With the current AEW deals for Kenny Omega and The Elite coming up in the near future, the interest in a WWE move has been revealed.
It was recently reported that Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page are all negotiating new deals with All Elite Wrestling this year.
At the time of that report, it was noted that no deal had been reached with AEW, with negotiations ongoing.
It was also stated that WWE doesn’t expect Omega, Page, and the Bucks to become free agents, and the company is “nowhere near being legally allowed to talk to any of them.”
Dave Meltzer has now provided an update in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, writing:
The prevailing belief is that the Young Bucks, Kenny Omega and Adam Page are staying.
The interview Omega did off the air in Boston would have led you to believe that is the case.
The interview was also originally supposed to be on television, as was the handshake between the Golden Elite and BCC, which seemed to signal the end of the feud at this point.
If that Omega thing was on television with the mention of them sticking together, that’s where so many people believed they were staying and there was a no deal. None of those involved have said if that is what that line meant.
We do know from a WWE standpoint that months ago they had the impression they had a good shot at Omega in 2024 and he was the most coveted of all the guys being talked about like Jay White and the others. That has gone cold so they do believe he’s staying with AEW.
Tony Khan making these big offers indicates hope or thoughts of a huge rate increase, in which case big money deals make economic sense. But as we note weekly, television is in a weird state right now and it’s the least stable it has ever been and for TV to commit to something new years in the future will be interesting.
Prior to his signing with AEW, WWE had an interest in bringing in Jay White, though the former NJPW star chose to join Tony Khan’s company.
It has also been recently reported that an unnamed AEW star is interested in a move to WWE, although there are issues with WWE reaching out to contracted talent.
The obstacle for making moves towards talent while they’re under a contract with Tony Khan is the MLW lawsuit which has accused WWE of “many years of egregious anti-competitive behavior“.
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