11 Wrestlers Who Would Rather Do Nothing Than Work For WWE
Made In The Shade.
There's something in the air at the moment.
Countless wrestlers have spoken out in public about their various issues with the organisation of late, with many exiting outrighting rather than continuing to fight an endless fight. The Revival allegedly asked for their release whilst still in their gear, Hideo Itami and Tye Dillinger were granted theirs, and - unless it's a needlessly elaborate work - Dean Ambrose has recently returned to the roots via some tantalising Jon Moxley teases.
Though it may not be entirely as a result of some genuine competition appearing to take shape in the wings, the impact of All Elite Wrestling on the fragile emotional state of some of the performers shouldn't be under-sold.
Cody and Co have presented something entirely different to wrestlers that may have tired of the WWE treadmill or feel underused or undervalued by Vince McMahon. Many stars have no choice but to eat platefuls of his figurative sh*t, but performers old and new have in the past taken the chance on themselves or just abandoned ship entirely when the situation in Titan Tower became untenable.
Working for WWE isn't easy, but many or most do it for either love, money or both. Apart from those that simply don't bother to do it at all...
11. Neville
Neville became one of the first industry names to announce himself part of All Elite Wrestling when the crew held their launch rally on January 8th 2019, over a full year after he'd wrestled his last match for WWE.
'The Man That Gravity Forgot' misplaced his manners when he threw his hands up at the company's creative neglect in October 2017. Enzo Amore's punishment run with the Cruiserweight Title had instead become something he was made to suffer, despite carrying 205 Live as it chuntered along through its sophomore slump.
Sitting on the sidelines for most of 2018, Neville's value went up even if his schedule dropped dramatically. He lasted just under a year willingly in the wilderness before a release was agreed. Heading back to Dragon Gate and the independent scene ahead of the AEW reveal under his original name PAC, the 'Jumping Geordie's prestige had been returned by virtue of his absence.