Former WWE star Shane Douglas isnt pulling punchesand now hes accusing AEW of swiping phrases and concepts straight out of a business model he claims to have written years before the company even existed.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, the wrestling veteran and former ECW World Champion claimed that key AEW slogans and structural ideas werent just familiarthey were his.
Douglas says those phrases werent just a coincidence. According to him, they came directly from a written business plan he pitched years ago for a promotion based out of Las Vegas.
He claimed the version he circulated was deliberately incompletemissing two key components he never committed to paper. That way, if someone did steal the idea, it wouldnt fully work. Douglas compared the situation to a car missing crucial parts.
He added that AEWs failure to capture long-term momentum, in his view, is because those missing engine and tires are still in his headand without them, the companys model feels incomplete. He hinted at being overlooked, especially given AEWs massive spending.
Shane Douglas is clearly confident he planted the seeds for AEWs philosophy long before it hit national TV. And while hes not calling anyone out by name, hes made one thing clear: he wants credit where credits due.
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