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Vince Called Paul Wight After AEW Deal
While almost no one saw Paul Wight s deal with AEW coming, Vince McMahon was one of the few people likely privy to the fact the future WWE Hall of Famer was headed elsewhere. Wight s departure came after he was essentially paid to stay home by WWE over the last couple years, only making brief appearances and not looking very strong when Big Show did pop up.
It seems there were no hard feelings on either side. Wight told reporters McMahon called to congratulate him after the deal was announced: Here s the thing, Vince actually called me the day it was announced that I signed with AEW, wished me a lot of luck, agreed that I m a big asset to AEW and thanked me for all the years I worked in WWE. There s no animosity, there s no anger, there s no dirt, so to speak. This just came down to, you know, contract negotiations and opportunities. Let s face it, over 20 years in WWE, I have done everything there is to do, in WWE. I needed a fr