According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, the contacts for both Awesome Kong and Shanna have not been picked up and will not be renewed. In addition to this, both of the talent in question have been removed from All Elite Wrestling’s roster page this past weekend. Shanna had a noteworthy 6-2 record prior to the development. A new AEW signing ‘called out’ this WWE star
Although she would sporadically make appearances for the company, she would be featured in matches against the likes of now-current AEW Women’s Champion Britt Baker. Her last match was a losing effort against Leyla Hirsch during a taping of AEW Dark: Elevation back in April.
Kong would be seen originally at the 2019 edition of AEW Double or Nothing, where she competed as a surprise entrant against Britt Baker, Nyla Rose and Kylie Rae. The powerhouse female veteran would appear on AEW programming a handful of times with her last scheduled appearance being a AEW Dark victory in January of 2020 against Skyler Moore. It is unclear why the contracts for both talent were not renewed as of this time.
Brandi Rhodes, AEW’s Chief Brand Officer would comment last year about a potential Kong re-emergence in the company in an interview with with TV Insider. She stated the following remarks. Credit to Wrestling Inc for the below.
This latest AEW signing’s ‘botch’ was just revealed. “She is very passionate about wrestling and this business,” Brandi said of Kong. “She is very much still a part of things behind the scenes. A lot of the women love seeing her on the ‘Heels’ calls because she is one of the women that really gets on and is a big part of that. Sometimes Dustin holds virtual training sessions on the weeks we’re not all together. She is always on for those. She is ingrained in our world. We miss her right now for sure. The pandemic was a problem, but now I think her and the rest of the cast have continued production on GLOW. We will see her soon hopefully. I’m very excited to see that season of GLOW because I’ve been a really big fan of the show.”
