The 40 Wrestlers Under Contract With AEW

There's more to this Elite talent pool then Kenny, Cody, and the Bucks...

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AEW

All Elite Wrestling is still very much a work-in-progress.

Unless you count ALL IN, the promotion are yet to hold a single event, don't have a concrete TV deal, and only have a handful of live dates announced. Their success is far from guaranteed, despite the Khan family's billionaire backing, and while the likes of Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, and Kenny Omega are among the sharpest minds in the business, history suggests they are treading a long, hard road.

Regardless, the promotion's genesis has made professional wrestling more interesting in 2019 than it has been for the best part of two decades, and much of that comes from their role in the ongoing free agent talent grab.

Last week saw Cody make the claim that All Elite Wrestling already had more than 40 individual wrestlers under contract. That sounds like a stretch, but it isn't. This roster grows bigger by the week, and while it could be argued that they need some more pre-established stars if they're to hit the ground running whenever they secure a TV deal, their primary goal will be making headliners of the talented men and women within...

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. 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.