IMPACT Star Reveals He Is Not Under Contract, AEW Reached Out To Him Two Years Ago

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An IMPACT Wrestling star has revealed he is not under contract and AEW has reached out to him two years ago.

Mahabali Shera first made a name for himself in the pro wrestling world by working for TNA/IMPACT Wrestling as part of Ring Ka King in 2011.

After leaving the promotion in 2017, Shera signed with WWE in 2018 and had a very brief stint on the NXT brand before he was eventually released in September 2018.

Shera then returned to IMPACT in 2019. After a hiatus, he returned to IMPACT Wrestling and also started working for Ohio Valley Wrestling in 2021.

Speaking with the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast, Shera was asked whether he wants to make his return to NXT. He answered:

“I’m just starving for work. I think what I see in me, I just always want to be bigger, bigger, bigger because for my country and for my career.”

“Maybe when I was there, it was not the right time. In the future, you never know…yes, I would consider [it].”

“But right now, I’m still with IMPACT Wrestling, but I’m not under contract with them. But I’m working for them because we have a handshake deal.”

Shera continued on to explain how his roles in IMPACT and OVW have helped him, saying:

“But if there’s any big opportunity coming to me, I would definitely consider it and talk to them and say, ‘Hey, what do you think?’”

“Because IMPACT Wrestling helped me in many ways as well, but they’ve also always [been] very nice to me, Scott and everyone. I love them.”

“But if any opportunity comes to me, I would talk to them first. Last time, NXT reached out to me in 2017, I talked to Scott. He said, ‘If you want to go, go for it.’”

“He isn’t say anything. But definitely in the future, I’m looking for big opportunities. You can already on Netflix [Wrestlers series].” 

“I can’t live life like this. I have a responsibility, and I definitely need bigger money, bigger roles, so that I can do best and put myself in best position. Everyone want to do that, I think. Nothing wrong with that,”

When asked about AEW, Shera revealed that the promotion contacted him two years ago. He stated:

“They reached out to me two years ago. I was under contract.”

“But like I said, in WWE or AEW or any company or other work out of wrestling, if anything reach out to me, I then I definitely want to concern about it because I wanna do it. I wanna do the best I can do it.”

“If it’s possible, I will be at work for [a] 16-hour day and I can do that because I’ve been waiting for it.”

“I’ve been waiting for three years, four years, putting all the hard work in. Now it’s just time. I will do my best to succeed and take the opportunities,”

Transcription via Fightful

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• Mahabali Shera
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