The most recent wrestler to choose AEW over WWE is Komander. He follows in the footsteps of Jay White, FTR, and Brian Cage, who received interest from the rival company but chose to remain with All Elite Wrestling.
After making his AEW debut on Dynamite last month in the Face of the Revolution ladder match, Komander went on to lose to AAA Mega Champion El Hijo del Vikingo and Sammy Guevara on the Dynamite episode of April 5.
Komander competed in his most recent AEW match against Jay White on Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite. Komander put on yet another strong performance, despite the outcome.
Following the match, AEW President Tony Khan announced Komander is “All Elite.”
Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer said Komander joining AEW is a significant development and WWE was interested in signing him.
“They announced that Komander signed, which was another big one, because obviously, WWE wanted him and he is a guy who has a very unique talent and crowd-pleaser. When he did his moves, he was pretty over for a guy who has never won a televised match,” Meltzer stated.
You can check out the related tweets below:
He's one of the most incredible athletes in wrestling, and after his great effort tonight on #AEWDynamite, now it's official:@KomandercrMX is ALL ELITE! pic.twitter.com/r23EAtfF4E
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) April 20, 2023
Welcome to the team @KomandercrMX!
He fought hard tonight in a great match on #AEWDynamite, and if you didn't see it yet, you can catch Komander vs @JayWhiteNZ coming up right after the @ussoccer vs @miseleccionmxEN football match!
Dynamite coming up NEXT on @TBSNetwork TONIGHT! pic.twitter.com/9SqPkzbF8w— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) April 20, 2023
(h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription)
