Three months ago, it was confirmed that 38-year-old AEW talent QT Marshall was departing the company when his contract expired at the end of 2023, with it clearly noted it was his choice. This came as a major surprise as he was considered an essential part of AEW’s product due to his backstage and coaching work, and at one point, he was even considered Tony Khan’s right-hand man.
The belief at the time was Marshall wanted to wrestle more frequently and felt this couldn’t be achieved in AEW. Yet, Fightful Select has now reported that a compromise has been agreed upon, and Marshall will be returning to AEW. However, he will now strictly be working in an EVP role and not wrestling, although to satisfy his love of performing, he will be permitted to wrestle elsewhere, with the exception of WWE.
Marshall trained at the Monster Factory in 2004 and subsequently worked indies before getting opportunities with ROH and WWE. His big break would finally come in 2019, thanks to his friendship with Cody Rhodes, who got him hired as a wrestler and associate producer for AEW. Still, he was never pushed when he did wrestle, and many thought following the conclusion of his time with AEW he might be WWE-bound due to his relationship with Rhodes.
