A TNA Wrestling star with an expiring contract has teased something “new” in 2025.
As previously reported, AJ Francis’ contract with TNA Wrestling is set to expire at the end of 2024 and the former WWE star has not been shy in teasing his next moves.
Ahead of both Saturday’s AEW Worlds End and WWE’s live event in Orlando, Francis posted a poll asking which show of the two he should attend.
Francis would in fact eventually end up in attendance at the Addition Financial Arena for Worlds End, posting a message of thanks to Tony Khan after the event.
While he has teased a move away from TNA, Francis has also suggested that a new contract with the company could also be agreed.
On Sunday Francis took to social media once again, leaning into the speculation regarding his future before attending Reality of Wrestling’s event in Texas City that same day.
Speaking in a video posted to Twitter, Francis addressed his future, while name-dropping both AEW and WWE:
“Allow me to reintroduce myself, my name is AJ Francis and yes, I’m wearing a Bobby Boucher Bourbon Bowl jersey. And yes, that does make me better than you.
“I just touched down on a first class flight in Houston, Texas, one of my favorite cities in the world. And I realized there’s been a lot of discourse over the last 72 hours about what I’m gonna do.
“Am I gonna stay in TNA and remain the First Class CEO, TN-AJ Francis? Am I gonna go over to AEW and turn it into AJ-EW? Am I gonna go back to NXT and face Oba Femi, or am I gonna go back to the main roster on Smackdown and get the run that I so definitely deserve?
“Well, I’m here to tell you, the cat’s out of the bag. See, the very next thing that I’m gonna do is tonight at Reality of Wrestling, I’m gonna punch Ryan Davidson in his mouth. And I’m gonna do it so hard, it’s gonna knock that mouthpiece right out of his mouth.
“See, it’s a good thing that you wear a mouth piece. And it’s funny, because in this business I am a mouthpiece. So after I punch your mouthpiece out of your mouth, I’m gonna find me a Houston mouthpiece.
“And then I’m gonna fly in one of those [pointing up where a plane is heard], head back to Orlando, host the Citrus Bowl for Cheez-It on the 31st, New Year’s Eve. And on New Year’s Day it’ll be a new year, and we’ll be outside. And I’ll definitely have something new to do.”
It remains to be seen where Francis will land in 2025, but we will be sure to provide further updates as more information becomes available.
In other news from Reality of Wrestling’s December 29 event, the promotion’s founder Booker T has confirmed that he will return to the ring in just two weeks time – click here for full details.
Transcript via 411Mania
“What’s Next for A.J. FRANCI$?”
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— A.J. FRANCI$
(@AJFrancis410) December 29, 2024
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