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#1 Hopefully true: Tony Khan is unwilling to extend the contract of Marko Stunt in AEW

Dave Meltzer recently expressed concern over Marko Stunt's hiatus from AEW programming. The wrestling journalist observed that Stunt didn't come out during the Jurassic Express tag team title win this past week on AEW Dynamite.

Meltzer believes that Mark Stunt's continued absence may suggest that Tony Khan may not renew his contract once it expires.

Marko Stunt hasn’t been on the show for a while. It was even more notable when Luchasaurus & Jungle Boy won the tag titles and he wasn’t brought in. He is still under contract and being paid and AEW is trying to be different from WWE & is not releasing people who are under contract unless it’s for disciplinary reasons.

"But there will be people not renewed when their deals come up if they aren’t being used. This isn’t to say he’s one of them, but his never being used while his group just won the titles says something."

While we don't want anyone to lose their job, there's no point keeping someone on a payroll if the company has no plans for him. The AEW roster is stacked at the moment, and Marko would be wasting his talent if he continues to sit on the sidelines waiting for a potential opportunity.

It is evident that Tony Khan will let these contracts expire, unlike WWE's strategy of releasing them instantly.