9 AEW Stars that were rejected by WWE

Karan
A Phoenix rising from the ashes (Pic Source: AEW)
A Phoenix rising from the ashes (Pic Source: AEW)

#6 and #5 The Best Friends (Chuckie T and Trent)

Ad
A unique friendship (Pic Source: AEW)
A unique friendship (Pic Source: AEW)

Being one of the first tag teams to be signed to All Elite Wrestling, the duo surprised most as their segments seemed to catch on with the crowd. Their pairing with Orange Cassidy has only gotten them over with the fans and that's why they're probably featured on AEW Dynamite more regularly.

Ad

The comedy-style team has interesting pasts. Trent was a former WWE Superstar featured on SmackDown and ECW. But nothing seemed to stick as injuries caught up with him. He was eventually released from the company in 2013. Trent believes that WWE didn't get his character and the injuries played a role as well.

On the other hand, Chuckie T, a.k.a. Chuck Taylor was outright rejected by WWE after a tryout. For several years, Taylor wrestled for various companies such as TNA/Impact Wrestling, Evolve, PWG, NJPW, and eventually ROH, where he formed the Best Friends with Trent.

With that said, the pair have formed an entertaining act that has worked for them so far in AEW.

Quick Links

Edited by Zaid Khan
sk promotional banner
Sportskeeda logo
Close menu
WWE
WWE
NBA
NBA
NFL
NFL
MMA
MMA
Tennis
Tennis
NHL
NHL
Golf
Golf
MLB
MLB
Soccer
Soccer
F1
F1
WNBA
WNBA
More
More
bell-icon Manage notifications