AEW Signings 2023: List of New Additions for AEW
While AEW has added significant star power to its roster in its first 4 years, new signings and addition to its roster are expected to continue in 2023 also. Also, it is expected that many wrestlers who have appeared for one-off appearances previously might be signed full-time this year.
Check below as we list all the new 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 and free agency
Let’s get Jay Briscoe to be All Elite in honor of his memory.
Taya Valkyrie is the only one that I like from the group, but WWE has another Valkyrie with a lot of promise, I wonder what ever happened, to Booker Ts female dominant companion?