As part of his first appearance on AEW, Paul Wight announced at Dynamite that a new hire will take place on the AEW Revolution pay-per-view on Sunday: one that would be “worthy of the Hall of Fame”.
In an interview with Tony Schiavone, Wight talked about partnering with Schiavone in comments for the new show AEW Dark: Elevation. He then said that he had a “big holeThat Sunday, the company would sign a “Hall of Fame worthy of talent that is a big surprise and a great asset” for AEW.
Later on on the show, it was clarified that Wight would be at Revolution to talk about hiring.
Here is the current AEW Revolution card, which will air this Sunday:
- World champion Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley in a deadly explosion of barbed wire
- Female Champion Hikaru Shida vs. Ryo Mizunami
- Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks vs. MJF and Chris Jericho
- Hangman Page x Matt Hardy for the loser’s first quarter 2021 earnings
- Team Taz (Brian Cage and Ricky Starks) against Sting and Darby Allin in a street fight
- Casino Tag Team Royale for a future Tag Team title attempt
- Miro and Kip Sabian vs. Orange Cassidy and Chuck Taylor
- Pre-show: Britt Baker and Reba vs. Thunder Rosa and Riho