Former ‘Being The Elite’ Regular Addresses Whether He’ll Join WWE Or AEW

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Former Ring Of Honor star Flip Gordon has recently opened up about the status of contract talks with ROH and AEW.

A regular on the ROH card from 2017, Gordon signed a multi-year deal in May 2020 and would make his last appearance for the company in December 2021.

At the end of 2021, ROH went on hiatus, with news that Tony Khan had acquired the company emerging in early 2022.

With Khan’s purchase of the company, it was reported that no ROH talent contracts were part of the acquisition by the AEW owner.

Gordon spoke about his current relationship with AEW and ROH with Piers Austin, saying:

“No, I haven’t had any conversations since I got released from Ring of Honor with AEW. But I haven’t asked either. I haven’t reached out to anybody to ask.

“I feel like if they think I’m good enough, they should reach out to me. Maybe that’s wrong for thinking that, but every other time in my career, the company’s reaching out to me. So I’m just doing what I’m doing.”

He would go on to discuss his current mindset, revealing:

“Honestly, I have zero interest in wrestling for TV right now. I’m still experimenting and trying new things and trying to figure out who I am as a wrestler, who I want to be as a wrestler, and I’m having a hell of a time doing it. I’m having so much fun.”

As for deals with large wrestling companies elsewhere, Gordon stated:

“Not right now, but in the future, absolutely. Right now, I have a lot of goals that I want to do and some of those goals, I can’t do if I’m confined to a contract.

“Would I love to come in and tell a story, do a handshake deal for three-to-six months or however long the story is, absolutely. I’m 100% for that because I want to tell great stories and have great matches.

“But do I want to sign a two-or-three year deal, come in and then be off TV or not have many ideas? It’s like no, if I’m coming in, I want to have an idea. Have something for me. Because if not, I’m just gonna do my own thing on the independents, make my own schedule.

“I don’t want to just be flown in just to sit and chill and see other people doing what I want to do. I’d rather be out wrestling.”

Gordon would also address the possibility of a run with WWE and the risk of getting released, adding:

“I’m in no rush. I don’t have to go that route, straight to developmental and then maybe get released, and go through depression.

“I’m like, no, I’ll just do it my own way, have fun, wrestle, and get as good as I can get. If I get a great offer, I’ll take it. If not, no big deal. I’m having fun doing what I’m loving doing.”

It has previously been reported that Flip Gordon had been backstage at AEW Dynamite in March 2022 and had made a return to Being the Elite.

Transcript from Fightful.

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