All Elite Wrestling [AEW] has been making headlines over the past few days. This includes the recent signings of former WWE stars, Chris Jericho and Neville.
So what was the backstage reaction in WWE to the formation of AEW?
Sean Ross Sapp had an interesting report on Fightful. This cameafter he spoke to several WWE Superstars.
Sapp says the unanimous response among the wrestlers he spoke to was it is a positive thing that there will be more places to work.
According to Sapp, there were a lot of wrestlers who haven’t heard anything about AEW’s business model. There were also some who had known about it since back in September. Among those who knew, the feeling is that it has a legit chance to
Sapp reports that one wrestler told him they think Impact Wrestling will take the biggest hit after AEW’s formation. A handful of others told him that this is a positive thing to help fill the void that Lucha Underground has left.
On a related note, check out Cody and Brandi Rhodes’ response to the reports that WWE banned AEW merch from Smackdown.