Brian Cage has signed a new contract with AEW.
The former TNA World Champion joined the company in 2020, debuting at Double or Nothing. He has since appeared regularly for AEW, most notably as part of Team Taz and Mogul Embassy.
His deal was set to expire this year, but Cage has inked a new contract with AEW. Brian Cage spoke with Dan Severn and Eric Carroll on their ‘Unleashed’ show. He revealed he had signed a “lengthy, lengthy term” with Tony Khan’s promotion.
“My contract was coming up last year with AEW, and I was going back-and-forth with WWE and AEW with my agent. You know, trying to see where we should fit and there’s pros and cons to both and a big reason. There are a lot of reason. But a big reason to stay with AEW was the fact that there was a lot more certainty, so to speak. It’s not necessarily a guaranteed contract. But, for lack of a better term, the contract was essentially guaranteed compared to WWE’s. I could be signed there today, gone tomorrow, you know what I mean?”
“So, I thought about it and I got a lengthy, lengthy term with AEW as well so I’m like, alright, you know what?… We just had another kid too. My son’s about four-and-a-half months old now, and I have two other kids. I was just thinking for, not just professionally but personally, for the security, for the length of the contract and comfortability as well. We’re already there. Things you’re used to it. I was like, ‘if it’s not broke, maybe don’t fix it’. And I was like, ‘Yeah, maybe it’s just best to stay here and stay put and make the best out of it…’
Brian Cage Cites Tony Khan As A Big Reason Why He Signed A New Contract
Continuing in the interview, Brian Cage named Tony Khan as a reason why he stayed with AEW. He claims Khan treats his talent “like human beings”, and thinks he really cares about people on his roster.
“Tony (Khan) being such a fan and such a good person and everything else, it plays a big role into that. The way he takes care of his talent and treats his talent.He thinks about his talent as actual human beings. Whereas, not to talk negative crap on WWE and obviously Triple H in charge over there now is making a lot of changes. For the longest time, it’s kind of looked at as your almost just cattle in WWE.”
“Once they don’t need you, they’re like ‘alright see you later, get the hell out of here, we don’t need you’. Or, they don’t really care as much. Whereas AEW definitely seems like they’re more of a group and family. We’ve had a couple of people pass away while under contract and Tony still paid off their contract to their family and has taken care of them and stuff which is pretty unheard of so, there’s just a couple examples of how he really cares about the people on his roster.”
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