On the October 10th episode of Raw, D-Generation X reunited for the stable 25th anniversary; however, this was without Billy Gunn. And subsequently, the narrative based on Road Dogg’s comments on his podcast was what everyone in DX, Gunn included, was disappointed, seemingly putting the blame on AEW and Tony Khan. Yet, it has now been confirmed in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Khan did approve Gunn’s return to WWE for the reunion but had one condition, and that was AEW needed to be acknowledged on air, which WWE refused.
It was actually a long involved story that didn’t involve any money exchanging hands as WWE never offered money and Khan never asked, and basically came down to this. Khan agreed to let him do to the show but on the air they would have to mention he’s from AEW, or that AEW allowed him to appear or some wording, but there had to be one mention that in some form he works for AEW, just as WWE already did when they got Mickie James for the Royal Rumble this past year. WWE stalled on the yes or no, and then at the last minute would not agree to it.
Dave Meltzer via WONKhan’s request certainly doesn’t seem unreasonable and considering WWE recently contacted his talent about their contract status, it would actually be understandable if he simply refused to work with them at all. It should also be noted that when he previously loaned WWE Billy Gunn, Triple H tried to get one over him by referring to AEW as a “pissant company.” Nevertheless, out of respect for talents, he has permitted his wrestlers to feature on WWE programming, with Chris Jericho appearing as a guest on Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions, as well as sending videos in for the celebration of John Cena’s career. Therefore it is very harsh for Khan to be blamed for Gunn not being part of DX’s reunion when WWE ultimately made the decision.
