Major Former WWE Star To Sign For AEW In 2020?

Cryptic tweet foreshadows future of former WWE headliner?

by Michael Hamflett
Cody Ryback
Twitter/Ryback22

Ryback may be the next former WWE Superstar to join the ranks of All Elite Wrestling following, if his recent on-the-nose Twitter teasing be believed.

'The Big Guy' uploaded an image of himself shaking hands with AEW supremo Cody in front of a Christmas tree with the caption "2020" as well as the "#FeedMeMore" slogan and links to his various online enterprises.

Twitter/@Ryback22

Assuming there's meat to this story beyond just two old friends meeting over the holidays (or an old picture of said old friends reframed for a fun wrestling work), TAFKA Skip Sheffield could be offering more than just an in-ring service to the AEW Executive Vice President.

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Ryback hasn't wrestled full time for a major organisation since leaving WWE in 2016 following his Payback Kickoff loss to Kalisto, registering less than 40 matches in the near-four year absence from wrestling's brightest spotlight. A business relationship with Cody could extend beyond that, not least with AEW appearing more open to such offers than WWE may have appeared in the past.

The Nutrition and Media links within the tweet could highlight an entirely different working relationship between the two sides altogether, if indeed there is a relationship at all.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett