10 Wrestlers Who Turned Down AEW
6. Joey Ryan
Much like Marty Scurll's wrestling future is up in the air right now, so too is the in-ring future of Joey Ryan. And just like Scurll, Ryan is another who turned down the chance to sign with All Elite Wrestling.
In a June 2019 interview with Sam Roberts, Ryan detailed how signing with AEW "didn't make sense" for him.
For Magnum, the problem with committing to AEW was that he would have to leave behind the gimmick that made him famous - that being his all-powerful penis schtick. Ryan also mentioned how signing with AEW would've been a step down on the paydays he was receiving on the independent scene.
Nowadays, Joey Ryan is making zero money from the wrestling business, having been named by several women during the Speaking Out Movement, which in turn resulted in IMPACT Wrestling terminating his contract.
Since then, Ryan is in the midst of trying to sue his accusers for literally tens of millions of dollars - which so far has seen several cases dismissed.