Report: The Elite Went ‘Back-And-Forth’ On Potential WWE Move

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The Elite recently signed new multi-year deals with AEW but they were collectively considering WWE as an option.

As recently reported, Kenny Omega, the Young Bucks and Adam Page all re-signed with AEW, with Omega and the Bucks also remaining AEW Executive Vice Presidents.

Dave Meltzer has discussed the decision to remain with AEW in more detail on Wrestling Observer Radio, saying:

“The four guys had made a pact that they were going to stick together. Whether it would be in WWE or AEW. They basically had made an agreement that it was gonna be majority rules.

“It had gone back-and-forth, but essentially, whatever it was, three of the four or four of the four, made the deal. But they all had agreed that they were gonna go together as a group, either to WWE, or stay as a group, so it was not gonna be a split up.”

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As for the decision the possibility of a move to WWE, Meltzer went on to say:

“Views changed. People think that it was like ‘They were never going to go (to WWE)’ or anything like that – there were discussions, there were votes to change, there were things that happened, since this pact was made, and I think this pact was made some time back, but they are gonna be in (AEW).”

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Meltzer then went on to discuss the specifics of the AEW itself, stating:

“It’s a multi-year deal, I think four. I don’t have it confirmed, and it’s supposed to be a secret, whatever the number is, I do know that, as far as the length of the stay.

“Obviously the numbers financially were very high, because if they weren’t very high, they wouldn’t have signed at this point because they had until the end of the year to negotiate.

“Obviously AEW and Tony wanted them signed now and made it worth their while financially to sign now. Which, the point of this is – he did the same with Rush – is that he is not shying away from spending money whatsoever. It‘s not like there’s thoughts of cutting back or anything like that.

“Are there guys who may not get signed when their deals are up? Yes, of course, that’s possible. And there have been guys like that, but they’re guys that haven’t been used.”

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It was previously reported that WWE was interested in Rush for NXT with a high-value contract, though AEW had offered “insane money”.

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