Confirmed: 3 AEW Wrestler Contracts Due To Expire Soon
Details on a trio of expiring AEW contracts following news of Lio Rush & Peter Avalon's departures.
Following on from reports that further AEW talent departures are expected after news that Peter Avalon's contract has expired and Lio Rush's is about to, details on a trio of wrestlers working on soon-to-expire deals have emerged.
PWInsider's Mike Johnson reports that Marko Stunt, Joey Janela, and Brian Cage all have deals that are due to come up soon.
Janela's situation was already well-known. 'The Bad Boy' himself has previously commented that his contract is due to expire in May, quipping that he "needs to step it up." Recently, Joey told Fightful that he enjoys working with AEW and wants to stick around.
Cage, meanwhile, has not been used on AEW television since October 2021, though he has been active on the independent scene for such promotions as XPW, VxS, and REVOLVER. Johnson notes that Brian has been backstage regularly since then, however.
Like Janela, Stunt has been with AEW since its first year of operation, 2019. He had been attached to Jurassic Express until recently, but hasn't wrestled for them since September. He has quietly disappeared from his televised role, with Christian Cage now featured alongside Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus on television.
Johnson notes that even though these deals are currently due to expire, they could end up being renewed before that happens.