AEW Signs Bobby Fish

Former NXT Tag Team Champion Bobby Fish inks an AEW deal after Dynamite debut.

by Andy H Murray
Bobby Fish
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Bobby Fish is #AllElite.

AEW announced it had signed the former WWE wrestler after last night's episode of Dynamite, on which Fish unsuccessfully challenged for Sammy Guevara's newly-won TNT Championship, falling when Guevara found a way to hit his GTH finisher after slipping away from a high kick.

Bobby's signing was confirmed the usual way:-

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Fish was unveiled as Guevara's first TNT Title challenger shortly after Guevara took the belt from Miro on last week's show. Issuing his challenge on Twitter, Bobby was answered on Rhodes to the Top's debut episode, with Sammy seemingly re-establishing the open challenge gauntlet first purveyed by Cody Rhodes during The American Nightmare's run as the inaugural TNT Champion.

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A free agent since 3 August, when he was let go by WWE, Fish, 44, was linked to a permanent AEW deal when eagle-eyed fans noticed the company's logo was printed on the shirt he was wearing in the match announcement graphic. The veteran also has MLW dates on his schedule, though Fightful Select noted on Wednesday (6 October) that he wasn't signed to the promotion.

With WWE from summer 2017 until his release, Bobby is best known as a member of The Undisputed Era with Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong. He enjoyed two NXT Tag Team Championship reigns with multiple partners during his run.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.