Why Nick Aldis Turned Down AEW Contract

[@CVVCLIPS]

Put that subscribe button in the Texas Cloverleaf! 🍀

[@LeramieCrump]

I think Kingslynn Cloverleaf would be more appropriate since it is Aldis.

[@MarcusTheHam.]

Really respect Nick Aldas for doing that, It wouldn't feel right to leave when you still have potential at the company

[@xxcapxr3611]

It’s not so much a risk as in realizing your worth and you see your future. He knew he was building something and knew where it was going. Yeah. Aew Could have been great for him but also could not be good and he could have regretted it.

[@MarcusTheHam.]

@xxcapxr3611 Yea, I agree. It's like Johnny Gargano's place, I feel like he have more potential staying for a bit longer to build up a momentum

[@xxcapxr3611]

@@MarcusTheHam. I love Aew. And like wwe. The issue I have is people feel they NEED to go to one or the other. Even with TNA. Look at styles, he stayed in a place majority didn’t wanna go. Yet he knew he had to craft his skill and look at him now. Plus I feel the name draw sometimes makes people jump the gun. Yet if I was a wrestler I would look at all the people who went to one of those two companies before me and see where they are. And who made it.

[@MarcusTheHam.]

@@xxcapxr3611There's a click for the wrestler and they will know when it's their time to jump to the next company, so much respect for Nick Adlas nonetheless, hope I'll see him in a big promotion one day

[@dil09ful]

@xxcapxr3611 The double-edged sword effect right?

[@WorldCupWillie]

The most wrestling I watched regularly since the early 90s was NWA Power before lockdown. Aldis was a big part of that. He treated being champion seriously.

[@FernandoGarcia-rl6gj]

Very admirable and selfless for Nick Aldis to stay for the betterment of his friends careers

[@Aman--Wangnao77]

Hugh Jackman destroyed Brandi with that elbow drop

[@808sirenz9]

I thought that was her lol

[@sp4cepigz174]

Nick and Cody made me an NWA fan. They are very great talents

[@vs4ntroy421]

This man was my childhood, he’ll always be oblivion to me.

[@Highspirekid13]

This man helped build up NWA just for them to tear it down with one segment

[@Messia1andONLY]

Man found a good object to hold on the photo

[@jamesstinedurf9841]

if he's available AEW should still want him IMO. but the roster is loaded even more now than before

[@GuyoftheStars]

That roster is weak af

[@madisonbailey2564]

Its bloated not loaded

[@apocalypsenow1871]

​@@GuyoftheStarsnah nigga they got a decent amount of talent in there. Much better smaller athletes plus can do crossovers with NJPW and also smaller promotions

[@kurtisbased183]

loaded with flippy vanilla midgets

[@hippotuskman7808]

Best of the best belong in AEW; aldis and his wife times have both passed. He’s where he belongs on the entertainment business.

[@acmilangirl8202]

I've been a lifelong Sting fan, but after hearing this interview I truly admire this wrestler for his morals!! It's rare and hope he gets all the success with his friends

[@teemimika7105]

Usually wrestler follows where the money bring them, but Nick Aldis choose to protect everyone job instead of going for the bigger things. Nick Aldis is one of a kind and truly a national treasure

[@markymars]

He’s lookin like he’d be a great GM someday 🤔

[@mohabalserafe3795]

Will the interview isn't really that old

[@Thor-Orion]

What a class act. That’s a real friend who actually cares about those around him.

[@FitzChivalry]

Aldis's run as NWA champion was fantastic. They had a really good crop of guys in there when he was on top, sad to see what it became after.

[@Spooky_515]

Who knows what would’ve happened with NWA if not for Covid. Looking back at that collection of talent and who they’re are now says it all

[@AyushKumar-wd7hy]

All the Respect in the world dude😮😮😮

[@spider-keithasmr38]

Been watching Nick Aldis since 2017!

[@tonygunk9896]

Nick Aldis is awesome

[@randomwords3138]

Your New GM Of Friday Night SmackDown 🎉

[@AmanKumar-ct3eb]

The only promotion that nick aldis need to join at this point is Nxt.He will restore buzz for that place and bring viewers to watch nxt every tuesday bcoz he is a national treasure.

[@willhorting5317]

NXT is NOT a "promotion", any more than Raw or SmackDown are "promotions". They are BRANDS. They are SHOWS. WWE is the promotion.

[@booman3138]

AEW isn't competition

[@SnipingIsFun]

It is. It is the #2 company currently in America.

[@booman3138]

@SnipingIsFun a very distant number 2 and they can't even consistently crack 1 million viewers. That's not competition

[@mohabalserafe3795]

​@@booman3138name any other show inside america that even comes close to there ratings or even surpass it that isn't WWE

[@parsleyisthicc]

​@@booman3138company with a large tv deal and took several of wwe's former wrestlers and was the reason why wwe got into a resurgence in recent years isn't competition okay sure dude lol

[@THAGFC]

Still can’t believe wwe didn’t grab him years ago

[@OdysseySarma]

I want Nick adlas return the ring

[@jimminykricket4067]

This is a solid guy!

[@LoganGibson-c1o]

Aldis Vs Reigns for the Universal Undisputed championship

[@davidmurray6949]

The real world's champion in my eyes 💯🤷‍♂️

[@Beanz06]

Ended up being a great idea

[@WooRidersDg]

AND NOW HE IS SMACKDOWN GM

[@FUu-ql4kf]

Nick is a cool guy

[@saptarshimazumder]

There are no friends in "business". You have to be ruthless. Even if you don't like it. Your boss isn't your friend. You are just another "worker". Best advice i ever got.

[@philwill0123]

Tom is his friend. Like it or not, if nick was the person who brought them in, leaving may jepodise their job futures.

[@saptarshimazumder]

@@philwill0123 and look where they are now. There is no friend or family in business

[@1KQ_]

He would've been very lost on that bloated roster

[@Lewlew97]

I feel like we never really would’ve known what could’ve been. At the time Aldis was a star in NWA. Would’ve been upper midcarder and world title contender behind Jericho, Moxley, Omega and Rhodes in the early days.

[@1KQ_]

@@Lewlew97 looking at how other people his size is booked. Yeah we already know. Your fantasy booking means absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, look at the companies track record.

[@MegaFinalRound]

@@1KQ_luchasaurous says otherwise.

[@1KQ_]

@@MegaFinalRound he gave both of his title wins to Christian

[@VitoSquad24]

Bram so underrated

[@donnyboy5589]

Shout out Magnus

[@justinharris4350]

Very rare for a top guy to have those kinds of feelings towards their co-workers futures. Its amazing to see, mainly because it's such a cut throat industry.

[@bamleith3095]

100% true

[@RealTakerslady]

It’s not too late

[@theglizz5797]

Is that synthol in his arms??

[@LiftaLot335]

If he went to AEW he’d be another nobody in sea of nobody’s spamming finishers for 20 minutes every match

[@willhorting5317]

Just curious 🤔... What is "spamming finishers"?

[@hippotuskman7808]

We found the sports entertainment fan

[@hippotuskman7808]

That is why your hero signed with AEW after 7 years right?

[@willhorting5317]

@@hippotuskman7808 who are you directing your comments to?

[@hippotuskman7808]

@@willhorting5317 obviously the op. I’m pretty sure there would be an @ otherwise

[@arthankitshedddinglights]

Magnus before Magnus cARLSEN was cool

[@6demon6gang63]

Not the decision I would've made but you gotta respect his reason for it

[@chrisabowman]

Smart discussed

[@chrisortiz8072]

He got the ecw syndrome but the money Tony was throwing around brave man

[@kingbeef5076]

Thom Lattimer not being in a major company is ridiculous. That guy would single handedly bring back the adult female demographic.

[@thomasarnoldcoe6527]

Class Act

[@dboyz_baby]

magnus ?

[@willhorting5317]

Yes

[@vegaporter7381]

Dogged a bullet

[@hippotuskman7808]

AEW did correct. Him and his wife would want too much money for their washed up selves

[@euanskii2050]

He would be so good in NXT

[@willhorting5317]

Aldis signing with WWE and being sent to NXT, would be a huge move backwards. If WWE ever can sign Aldis, he needs to be put directly onto Raw or SmackDown.

[@rokaanalzeer7148]

@@willhorting5317I can see him as a raw guy. He’d make a great opponent for Seth Rollins.

[@hippotuskman7808]

As a producer

[@willhorting5317]

@@hippotuskman7808 yes, currently he is "shadowing" various WWE producers and getting paid on a per usage basis. He has signed no contract, nor been hired .

[@TheSilverPhoenix100]

Honestly Aldas was smart, way to many guys leave their success at the indies to go to AEW and WWE expecting to be megastars and they really just become a medium fish in an ocean. AEW is horrible about this as they sign every single ex WWE guy they can and then half those people dont see any TV time

[@parsleyisthicc]

Meanwhile Aldis is just used as manager for wwe

[@Gamessnia]

@@parsleyisthiccand is one of the biggest highlights on smackdown…so yeah. Big deal.

[@dionius4549]

AEW doesnt deserve Nick Aldis

[@djchillout91]

Dumb as hell considering aew has got bryan danielson the best pro wrestler in the world😂😂 kids These days

[@mgonzo3881]

Sure bud

[@hippotuskman7808]

True. We need the best of the best. Him and his wife is washed

[@johnface3474]

@@hippotuskman7808brandon cutler is that you? Or is this aubrey edwards?

