Former AEW Champion’s Deal Ending

A former AEW National Champion has faced his share of ups and downs in the Jacksonville-based promotion. Jurassic Express’s Jack Perry quickly became popular among fans after the inception of the company. However, things became difficult once they split. Marko Stunt had left AEW later, Luchasaurus became Christian Cage’s henchman, and Jungle Boy was establishing himself as a singles star.

During that phase in 2023, Jack Perry crossed paths with CM Punk. The two even had an infamous backstage altercation, which led to the Second City Saint’s firing and Jungle Boy’s suspension. After returning from suspension, he introduced the ‘Scapegoat’ gimmick. While it drew attention in its early phase, it didn’t go over with the crowd. He dropped the character in 2026 and is now once again a top babyface of the company. He has also reunited with Luchasaurus.

Jack Perry became National Champion a few months ago and had a short reign with the gold. He lost it to Mark Davis a few months ago. Not only that, the Don Callis Family member went on to eliminate him from the Owen Hart Foundation tournament quarterfinals.

Wrestling Observer Newsletter‘s Bryan Alvarez said Jack Perry’s contract is set to end soon, and he is currently negotiating a new deal with All Elite Wrestling.

Veteran slammed AEW for releasing footage of Jack Perry and CM Punk

While speaking on Gabby AF, D’Von Dudley addressed Tony Khan, airing the backstage fight between Perry and Punk a few years ago at All In 2023. The WWE veteran said that Tony Khan aired the ‘dirty laundry’ for ‘cheap ratings’.

“I’m not in AEW, so I don’t really know what’s going on there, but I don’t think it should have been appropriate to air something like that, even though it happened months ago…. that’s something that you just don’t air out. That’s your dirty laundry. You keep that to yourself. The problem was handled. Punk moved on, now it’s time for AEW to move on. Jack Perry is somewhere in Japan and let’s just leave it like that. ‘Oh, well, we need to expose this because Punk needs to be exposed.’ No, you did it for a cheap rating. I’m sorry. I’m not the only one that feels that way. There’s a lot of AEW hardcore fans that feel the same way,” he said.

It will be interesting to see whether the former National Champion renews his deal with the company.