In an interview with Chris Van Vliet, Lexis King spoke on the changes involved with moving on from AEW to sign with WWE, where he debuted on NXT last October.
King, who competed in AEW as Brian Pillman Jr., felt the change was necessary following the end of his previous deal, stating:
It wasn’t so much of a decision as it was just a necessary transition. I think my time came up at AEW, and it was a great, great run, a great deal financially, I did very well there. But like I said, just that sort of that self-doubt of not knowing the future, not knowing if I’m going to be used, or if I’m going to do anything? Well, it was pretty apparent when they didn’t re-sign me that I wasn’t going to be doing anything there anymore.
King’s contract with AEW expired last July, following his final match for the company on February 1, 2023.
Source: F4WOnline