Jay White Addresses Reports About Talks With AEW & WWE

NJPW Jay White has addressed reports and rumors about his contract status, providing clarification on his relationship with AEW.

In January, White teased that he was done with NJPW, after unsuccessfully challenging Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships.

Following the January event, it was reported that AEW approached him in 2018, but White told them he had just signed a seven year deal with NJPW.

Speaking with Fightful Select (subscription required), White claimed that he has never had any official talks with AEW, stating:

“I was never or have never been approached in regards to AEW. Especially when they were starting up. I don’t know where that rumor came from. It’s just like everything else to do with wrestling in regards to wrestling, people just like to push shit out there as if it’s true and everyone just eats it up. No, I was never approached in regards to AEW. I don’t know where that came from.

“It just hurts my brain. The only part (of the report) that there was any truth to is the very first part of it, talking about the start of this year and about (WWE). Anything after that, none of that is true. It’s completely false. People, I’m sure, they’re probably going to respond and say, ‘Oh, he’s just saying that because he’s not into telling the truth.’ But I’m doing you a favor and telling you the truth here—them approaching me and some contract I was on, both things 100% false.”

Fightful noted that during the course of the interview, White outright said “I could very well be lying to you about everything,” but got noticeably frustrated and wanted to clear the air on some of the reports.

White is set to defend the NEVER Openweight Championship against Tomohiro Ishii at NJPW Battle In The Valley on November 13, the same night as AEW Full Gear.

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