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Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp has learned that Miro, formerly Rusev, has asked for his release from All Elite Wrestling.

Miro hasn't wrestled for AEW at all in 2024, last winning a match at AEW Worlds End 2023. We're told that Miro was sidelined longer than AEW expected after that match, but has been healthy for quite some time. There was some consideration internally to use him in the AEW All In Casino Gauntlet, and he had pitched working with Jon Moxley earlier this year. Miro and AEW were unable to get on the same page creatively, something that became somewhat common for the two sides over recent years.

Miro worked only seven matches for AEW in 2023, and has only wrestled 11 matches since December 2021.

We've not learned if Miro was granted his release or if there's interest from WWE. Miro is earning into the seven figures. Miro had signed a contract upon joining AEW in September 2020 that was set to expire in Spring 2022. However he signed a four-year extension around that time, that could still have him with AEW until Spring 2026.

 

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SORRY PAL I WON!

 

 

Just let him leave. If he doesn't wanna cooperate creatively, and you don't wanna make him come into work, then it is what it is and fire the guy.

Maybe WWE brings him back or something, but I generally wonder how much he wants to even wrestle anymore.

 

Just let him leave. If he doesn't wanna cooperate creatively, and you don't wanna make him come into work, then it is what it is and fire the guy.

Maybe WWE brings him back or something, but I generally wonder how much he wants to even wrestle anymore.

Is it possible to recoup some of the cash before booting him. Dude has done barely anything for 75% of his run.

 

Uhm he's 38. Not too old for one more Alexander Rusev run, specially now that Smackdown is going to be a 3 hours show. Either that o let him fight the rookies and newbies on NXT. TNA would be a good fit too, now that you said it, @BestInTheWorld312 .

 

Yeah I honestly wasn't being sarcastic. I think TNA would be good for him and he can stand out as a possible main event type of guy there. I just see nothing for him in WWE anymore, but who knows with HHH running things

 

Just let him go, Tony! I enjoy Miro when he's on the show but he's never on the show. It's actually more annoying than anything.

You know there was a time when Miro was one of the more entertaining acts and could've been a contender for the AEW World Championship. I dunno what happened that he stopped showing up for work. I find it hard to believe that he refused to lose a fake wrestling match because who cares? He lost to Sammy Guevara and came the closest to losing to Fuego Del Sol

 

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I was going to say... who returns to WWE first... Miro or Lana?

Miro would do well in TNA.

 

Dear God please no Lana lmao

Unless it's just her in a bikini not talking

 

I liked him in his latter days in WWE and his early days in AEW. Now a days don’t really miss him and don’t care if I ever see him in either company again honestly.

Not surprised by this news.

 

I liked him in his latter days in WWE and his early days in AEW. How’s Roy don’t really miss him and don’t care if I ever see him in either company again honestly.

Not surprised by this news.

 

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Miro sucks anyway, the most relevant he ever was was when he and Lana were fake Russians. Even then, no one gave a shit about his wrestling, it was all about Lana.

 

I don't miss him but I think it'd be kind of cool seeing him back probably because that tenure is all I remember. I know after that he joined that failed "League of Nations" and started the Rusev Day thing but by then I barely watched WWE anymore. All I recall is Alexander Rusev being a solid heel monster and Lana having a cool almost Soul Blade/Calibur-esque theme:

 

I can't believe he is getting 7 figures to do absolutely nothing, but just live in his country chilling lmao

Really puts in perspective how Tony just throws money around

 

Insert nothing of value was lost gif here…

Doubt the WWE has any interest in re-signing him tbh.

 

Bro had the text from HBK.

 

Surprised it took him this long.

I imagine that's him done with wrestling though. Huge back injury and can barely lay down without it hurting apparently.

 

 

Intelligent. Time to get that AEW stink off him

 

Good. Screw Tony The Clown if he isnt going to book Miro to wrestle when he is ready to wrestle. There are quite a few like that now that are in that same boat.

 

At this point he needs to go to New Japan and completely rebuild himself. He lost his last 17 PPV matches in WWE, got mad, took his ball to AEW, can't be bothered to put OC over, took his ball, went home again, and now he is nearly 40, can barely move, and just lost his girl to top it all off.

A New Japan run is about all I can see that might save him at this point.

 

Brother, Orange Cassidy is everything that is wrong with AEW and a huge symptom of why ratings suck and attendance is worse. Nobody should be jobbing for that clown

 

Its a loss for AEW. Miro is a great talent and its sad that he was squandered by the WWE (that whole Rusev Day thing was over) and now AEW.

 

I think he's hard to deal with behind the scenes that's why Vince never trusted him with mainevent push. He proved it in AEW with not wanting to put anyone over.. not even hangman in a battle royale, he wouldn't let one of the top faces throw him off the top rope.

Redeemer stuff was good but not that good to deal with that kind of nonsense. He would definitely be a champion by now if he didn't have his head up his own ass.

 

He must have seen the Busted interview and got pissed when Tony kept calling Bryan his hero

 

Rusev vs Gunther! Lets go!

 

TBH I was thinking this and a Rusev and Jacob Fatu stand off!

 

Definitely want him back in WWE

 

His presence has barely been felt.. so just let him go. It's quite clear the guy sees himself as a big star that he isn't. AEW sees him as midcard enhancement talent with potential. But he clearly thinks he's Lesnar or some shit.

 

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that Tony doesn't give it to him.

 

And just to do what, continue to not book him just to push random garbage matches with boring jobbers flipping around? Tony The Clown better grant people their releases when they ask or its not a good look for him at all 😂

 

Last March, he tweeted something about being injured since September and only getting medical attention in January. What happened to that? Did he lie about it? Did TK and Management stopped talking to him all of a sudden?

In 2023, he wrestled a total of seven matches. In 2022, he wrestled a total of four matches. He had quite an undefeated streak in 2021 as the TNT Champion, did being champ get into his head? Did he have some condition on his contract that he needs to win majority of his matches or if he loses a match he still needs to look strong? Aside from losing his championship in 2021, he hasn't done anything noteworthy. Sure, every time he does appear the crowd seems to still be in it but I guess they haven't caught on as to why he isn't being used if he's healthy. AEW has three shows, they do have a bloated roster, but I find it impossible for him not to get booked at least once a week.

Maybe it's time for him to move to a different company. Maybe TNA or he could go to Japan. He's 38 if I'm not mistaken, he still could go bar any serious injuries, maybe it's the environment that's become toxic to him and it's time to move on.

 

Last March, he tweeted something about being injured since September and only getting medical attention in January. What happened to that? Did he lie about it? Did TK and Management stopped talking to him all of a sudden?

In 2023, he wrestled a total of seven matches. In 2022, he wrestled a total of four matches. He had quite an undefeated streak in 2021 as the TNT Champion, did being champ get into his head? Did he have some condition on his contract that he needs to win majority of his matches or if he loses a match he still needs to look strong? Aside from losing his championship in 2021, he hasn't done anything noteworthy. Sure, every time he does appear the crowd seems to still be in it but I guess they haven't caught on as to why he isn't being used if he's healthy. AEW has three shows, they do have a bloated roster, but I find it impossible for him not to get booked at least once a week.

Maybe it's for him to move to a different company. Maybe TNA or he could go to Japan. He's 38 if I'm not mistaken, he still could go bar any serious injuries, maybe it's the environment that's become toxic to him and it's time to move on.

Miro to TNA! Have him team up with Vladimir Kozlov 😂

 

Maybe that would be good for him, if he does sign with TNA