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Over the last several weeks, there have been a number of stories and rumors about WWE talents asking for releases and/or departing in the wake of the announcement of All Elite Wrestling. While we normally shy away from rumors, we've received so many emails and questions about this, I figured it was best to address what we know in one place. So, in no particular order:

*Dolph Ziggler - There has been a lot of talk in the last week that Ziggler is done with WWE after turning down an offer to become a producer. His last TV appearance was the beat-down he took in a steel cage on Raw against Drew McIntyre last month. He has removed the Dolph Ziggler name from his social media and is embarking on a comedy tour soon. He has not been on the road for WWE in recent weeks after the completion of the Holiday house show tour. As of today, sources claim he remains under a WWE deal (and some there have denied he is exiting at all) but others have been pointing to 1/31 as an exit date. Whether that turns out to be the case, we will see. Ziggler was coy with PWInsider.com last August when asked about whether he had signed a new WWE deal, commenting, "I guess you’ll have to see Sunday or Monday, but I’ve also heard that [his deal was coming up.] I’ve also heard about several different contracts that I signed but I didn’t sign. So…I’m giving you a comment. I’ve been doing some great work and looking forward to doing what I do and Sunday or Monday, we’ll see what direction we’re heading in afterwards.” So, time will tell, but there are some who believe he is done.

*Goldust - While his name obviously would be attached to his brother Cody's due to their relationship, PWInsider.com has not been able to substantiate any rumors that Dustin Runnells has asked for a WWE release.

*Mike Kanellis - We have heard from several sources that Mike Kanellis requested a release from WWE but was denied three weeks ago. Kanellis was last seen on 205 Live programming on 1/9 during a backstage vignette with Drake Maverick and before that, had not been on TV in a number of weeks. The belief among some WWE wrestlers is that Kanellis was hoping to return to Ring of Honor, but as of today, he has not been released from the company.

*Maria Kanellis - Her name has floated around in the last few days as also having asked for a WWE release, but PWInsider.com has not been able to substantiate that story.

*The Revival - Yesterday, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com reported that there was "fear" within WWE that The Revival, Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder, were trying to get out of their deals with the company. While we cannot confirm there was any "fear", the talk among wrestlers on the Raw side after this week's TV taping was that The Revival had spoken with WWE management about their unhappiness in the company and indeed asked for a release. As of this morning, they are still slated for this weekend's Raw live events. Obviously, if they were able to get out of their deals, in a perfect world, they would be the perfect foil All Elite Wrestling could use against The Young Bucks, which is exactly why WWE wouldn't release them.

WWE, as you would expect they would, did not return a PWInsider.com request for comment yesterday. After giving them time to respond, I opted to publish. If WWE should comment, we will update.

Here is the reality of the situation: There is no way WWE is going to release anyone they see of value in the current environment as the last thing they want is to hand talent over to any potential competitors, especially one with the type of financial backing that AEW has. That doesn't mean that a talent who wants out couldn't conceivably go home and sit out their contract, as Neville did when he decided he wanted out last year. Thus far, no one has done that and there's no indication yet anyone is going to do that. It's quite possible some will try to opt out and complain about their position or pay, believing the grass is greener elsewhere (and they may be right on that), and in the process, getting a better WWE deal to stay in the same position but making more money in the process
 
Police have found the 16 year old niece of WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle. As noted, 16 year old Marjani Aquil was reportedly abducted by her ex-boyfriend on Wednesday night. Police later found her around midnight at a home. Officers forced their way inside of the home and rescued Aquil, who was taken to the hospital for the treatment of minor injuries. Angle thanked fans for their support on Facebook.

Angle wrote, “My niece has been found. Just wanted to say thank you to all those who have prayed and have shared posts to help locate her. Thank you to the Pittsburgh Police for your persistence in finding my niece. My family is truly appreciative. Love you all.”

Police found the suspect, 19 year old Jermaine Laquay Rodgers, hiding in the cellar of the same home they found Angle’s niece in. A stand-off with police lasted just over two hours after a SWAT team entered the home and took him into custody. Police found another missing juvenile in the home, as well as a resident. Police say Rodgers broke into Aquil’s home on Wednesday night, assaulted her and forced her into a red sedan. An Amber Alert was issued at 8:14pm and canceled at 1:34am. As noted, this was the second time Rodgers had kidnapped Aquil in the past year as he was on probation for a January 2018 incident.

 
AEW gonna fail bruh. Almost none of them niggas is business savy and they giving out fake promises. I hope I'm wrong.

yea I still dont know how I feel about that shit either

they got the wrestlers as part of the staff and they've pretty much already come out and changed the whole health care thing stating that it would be for the wrestlers who were also full time staff for the company. Meaning not everyone gone get that like they had originally said. Same thing with the equal pay. I think I saw something about that being down played now too.

still cant wait to see how it all unfolds tho
 
yea I still dont know how I feel about that shit either

they got the wrestlers as part of the staff and they've pretty much already come out and changed the whole health care thing stating that it would be for the wrestlers who were also full time staff for the company. Meaning not everyone gone get that like they had originally said. Same thing with the equal pay. I think I saw something about that being down played now too.

still cant wait to see how it all unfolds tho
Also their press conference was in kayfabe LMAO shit just looked kinda goofy. I hope Kenny go to WWE man lol. Perfect world Vince retires and triple H takes over
 
Aew needs a tv deal on a good network, not no tna shit wit some channel nobody has heard of, i hope they succeed but until that happens all this talk is just that
 
Aew needs a tv deal on a good network, not no tna shit wit some channel nobody has heard of, i hope they succeed but until that happens all this talk is just that

with streaming services like twitch, landing a tv deal is unnecessary..
 
with streaming services like twitch, landing a tv deal is unnecessary..


They claimed that Khan was trying to get them on a Turner channel (TNT/TBS/) though that’s something that I can’t believe. Yet
 
Jericho did a interview and said the main reason he signed is because there is a huge TV deal on the table and he wouldnt of signed it it was a high chance it might not go thru.
 
with streaming services like twitch, landing a tv deal is unnecessary..
What??? How the hell would they compete with wwe witout a tv deal??? Lol you think niggas is gonna go join a promotion thats only streamed online??? Lol gtfoh
 
What??? How the hell would they compete with wwe witout a tv deal??? Lol you think niggas is gonna go join a promotion thats only streamed online??? Lol gtfoh

Twitch streamers make $$ off of subs, donations and ads.

A popular streamer made $13m last year alone.

You’re telling me that the IWC wouldn’t sub and donate to their stream? They should be able to make more than that guy did last year. Ride it for a few years, but make PPVs a must purchase. Save the $$ then get a tv deal. Prove to the stations that you’re worthy of a 2hr tv spot and worthy of wwe competition
 
Twitch streamers make $$ off of subs, donations and ads.

A popular streamer made $13m last year alone.

You’re telling me that the IWC wouldn’t sub and donate to their stream? They should be able to make more than that guy did last year. Ride it for a few years, but make PPVs a must purchase. Save the $$ then get a tv deal. Prove to the stations that you’re worthy of a 2hr tv spot and worthy of wwe competition
If they wanna stay on some small time shit then by all means, but again if you really wanna compete with wwe you gotta get a deal out the gate, you gotta come out strong, start out online you either gon fail or you gon stay there, and good luck getting big names for your online only show
 
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