6 Wrestlers who turned down WWE Contracts

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Some more than others
Some more than others

#4 Bea Priestley

She had other plans
She had other plans

Bea Priestley is another exciting female wrestler on the AEW Roster. So far, she has had a recent feud with Britt Baker and is certainly over with the fans. She's actually not a full-time wrestler for AEW, as she actually also works in Japan's Stardom promotion.

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The schedule allows her the freedom to split her time between both promotions as she still wanted to work in Japan. In an interview, she actually revealed that she turned down a WWE NXT UK deal to work in AEW. She explained,

"So I was going to be signed as a mid-carder and it would have taken me a while to get the spotlight on me. So in my head, I was like ‘Ok, if I stay away – I still want to get a lot more experience in Japan – I still have a lot of other things I want to do’, for me, that was the best decision for me."

Essentially, despite having many friends in the NXT UK promotion like Toni Storm, she decided to go with AEW because of the flexibility that they offered her. With AEW now adding women like Big Swole, Kris Statlander and others, it's only a matter of time before the Women's Division kicks off in the company.

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