7 Wrestlers that refused to work with WWE

#3 Will Ospreay

Will Ospreay is a multi-time IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion.

Will Ospreay is one of the best high-flying wrestlers in the world and was arguably the best wrestler overall in 2019 after an astoundingly great year. Thnks to his high-flying, high-risk style of wrestling, he has earned the nickname of 'The Aerial Assasin".

Speaking in an interview, Ospreay revealed that he's not interested in signing with WWE. He stated in that interview with Chris Jericho, and publicly in other venues such as Twitter, that his heart lies with New Japan Pro Wrestling. He is a major player in the company and is even bigger now, in 2020, than he was in 2016 when there were first rumblings that WWE may be interested. Ospreay is currently living in Japan full-time and isn't going anywhere in the foreseeable future.

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#2 & #1 Nick and Matt Jackson

The Young Bucks do their signature pose.

Matt and Nick Jackson, hailed as one of the best brother tag teams ever, have been teaming for over 15 years as The Young Bucks. Along with their friends and business partners who went on to create All Elite Wrestling, the Bucks were reportedly offered a heck of a deal by WWE.

The money was there, the promise of a push to the main roster, just like Kenny Omega, was there, but the pieces just didn't all fit into place. The pastures were greener in Jacksonville, the headquarters of AEW, the company the men helped create. Like Kenny Omega as well as Cody, the Young Bucks claim the titles of Executive Vice President, and are also some of the biggest and most popular stars in AEW. The timing was right, as they were on their way out of New Japan Pro Wrestling no matter what -- the question was whether or not WWE could offer them something better than they could offer themselves. The answer turned out to be a very definitive "no".