Lexis King discusses signing with WWE.
Brian Pillman Jr departed AEW in July 2023 when his contract expired. Though he didn't debut on NXT television as Lexis King until October 2023, Pillman Jr was at the WWE Performance Center shortly after his contract with AEW expired.
Speaking to Chris Van Vliet on Insight, King discussed how quickly things came together with him and WWE.
“I mean, it wasn’t so much of a decision as it was just a necessary transition," he said about leaving AEW. "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. So God bless agents and attorneys that picked up the phone that day, my contract was up and got the conversation started. I think I got a paycheck from both companies in the same month. That’s how quickly the ball got rolling. Because you’re so worried it’s like, Oh, my God, like, are they gonna pick me up right away? Am I gonna be able to go there? But now the ball got rolling and the King was crowned pretty quickly.”
While making the media rounds after his NXT debut, King discussed the decision to move away from the Brian Pillman Jr name. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
Elsewhere during the interview, King discussed advice he received from John Cena during a WWE Performance Center seminar. Fans can find his comments by clicking here.
