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<p>WWE had been signing a lot of talents and retaining unused Superstars to keep them away from #1 rival promotion, AEW. <strong>Vince McMahon</strong> wasn’t ready to see a certain wrestler become a bigger name in <strong>Tony Khan</strong>’s promotion and coughed up the relevant dough to prevent talents from signing with AEW, thus neutralizing any potential threat of competition &#8211; until now.</p>



<p>Brad Shepard reports that the latest talent cull was bound to happen due to the fact that WWE had been stockpiling talent to keep them away from AEW.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">From a source in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a>: “A lot of the talent cuts are not shocking. The bubble was due to burst soon on some of this. We&#39;ve been retaining a lot of performers strictly because of the PERCEIVED threat of them going to AEW. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AThread?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AThread</a> 👇🏻</p>&mdash; Brad Shepard of ProSportsExtra.com (@TheBradShepard) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBradShepard/status/1250901513293225985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2020</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>Now that all businesses have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. McMahon’s mindset regarding AEW May have apparently changed.</p>



<p>At present, AEW boasts of a well-decked roster and even if the upstart promotion intends to sign some names that were released in the past 48 hours, the financial burden brought forth by the global pandemic may make it difficult for them to do so.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Vince and company are learning that it&#39;s time to stop being worried about that happening. AEW can&#39;t continue taking every C-D level guy that we let walk, especially during this time.</p>&mdash; Brad Shepard of ProSportsExtra.com (@TheBradShepard) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBradShepard/status/1250901514220113920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2020</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>Released Superstars, namely, <strong>“Machine Gun” Karl Anderson</strong> and <strong>Maria Kanellis</strong> have already teased their return to Japan. While other talents are yet to announce their next career moves, guys like <strong>EC3</strong> have begun rebuilding their gimmick.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I also think that can be a benefit to certain talent. They made their mind up on EC3, for example, many months ago, so why waste everybody&#39;s time.</p>&mdash; Brad Shepard of ProSportsExtra.com (@TheBradShepard) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBradShepard/status/1250901516900347909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2020</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>It is to be noted that several loyal employees who have been working with WWE for most of their professional lives were handed their releases and are now sitting at home without any pay. Meanwhile, those put on furlough may return to the company before or after July 1st. </p>



<p>Given Mr. McMahon is a close friend of President <strong>Donald Trump</strong>, it makes it easier for WWE to reopen their office at the earliest.</p>


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