Arn Anderson to leave AEW after contract expires at the end of May

Arn Anderson is set to leave AEW at the end of the month.

Anderson announced on his podcast that May 31 was the last day on his contract. He said he wanted to focus on spending time with his son Brock Anderson, who was also working for AEW but had stopped being used after last fall. Anderson thanked Tony Khan for the last four years he had been associated with the company.

“The limited time that I have left I want to spend with Brock, because I think Brock has aptitude and attitude and I think he will be a big player for somebody,” he said. “I just got to get him some experience and that’s where I’m gonna devote my time…and if he comes along like I think and hope he will, it will be sooner than later. So I just wanted to say thank you to Tony.”

He also thanked those backstage, including Billy Gunn, Dean Malenko, and Jerry Lynn.

“I just want to say thank you. I appreciate everything. And that goes to everybody that works there. All my friends, Tony Schiavone, JR, all those guys, all the talent. Dean [Malenko], Billy Gunn, all that crew. Jerry [Lynn], everybody was great. So I just want to say thank you, and see you down the road.”

Anderson joined AEW in 2019 in an on-screen role as a coach for Cody Rhodes. When Rhodes left AEW in 2022, he continued to manage his son.