The same applies to John Cena when he was "fired" during his feud with Nexus 1.0 many years ago. They could have done the same thing, and make it seem like he was kayfabe fired. Have him show up in other promotions, or make media appearances outside the WWE. Pushing the narrative that he was done with WWE, and wouldn't be returning.
Instead he returned (ala Hulk Hogan as Mr. America) the next week.
The other thing they could do with Ricochet if he really is leaving WWE for their rival why not just go out and say that? Say Bron beat him down so badly that he quit because he was afraid of Bron and the continuous beatdowns. They don't have to mention AEW by name, but it would add an interesting twist to Bron's build that his rivals are running from him.
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