One MIND-BLOWING Secret From Every Year Of WWE History
3. 2022 - Authors Of Pain Were Re-Signed Two Years Before Re-Debuting
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Akam and Rezar enjoyed the sweet Lanny Poffo life for almost two full years.
They’re on TV at time of writing/recording, as part of the Final Testament stable alongside Karrion Kross and Scarlett Bordeaux - but, as reported by the ever-reliable scoopster Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, the team actually signed with WWE all the way back in 2022.
That’s bonkers.
Paul Levesque had a key recruitment strategy when he took over creative from Vince McMahon (who, before he returned, had resigned in disgrace) in the summer of 2022: re-sign everybody from NXT and go again. A bit like Harry Redknapp, only with worse players. He brought in Dexter Lumis, Top Dolla, and - until Vince McMahon returned, it would seem - also wanted to put the Authors of Pain on television.
Were the Ascension too busy to pick up the phone?
So, for absolutely ages, Akam and Rezar sat around and did the square root of f*ck all, authoring only a blank page.
They did only slightly less than Lumis, who despite appearing on TV during this time was only paid to not blink.