News Roundup: 5-time WWE world champion had financial issues after being fired, Bret Hart spotted with top AEW stars, WWE reached out to top promotion

#4 Bret Hart spotted with Kenny Omega and Dr. Britt Baker

AEW star Dr. Britt Baker recently posted a backstage photo of herself with Kenny Omega and wrestling legend Bret Hart. Baker posted the photo on her Instagram.

Bret Hart already has a history with AEW. He appeared on the first AEW pay-per-view, Double or Nothing 2019, presenting the AEW World Championship belt.

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#3 WWE reached out to New Japan Pro Wrestling before AEW agreement

Rocky Romero was recently a guest on the Battleground podcast and revealed that WWE had approached New Japan Pro Wrestling before the working agreement between NJPW and AEW. Romero added that he felt AEW understood New Japan's legacy and history a lot better:

"You know, I mean I don’t know how much I can actually say but could say that definitely they reached out. You know, WWE definitely reached out as they do every X amount of years I feel like they reach out. I mean obviously [Bryan] Danielson being in the middle of that was no secret and it was no secret to Tony [Khan] either or AEW so, obviously Tony was a part of that too once Bryan was completely free and clear to make those talks with him so, so yeah. There was — a lot of people talk, you know what I’m saying? There’s talking. I wouldn’t go so far to say that there was ever gonna be a deal made or anything like that."

"It’s just like, you know, WWE comes knocking on the door and they wanna talk, people are gonna listen to what they have to say but I mean obviously working with AEW versus working with WWE is two completely different things, you know? Where AEW, they have a true understanding of New Japan and what the product is and have a complete respect for the history of the product, for what the product is, for the wrestlers and how they do," said Rocky Romero. H/T: POSTWrestling

Since 'The Forbidden Door' opened we have seen a number of top New Japan talent compete in AEW already, including Romero himself, as well as the likes of Minoru Suzuki and Tomohiro Ishii. New Japan's biggest star, Kazuchika Okada, could also be appearing in AEW in the future.