There is a belief within AEW that The Elite will re-sign with the company.
Over the course of the last few months, AEW have been negotiating with The Elite regarding their contracts.
While they have not agreed terms, the consensus has been that the faction is not going anywhere anytime soon and this has now been backed up by Fightful Select.
When we asked for an update this week, we were told that the deals aren’t done yet. However, both sides have felt like several deals had been close, with one side noting that could have been said for several months, and not a lot had changed on that front. Those we spoke with in AEW were confident they’d retain the Elite, despite CM Punk returning to the company. We’ve not been given any update on Elite and their willingness to work with Punk, though creative is planned for several of them for quite some time. Hangman Page, Omega and The Bucks have all retained Barry Bloom to represent them. It’s worth noting that Omega had time added to his deal due to missing out via injury. At this point between injury time, option years, and any other variables with all four wrestlers, it’s tough to determine when exactly each deal is up. We’re told by WWE sources that they would absolutely have interest in all four talent in the event they become available, but that they don’t actually expect that to happen and that WWE are “nowhere near being legally allowed to talk to any of them.” There were rumors that the Young Bucks had reached out to WWE last year, but sources close to them denied it. We’re told that most people in AEW expect that each man will remain in AEW on significant money increases.
Fightful Select
We will have to wait and see what comes next for The Elite and if they will re-sign with AEW as expected.
Hangman Page is scheduled to team with The Young Bucks to take on the Blackpool Combat Club tonight on AEW Dynamite.
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