Shawn Dean Doesn’t Have Intentions Of Making WWE Jump: I Choose Legacy Over Fame Any Day

Shawn Dean discusses a potential jump to WWE, noting that he doesn’t feel like that is something he will be doing in the future.

Dean has been a big part of All Elite Wrestling since it’s inception, playing a role in the bringing in of new talent for AEW Dark and other shows outside of the realm of AEW Dynamite.

While speaking to Kings Of The Ring in a new interview, Shawn Dean was asked about potentially moving to WWE,

“I think at the moment, I don’t, and that’s just because at AEW I’ve carved out a lane for myself. I’ve put myself in a position to where I’m respected by my peers, I’m making a difference, and I’m a part of something that’s growing, something that’s going to be around for a long time. So for me, even if that time was to come in 10-15 years, and 10-15 years, I don’t plan on wrestling that long. So I’m already in a position now where I’m changing the future and establishing the next crop of people. So for me at the moment, right now AEW is where my heart is at. AEW took a chance on me and put me in a position to be able to get people to go to other places if it’s not AEW. They’re going to the WWE, they’re going to TNA, they’re in MLW, they’re going overseas, and a lot of them have got these opportunities based off of something they did on AEW Dark. Something that they probably would have never got a chance to do on the other side. AEW has opened the door for so many people to get exposure, that it’s really crazy how it changed the game for wrestling in general. Because you went from one entity running the whole thing, to now you got another one that’s producing just as much talent, if not better talent on this side. So I want to be on a side where we’re continuing to change and grow and knowing that I got a part in that. Like, that’s my place in history, and I choose legacy over fame any day.”

Elsewhere in an interview with Fightful, Dean spoke about serving as the extra co-ordinator for All Elite Wrestling. You can read more about that here.

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