WWE superstars reaching out to AEW and Chris Jericho to jump ship: Report

AEW and WWE have been competing ever since Tony Khan’s show me its TV debut on October 2019. AEW has defeated WWE NXT multiple times in viewership ratings charts and company is also allowing independent wrestlers to appear on show. Over past few months, AEW has also signed numerous former WWE stars and gave n a stage to showcase ir talents.

On Wrestling Observer Rio, Dave Meltzer claimed that almost every WWE superstar has contacted AEW at some point to discuss wrestling on Cody’s show. Dave Meltzer me this statement after former WWE and AEW champion Chris Jericho named a couple of wrestlers he would like to see in AEW ring. Chris Jericho claimed that he would love to bring Ricochet, Roman Reigns, Cesaro, Kota Ibushi, Will Ospreay, and Don Callis to AEW. Out of six superstars Chris Jericho mentioned, three of m are from WWE (Ricochet, Roman Reigns, Cesaro).

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Speaking on chances of Roman Reigns moving to AEW, Dave Meltzer stated that Big Dog is one of few superstars who has never contacted AEW or Chris Jericho for work. Meltzer claimed that Roman Reigns is poster boy of WWE and promotion will do everything it can to not let him slip through cracks and move to AEW. Reports claim that Roman Reigns would also not like to leave WWE as promotion is giving him a lot of money to stay put.

“Virtually everyone in WWE, including guys who have claimed different, at one point or anor have called up people in AEW trying to see what y can get, or have h interest. But Roman Reigns, and re’s a couple of ors, but Roman Reigns was basically, of top guys, he was only one who never even enquired," Meltzer pointed out.

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Major WWE superstars who joined AEW

Current AEW TNT Champion Cody Rhodes was first to join Tony Khan’s promotion as he’s also an executive vice president in AEW. WWE legend Chris Jericho n joined promotion and was responsible for being superstars like Matt Hardy, Jon Moxley and ors to AEW. Later, wrestlers like Brodie Lee and Matt Cardona and many ors also joined promotion. It is rumoured that many more WWE superstars will join AEW in future.

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