More AEW Contracts Set to Expire in the Next Few Months

“Several” AEW contracts are set to expire in the next few months and it’s possible that some may not be renewed.

PWInsider says that there will be “AEW departures in the next 30-60 days,” where expiring contracts are not renewed.

When asking around, PWInsider said that the most prominent names that were brought up as far as contracts that are set to expire in the coming months (not necessarily meaning that they won’t be renewed) were:

• Brian Cage – Cage last wrestled on the October 6 Rampage, when he lost the FTW title to Ricky Starks. He has been backstage at AEW shows recently, but hasn’t been used. Cage’s AEW signing was announced in January 2020.
• Joey Janela – Janela’s contract is set to expire in May, but he recently said that he hopes to stay with the company. He has mostly been wrestling on AEW Dark as recently as last Saturday, when he lost to Lee Moriarty.
• Marko Stunt – Stunt last wrestled for AEW in September on Dark, and last wrestled on AEW TV in March. He hasn’t been seen with his Jurassic Express stablemates in months.
• Peter Avalon – Avalon’s AEW contract expired recently, PWInsider says. He last wrestled on the January 15 Dark taping and tweeted on January 17 that he was taking indie bookings for any date. Leva Bates later tweeted that Avalon is still with AEW, but just adding indie dates, so it’s possible that AEW will continue to use him on a per-date basis, if he hasn’t signed a new contract.
• Lio Rush – Rush announced today that his AEW contract is up on February 14. He’s expected to no longer be with the company, Fightful is reporting.

There are other unknown names not on the above list who also have contracts coming up soon. It’s possible that AEW re-signs the wrestlers, including people on the above list.

PWInsider says that for contracts that won’t be renewed, AEW plans to quietly let them expire without making an announcement. It’s also possible that some wrestlers would still then be used on a per-appearance basis.