They really hired this guy so he wouldn't be if any use to AEW.
Never mind that there was no reason to believe there was any mutual interest between the two parties aside from having Conrad fukking Thompson of all people in common.
They probably let Arn go because he was booked for Starrcast last year.
For a company that realistically should view AEW as a threat over an extended timeline, they sure are treating them like "right now" problem.
shyt, the other releases ain't slick, either. Probably cut them hoping AEW jumps on signing them like TNA did with their castoffs back in the day just so they can be on some "look at this second rate promotion taking our sloppy seconds
" shyt.
It's borderline embarrassing to watch any company move like this.