>>18776283If he wants to have a "symbolic" retirement tour like Cena where he wrestles all the old rivals or whatever, then AEW is the place for that, but I wouldn't think that matters to him. They'll give him a good contract offer either way.
I'm not sure any wrestler has ever been more important to a company they've never worked in or been associated with. It'd be just as interesting historically if AJ never showed up in AEW than if he did. I'd be more interested in seeing him in AEW than an extended WWE run, but he's probably retiring.