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Dave has no idea about contracts anymore.. he's lost all of his sources. Wrestlers are going to sign depending on what their situation looks like. Jade Cargill went to WWE in her owns words because she felt they can capitalize quicker on making her a star and she said she's not in the wrestling business for the long haul. She's already in her 30s.

Edge said he signed with AEW because it's less dates and more money for less dates.

It's a situational decision for everyone.
 

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Dave has no idea about contracts anymore.. he's lost all of his sources. Wrestlers are going to sign depending on what their situation looks like. Jade Cargill went to WWE in her owns words because she felt they can capitalize quicker on making her a star and she said she's not in the wrestling business for the long haul. She's already in her 30s.

Edge said he signed with AEW because it's less dates and more money for less dates.

It's a situational decision for everyone.
Yep, AEW and WWE are going to pay everyone quite well (rather they should make or less is another story).

So unless one company is paying a significant difference or talent drew a line in the sand that they aren't going to settle for anything less than X dollars, it's really going to come down to which offer outside of the financials is more appealing to each individual.

Like with Jade, yeah AEW is going to pay her and feature her a lot, but wrestling was never her endgame when she got into it. No wrestling company on earth is more capable of getting her to where she wants to be outside of wrestling than the WWE.

But actually Edge said WWE didn't really have any substantial plans for him, he was basically going to be a part timer and wanted to work more than that, and he felt there wasn't anything more for him to accomplish there. So really it was the ability to work more, accomplish new things, and work with people he never had the opportunity to work with before.
 

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WWE President Nick Khan is reportedly looking to take the sports giant and venture into more collaborations with outside companies. This is one of the biggest changes in the Triple H era as they have already worked with TNA Wrestling to bring in Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace, Shinsuke Nakamura's Pro Wrestling NOAH match with Great Muta, Charlie Dempsey's All Japan Pro Wrestling excursion and Shayna Bazler's appearance in GCW at Josh Barnett's Bloodsport X. With former STARDOM co-founder Rossy Ogawa starting his own promotion, Marigold, there are reports that a partnership may arise between WWE and Marigold.

Ogawa was ousted from STARDOM back in February when news of alleged talent poaching was brought to light by STARDOM and Bushiroad. Ogawa denied the allegations and instead announced that he'd be starting up his own promotion. Several of the talent with an allegiance to Ogawa have since been confirmed as signed talent to his promotion. One of those names includes Guilia who recently finished up her STARDOM appearances.

According to a report from Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE and Marigold are in the midst of entering a working relationship. Earlier this week it was revealed that Marigold had reached out to WWE to get former Women's Champion IYO SKY and Kairi Sane back to Japan matches in the summer. Both SKY and Sane have very decorated histories with STARDOM/Ogawa. WON's report notes that Giulia was flown to the U.S. with Ogawa by WWE to broker a deal. Giulia is reportedly expected to work with both companies for an undermined amount of time though that has yet to be finalized due to visa issues. Eventually, she is likely to relocate to the United States with her family.

Back in January after the successful excursion of Charlie Dempsey in AJPW, WWE was reportedly interested in continuing to build relationships in the region. Though they likely won't work with NJPW due to their strong relationship with AEW for Forbidden Door and beyond, they were apparently looking for a "women's group ally”
 
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