Predicting Where EVERY Released WWE Star Will Sign Next

1. Rusev

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As much as your writer would love to see Rusev hit the Japanese indies and work a couple of tours slapping beef with Daisuke Sekimoto, Yuji Hino, and other men who are as wide as they are tall, and as much as 'The Bulgarian Brute' would kill it in that environment, it's AEW, isn't it?

Rusev is such a great entertainer that'd be a shame to see him land somewhere where he wouldn't be as able to talk, screw around, and be himself. He is easily the biggest name on this list still capable of working a full-time schedule. It'd be astonishing if AEW didn't make a strong, strong play for him, and he's the one wrestler they might reach out to before this thing resolves itself.

Destination: AEW.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.