AEW Signings 2023

AEW continued to add new wrestlers to their roster in 2023 with around 19 new signings. Some of these signings were of wrestlers who have previously made appearances either as a free agent or under contract with other promotions. Check below as we list all AEW signings in 2023.

1. Mark Briscoe

First Appearance – Dynamite January 25, 2023- vs Jay Lethal
Debut Match – vs Jay Lethal, Jay Briscoe Memorial Match

2. Taya Valkyrie

First Appearance – Dynamite March 15, 2023 – Confronting Jade Cargill
Debut Match – vs Eva Louis, Rampage March 17, 2023

3. Stu Grayson

First Appearance – Dynamite March 15, 2023 – Trios Match
Re-Debut Match – Adam Page, Stu Grayson & Evil Uno vs Blackpool Combat Club, Dynamite March 15, 2023

4. Nigel McGuinness

First Appearance – Dynamite April 5, 2023 – Backstage Segment
Note – Signed as a backstage correspondent and commentator

5. Jay White

First Appearance – Dynamite April 5, 2023 – Attacked Ricky Starks
Debut Match – Yet to come

6. Skye Blue

First Appearance – Dark Elevation, April 7, 2021
Debut Match – vs Britt Baker, Dark Elevation, April 7, 2021
Note – Working in AEW since 2021, but was signed in 2023

7. Billie Starkz

First Appearance – Dark, December 27, 2022
Debut Match – vs Red Velvet, Dark, December 27, 2022

8. Komander

First Appearance – Dynamite, March 1, 2023
Debut Match – Face of the Revolution Ladder match vs Powerhouse Hobbs vs Action Andretti vs AR Fox vs Eddie Kingston vs Konosuke Takeshita vs Ortiz vs Sammy Guevara, Dynamite, March 1, 2023

9. Roderick Strong

First Appearance – Dynamite, April 26, 2023
Debut Match – Jericho Appreciation Society(Matt Menard, Angelo Parker, Jake Hager & Daniel Garcia) vs Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Bandido & Orange Cassidy, Dynamite, May 3, 2023

10. Kyle Fletcher

First Appearance – Dynamite, June 8, 2022
Debut Match – Aussie Open & Will Ospreay vs FTR & Trent Baretta, Rampage, June 10, 2022

*Multiple Appearances in AEW since 2022 under NJPW contract and free agency

11. Mark Davis

First Appearance – Dynamite, June 8, 2022
Debut Match – Aussie Open & Will Ospreay vs FTR & Trent Baretta, Rampage, June 10, 2022

*Multiple Appearances in AEW since 2022 under NJPW contract and free agency

12. EJ Ndujka

First Appearance – Yet to come
Debut Match – Yet to come

13. Nick Wayne

First Appearance – Dynamite, July 12, 2023
Debut Match – vs Swerve Strickland, July 12, 2023

14. Ian Riccaboni

Signed to multi-year deal for commentary on AEW Collision

15. Adam Copeland(Edge)

First Appearance – WrestleDream, October 1, 2023
Debut Match – vs Luchasaurus, October 10, 2023

16. Kota Ibushi

First Appearance – Dynamite Blood & Guts, July 19, 2023
Debut Match – The Golden Elite vs Blackpool Combat Club, Konosuke Takeshita & PAC, Blood & Guts Match, July 19, 2023

17. Maraih May

First Appearance – Dynamite, November 8, 2023
Debut Match – TBA

18. Will Ospreay

First Appearance – Dynamite, June 8, 2022
Debut Match – Aussie Open & Will Ospreay vs FTR & Trent Baretta, Rampage, June 10, 2022

*Multiple Appearances in AEW since 2022 under NJPW contract

19. Katsuyari Shibata

First Appearance – Dynamite, November 2, 2022
Debut Match – vs Orange Cassidy, Rampage, November 4, 2022