Top AEW Star Unhappy With Recent Booking

AEW star less than pleased with recent presentation, per reports.

by Andy H Murray
Jay White
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'Switchblade' Jay White is understood to be less than thrilled with his recent presentation in AEW.

PWTorch's Wade Keller commented that the former IWGP Heavyweight Champion "wasn't thrilled, based on what I've been told, [with] how things went in the build and the match against MJF." As a result, Keller believes that White may use this as motivation for a strong run in AEW's Continental Classic tournament.

White's Continental Classic run started with a win over Rush on Wednesday's Dynamite. This came after a widely-criticised defeat to MJF at Full Gear 2023 (18 November), where 'Switchblade' was felled to an AEW World Champion who'd already wrestled once that event and was carrying a leg injury following an earlier angle.

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The MJF defeat was White's first pinfall loss since signing with AEW earlier this year. In spite of its nature, Keller notes that Jay is "still among the top choices for Tony Khan to build around as a top-top star in his company for years to come."

As well as Rush, White's Continental Classic bracket pits him against Mark Briscoe, Jon Moxley, Swerve Strickland, and Jay Lethal in the round-robin competition.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. 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.