AEW Sign Two Wrestlers
Both made debuts on Dynamite.
Two more wrestlers have signed with AEW, both of whom were revealed on last night's edition of Dynamite.
Abadon, who had previously worked a match opposite current women's champ Hikaru Shida on AEW Dark back in March, defeated Anna Jay on yesterday's flagship show. After Dynamite went off the air, the company made the signing official on Twitter:
'The Living Dead Girl' Abadon is previously a two-time Rocky Mountain Pro Lockettes Champion in her native Denver, CO.
Later on Dynamite, ex-NWA man Ricky Starks addressed the open challenge for Cody's TNT Championship. A short video package aired describing Starks as one of the industry's hottest free agents, before he alighted at ringside to contest the champ.
The match ended with The American Nightmare retaining. After the show, Tony Khan confirmed that Starks was now exclusive to AEW, with a Tweet thanking him for his great effort:
Starks, the NWA's inaugural World Television Champion, lost the strap to Zicky Dice back in March, following the expiration of his contract. His free-agent status was confirmed last month.
The Louisiananian celebrated his signing with a Kanye West song on his official Twitter account: