Dax Harwood Addresses Reports About WWE Interest In FTR

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AEW’s Dax Harwood has addressed reports that WWE is interested in re-hiring him and Cash Wheeler of FTR.

Speaking on the Wrestling Perspective Podcast, Harwood pointed out that because of their AEW deals, he and Wheeler would not be in a position to discuss their contract status with any other parties.

Prepared to go wherever their passion for pro-wrestling takes them, Harwood said:

“I think both companies are in the business of getting talent and getting talented talent, not just any talent, and I think they’ve seen the wave we’ve made, especially in the last 8-10 months, more so in the last 4 months. So yeah, why wouldn’t they put feelers out? Why wouldn’t they ask about it?

“Here’s the thing; we respect Tony so much. We would never, in a million years, while we’re under a contract with the company, would we ever go behind his back and talk contract status with anybody else. No other company. We would never do that to him because we have too much respect for what he’s given us and what he’s allowed us to do.

“Now on the flip side of that, we’re gonna go where professional wrestling takes us, and wherever the best opportunity is for us and wherever we can build on our legacy,” Harwood said. “That’s the most important thing. Obviously, money is really, really cool. I’m allowed to take care of my wife and daughter.

“But whenever we initially got the contract offer from WWE, I called my grandmother and I told her how much it was, and I told her, ‘I think I’m going to turn it down.’ And her exact words were ‘David, how much money do you need?’ I was like ‘oh my god, she’s right.’ My dad and my mom busted their ass to take care of me. If they can do it, I can do the same thing and I don’t have to do this. I do it because I love it. So we’re going to go wherever the love of wrestling takes us.”

In an update, Fightful reported that they had been informed by AEW that FTR have over a year remaining on their current deals.

Harwood (fka Scott Dawson) and Wheeler (Dash Wilder) were released from their WWE contracts in April 2020. The duo notably turned down offers for $850,000 each in 2019, ahead of their departures.

Transcription via Wrestling Inc. 

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