[@hippotuskman7808]

@@johnface3474 lay off the meth kid 😂

[@tylerrynes211]

Why go work for a company like aew anyway? A company full of immature, incompetent, and general waste of talent. Not to mention the needless risks they'll force you to take.

[@hippotuskman7808]

😂😂😂😂 we found another sports entertainment fan.

[@hippotuskman7808]

Didn’t brooksy sign after 7 years? Hmmm

[@stevewhite6241]

​@@hippotuskman7808you mean 5 superkicks per second?

[@forregisforregis]

Dam

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

A mistake in hindsight, since he fell put with Billy Corgan and is a WWE producer now.

[@robertridley9279]

Brutus Magnus

[@Leftrightandthetruth]

What NWA the n word with attitude wtf damn he was going to be with cube and snoop and ren and Dre and yella damn

[@willhorting5317]

Huh? What kind of gobbledygook are you trying to say?

[@Leftrightandthetruth]

@@willhorting5317 say?when did I say ?when did I talk? When did I speak?how do I sound like? Have you seen me? Have you heard me?

[@willhorting5317]

@@Leftrightandthetruth don't be a smartass. You know exactly what I meant. But in case you really need my question explained to you...What did you mean by "NWA the n word with attitude"?

[@46.56.A.]

They're a bunch of children in AEW. A mess.

[@YouTubefreak92p]

Atleast the matches are entertaining not like WWE 😴

[@hippotuskman7808]

That’s pro wrestling for ya. Sports entertainment doesn’t qualify.

[@hippotuskman7808]

@@KZbinfreak92p didn’t your hero brooksy sign after 7 years off? Hmmm

[@apocalypsenow1871]

Bram was a huge failure. We know Nick and he been paid very well on the indies. But Bram had HUGE potential once he hit TNA and dunno what happened with him. He had that psycho bad guy persona down to a T

[@johnb.2006]

Smart move turning down a contract from Tony's All Friends Wrestling. Place is a dumpster fire.

[@wesmyone9562]

Why isn't WWE using him as a wrestler? I don't understand why they're wasting him🤔

[@jasonrodriguez8569]

AEW would had ruined him like they do everyone else

[@SnipingIsFun]

Not really

[@mgonzo3881]

Unless you work for WWE, or AEW, you are making shit money.

[@hippotuskman7808]

He could have been a better version of Cody, but he might want big money for him and his wife. That’s why we cut ties with Cody. That and he saw the virus cancer and disease that was coming with brooksy

[@marathiboi96]

He would have been lost in AEW anyway, they're just signing wrestlers and month later putting them on bench, Only the elites get their booking consistently

[@hippotuskman7808]

Mox? Max? Joe? Orange? Darby? Sting? Acclaimed? H.O.B.? Very casual take kiddo. Name a main event the elite folk HSVE been in in months- I’ll wait

[@hippotuskman7808]

You mean cm cunt right?

[@marathiboi96]

@@hippotuskman7808 they literally main evented double or nothing, the flagship show of AEW, instead of the four pillars, I mean, They even did it back in 2020. So, please enlighten why was the flagship show main event was a multimen tag match instead of future of the company.

[@hippotuskman7808]

@@marathiboi96 2020? Reach more 😂

[@marathiboi96]

@@hippotuskman7808 ohh, right instead of the world champion let's put team fueds at the end of the main event for double or nothing.

[@LaughingxClouds]

From a long-term perspective, that was such a dumb decision. NWA ended up becoming horrible while AEW kept growing and progressing.

[@WorldCupWillie]

AEW lost its way too. The difference is, AEW is backed by a billionaire and has mainstream tv. Aew could have been 3 or 4 times as big with decent booking.

[@hippotuskman7808]

@@WorldCupWillie 81k all in. Casual take

[@WorldCupWillie]

@@hippotuskman7808 it was the novelty of a big wrestling show coming to the UK. Impact also does good business here. Let's see how popular it remains in the next few years when they return to Wembley.

[@hippotuskman7808]

@@WorldCupWillie 81k all in

[@Troy_Johnson]

​@@hippotuskman7808cant get that no where elses

[@davebliszcz8237]

Uhm. That is arrogant bro.

[@Thor-Orion]

It’s facts. He made the NWA Title matter again. It hasn’t mattered since he lost it.

[@orangemaniabrother2232]

He was right though

[@Durdenz0]

It's not when it's true.

[@davebliszcz8237]

The NWA title hasn’t meant anything since the 80s. Maybe early 90s. Let’s stop pretending like this decision made any sense in recent years. I guess his wife makes enough for him not to care about making money. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Durdenz0]

@davebliszcz8237 if so, good for him. Double income household then. Don't understand how any of that matters.

[@IntellectualManchild]

Hugh Jackman great wrestler