It's hilarious how all the top AEW guys know NJPW ain't giving out deals like that since they all been through there, White didn't sign on with AEW (why would he when it's a new thing so who knows what happens plus he's still be there later), they feed Meltzer that bullshyt reasoning that no one would believe, & he repeats it out loud.
But Meltzer is the same guy that had Omega on his show talking about where he was going when he had a year left on his NJPW deal at the time
"Jay, go and tell Meltzer your contract coming up so we can work this angle, let's get your name up even more after WK main event"