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>White signed with All Elite Wrestling on what Fightful Select has confirmed is a multi-year contract. Fightful reports that the deal was in place ahead of WWE WrestleMania 39, and WWE sources were aware that he would not be coming in by then.
>Jay White’s impending free agency first hit Fightful's radar around Wrestle Kingdom, when they learned WWE had interest in White. In the following weeks, WWE were even confident they’d land White. Along the way they were told that Triple H and William Regal both showed interest. However, WWE higher ups said that the company “failed to communicate properly along the process,” before noting that AEW landing him over WWE was could have been product of Vince McMahon’s returns and the lack of main roster hires since then. There were communications between Jay White and both WWE and AEW.
>It was also noted that “there were even tentative creative plans made for Jay White in WWE.” Although higher ups knew “time was ticking on getting a deal done,” some in WWE hoped to land him.
>Jay White’s impending free agency first hit Fightful's radar around Wrestle Kingdom, when they learned WWE had interest in White. In the following weeks, WWE were even confident they’d land White. Along the way they were told that Triple H and William Regal both showed interest. However, WWE higher ups said that the company “failed to communicate properly along the process,” before noting that AEW landing him over WWE was could have been product of Vince McMahon’s returns and the lack of main roster hires since then. There were communications between Jay White and both WWE and AEW.
>It was also noted that “there were even tentative creative plans made for Jay White in WWE.” Although higher ups knew “time was ticking on getting a deal done,” some in WWE hoped to land him.
