10 Wrestlers Even AEW Couldn’t Sign
7. Kevin Owens
At the end of 2021, Kevin Owens tweeted coordinates to Mount Rushmore, teasing out a possibility that he might reunite with his PWG Rushmore stablemates The Young Bucks and Adam Cole in All Elite Wrestling. Coming at the height of the spate of talent jumps almost entirely in one direction around the time, a move felt inevitable.
Then, unexpectedly, he re-signed.
Beyond folk who were oddly emotionally invested in Owens' bank balance, nobody particularly toasted the decision. Approximately 10 months later and it's proven to be one of the best he's made. A WrestleMania main event with Stone Cold Steve Austin looked from the outside to have been the biggest hook, not least when he pivoted into a midcard-flavoured bit of fun with Ezekiel soon after.
He chose WWE over AEW back then, before Vince McMahon resigned in disgrace and left a space in Gorilla for 'KO' fan Triple H. Assuming that the next few years go as well for Owens as it appears like they may, what could possibly change his mind now?
Speaking of changing minds, where there's an Owens, there's typically been...