Story byZachary Wentz, Dezmond Xavier, the former Wes Lee in WWE, and Trey Miguel pose in the "WWE NXT" ring after a successful victory. - WWEDaisy RuthFri, January 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM UTC·2 min readThe Rascalz are officially signed to AEW after departing TNA prior to the company's debut on AMC, and a new report offered further details as to why the stable made the jump to Tony Khan's company. According to Dave Meltzer in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Zachary Wentz's contract with TNA ran out, leading to the group's departure. According to Meltzer, TNA didn't offer Wentz a new deal "for awhile," and didn't offer him anything great when he was offered something new.