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Willie Mack sounded off on his lack of AEW bookings. Now we have additional context.

Willie Mack is still under AEW contract, but it's different than the contract he has been on in recent years. We're told that Willie Mack was on a "tier zero" contract when he first joined AEW, which is basically a paid per appearance gig. However, he was moved to full-time the last two years, which is a salaried position.

We're told that recently, Willie Mack was put back on a tier zero deal. We've not got context as to why that happened, but he's effectively on a per appearance deal. It was claimed by AEW sources that they've been in contact with Willie Mack but the context of such isn't clear.

Mack has had no AEW or ROH matches at all this year. He can still work indies. Some may remember that there were issues with him working GCW in late 2024 when AEW and GCW had a bit of a falling out for a while.

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Leron Ford

How many tiers are there for AEW/ROH contracts?

Keith S

So put him back on paid per appearance & then dont use him. Of course willie will be mad.

Alex Sabo

I’m all for talent getting the bag but this is a bad look. Either TK needs to start releasing people or Willie needs to get some eyeballs on him somehow because this sucks.

Chris Cobb

I forgot he was in AEW

Coffee with Collins

I’ve always loved seeing Willie Mack in ROH and AEW. I do not understand why they haven’t given him a chance especially in ROH.

MarcustheGod

This is vaguely written. Did his original deal run out? Did he sign the 0 tier deal? Did AEW change the terms of an existing deal?

Matt Hennessy

As others have said wrestling companies to stop signing guys & girls if they aren’t going to use them & just bench them. Glad Mack spoke up

John Thee Punisher

I love AEW and the variety of talents but there are way too many people signed to the point it's hard to get invested in most of the roster because they appear every so often and then are gone fur a while. I don't care for WWE but they do a great job of giving the viewers a pretty clear idea if who you're going to see on most episodes. Add in injuries to main characters and there feels like a lot of stopping and starting. Again, I love AEW programming and the unpredictability of matches but the lack of consistency in wrestler involvement really makes it hard to get invested in mid to low-mid card wrestlers and that prevents some of them from getting a chance to build momentum with the fans.