Nick Wayne Not Being Paid By AEW Under Current Deal, Wants To Get Better At Promos

Nick Wayne signed an apprenticeship deal with AEW in February 2022 when he was 16 years old. The deal doesn’t officially begin until he turns 18 in July, but he has been to various AEW shows and is learning the ropes. 

Wayne has been a standout performer on the Independent scene competing in high profile matches against the likes of Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland. 

Appearing on Talk Is Jericho, Wayne discussed his AEW deal and more. 

“As of right now, i can’t do any in-ring work with AEW until I turn 18, which will be in July. From now until then, it’s just a learning experience, learning TV wrestling, and how AEW does things,” he said.

When asked if he’s being paid by AEW, Wayne replied, “Not yet, not until July.”

Wayne was present for the January 4 episode of AEW Dynamite, sitting in the crowd for Darby Allin winning the AEW TNT Championship in the main event against Samoa Joe. 

Asked about his potential AEW debut, Wayne said, “We don’t necessarily have a plan yet. Mainly, when I turn 18, I just want to continue to wrestle the best and continue to learn and become the best version of myself that I can. I always want to try to stay evolving and better myself. I don’t know whenever my prime will be, but I want to always try to feel like I’m in some type of prime, always trying to evolve in some type of way.”

Wayne is known for his in-ring ability, but admits he hasn’t gotten the chance to work on his promos as much as he’d like. 

“Very little on the Indies,” Wayne said when asked how much he gets to cut promos. “Maybe post-match promos filmed on camera, but live ‘now or never,’ not very much, honestly. It’s something that I feel I need to work on and I’d like to work on, I like to cut promos in the shower or the mirror, it’s the best practice. If I have a weak point that I’d like to become stronger, it would be cutting promos.”

Wayne recently wrestled at GCW Take A Picture, teaming with Jordan Oliver to challenge Los Mazisos (Ciclope & Miedo Extremo) for the GCW Tag Team Championships. 

Fans can find results from GCW Take A Picture by clicking here.

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