Summary

Tony Chimel said he wants to clarify earlier comments about his AEW status and stated he was not fired by the company.

He explained that he previously misspoke when saying he did not work there anymore, and said he could still work with AEW if the company called.

Chimel said he had worked AEW house shows through Rafael Morffi and described his arrangement as per appearance.

He added that he remains in contact with some people in AEW and would consider returning if asked.

Tony Chimel clarification reframes his AEW exit as inactive status, not termination

Tony Chimel publicly saying he was not fired creates a concrete consequence, the discussion around his AEW role shifts from dismissal rumors to a dormant per-appearance relationship.

By confirming he would return if requested, Chimel also leaves the door open for future live-event use if AEW's needs expand again.

Quotes

Quote from Tony Chimel

"I would like to clarify something I said on some other podcast about six months ago about AEW. I made the mistake of saying I don’t work for them anymore, which is not true. I’ve been told that people were assuming that I got fired, which I never did get fired. Technically, I still would work for AEW if they called or wanted me to do anything. But, right now, that hasn’t happened in a while so, I just wanna clear that up, that I wasn’t fired from AEW and we left on good terms — or we’re not talking right now on good terms but, everything’s fine and I was not fired so, maybe I didn’t come across the right way of how I put that."

Tony Chimel later went on to say:

"Well, it actually wasn’t the internet. It was a fellow coworker which I don’t wanna say but, they were a little upset that, ‘You never got fired!’ I can still work for ‘em if they wanted me to, you know? But I just wanted to clear that up…"

Tony Chimel later went on to say:

"Right. Yeah, correct,"

Tony Chimel later went on to say:

"They downsized to smaller arenas and I think that what I was doing really wasn’t (that) big of a deal there… But I’m still in contact with some people there and I had a great time working there and would think about coming back if they ever asked but, yeah, that’s the way that is now."

Sources

As reported by Fightful.