Update On Brian Cage-AEW Status, When His Deal Expires
Added 2023-03-08 21:10:01 +0000 UTCBrian Cage's time in AEW could be coming to an end.
Recently we reported that Brian Cage's AEW deal was set to expire imminently. However, there were some hiccups to that Fightful Select has learned that AEW had hoped to extend his deal due to injury time that would keep him with the company until at least the end of June. However, Cage pushed back on that and was interested in exploring free agency, and for good reason.
Fightful Select has been told that WWE has maintained interest in Cage in the event he becomes a free agent, and are open to having conversations with the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champion. That period won't have to wait long, as we're told AEW and Cage agreed to work together through the end of March, specifically the ROH Supercard of Honor PPV.
We're told that some of the time that was supposed added to Cage's contract is actually because Cage was signed while injured after leaving IMPACT Wrestling years ago. Those familiar with the situation claim that AEW offered Cage a contract extension comparable to his current deal, which hasn't been ruled out.
Originally, Cage's AEW contract was set to expire between late January and mid-February. We're told that Cage has had some "heavy hitters" within AEW in his corner of late. Chris Jericho specifically spoke publicly, saying he hopes that Cage re-signs with AEW, and putting over his work.
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Well, we got P3D0 Theory, Karrion Kross being antivax, Logan "Banned from Japan for being human waste" Paul, Randy Orton also being into some dumb conspiracy shit, JD McDonabuser, Matt "I abused someone I was in an affair with and my wife left me" Riddle, Jerry The Rapist Lawler, Vince McMahon is back running things and I don't think I need to bring up last year with him, Lacey "Autistic people are garbage and if you're depressed just stop being poor" Evans, Baron "My friend who did my theme song years ago is a Covid conspiracy nut" Corbin, AJ "Flat Earther" Styles, Gallows & Anderson being scummy in their own right, Tommaso "Blue Lives are totally a race and matter more than victims of police brutality, The Undertaker being like Ciampa on top of being a big donor to Donald "America will never recover from me" Trump, Dana Brooke having her own dumbassery with Covid, Braun Strowman being a toxic human being who can't take back what he dishes out, Ronda "Sandy Hook wasn't real" Rousey, Scarlett also being antivax like Karrion, Joe Coffey being a sexual predator, Nikkita Lyons being a MAGAt, Gable "Got away with rape cause the state he was tried in had a loophole around that" Steveson, John "Hazeshaw" Layfield, and need I remind you of Kevin Dunn?
CSDX
2023-03-11 06:43:18 +0000 UTCYeah and now clearly Nia was brought in to RR as a one off so idk wtf he’s talking about LOL
Leo Chirichiello
2023-03-10 18:08:24 +0000 UTCHow his him being an antivaxxer make him fit in wwe.. I believe wwe only had a select few who were.. I could be wrong though.. but kinda a strange reason for him to fit in lol. Idk exactly who is it not .. not pretending too … but it seems that’s much more a minority in both companies
Chris Previdi
2023-03-09 15:42:13 +0000 UTCI agree
Super Dave Osborne
2023-03-09 15:30:43 +0000 UTCI’m ok with it to be honest if you sign a three year contract & get injured for six months & the company still pays you during that time i they should be aloud add that time to the contract. I think it’s important however to make sure the talent is in the know about it
Matt Hennessy
2023-03-09 15:22:39 +0000 UTCThis is pretty spot on analysis.
Chris Kessler
2023-03-09 05:31:33 +0000 UTCHe's an antivaxxer last I checked(feel free to prove me wrong if I'm wrong and that he got vaccinated), so he'd fit right in with WWE. Hell, in a way, he already fit in with iMPACT in that regard.
CSDX
2023-03-09 02:40:52 +0000 UTCHow do people feel about added injury time? I remember the hate WWE got from a lot of AEW fans that this was unethical and not fair
Super Dave Osborne
2023-03-09 00:17:50 +0000 UTCAin't gonna lie. "Big Hoss Gauntlet" is also a perfect name for it too....lol.
B. Joseph
2023-03-08 23:46:58 +0000 UTCAnd Hikuleo, can’t believe I forgot Hikuleo.
julian
2023-03-08 22:56:22 +0000 UTCYES PLEASE! Could make for a great Forbidden Door match to get as many people on the card as possible. Fale, Tito, Cobb, Henare, Tama, and have ishii win it on his way to a dream IWGP heavyweight win at WK. And I want Nick Comoroto in there too. Damn that would be fun. The Big Man Battle Royal.
julian
2023-03-08 22:42:27 +0000 UTCI think it says a lot he that he was upset with AEW trying to add time & having to agree to compromise to final battle. I think he’s WWE bound & I think it’s a good thing for Cage AEW has to big of a roster & not enough tv to feature everyone. With WWE there seven hours of tv & he’s more likely to be featured. He’s a great talent that unfortunately feels lost in the shuffle
Matt Hennessy
2023-03-08 22:20:22 +0000 UTCI personally enjoy Cage, but if he leaves, it's not like AEW is exactly losing anything.
rocksolid124
2023-03-08 21:53:09 +0000 UTChim
Fightful Select
2023-03-08 21:42:35 +0000 UTCI think the E are gonna try to sign him
Tony Espitia
2023-03-08 21:39:59 +0000 UTCHope if he goes to the fed they make him cut his stupid mohawk off
Hold up I just googled Dick Marcinko and this dudes beard grows all the way up to his eye balls what da hell is da beard doin
2023-03-08 21:38:58 +0000 UTCWould legit love to see a big hoss gauntlet
David C
2023-03-08 21:37:42 +0000 UTCHe never wins on TV. They inexplicably didn't book him at all for a year despite him being healthy. Not sure why he would re-sign.
John Horton
2023-03-08 21:27:01 +0000 UTCSame here. They could give his spot to someone else it wouldn't bother me.
Scott Newcomb
2023-03-08 21:24:34 +0000 UTCWould love to see more heavyweights going at it. Not for belts, just have heavyweights alpha-dogging each other. I want to see a Brian Cage vs Lance Archer vs Samoa Joe vs Wardlow vs Hobbs vs Luchasaurus vs Keith Lee in a “fuck you i’m the biggest of the big” match, Paul Wight and Mark Henry on commentary. We almost had something like jt during that ladder match I think at revolution last year, but I want them to go big or go home. Big men slappin meat.
julian
2023-03-08 21:22:10 +0000 UTCWouldn't miss him much to be honest. He's not bad but just lacks something to get me to care.
Chad McLaughlin
2023-03-08 21:20:52 +0000 UTCsean, is he who you were talking about when you tweeted that wwe was interested in an aew talent, or was that for someone else?
Nico
2023-03-08 21:11:51 +0000 UTC
