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FTR, formerly known as the revival during their time in WWE, surprised everyone when they appeared on May 27th episode of AEW Dynamite to confront The Young Bucks. However despite them appearing in AEW, they haven’t signed a deal as of yet.
FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) appeared on Jim Cornette’s “The Experience” last Friday to talk about the awkward start of FTR and the details on their AEW appearance.
“You know, we have no professional qualms with them or jealousy towards them, but it did bother us that in 2016, they never came to us and asked us, ‘Hey is it okay that we do this?’ They just out of the blue started saying it,” Harwood said
They were asked whether their appearance on AEW was a one off or if they are here to stay:
“So, we’re negotiating still,” Wheeler revealed. “We have a short-term, almost handshake deal, because they want to get this thing done finally, because it’s been talked about for so many years. So, we’re not under any long-term obligation with anybody.”
Near the end of the show, Dax Harwood spoke on their relationship with Tony Khan and AEW:
“First and foremost, Tony has been great to us. He has trusted us, and you know, he’s got trust in us, full trust, which is probably why he’s allowing us to appear on these handshake deals,” Harwood shared. “And me and Cash you know, we are men of our words, like we said earlier. But he’s been great to us and he’s a huge fan of the wrestling business, and more importantly, at least to us and our pocketbooks, he’s a fan of ours, because he loved Mid-South stuff.
“But, you know, I think he really believes that with myself and Cash, he really believes that we are the guys who can get over. During this pandemic, he wants us to give this match with the Bucks that everyone’s been dreaming about for years, and years, and years, and he wants to be the first guy to get that match.”
It has been announced that FTR will make their in ring debut with AEW when they face The Butcher and The Blade next week on AEW Dynamite.
Credit to Jim Cornette’s ”The Experience” for quotes and Wrestling Inc for the transcription