During his recent interview with the MegaCast Podcast, AEW President Tony Khan discussed his decision to offer 16-year-old wrestler Nick Wayne an apprenticeship style contract.
Check out Tony's comments below, via Fightful.Com:
“Darby and I are very close, we’re like twin sides of the same coin [laughs]. There is probably nobody I have less in common with, that I have a better connection with than Darby. He is absolutely the person that brought Nick to my attention. He’s trained with Nick since he was a young kid. I told, ‘When he’s 18, I would love to have him.’ I really took Darby’s word for it. That’s my guy, Nick Wayne, when he’s 18 years old, I can’t wait for him to step in the ring for us. I give Darby all the credit for spotting him. They trained together for a long time and Darby is a fixture. In Seattle, we have probably the two most popular wrestlers out of the Washington area specifically in Darby Allin and Bryan Danielson. They both are very adept at scouting wrestlers.”
According to AEW’s contract offer to Nick Wayne, the 16-year-old sensation will have to finish high school, and be at least 18 years of age, before he is able to fully sign with AEW.
