![]() ![]() ![]() Shocking the world with his appearance at AEW’s premiere press conference, it was announced that Chris Jericho had signed a three-year contract with the company and seems to be having the time of his life, as Miro recently told Inside The Ropes. If there was one word to describe Chris Jericho’s AEW run from the very start, it would be “marquee” – but if you can afford another few, “Le Champion” and “The Demo God” would likely be preferred by THE biggest name in the company – at least until 2021.Ĭhris Jericho was AEW’s first major signing, and the first BIG surprise to come from WWE. Status: Dustin Rhodes is still wrestling for AEW, making regular appearances on Rampage. I hold this training session every Wednesday with the girls, I’m a backstage producer and coaching for promos, teaching these kids how to talk on camera, and to get them comfortable with a camera in their face – because some of them have never had the television experience so it’s a learning experience for them and also I had to have a little patience with them because this is their first time doing it – and I love to teach so I consider AEW and these kids, they are kind of my kids, man. “Here in AEW, I look forward to going to work every single week because I coach the girls, me and Brandi, and Kia and Kenny Omega. Rhodes isn’t just an on-screen performer in AEW, he also works in a multitude of roles, as he told me in December 2019 via SK Wrestling. While he’s yet to win gold in AEW, Dustin Rhodes had arguably the greatest match of his career in his first outing with the company against his brother Cody Rhodes at Double Or Nothing 2019. Having wrestled in WWE on-and-off from 1990 with a combined tenure of over two decades, Rhodes is a former Intercontinental, Hardcore and Tag Team Champion. However, unlike many legends who come back and compete for world championships, Rhodes found himself languishing in the lower midcard during the twilight of his run. As Goldust, Rhodes was undoubtedly a legend of WWE. So just how many former WWE Superstars are currently wrestling in AEW, who are they and where are they now? Let’s take a look… Dustin Rhodes, formerly Goldustĭustin Rhodes seemed like a WWE lifer until AEW came to fruition. Lee’s tragic and untimely passing in December 2020 left a chasm in the wrestling industry felt in WWE, AEW and beyond. Wrestling frequently after her departure in 2016.Īnother name, of course, we need to mention before continuing is the late Brodie Lee, who won the TNT Championship and made a giant impression during his short run with All Elite Wrestling having wrestled as Luke Harper in WWE. Rhodes would work for WWE as a ring announcer but didn’t compete in a match on NXT or in WWE. Two other misnomers would be Shaquille O’Neal, who has wrestled a match in both companies technically, and Brandi Rhodes, who HAS competed in an AEW ring, but her only match while signed to WWE came in 2011 at FCW SlamaRama. The Forbidden Door has also seen Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson, as well as Kenta, formerly Hideo Itami, wrestle in an AEW ring. Of course, members of the broadcast team such as Jim Ross, Taz, Justin Roberts and Dasha Gonzalez will not appear on the list either. William Regal did sign with All Elite Wrestling in 2022, but never competed in a match for the promotion and departed at the end of the year. ![]() For the same reason, WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry is also omitted due to not yet wrestling for AEW with no confirmation that he will return to the ring after retiring. For that reason, Tully Blanchard is an honourable mention as his match in AEW seemed to be a one-off, and Arn Anderson and Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts aren’t featured due to not having matches in AEW – at least thus far. Of course, some wrestlers have performed in one-off matches for WWE, or attended tryouts, but we’ll only be listing wrestlers who have signed contracts with both companies with Britt Baker wrestling in WWE, despite never signing with the company. ![]()
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