These "Free Agents" come to agreements far earlier than what dirtsheets report, and some of them intentionally hide the fact. They are playing you into thinking there are ongoing convos with multiple promotions to build narratives.

Edge was a done deal before he even had his last Smackdown match, this should have been obvious. Will is also obvious. Okada probably had his AEW shit ready when he told NJPW he wasn't coming back. Recent Stardom events have made it blatantly clear Giulia had her WWE shit set long ago, the dirtsheets couldn't even pretend AEW was involved. Jay White might have been the only actual free agent, for various reasons.