The Kingdom (Mike Bennett, Maria Kanellis, and Matt Taven) recently debuted in AEW. Reportedly, they’ve signed full-time contracts with Tony Khan’s promotion. According to a recent report from Fightful Select, AEW weren’t the only promotion interested in signing the group.
According to the report, The Kingdom did have contact with WWE before debuting in AEW. After the group parted ways with Impact Wrestling, WWE sources stated that there were conversations with all three members of The Kingdom about joining the company. Previously, there were reports that WWE had interest in Matt Taven, but it appears there were talks with all three members after they departed from Impact Wrestling.
While there were discussions, no offer from WWE was ever in place to bring in The Kingdom. It was described more as a “feeling-out process” between both sides. Sources close to the situation said that Triple H and Gabe Sapolsky acted as the main points of contact with the three talents.
Maria Kanellis returned to WWE in 2017, along with her husband Mike Bennett. They were among those released from the company as part of pandemic-related budget cuts in April 2020.
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