later this year.
Per Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE is expected to go after many of the top names whose contracts are expiring this year:
‘If WWE had buried Cody then they (WWE) would have no shot at Kenny Omega, but they didn’t. So they do. At Least you say they have a shot.
‘Tony Khan losing Kenny Omega from a perception point would be really bad. Kenny Omega is in a really good position.
‘This is going to be a really interesting year for Tony. A lot of key deals are gonna be up this year, and WWE is gonna go hard at everyone good.
‘There’s gonna be a lot of WWE deals up and he (Tony Khan) needs to make the product, and the perception of the product, attractive enough where guys on the other side go, ’˜they’re solid, they’re financially stable, they have an easier schedule, they’re doing good.
‘Right now I don’t think the perception of WWE talent is to go there. That’s the key thing, is perception for WWE talent is like ’˜hey, it’s a fresh coat of paint for me, and I’m in the middle.’ Those are the guys, it’s gotta be the right guys for AEW.’
