• AEW Star Reveals He Was Scheduled To Become TNA World Champion At One Point
During an interview with CHGO Sports, current AEW star MVP revealed that he was scheduled to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, but an injury prevented that from happening.
Instead of him winning the title, MVP agreed with TNA officials’ pitch of bringing in Bobby Lashley and having him win the title instead:
“I appreciate the fact that a lot of people feel that I should have held a few World Championships along the way in my career, but the one time that for sure I was going to was during my time at iMPACT. A week or two before, I was working on an independent wrestling show in the UK and I blew out my knee. I was hobbling on crutches and trying to see if I would heal in time enough. I don’t know what the injury was because I didn’t get an MRI, but I couldn’t walk.
And then a few weeks later, at the time, management at iMPACT asked me about my relationship with Bobby Lashley. ‘That’s my dude, man.’ ‘How would you feel about us bringing in Lashley and doing an angle where you bring him in to wrestle in your place?’ And I was like, ‘Run it. Thats’s my guy.’
And what we decided to do was I opted to step aside. And instead of me winning the title, or us putting it off and waiting, I’ll let Bobby come in. Let me bring Bobby in, let Bobby win the title, and then at the time, it was me, Bobby and Kenny King. I could do the whole angle with, ‘This is our title. We won this title.’
It’s a really cool story because I stepped to the side, put my ego to the side for Bobby to have the title, and that relationship worked exceptionally well. Here we are a decade later, still making money with that tandem.”
• WWE Almost Signed Current Champion From AEW
Before capturing championship gold in All Elite Wrestling, Harley Cameron found herself at a crossroads that could have sent her career in a completely different direction. That alternate route nearly led her to WWE, where early conversations and support briefly put her on their radar.
During an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, Cameron looked back on that period and made it clear she holds no bitterness toward WWE. In fact, she credits the company for playing a meaningful role at the very beginning of her journey, including helping her secure a green card and laying the foundation for her wrestling education.
Although she was never officially signed, WWE assisted in getting Cameron trained at Flatbacks Wrestling School, operated by Tyler Breeze and Shawn Spears. Cameron explained that while things initially felt promising, the timing simply didn’t line up. Behind the scenes, WWE was undergoing internal changes, including staff departures and structural shifts, which appeared to stall any potential next step.
As that uncertainty lingered, another door quietly opened. Cameron began receiving opportunities with AEW, starting with appearances on AEW Dark. Those chances quickly snowballed, eventually leading to a full contract offer – one that would redefine her career trajectory.
Looking back, Cameron admitted WWE had been her original destination in mind, even though nothing ever materialized beyond conversations. She acknowledged how close she came to going down that road, but also recognized how fate intervened at the right moment.
Now firmly established in AEW and thriving alongside Willow Nightingale as the first ever AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions, Cameron credits Tony Khan for believing in her early. She noted that when AEW signed her, she had fewer than two dozen matches under her belt.
For Cameron, the experience reshaped how she views missed opportunities. What once felt like a closed door ultimately became a redirection toward something better. In hindsight, she sees her journey as proof that when one path fades away, it may simply be clearing the way for the right one to appear.
