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I see Gallows & Anderson going. From New Japan, I can see Kota Ibushi signing with them. He's been very reluctant to tie himself down to New Japan, and he seems close with The Elite guys. I don't really see a big exodus of any more talent, because with The Elite guys possibly leaving (although I'm sure they'd still like to work with New Japan), it creates more spots and room for upwards momentum. Talent there can always play a "wait and see" game to see if AEW gets television or whatever. But if Kenny Omega and Cody Rhodes leave, Jay White and Zack Sabre, Jr. become the biggest gaijin there by default. White is already being pushed as #2 although ZSJ has had some big moments too.
From WWE, I mentioned Ziggler, Balor and Cesaro, but it just depends on when their contracts come up. Balor signed with WWE in 2014, so assuming it was a three-year deal, he probably re-upped in 2017, which means he might be at the start of a five-year cycle, which means he wouldn't be free until 2022, and WWE is not going to willingly let him go. But maybe he only re-signed for two or three, or maybe his original deal was for five or only two, which can change things. I'm obviously just speculating.
I think Cesaro re-signed in 2016. That's still very recent. It's possible that a three-year deal would expire in 2019, but who knows how long he signed for? He doesn't seem as important as the guys they try to chain down for five years, so maybe it was just three?
Another guy I didn't mention was Rusev. He seems to have a rocky relationship with management at times. They seem to think he's worth something, but he's certainly been "underused" as they say. At the end of last year, I was kind of predicting him to leave anyway, but it seems his attitude (obviously from an outside perspective) is "dude, fuck it," and he's just happy coasting and getting the occasional mid-card PPV title match. But it wouldn't surprise me if he leaves when his deal is up.
Two more names that spring into my head are Luke Harper and Kassius Ohno. Harper has been MIA since Erick Rowan got injured. They seem to know how good he is, but he's not a guy they've ever really commited to. Lots of stop-start with the guy. Even when he hits it out of the park (like that match with Orton at Elimination Chamber last year), it seems Vince doesn't really want to get behind the guy to the extent that fans seem to feel he's worth. He's getting up there in age, so if he wants to prove something artistically, splitting with WWE to be a monster in a promotion where he's going to be a bigger dude (he's about the same size as Orton in WWE, which does seem to hurt his perception as a monster, despite him being able to work like one) could be beneficial. He's been with WWE for almost seven years now and main roster for five of them. If he's been smart with his money, he may not need WWE anymore.
Ohno is interesting. He seems content with his player/coach role in NXT, but as far as talent goes, he's got a bit more to offer than that, despite him ballooning up. He's still got stamina and indy cache that is not really likely to be capitalized on beyond his role of putting over the latest signee. If he gets bored or whatever and gets a decent offer to do a more focused version of that role in AEW, possibly teaming with Cesaro or even being a part-time manager type for him, then he might consider taking it. He signed with WWE in very late 2016, so if it were a three-year deal then he his contract would be up just as they are getting television, but who knows if he's on a proper deal with them or not? I can't see them giving him AJ Styles money to be in the role he's in, or necessarily committing to him long-term given his history with them and being released once before.
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