WWE Believes THESE TWO High AEW Contract Offers Are BAD FOR THE SPORT? 

Remember when WWE gave The Good Brothers each something like $750K a year... and then cut them 6 months later? Pepperidge Farms remembers.

Each wrestling match is like an NFL game and high impact. Wrestlers have every right to get that bag and get paid. They have a limit on the bump card. Swerve has said that HBK saw Swerve's potential but that he would have cordial conversations with HHH while Finn and a few others would have much warmer conversations. Swerve took that to say that HHH did not see "it" in Swerve. AEW as competition gives wrestlers leverage and WWE HATES that. Randy Orton talked to AEW and that made WWE give him a more expensive deal. Swerve was signed by AEW and has been brought along. Hangman understood and their fued has made Swerve a main guy. He has earned his money. WWE dropped the ball. It happens, Garcia is 25 and is a bright prospect. I remember The Continental Classic match where he was hanging with Danielson and they had a great match. Garcia can go in ring and has developed a tough nosed face persona. Garcia v MJF at All Out shows how highly AEW management thinks of Garcia. He has been brought along and has seized the opportunity to impress each time. Garcia has a future and Swerve has proven himself to be the present and at the top of the card. Congrats to both for getting pais.

Billion dollar corporation famous for underpaying its talent, whines about maybe having to pay its talent more in the future. What else is new.

I find it hard to believe that anyone in WWE would even talk to Dave lol

So WWE somehow knows the value of Swerve’s new contract, and is now telling WON (who hasn’t been right about anything they exclusively reported about WWE for literally years now) that they don’t like it? This is obvious bullshit lmfao

anything reported by Meltzer these days, should be taken with a grain of salt.

Meltzer has no sources in WWE, has been wrong multiple occasions, and all of a sudden he gets this scoop. I don’t buy it, this is just part of the spin machine blegh

Yo... All WWE does is report record breaking this and record breaking that as far as attendance and quarterly revenue... You better pay the wrestlers their money or risk losing them

I mean yeah. This is obvious to anyone just looking at the situation at face value. Of course WWE is doing that, that's always been a thing in restling unfortunately. Its not surprising in itself but it is surprising that Swerve was so outspoken about it. He's a good person for AEW to keep around

Despite your disclaimer in the beginning you presented this as fact. I’m sure wwe did tamper. But ANYTHING that involves Dave Meltzer and “a source” cannot be taken as even remotely factual.

Dave Meltzer is full of lies, rumors, innuendo, and bullshit.

The fact that Dave Meltzer is the only one who is reporting this tells you all you need to know. Because if this was true then he wouldn’t be the only dirtsheet reporting this. Fightful, PW Insider, WrestleVotes etc would also be reporting it. It’s not that I don’t think that WWE would think it’s just the fact that Dave was the only one who was reporting it and no one else backed him up

The hypocrisy goes both ways from AEW to WWE...But in the end..as the wrestlers..you get the best deal you can get..

The anti journalism stance WWE fans have is pure insanity no wonder Hulk Hogan was at the RNC.

Dude, unless the numbers are concrete and the sources legitimate, don't go on a tangent over rumors and heresay. That being said, it's TK's money and he has all the right to do what he does with it. It's the return investment that people focus on. If Swerve (and Okada and Mone) haven't done anything to increase either their stock or the company's stock by the next All In, congratulations to TK on having his own "Chris Davis", "Albert Pujols" and "Anthony Rendon" as his team. If you know you know.

When WWE does this stuff people try to hide or explain/defend but oh no if Aew does similar things like this, everyone says negative things about the company and Tony khan

Well, Let him bleed AS much AS He wants to. The snowman has No clue

WWE can pay Cena to come back for a year but they can't afford to beat AEW in terms of present and future headliners? Maybe they need to review their budget sometime.

How the hell can a company that isn't making money pay higher salaries than WWE? That is bad for business, AEW's business.

