Let's Speculate: The Mystery Signing

The more I think about it, I’m going with Christian. He certainly fits the hall of fame worthy status, imo. Unless WWE has him locked down already because he did the rumble

I would kinda love to see Christian work in NWA rather than AEW.

I suppose, but I think he would be a better fit on that roster, and be a high-caliber grab and a benefit for NWA moreso than AEW. Most people suggested here would fit that mold, to be honest.


Onto the mystery, TK has narrowed it down to a male talent who he considers one of his favorites.

I hope it's Brock. Makes AEW instantly the #1 company in the world. He's the only wrestler that gets main stream coverage on ESPN and NON-Wrestling related media outlets.

my god, i believe i've cracked the code, gentlemen.

exhibit a:
isn't it pretty well known that tk was a big ecw fan back in the day? there's only a handful of those guys in wwe/tna hof, if that's what their status is being based off of. also, considering the fact that there's a few ecw guys already signed with aew, they could easily add another to their roster; whether it be in ring, manager, coach, etc. in this scenario, rvd seems to be the most obvious choice, but i don't think it's him.

exhibit b:
this sunday at revolution, there's an exploding barbed wire deathmatch booked. and though i can't remember of the top of my head if that specific match type has ever happened in ecw, there was another match type that was deemed so brutal that it never happened again, at least in ecw. that being the barbed wire rope match at born to be wired. of the two people in that match, only one of them isn't retired (unless funk has come out of retirement for the 86th time)

closing statement:
countless times during an aew broadcast, whether it be dynamite or ppv, we've witness the lights go out for a moment. every single time, we're certain that someone is about to show up, but always questioning who could it be? from what i can recall, up until sting arrived at least, when the lights come back on, it's been a different person. i believe it's been used for cody, proud n powerful, MAYBE uno and grayson earlier on? the surprise of not knowing exactly who's gonna suddenly appear is exciting, no doubt. but the feeling you would get when you already knew that one crazy sob in particular was gonna be there, was just as-if not more exciting. whether it be to beat the crap out of someone with a chair, or even himself with his death defying stunts, the unpredictability of not knowing what you'll see can tend to be more enticing than who you're gonna see. though he was a bit of a trainwreck at times, there's no denying that he was an innovator, and made it hard to look away nearly anytime he was in motion. (besides the born to be wired match, blegh). if my hypothesis is correct, the mystery man is none other than....



SABU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(only the real ones will understand)

I'm guessing it'll be Abyss.

Assumption being he quietly left WWE without any media finding out.

His official answer to favorite wrestlers over a year ago was Hogan, Macho, Flair, Bret, Austin, and Jericho

imagine getting to hear jr genuinely mark out over STONE COLD, STONE COLD, STONE COLD again for the first time in ages if tk is actually keeping the secret deep under wraps. i mean, we  already know he's gonna be at least 2 blue chews and a few moscow mules deep, so adding the surprise of austin could actually sound like good ol' jr with that attitude era energy.

I think Christian continues to make sense. And I wouldn't be shocked if WWE clearing him for the Rumble after years and years of not clearing him would be an negotiating tactic if he had an offer on the table.

Tony's signings have been pretty savvy in that they usually check a few boxes:
-some brand recognition among casual or lapsed fans
-able to move merch
-opportunities to contribute backstage or to mentor young talent
-wrestlers whose career didn't end on their terms

I think realistically Angle or Christian are the only two I could see.