Reported Details On WWE’s Pursuit Of The Young Bucks & Hangman Page

The reported details on negotiations between WWE, Young Bucks & more!

If you are a WWE fan and were hoping to see the company sign any members of The Elite, whether that be Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, Hangman Page or Kenny Omega, then the launch of All Elite Wrestling may be seen as a disappointment to you.

While some fans have likened their favorites not going to WWE to the career of WWE Hall Of Famer Sting (by not signing with the company during his prime), those same fans can’t really fault the company for lack of effort. We’ve heard multiple times now how WWE strongly pursued all members of The Elite and we may have some more specifics on what the company was offering.

According to Dave Meltzer in The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE’s dealings with all of The Elite were done exclusively by Triple H and as it pertains to The Young Bucks, they were being offered money that was similar to AJ Styles’ contract. Additionally, it’s being said WWE also was looking to make Being The Elite a weekly show on the WWE Network and a special clause in their deal where The Jacksons could get out of the three-year contract within the first six months if they weren’t pleased with the relationship, something that the company has reportedly never offered.

On top of that, Meltzer also notes that WWE would have debuted The Young Bucks at the Royal Rumble this month with a “significant storyline” on the way to WrestleMania 35. It’s being said that despite not signing with WWE, The Jacksons walked away from the discussions and “heavily praised” Triple H, who also reportedly took recent parodies of himself on Being The Elite “well”.

Lastly, with regards to Hangman Page, Meltzer reports that he was also made a strong offer which would have seen him making “main roster money to work NXT”.

EA’s Take: Moving forward, I think people are going to make their own judgments on anything related to AEW when it comes from Dave Meltzer or even Ryan Satin for that matter. We always want our readers to do that anyways, but “Always Use Your Head” really needs to apply more so with these things. It’s quite apparent that Meltzer, Satin and who knows who else is working with AEW in some form or fashion. Honestly, it’s brilliant marketing by AEW. It just means we need to use caution with stuff like this. I’m sure there’s probably truth and fiction to it to some degree.