The mystery surrounding Leon Slater’s missing match from the MyAEW broadcast of RevPro’s 14 Year Anniversary Show has been cleared up. Despite fans blaming TNA President Carlos Silva, the decision was actually made by RevPro promoter Andy Quildan.
Dave Meltzer explained on Wrestling Observer Radio that Slater’s match against Liam Slater aired normally through RevPro’s own feed on August 29. However, Quildan chose to remove it from the pay-per-view version distributed through AEW because Leon remains under contract with TNA.
Quildan made the call himself as a precaution to avoid any potential contractual problems. Meltzer stressed that neither Silva nor AEW President Tony Khan ordered the match to be pulled. Meltzer added that viewers who missed the match should eventually be able to watch it for free on YouTube.
“After the show, I saw all kinds of complaints. On the RevPro feed—the one I watched—the match aired. On the AEW feed, where this was a pay-per-view, it did not air. People were blaming Carlos Silva, and actually, not knowing better, I would have too. But this was Andy Quildan. Because Leon Slater is under contract to TNA, they made the call not to put it on the pay-per-view to avoid any problems. It was not a Tony Khan call. It was not a Carlos Silva call. It was an Andy Quildan call to avoid problems.”
“In fact, that match—I don’t know if it’s up now—but it will be up on YouTube for free. So, whether you ordered or didn’t order the pay-per-view, there’s a good match there. If you didn’t see that match, you’ll be able to see it.”
The explanation clears Silva and TNA of directly blocking the match, even though Slater’s contract was still the reason Quildan took the precaution. Fans immediately blamed TNA because Silva previously admitted to pulling contracted talent from crossover matches involving AEW stars, including Slater’s planned match against Ricochet.
This time, however, the person behind the decision was Quildan, and it was made without an order from TNA or AEW. Do you think RevPro made the right call by removing Leon Slater’s match from the MyAEW broadcast?
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