WWE Rumor Roundup: Vince McMahon to give up creative control, Iconic veteran refuses company's offer and joins AEW instead - 21 August 2019

#3 Tony Schiavone rejects WWE's offer and signs with AEW

The iconic WCW commentator Tony Schiavone has become the latest addition to AEW's star-studded line-up. AEW were able to get Schiavone on board even as WWE was in talks with the legendary announcer.

Schiavone has formerly worked for WWE as well but decided to sign with AEW just ahead of the great AEW vs NXT war is set to begin.

Here is what Dave Meltzer of WOR said:

They (WWE) were in talks in the last week with Tony Schiavone. Tony thought that in the way he left WWE, whatever it was like 20...when did he leave WWE? That's like in the 90s, so what 25 years ago? He thought that the way he left, he could never go back and then they were like clamouring for him. They had no interest in him when WCW went down. There was no interest in bringing in Tony Schiavone into WWF and they never did.

Now! Now there is interest in him because they knew AEW had interest in him. So the deal with Schiavone is, he's going to be with AEW. They worked out a deal with Major League Wrestling. He will still be with Major League Wrestling as well. So that's how that deal is going to work and that's the Schiavone deal.

(H/T: SportsKeeda.com)