Who will be the first to leave WWE for AEW?
Lmk who you think?
Multiple answers is just fine.
Difficult to know who will jump without knowing the remaining time on peopleās contracts but The Revival jumping to AEW is an obvious one for the future. Britt Baker jumping to WWE wouldnāt surprise me either.
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A more interesting question is who will be the first to leave AEW for wwe?
The Dr, Nooooooo
Asuka or Kairi sane?
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It wonāt be for a while, thatās why they started offering long-term double-your-money contracts and playing dirty with people like Luke Harper. Spears was lucky to get out when he did. But yes, The Revival are the obvious ones since itās well-known they have refused new contract offers. Orton might decide heās had enough of WWE shenanigans mid-next year, and while he might not seem like a āfitā for AEW right now, being given free reign away from the restrictions of scripts etc might give him the impetus to actually become more interesting. He certainly comes across as not having any figs to give right now which could make for an interesting character outside of the machine.
The next ābigā signing for AEW will obviously be Scurll, whether Flip will come with him is the only real intrigue there (though I think his contract still has a bit to go). Other than that I think itās more likely youāll see someone jump from NJPW. Robinson maybe? Not Osprey unfortunately.
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Feel like Revival is a lock. Rusev feels like a solid choice now. I think Orton will do it. My gut tells me he wants to do something new and trailblazing and admires Cody a lot for it. I think they are close too.
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Hopefully not that many. I could see Revival and Luke Harper. No idea what his contract status but also āBrokenā Matt Hardy.
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Without knowing contracts itās hard to say. Plus the only person whoās left AEW so far was Kylie Rae for TNA.
Honestly I feel people like Rusev & The Revival would be great in AEW, but I think The Revival renewed for a few years and Rusev may still have a year under contract.
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Till mid next year, rumour is heāll then be done with in-ring. Think heās hoping for one last Broken run though.
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I cant see it. I feel like he wants to work with certain guys, but work with them in WWE. Iāve never seen him as a guy who wants to take risks. Heās comfortable. Heās probably making good money. Has a great schedule. Iād be shocked.
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I wouldnāt call that a defection. That whole thing was very strange. The way it went down so suddenly and without any real explanation suggests something happened that meant she just didnāt feel comfortable there any more. Itās possible that at the time she genuinely wanted to be out of the business but has since changed her mind, but again just didnāt want to go back there so chose to appear with TNA. I donāt think weāll ever know and tbh fair enough, but it is curious.
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He already has the money and would probably make a comparable amount in AEW anyway. Plus their schedule is by design quite light. So I donāt see it as being all that risky for him. I just get the vibe over the last few years he is ready for something else.
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Sami Zayn or shinsuke nakamura Dolph Ziggler
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Heās had a lack luster last few years. Went thru terrible creative with Bray and was really watered down during his run as the Autority champion. With Cena gone, heās the last one of that era still there regularly (or so it feels) and I just think he cares a lot of about the business in a way nobody has given him credit for in years. He doesnāt need the money so thatās another reason I think heās a candidate but itās a long shot and youāre probably right.
Iād love to see it. Even more than guys like Zayn, Revival, Rusev etc. I think it would be a lot more interesting.
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More interesting than WWE, what about some of the people in organizations other than WWE?
I think Tessa Blanchard eventually signs and one person Iād love to see in AEW is Killer Kross. They could use a few more monsters and I think heād a perfect fit.
Itās also probably only a matter of time before AEW or WWE grabs Jacob Fatu from MLW.
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Based on the direction WWE seems to be going Daniel Cormier and Conor McGregor will be signed within a year.
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Bigger lock:
Cormier to WWE or Revival to AEW
Orton showing up would be Nuts!