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Miro has requested his release from AEW.

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Honestly he should go to TNA lmao

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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#50 ·
I think you're going to see this more and more in the future as AEW continues to sputter creatively, attendance, and ratings-wise. That, and FA's choosing WWE over going to (or staying in) AEW. I mean, we've already seen it in some cases; MCMG, Lucha Bros, Stephanie Vaquer, Gilula, etc.
 
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If he wants to work part time then TNA is ideal but if he wants full time then another WWE run could work especially with both Raw & Smackdown being 3hrs come January. He’s an excellent upper mid carder in WWE so would add to either IC or US division and could be a great foreign heel for Cody to defend against as well, if they go classic style.
 
#75 ·
Miro/Malachi Black (God vs Satan) should have been an epic feud when both acts were hot but poor booking failed them

Tony absolutely failed both these guys. Either force these guys to work with whatever you have for them, or release them if you don’t have anything,

Keeping them on ice does nothing good for anyone. Hopefully Brit Baker is next to get out

The fact I had to watch guys like OC, Yuta, Garcia while these two sat the bench makes me sick.
 
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#123 · (Edited)
I hate to say this, but what would 1980s or 1990s Vince McMahon have done?

In 1997 Shawn Michaels went to Vince and said he wanted out of his deal so that he could go and be with his friends in WCW. Vince told him that WCW wouldn’t use him properly, but regardless said no. Michaels had four years left on the deal at the time.

In 1992 Sid Justice walked out of the WWF. He was unhappy with the atmosphere, broken promises, and having to work with Warrior. He had tried leaving after the Royal Rumble, but Vince refused. He did leave in late April, after disagreements with Warrior on their house show matches. Sid apparently was not let out of his contract and did not appear in WCW until his original two year deal expired in May 1993.

Jake Roberts was able to get out of his deal in April 1992, but had to hold up participating in his match at WrestleMania 8 to get Vince to agree to the release. Thats the only time Vince bent (Flair had a handshake agreement where if he wasn’t happy with how he was being utilized, he was free to leave).

If Miro refuses to work freeze his contract. Payments stop. If he wants to continue to hold out, so be it. Khan can keep the contract frozen for decades if necessary. Tony cannot release him - it otherwise sets the precedent that anyone can get out of their deal at any time by going home and refusing to work. It makes planning and booking impossible. It allows WWE to use intermediaries to reach out and promise positions on their roster to AEW wrestlers provided they get out of their deals.
 
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TerryFunksBrandingIron said:
Seems like only yesterday Tony was going to be the opposite of Vince.
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He is he does not work his personal into the ground. If they have personal issues to deal with he gives them time off. He doesn't make them work themselves into the ground to make a good paycheck. He seems to pay everyone very well. He lets people finish out their contracts so they don't get that 90-day bullshit that Vince loved to do.

That's not sit here and pretend that Vince did not have a culture of drug use steroid use and wrestlers dying Young and working themselves near to death in the ring. Also as of yet Tony has yet to have sex scandals.

also not forget Tony has yet to maybe cover up a murder or maybe cover up a rape.

Miro sounds like a fucking whiner.
 
#158 ·
TOPDAWG21 said:
He is he does not work his personal into the ground. If they have personal issues to deal with he gives them time off. He doesn't make them work themselves into the ground to make a good paycheck. He seems to pay everyone very well. He lets people finish out their contracts so they don't get that 90-day bullshit that Vince loved to do.

That's not sit here and pretend that Vince did not have a culture of drug use steroid use and wrestlers dying Young and working themselves near to death in the ring. Also as of yet Tony has yet to have sex scandals.

also not forget Tony has yet to maybe cover up a murder or maybe cover up a rape.

Miro sounds like a fucking whiner.
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But still he's hiring "independent contractors" and not letting guys leave when they want to. Forcing them to be inactive.

There was that Jericho thing...
 
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