Person involved with former WWE stars comments on why they don’t want to lose matches

In recent months, there has been internet speculation about former WWE stars such as Miro and Malakai Black not wanting to lose matches in AEW. According to AEWResults.com, Miro had a record of 31–4 for his entire run with AEW with zero losses in 2023.

One person “very involved” with talent on the independent wrestling scene gave a statement to F4WOnline.com about wrestlers not wanting to do “jobs” after leaving WWE…

“One day we’ll have to have the discussion about WWE trauma. People leave that company and are so traumatized by their booking they overcompensate on exit as a defense mechanism. Even people who are… I don’t want to use the term jobbers because that gets used incorrectly too often… those who were at a level in WWE where they’d be expected to lose a lot like (mentioned names of several wrestlers who were on the low end in WWE when they were cut), they leave WWE and immediately take on a NO JOBS policy. Even if you put them in a situation where losing would get them more over or just makes total sense since they’re in a small town for a show that isn’t being recorded against the local top guy… they won’t lose. Because of their WWE trauma. They equate being asked to lose as getting buried. Which isn’t the same thing at all. But that’s the mentality they’ve developed when losing a lot in WWE does actually mean you’re getting buried. Or you’re a secondary women’s champion. So I get why (a major star) doesn’t see the advantages in losing & reacts so negatively to the mere suggestion of it. From experience any loss is giving up control and flashes back to. . experience in WWE. I don’t think there’s a way to fix that unfortunately. Or if there is I certainly haven’t found the trick yet because I couldn’t even convince (a few wrestlers names on the indies) to take a loss when I tried. Look at (name withheld ). The guy HATED doing jobs in AEW unless it was vs others he perceived as top guys (ex WWE guys). Now he walked right back into WWE and has literally been losing since day 2 of his return. But no complaints, no push back. It’s just such an interesting deal how people look at WWE jobs being the cost of doing business but elsewhere it’s a slap in the face.”