4 Ways AEW's Television Deal could hurt WWE, and 4 Ways it could help them.

Could Hurt the WWE #2: Wrestling talent now has an alternative job space.

At one time, Chris Jericho believed he would wrestle his last match in WWE. Now he's signed with AEW.

WWE has been able to gain the services of major league pro wrestling talent for almost two decades, by and large because they were the only real way a sports entertainment professional could make a decent living without farming themselves out to myriad independent organizations.

This is also why WWE has been able to retain so much talent over the years, as well. But with the All Elite Wrestling promotion flinging huge sums of money about to acquire big name talent, like Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega, the WWE is in a tight spot.

Now they will have to work a little harder to acquire big name independent talent (like Matt Riddle and WALTER) and get them under a WWE contract.