The Dogs Explain Why Each Of Them Chose To Sign With AEW

The Dogs are officially All Elite and David Finlay, Clark Connors, and Gabe Kidd have each explained their reasons for joining AEW. As noted, the three were announced as signing with AEW at the start of the month after Finlay made his debut on AEW Dynamite. All three were previously with NJPW, and they spoke with Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp about why they joined AEW.

Finlay retiterated the stance that he’s made way more money with his stablemates than with his father, who’s part of WWE along with his brother Uriah Connors. Connors and Kidd both said that they were done with Japan, with Kidd noting he fell out of love with NJPW. You can see the highlights below:

Finlay On Signing With AEW:

“I’ll start. It was very easy for me, obviously I got family ties in other companies. I’ve never made a dime with my brother, I’ve never made a dime with my dad, and I’ve almost paid off a house with these guys. For me, that was an easy business choice.”

Connors On Leaving Japan:

“For me personally, I was just done with Japan, my friend. I’ve been over there for seven years, seven long years. I want to come here and show the world exactly what Clark Connors can do, baby.”

Kidd On Exiting NJPW:

“Sometimes, love dies. You know what I’m saying? Sometimes things go a way you don’t expect them to go. I come here because we’re coming for the heads of every single name in this company. We’re taking their spots, straight up. We’re coming here collectively and we’re gonna bit everyone’s head off.”

Kidd On Getting Pushback For Leaving NJPW:

“Of course. I’ll get successful, you get mad about it. Suck your mom for that one. It’s ridiculous. It doesn’t affect me in any way, imma roll with my dogs, bite man’s head off and end people and make a statement. Let’s be real here. New Japan, as soon as I had that Kenny match, they should’ve given me a New Japan title shot. Are you stupid? Why have I never had an IWGP heavyweight title match? It’s a f**king joke. Disrespect us, yeah, alright, see you in a bit. Matinee, dickhead.”