Claim made that some people in AEW “aren’t really thrilled” about the idea of Sheamus and New Day joining the company
It was reported that Sheamus is leaving WWE after his contract expires, and his WWE.com profile was moved to the Alumni section on Sunday evening. It was noted that he “rejected a restructured extension.”
During Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez of F4WOnline.com discussed the possibility of Sheamus joining AEW…
“I did talk to a lot of people today in AEW who were like, ‘Are we really going to take this guy?’ And let me make this abundantly clear, okay? Everybody I talked to was like, ‘I really like Sheamus. I really like him.’
But the basic gist of it is there are so many people under contract, and there are so many people that already can’t even get on TV, and we’re going to hire another 48-year-old?
Everyone’s got ideas like Sheamus and Cesaro being in the Death Riders and doing matches, which would be great.
Nobody had anything against Sheamus personally. It was just sort of like, ‘Here comes another one,’ because The New Day is probably coming in, and then Sheamus would be coming in. That’s three more spots where people who have been there for a long time, or who should be on the way up, or who should be younger, are going to be iced out again. People weren’t really thrilled about that idea.”