1) WWE Mistake Leads To Aleister Black’s AEW Debut
According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider, WWE made a paperwork mistake with Aleister Black’s contract. This changed his non-compete clause from the typical 90-days to only 30-days. Black ended up debuting on the latest episode of AEW Dynamite as a result.
Here is what Johnson wrote:
For those who were wondering (and I was among you, I assure you) how the former Aleister Black could debut tonight for AEW just a little over a month after he received his WWE release, we have the answer.
PWInsider.com is told that back when Tommy End was moved to the main WWE roster several years ago, the company failed to update his contract from the standard 30 day non-compete that NXT level talents receive to the 90 day non-compete that main roster performers are given. So, what can only be described as a bad clerical error allowed End to be free and clear in time for the first episode of AEW Dynamite on the road and surprise everyone.
The natural question is going to be whether other talents also had the same error, allowing them to appear ahead of the traditional 90 day non-compete elsewhere. Obviously, there’s no way to know unless they opt to make that publicly known.
My Take:
- Someone is getting fired for this for sure.
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