Free agents reportedly confirmed for AEW All In debut, update on signing
According to a new report from Fightful Select, the former New Day will make their debuts at Sunday’s All In.
The outlet reported that both the former Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods in WWE will team with Swerve Strickland as the wild card team in the newly-announced Trios Roulette Royale that will begin on the Buy-In pre-show. To no surprise, they will have a new team name but it’s unknown what the name is.
They could not confirm if they had officially signed as of this writing, but noted that their deal “came together in the last couple of weeks” after negotiations as they were not signed as of two weeks ago.
Since declining to re-sign with WWE for lower pay, the two have been expected to sign with AEW as Woods/Austin Creed and Kenny Omega have appeared together in the past on video game-related content while the Young Bucks have reportedly wanted to work with the duo for years.
Assuming everything goes through as planned, it will be the 45-year-old Kofi’s first match outside the WWE system since 2006. For the 39-year-old Woods/Creed, it will be his first action outside WWE since 2010.
Josh Nason
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He’s a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.
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