The AEW hate is hilarious. You're allowed to love both WWE & AEW without being such a hater... This isn't the Monday night wars, there's plenty of wrestling everywhere now

I don't believe that it's Dave Meltzer 1st of all he thinks the sky is pink and grass is orange he doesn't know his own name most days 🤣🤣

Besides the fact that you can't trust anything Dave reports about WWE, are we just going to pretend like it isn't bad for the business? Do people not know that Vince used this tactic to kill the territories? Its a known thing that Vince use to tell talent to use them as a negotiation tactic make other promoters overpay for talent he wasn't planning to sign in the first place. Tony Khan overpaying for wrestlers will ruin the business in the long run.

Swerve deserves it. Competition must exist in pro wrestling it still pisses me of vince was able to buy wcw under the laws of monopolizing how was that even allowed? I truly hope tony & warner can somehow get back the rights to do replays of all that footage and put it on their apps etc its literally another unique selling point

I'm sorry I don't believe anything Meltzer says. He's clearly bias.

Garcia is barely worth a 5 figure deal. Let alone 6 or 7

There's no such thing as "contract tampering" in Wrestling. Its the stupidest term used in Wrestling. There's no CBA or Union in Wrestling. If Triple H wanted to, he could stand in the middle of the ring and say that he will offer Britt Baker $5 Million when her deal is up. It would put pressure on Khan but it's nothing illegal or malpractice. Plus AEW has "tampered" with people under WWE contract.

Oh, these comments here are gonna be a WONDERFUL read!

Dave Meltzer = aew mark

I'll never understand why fans be complaining about how much money a wrestler gets paid when it's a large amount and they think that wrestler isn't worth it when 1 it's not your money and 2 fans don't determine who's worth what amount. No matter how much it is if that wrestler can get that kind of deal then good for them, we should be cheering that especially since no one in the business offers health insurance

cant contract tamper with an independent contractor... unless they actually aren't

Usually I don't like to see talents sign with AEW just for the big paycheck, not caring about the company. If someone like Lashley, Shelton or Becky want to join AEW just for the big multi-million dollar guarantee deals, TK shouldn't sign them. Usually those are type of talents who wants to put minimal effort, conning for paychecks, maximum money. Guys like Brock Lesnar, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Goldberg, and Ziggler are those people who are there only for the money, not caring about the company. That's bad for business.

How WWE even will know how much money Swerve got unless someone from AEW office leaks it to them!!!! This story is not believable.

Solomonster is such a pure Meltzer Mark

Solo I get your point but you’re conflating two things. It’s good for the labor to have wages rise but it’s not good for the industry. Yes the two billionaire entities can pay whatever but there’s a world where the middle and lower class get pay bumped out of the range of TNA and NJPW just to sit in catering. This is exactly what Bischoff did minus the favored nations clause. Overspend to get brand exposure, the rest of the industry be dammed.

Tbh Swerve Daniel Garcia don't deserve that money but hopefully it causes WWE guys, the real wrestling starts, to get paid more

I always want wrestlers to get the bag. But,yes jobbers are getting paid way more than they draw in aew

The stove is Dave…. Yeah I don’t buy it. The same man who Pat missed RAW because of the Wyatts, and Rock and Triole H was going to have a match at the last Mania.

"But if Dave is to be believed..." Really should have stopped right there. It's pathetic that Meltzer is still trusted as even an 'allegedly' reliable source when the reader is predisposed to believe the nonsense he spews.

Well the source is Meltzer soooo… I’m taking this with a grain of salt lol

There was a time that WCW was overpaying for wrestlers and it hurt them later. I’m happy for Swerve get your money, but a bunch of wrestlers feelings are about to get hurt when the realize they are not getting swerve money on their deals

Tony's dad did write the check to overpay a player in the NFL and the market ballooned since then. Maybe there is a little truth to the same family doing a similar thing in another business.

2:34 this was done under Vince though, under the previous regime so this point really does not stand

Swerve is good but he isn’t that good not to say he can’t get there but it’s tk’s checkbook not mine

WWE don't need swerve or Garcia, having NXT and the nil they should focus on homegrown talent. Stratton is a star, both Trick and Oba will be when they eventually get moved to raw or sd.

Gallows n Anderson 😂😂😂😂😂😂, PAYING GUYS NOBODY WANTS TO SEE IS CRAZY! 😂😂

AEW does overpay for their talent. They kind of have no choice in the matter. Other than money AEW can’t do for their talent what WWE can. There is a reason when a WWE guy goes over there he is immediately a main event star. The reach WWE has can’t be matched by AEW at this time so they make up for it with money, creative control, and a lighter schedule not unlike what WCW did in the past.

