10 Major Unanswered Questions About AEW

1. Kylie Rae Loses Her Smile And...Job?

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It was during the post-All Out media scrum that Tony Khan was asked just one question regarding the bizarre disappearance from AEW of heavily pushed prospect Kylie Rae, and his response then was all that we know now - she was "released from her contract".

A speculative circular loop has existed around her exit, but much of this was due to the total silence emerging from AEW when asked about her whereabouts during their summer of shows following May's Double Or Nothing. A picture of happiness before this point, such a sudden departure was too tricky to truly understand, particularly when Rae removed most of her social media presence and disappeared from the independent scene and industry at large.

Her bristling enthusiasm for life as an All Elite Wrestling star didn't look like much of a gimmick before the disappearing act, but talk on her absence hasn't been aided by Twitter-bait non-committals from select members of the wrestling media nor AEW's refusal to go into greater detail beyond Khan's original offering.

Unfortunately, the pressure may be on Rae to reveal all herself, if she even particularly wants to revisit something that has been shrouded in secrecy.

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