We are just hours into 2023 and there is already speculation on where the next wrestling free agent will be going.
As was noted earlier, Sasha Banks (Mercedes Varnado) is officially free and clear to work/wrestle for other wrestling promotions and there’s another name on the free agent market that could draw attention from AEW or WWE.
Former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis is officially a free agent. Aldis actually quit the promotion several weeks back but his contract did not expire until 12/31.
It is no secret that Bruce Prichard is not a fan of Aldis and there seemed to have been issues between them when they were both in TNA/Impact Wrestling but now with Triple H running things backstage, it seems as if the likelihood has increased for WWE to give him a look.
Aldis and NWA’s Billy Corgan had a falling out last year. Aldis said the following during an interview with Sportskeeda this past November:
“Free agency. That’s it, dude. I know it’s been suggested that there must be something else. Truthfully, I want to explore free agency. I just want to be free of a contract and a certain brand commitment, a sort of branding of any kind for a minute and just see what comes next”
It was just time to move on, that’s all. I have businesses. I have Legacy Sports Nutrition and we have some other businesses that we are working on. As far as wrestling, at this point, I feel like I can deliver wherever. I just love the business and I feel like I can contribute to a pretty high level. But at the same time, if I’m gonna spend time away from my son, and I’m gonna take bumps, I gotta be feeling it. It’s gotta be something that I’m passionate about. I’ve gotta be feeling it. I’ve gotta feel like it’s going somewhere.”
