Backstage Update On Ariya Daivari's AEW Status

Is Daivari #AllElite?

by Andrew Pollard
AEW Trustbusters Ariya Daivari
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With Willow Nightingale now the latest wrestler to officially become #AllElite - complete with AEW's customary graphic to announce such a signing - there have been question marks around certain other talents who have reportedly signed with the promotion yet haven't had such a public confirmation of joining Tony Kham's promotion.

In the case of Ariya Daivari, he has yet to receive the famed #AllElite treatment despite having supposedly penned a full-time deal with AEW. As such, some have questioned whether or not Daivari really has signed with the company.

As per Fightful Select, Daivari is indeed contracted to All Elite Wrestling, but he is one of several names who simply have yet to get the fanfare of an #AllElite graphic.

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Daivari was last in in-ring action on this past Friday's episode of AEW Rampage, where he unsuccessfully challenged for Hook's FTW Title. Prior to that, the 33-year-old and his Trustbusters stable - which features Slim J, Parker Boudreaux, Sonny Kiss and Jeeves Kay - have spent the past few months largely confined to AEW Dark.

In addition to wrestling for AEW, Ariya Daivari has also served as a producer for the organisation during his ongoing tenure.

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