Also, in case you hadn’t heard, Paul Wight (f/k/a The Big Show) to AEW, confirmed. Mark Henry, the World’s Strongest Man, to AEW confirmed (albeit mostly as a commentator). Andrade El Idolo, lucha libre superstar and very recent ejectee from WWE to AEW, confirmed.
Interested in the women’s division? Have you heard about joshi puroresu stars Emi Sakura and Ryo Mizunami to AEW, confirmed? Or Thunder Rosa, the first Latina to hold the NWA Women’s Championship, to AEW confirmed following her brutal, bloody match with Britt Baker?
What’s next for the company? Rumors are buzzing that former ‘Mania main-eventer and greatest technical wrestler alive Bryan Danielson has already signed a deal, and is just waiting for the moment to debut. After Andrade showed to fight AEW’s Kenny Omega down in Mexico for the AAA Megacampeonato title bout accompanied by two-time Hall Of Famer (and his future father-in-law) Ric Flair some fantasy bookers are even predicting that The Nature Boy will jump ship.
Now let’s all appreciate this Punk promo from just a bit over 10 years ago, where he lays into Vince McMahon for not knowing how to make a superstar, ending with “I’m gonna be the best somewhere else.”