Money makes the world go round. Great reporting Solo. I sincerely hope you are well. Thank you for always being so kind and considerate.

3:29-3:43 there's a lot of wrestlers that Tony Khan needs to cut loose from AEW now because it's a waste of money for him and it's a waste of time and effort for the wrestlers as well And if their TV deal with WBD goes awry then I hope it's a hard lesson for Tony that he can't keep hiring free agents from WWE and other places whenever he feels like it And he can't keep pandering to *"the sickos"* who are a small contingent of his fan base and Dave Meltzer to get a 5(+)-star rating anymore There's gonna have to be a lot of changes to AEW if they wanna stay in business

lol Dave Meltzer sucks

I’m not the biggest fan of AEW and I’ll admit that WWE is what I love most but this contract tampering accusations if true really is messed up tbh.

I'm sure WWE does tamper but you know what so does AEW, look at Richoette lmaoo. Also lol anyone believing Meltzer

good video

Swerve Strickland staying with aew until 2029 as top guy in the company and Daniel Garcia will have a good run on NXT once he signs with WWE and I miss seeing Ricky Stark and totally leaves aew and join wwe in 2025 .

I don't think Meltzer has any sources in WWE, but Swerve failed in all relevant business metrics as champion with record low attendance and ratings. But now he's getting a raise like that? He's not worth what Tony is paying him. These inflated contracts aren't a good way to run a business. It's bad for AEW.

Overpay Swerve is bad for business, I'm sorry but WHAT! Swerve is great since last year. At least he freaken show as champion until Logan, Roman, or Brock. Ugh, you can remove Vince off company, but you cannot remove Vince's tactics from WWE.

LMAO why is WWE thinking that swerve strickland and daniel Garcia's contract offers are bad for business shouldn't they be worried on what they're doing and not focusing on AEW especially with how hot WWE is this is getting ridiculous.

WWE: Swerve contract is bad for the sport! Also WWE: lets contract temper not once but twice for Swerve! Also also WWE: WWE is making the most money it's ever had in the business!

Swerve Strickland is overrated and not worth that contract

Hello gallows and Anderson are not ftr/revival

All I'll say is, good for Swerve. I say he's worth it.

It IS bad for business because none of these people that AEW are throwing 7 figures to have meant a thing to profit. Swerve hasnt boosted ratings, Ospreay hasnt boosted ratings, Mercedes hasnt, the list goes on. The only star AEW has paid that much for that has meant anything is MJF. To compare WWE 4 years ago to today is also ignorant because it's literally owned by a different company now. Yes, Vince probably did offer guys 6 figures that didnt deserve it. Because Vince is a petty old man. Trip and the TKO heads know the value of talent because they understand ROI, which TK doesnt.

Yeah because wwe doesn’t wanna pay 💰 for there players bullshit yet wwe marks say there there the best and make money 💴 yet don’t wanna pay shit to there people having aew nobody wants that gives everyone pull so f-k wwe there cheap skate they can and should have the most money to pay anyone they just don’t want to which is bull 🐂

THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL TRUTH. WHAT IF ANOTHER PROMOTION OFFERING MORE MONEY 💰 AND HEALTH INSURANCE ?

This is exactly what happened in every single sport. How is Aew going to justify these contracts without even breaking a profit? These are bad for the sport. Neither Will or Swerve is a draw in the U.S and neither is bringing any new viewers for Dynamite. WWE is 100% right about this. You can't use the measure of in ring work to create an overall worth. There is so much more that adds to you amd your companies value. Not bloated contracts. This is the equivalent of a bad sports team overpaying a role player

Jesse Ventura tried to get a wrestling union. But Hogan didn't want it lol.

How is it good for the sport? They dont get ratings! How to go out of business 101! Sasha banks was bad! Okada. Has they had 1 good contract? Punk was awful

How cares? I'm sure Swerve and Garcia don't care how valued they are as long as they get paid

Garcia is liw mid , why would anyone pay him

AEW is Bad for Professional Wrestling Period!!!…. 🕳

Well the source is Meltzer soooo… I’m taking this with a grain of salt lol