Sheamus could have AEW curiosity round him, however his agent simply made one factor very clear: in the event that they need to do enterprise, it will not be a pleasant little cellphone name.
Nick LoPiccolo dropped a pointed message on X, and the half that issues most was his warning that AEW could now have to barter with the identical particular person he believes was saved out of the dialog.
“Don’t piss off the Snowman or the filth sheets Tony undoubtedly doesn’t affect, and in some circumstances management, received’t say your title.
Congrats on Booker of the Yr.
Now good luck negotiating with the particular person you made them afraid to put in writing about.”
LoPiccolo is principally saying that if AEW needs to speak Sheamus, they might must take care of somebody he believes Tony Khan and sure wrestling media shops tried to keep away from naming or protecting.
The submit got here after AEW sources had no thought Sheamus could be departing WWE, and that a minimum of one AEW expertise is anticipated to push to work with him in AEW, CMLL, or different outdoors promotions. That opened the door to Sheamus-to-AEW discuss, particularly as a result of Sheamus and Claudio Castagnoli are nonetheless shut.
LoPiccolo first had some enjoyable with the concept, asking if AEW wanted his quantity. When John “TimeTravelin” Ehresmann joked that LoPiccolo might be onerous to achieve, Nick fired again that AEW would have one downside earlier than making that decision.
“Yeah they must thinks how unblock me.”
What that stated, Sheamus continues to be stated to be technically below WWE contract for now, though his run with the corporate seems to be winding down. WWE tried to maintain him with a reworked deal, however he turned it down. As soon as he’s absolutely clear, AEW might be one of many names folks discuss, however LoPiccolo is making it sound like there might be baggage earlier than any actual supply even occurs.
For now, Sheamus’ subsequent transfer continues to be not locked in. But when AEW needs to become involved, Nick LoPiccolo simply despatched a fairly direct message: good luck negotiating.
What do you assume? Did Nick LoPiccolo simply make Sheamus-to-AEW talks more durable, or is that this precisely how enterprise will get began in wrestling? Tell us within the feedback beneath.
