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Does Yota Tsuji actually dislike AEW or is it some kind of work?
It at least started out as legitimate, and was pretty widely known within New Japan Pro Wrestling. He didn't wanna work a lot of the NJPW United States shows, much less All Elite Wrestling Shows. It seems like his stance is softening, but I'm sure they'll play it up heavily when he finally does work one.
Since Rhea's hurt, will she end up getting stripped of the title, or are they hopeful she can make a recovery fairly soon?
Well, it seems like they're keeping the title on her because they haven't stripped her of the title yet. They've also referenced her as champion as far out as Summerslam during the Queen of the Ring tournament. But like, why even strip her of the title if you're going to book your other champion to not defend her title at all in May, June or July? What would be the point?
Do we know who specifically from TKO is interfering with WWE creative? There seem to be a lot of people who think PauL Levesque is having to change long term plans to accommodate his higher ups.
It's always the very top guys. Mark Shapiro and Ari Emanuel. They're the ones with the power and authority to do that. That's really about it from what I've heard. People on creative have told me if something happens completely out of left field, it's likely that is why.