As Tony Schiavone would say, it is Wednesday and you know what that means….. Well here we are with some AEW talk. News broke this morning over at Sports Illustrated that The Elite renew their contracts with AEW. There was the flirtation about WWE being interested in them and well Cody left maybe they will follow. We had the Brawl Out as well and CM Punk has now returned as the face of Saturday nights. But it is now official, The Elite are AEW.
In the Sports Illustrated piece, Tony Khan said : “The Elite have been so important to the launch of AEW, with the Young Bucks going all in when I first approached them in 2018 about my dream to create an international pro wrestling promotion, Shortly after that, their partners and closest friends Kenny Omega and ‘Hangman’ Adam Page joined us to formally launch All Elite Wrestling. All four of them have been instrumental to AEW’s success from the very first episode of Dynamite in 2019 through the present day.
Now, as we celebrate tonight’s 200th episode of Dynamite, I’m excited to share that Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, and Hangman Adam Page will all be staying in AEW for years to come. We look forward to celebrating the great news with fans around the world.”
In addition to remaining on air as talent, Omega and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) will remain as EVP’s for AEW. Matt noted that they are the ‘E’ in All Elite Wrestling and stated “The Elite are the main characters of this company. No matter how different AEW is now from its original inception, we are the DNA. And if you lose the foundation of your home, it eventually collapses. It’d be a lie if I said that didn’t weigh on us, when making the decision.”
The Young Bucks also didn’t see themselves being on the road with a demanding schedule like the WWE requires. “At this point of my life and career, I just couldn’t see myself being on the road half of the year or even more than that. I have so much respect for the guys and girls that are able to do that year after year. We for sure could’ve made memories in WWE, but what’s more important to me is making memories with my family. With the position we’re in, I’ll be able to do that and still make memories in AEW.”
The article does not mention any dollars involved in the deal or length of the deals other than saying they are multi-year. “Hangman” did mention that it is likely with his new deal he will likely finish his career in AEW.
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