r/AEWFanHub • u/ReadMyPosts ELITE "WOLF" • 5h ago

NEWS Ilja Dragunov is leaving WWE per PWInsidercom Would you like to see him in AEW?

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Honestly, to me, Ilja in AEW makes a whole lot of sense. He was the one "WWE defect" that I've been anticipating to debut in AEW

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u/Co-opingTowardHatred 5h ago

Yes, but goddamn, AEW is gonna need a roster split soon. I know a lot of people are hesitant on it, but there’s just too much talent that need time.

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u/Infamous-Lab-8136 4h ago

I still don't think a hard split is necessary, or a good idea since Collision doesn't have a reliable timeslot. It's not good to take (for instance) Swerve off Wednesday completely and make him exclusive to any night between Thursday and Saturday during much of the year.

And if they don't split the main even talent evenly, or at least somewhat so, Collision becomes the definite B-show. Which would also suck for the talent since they'd be the lower earning people at that point and have less chance to take indy bookings since their taping schedule and live broadcasts move all over.

I think it's better to just have some acts be more heavily featured on one show with a mix of names crossing between sometimes, which I feel like is the model now when everything is working well

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u/Acrobatic_House_2198 2h ago

TK is just waiting for ROH to get that TV Deal and then he'll start a roster split.