10 Wrestlers AEW Stole From Under WWE's Nose

10. Jay White

That Triple H and William Regal were extremely interested in Jay White before WrestleMania and WWE's sale to Endeavor suggests that 'Switchblade' could have almost certainly signed for the market leader had (lots of) plans not changed when they did.

Amidst rumours of a hiring freeze and nobody really knowing exactly who hires and fires anymore, the company suddenly looked remarkably different from the outside, and on the inside, there were reports about "communication" issues that seemed to put paid to any hope of having the former IWGP Champion as Raw or SmackDown's newest recruit.

The move to All Elite Wrestling full-time was relatively seamless. Having made brief appearances in 2022 ahead of the inaugural Forbidden Door pay-per-view, White (and Bullet Club) felt part of the team already. His debut attack on Ricky Starks made it official, and the Bullet Club Gold unit with Juice Robinson has put him back in the group having been booted from New Japan Pro Wrestling's core unit by David Finlay.