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2. AEW EVP, Cody Rhodes
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Cody Rhodes might be the current Executive Vice President of AEW, but he is also signed to a contract. Rhodes's current AEW contract is set to expire in 2024. Rhodes has recently been booed at every appearance on screen. Even deleting his Twitter account because of the negative feedback he's getting.
Cody Rhodes reinvented himself after his departure from WWE in 2016. Picking up a significant amount of muscle and developing the American Nightmare persona he uses in AEW today. Since then Rhodes has tried his hardest to shake off the mid-carder tag he carried while in WWE. Rhodes was never given any major title shots and ended up just working in the tag-team divisions or being a secondary villain.
But why would Rhodes return to WWE? If Rhodes was offered a substantially better deal, and WWE looked after their superstars better, why would a young father refuse? Rhodes has a family to think about now, and his father's legacy is still in WWE. Rhodes has done a lot to separate himself from WWE and has even taken shots at Triple H on multiple occasions. However, the world of wrestling is unpredictable, and maybe one of wrestling's "Royal Families" could move back to WWE?
1. Former The Shield member, Jon Moxley
Jon Moxley's WWE debut with The Shield in 2012 shot the young wrestler straight to stardom. Many fans today still note The Shield as their favorite stable from the time. Moxley, alongside Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, was seen as the future of WWE. That was until April 30th 2019, when Moxley's contract expired and he opted not to renew it.
Since debuting in AEW, Moxley has renewed his love for promos and wrestling in general. He has become a more ruthless wrestler, being one of the greatest AEW World Champions so far. These are all things Moxley couldn't claim as Dean Ambrose in WWE.
As things currently stand, Moxley is unlikely to return to WWE. However, Moxley has said that a return to WWE is not off the table.
"I wouldn’t rule out ever doing business with them again, we had a mutually beneficial relationship for a long time.”
A Shield reunion might not be impossible. Whatever Moxley ends up deciding, fans would love him to keep the creative control he has in AEW.
