AEW Rumors: Billy Gunn Trying To Lure This WWE Attitude Era Star & HOFer

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AEW has not been shy about scooping up so-called ex-WWE guys, and Billy Gunn says that they're trying to bring one specific Hall of Famer into the fold. Gunn, who is a WWE Hall of Fame member himself, has been a central character in All Elite's mid-card recently, with the Gunn Club turning heel on The Acclaimed and setting up what should be a fun program.

Gunn is still in remarkable shape—arguably the best shape of his career—and giving rubs to the likes of The Acclaimed and Gunn Club is a great use of his presence. He's not going to put on instant classics like other ex-WWE guys such as Bryan Danielson or Claudio Castagnoli, but he still has an important role to play. Both in front of the camera and behind it. Part of his value to AEW has to be his connections to the Attitude Era, and there's one friend, in particular, he'd like to see go All Elite.

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During a recent autograph signing with K&S Wrestlefest, Gunn was asked if the Road Dogg Jesse James was going to make an appearance in AEW anytime soon. "We’re trying to get him here," Gunn said. "He’s got other things going on, his podcast that I have to hear about every single day." The podcast Gunn is referring to is Road Dogg's Oh… You Didn't Know show, which is now 15 episodes deep and available on major streaming services.

Road Dogg had been involved in WWE on and off since 1994. It took him a while to find his footing in the company as a wrestler, and he was originally saddled with one of the worst gimmicks of all time as a relatively generic country singer who tried to get over with fans by singing. Let's just say the work wasn't on the same level of Elias. Jesse James eventually tapped into the Road Dogg