9 AEW Stars that were rejected by WWE

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

#1 Sammy Guevara

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A Spanish God in the making (Pic Source: AEW)
A Spanish God in the making (Pic Source: AEW)

A star in the making, Sammy Guevara has only flown higher since he's been in AEW. Ever since the first episode of AEW Dynamite, Sammy has been on fire. He's part of the one hottest heel stables in pro wrestling with The Inner Circle and has allowed his creativity to flow through.

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His in-ring ability is phenomenal, and he has even earned praise from Jim Ross, who compared him to Eddie Guerrero. With that said, Sammy did get a try out for WWE, but his interactions with the personnel changed his opinion of the company. Moreover, he didn't get signed. He said: (H/T Wrestling Inc)

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"I don't think any wrestler got signed. I think a collegiate wrestler got signed. It felt that if you want to do this for a living f**k you, but these models, ex-Football players they treated them really good and almost shame on you for actually wanting to be a wrestler."
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Since then, Sammy hasn't looked back. He's improving with every moment he gets on TNT and will hopefully be destined to be one of the biggest stars in AEW.


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