Paige VanZant Explains Why She Chose AEW Over WWE

What could have been. AEW has brought in several wrestlers throughout its brief history, with several of them coming from different backgrounds. Some of them have not even come from wrestling, which makes can make for some interesting situations. That was the case earlier this month when a mixed martial artist was brought into the fold, but she could have had a very different story.

Earlier this month, Paige VanZant officially signed with AEW, following multiple appearances with the company. VanZant appeared on Throwing Down With Renee and Meisha and explained that she had a meeting at WWE headquarters last year about the possibility of signing with them instead. However, WWE had a “different plan” for her, though she did not explain what it was. VanZant said that she was happy that AEW would let her continue with MMA and are knuckle boxing while also wrestling for them.

Opinion: This isn’t the biggest surprise for me but it’s probably for the best. At the end of the day, WWE has a hit or miss track record when it comes to bringing in wrestlers in recent years and VanZant didn’t seem to like what they had planned for her. VanZant has not been in AEW for very long but they seem to have an idea of what they want to do with her, which should make for some interesting moves down the road.

What do you think of VanZant so far? How will she do in AEW? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 60,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 6,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books

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