Edited to add details:
Word going around is that they were asked to restructure their deals with TKO instead of WWE, and said restructuring involved a substantial pay cut. They declined to do so, and asked for their release instead, which was granted.
What the fuck is going on at WWE?
so these dudes are all but guaranteed already signed with AEW I would assume based on the timing and a bunch of AEW dudes tweeting this.