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Rusev Reflects on AEW 'Dead Time' Before WWE Return: “I Can’t Do This Job Forever”

Rusev dismissed rumors that AEW benched him for refusing to take losses, explaining that his inactivity left him frustrated. “I sat on the sidelines for so long, unable to do what I love,” he said. After beating Andrade El Idolo, Rusev stayed inactive through 2024 before leaving AEW in early 2025. Now back in WWE, he lost the Intercontinental Title to Dominik Mysterio.