AEW builds heat for new heel faction The Cut, led by Jay White and David Finlay
PWTorch columnist Greg Parks writes that AEW is positioning a new heel faction called The Cut, led by Jay White and David Finlay, as a fresh opponent for Jon Moxley and his allies.
According to a column at PWTorch, All Elite Wrestling has been building heat for a newly formed heel faction called The Cut, which was briefly referred to on television as The Last Outfit.
PWTorch columnist Greg Parks writes that Jay White and David Finlay are being presented as the group's primary leaders. Parks notes the pair's background working together in New Japan Pro-Wrestling and their on-screen chemistry as factors that make the pairing effective.
Parks also highlights who is not in the faction: Gabe Kidd, who many expected to join the new heel group was instead turned on and remains aligned with Jon Moxley and the Death Riders on AEW television. Parks describes suggestions that Kidd might be playing a long game and later betray Moxley as speculative commentary from his column rather than confirmed storyline direction.
The column states that the Death Riders have moved into babyface territory, a shift Parks says was reinforced by AEW's recent memorial episode for Pac and the emotions shown there. Parks adds that a program with The Cut gives the Death Riders a clearer on-screen purpose.
Parks acknowledges criticism that another large heel faction could contribute to faction saturation alongside the Don Callis Family, but he writes that The Cut appears different in leadership and membership and could be a productive use of Finlay and White on AEW programming.
