More on Jimmy Jacobs leaving AEW (Patreon)

Jimmy Jacobs has finished up with AEW, and there's been much discussion about his departure since Fightful Select broke the news.

Fightful Select was told that Jacobs was very well liked backstage in All Elite Wrestling and there appeared to be no ill will regarding his departure. Jacobs cited burnout and not wanting to travel as much as a reason for wanting to finish up. AEW took the opportunity to decide that the move would be a creative freshening for them, as Jacobs was a major part of the team for well over a year. We're told that outside of Tony Khan, Jacobs was at more AEW shows than anyone.

There have been several incorrectly aggregated reports of a Twitter Space that Ibou from Wrestlepurists hosted shortly after. Some details that were discussed online that we can add some details to:

• Jacobs did come into AEW not familiar with the on screen product, but was always open to learn and took recommendations on catching up.

• Jacobs did work directly with Chris Jericho in developing the Learning Tree. However, we're told that the original execution was not Jacobs' idea.

• Jimmy Jacobs knew who Okada was. That news emerging was bad aggregation.

AEW has been aware that they've needed to make creative adjustments and are at least planning that internally.

Most in AEW expect Jacobs to take some time off in general.