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After the WrestleMania season ends, we are going to see many changes in the WWE roster. This week, Matt Hardy's contract expired. He's a free agent now, and he's likely to end up joining All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and declare himself to be The Dark Order's leader.
However, he probably won't be the only wrestler to join another company. Several Superstars are still tied up with WWE because of their contracts. But some have made up their minds to leave the company once the time comes.
WWE is trying their best to keep their talents happy, even increasing their paycheck, but as we know, not everybody works for money. Jon Moxley, for instance, left WWE despite receiving a lucrative contract offer from Vince McMahon. With that in mind, here are 5 WWE Superstars who could leave in 2020.
Wait, before you continue with article, check out this Elimination Chamber preview video that features Gary Cassidy and Sean Ross Sapp.
#1 Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder
The Revival asked for their WWE release last year. The company rejected their request and since then, they have offered them several contracts offers all of which The Revival refused to accept. As per the latest reports, Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder are rumored to leave WWE once their contract expires. They have already teased their departure several times, and it wouldn’t come as a surprise if they leave.
The Revival has stated it clearly that they aren’t in WWE for money but they care more about creative freedom. Perhaps, they’ll join All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks allow wrestlers a lot more creative freedom.
As per Dave Meltzer, the reason why The Revival isn't in the Elimination Chamber match is that they are leaving WWE, and it's why the company has kept them away from the title scene.
#2 Rusev
The Bulgarian Brute hasn't been featured on WWE television a lot lately. A few weeks ago, he returned to RAW and teamed up with Humberto Carillo, only to lose a tag team match minutes later at the hands of Angel Garza and his tag team partner Bobby Lashley.
Reportedly, Rusev has been negotiating a contract with the company. The fans believe that he'll leave WWE once his contract expires. Here's what Dave Meltzer said about him:
"Rusev has been backstage at some Raw shows in recent weeks, and he was there [on Monday] but not used. The word making the rounds backstage at Raw is that Rusev has not signed a new deal."
His wife Lana signed a contract last year that promised to take her to the stardom, and WWE did just that. Through the Bobby Lashley-Lana-Rusev storyline (with further involvement of Liv Morgan), Paul Heyman and Co. managed to make Lana a star within WWE. It'll be interesting to see if Rusev will still the company and separate himself from his wife, or will he change his mind. Perhaps WWE should offer him the same thing they did to Lana: fame (and quite a lot of money).
#3 EC3
EC3 is the name who had the whole world behind him during his time in TNA (Impact Wrestling). When he became a popular wrestling figure, WWE signed him up to join the NXT roster. Soon, the company called him to the main roster.
Months went by, and EC3 didn't receive the spotlight he deserved until one night when he interrupted Jon Moxley and defeated him in a match. Fans thought it's a career-changing victory for EC3, but WWE didn't capitalize on the opportunity.
The former 24/7 received some television time thereafter. Fans wanted him to align with Drake Maverick as this team did pretty well in TNA. But the idea failed in WWE. Vince McMahon has reportedly given up on EC3, and he probably won't receive a push. Unlike other talents who have asked for their release in WWE and got rejected, EC3 has a higher chance of leaving WWE this year. He was seen recently with Chris Jericho, and the current AEW Champion even posted a picture of them on Instagram.
Considering the caption Jericho put in his post, we can predict that soon, EC3 will ask for his release and probably have his request granted.
#4 Cedric Alexander
Cedric Alexander is one of those Superstars who received a plethora of television time when Paul Heyman started his reign as Executive Vice President in WWE. However, Dave Meltzer has stated that Vince McMahon doesn’t see profit in Alexander as Heyman does.
“They’ve got no plans for Alexander. He’s a talented guy, but his number is just not being called.”
Recently, the former 205 Live Champion posted a tweet that showed his frustration. He isn’t receiving the same amount of exposure he was getting weeks ago on RAW. In case you don’t know, Alexander is married to Big Swole of AEW who signed with the company last year. This could be a huge reason why he could end up leaving WWE this year.
A few weeks ago, Jordan Myles (ACH) left WWE and when Swole urged him to “be happy", to which he replied:
“Not done. Saving your hubby too!”
Will Myles really “save” Alexander? Well, considering the current circumstances, he could. Where will he take him to? Probably back to the independent circuit, or even AEW! It's likely because Alexander's wife works there as well.
#5 Primo Colon
Primo Colon is signed to WWE until October 2020. Recently, the company suspended him for failing a drug test, which isn’t the case at all. Actually, he didn’t show up for the doping test. Like several other wrestlers, he’s being paid for nothing.
"I have a contract with them until October 2020. They can call me and use me if they want," Primo explained. "If they don't want to use me, they still have to pay me. They are using new talent and so is the [rest of the] industry."
Despite being on the main roster for so long, the WWE Universe isn’t quite familiar with Colon. Mainly because he barely receives any television time. Once his contract expires this year, the former WWE Tag Team Champion could leave WWE. He’s already been working in Puerto Rico a lot lately (despite being signed to WWE) and is making good figures. Yes, Colon would want to take that “free money” from WWE, if he’s allowed to wrestle outside the company. But what if WWE doesn’t offer him a new contract? It doesn’t seem like they have any plans to use him. So why not just let him go?
