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OK, I start on Monday, February 1st. Had to get all the administrative stuff sorted first. Hiring staff, signing sponsors, setting up a developmental system, all that jazz. Now to dive into the roster. 105 workers, quite a lot for what is still a national promotion, but here goes nothing:
Men's Roster:
Main Eventers
Faces
Cody Rhodes
Jon Moxley
Matt Jackson - AEW World Tag Team Champion
Nick Jackson - AEW World Tag Team Champion
Heels
Chris Jericho
Kenny Omega - AEW World Champion
Upper Midcarders
Faces
Adam Page
Darby Allin - AEW TNT Champion
Orange Cassidy
PAC
Heels
Brian Cage - FTW Champion
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Miro
Midcarders
Faces
Billy
Christopher Daniels
Dustin Rhodes
Frankie Kazarian
Joey Janela
Lance Archer
Luchasaurus
Penta El Zero Miedo
Rey Fenix
Scorpio Sky
Trent?
Tweeners
Colt Cabana
Evil Uno
Stu Grayson
Heels
Cash Wheeler
Dax Harwood
Doc Gallows (open contract, also signed to Impact)
Eddie Kingston
Jake Hager
Karl Anderson (open contract, also signed to Impact)
Ortiz
Sammy Guevara
Santana
Shawn Spears
The Butcher
Lower Midcarders
Faces
Brian Pillman Jr.
Jungle Boy
Marko Stunt
QT Marshall
Sonny Kiss
Tweeners
Alex Reynolds
John Silver
Heels
Angelico
Isiah Kassidy
Jack Evans
Kip Sabian
Luther
Marq Quen
Powerhouse Hobbs
Ricky Starks
The Blade
Wardlow
Openers
Faces
Austin Gunn
Brandon Cutler
Colten Gunn
Dante Martin
Darius Martin
Griff Garrison
Lee Johnson
Michael Nakazawa
Tweeners
Alan V Angels
Pres10 Vance
Heels
Anthony Bowens
Hook
Max Caster
Peter Avalon
Serpentico
Women's Roster:
Midcarders
Faces
Big Swole
Hikaru Shida - AEW Women's World Champion
Kris Statlander
Riho
Heels
Awesome Kong
Dr. Britt Baker DMD
Ivelisse
Nyla Rose
Lower Midcarders
Faces
Leva Bates
Serena Deeb
Thunder Rosa (open contract, also signed to NWA)
Yuka Sakazaki
Tweeners
Anna Jay
Heels
Diamante
Emi Sakura
Jade Cargill
Mel
Openers
Faces
Abadon
KiLynn King
Tay Conti
Heels
Leyla Hirsch
Managers:
Faces
Arn Anderson - manages Cody Rhodes
Brandi Rhodes - occasional wrestler, also manages Cody Rhodes but uhh, can't assign more than one manager in this game
Dasha Fuentes - no clients
Jake Roberts - manages Lance Archer
Heels
Allie - occasional wrestler, manages The Blade and The Butcher
Don Callis - manages Kenny Omega; open contract, also signed to Impact
Matt Hardy - also wrestles, manages Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen
Penelope Ford - also wrestles, manages Kip Sabian
Reba - manages Dr. Britt Baker DMD
Taz - manages Brian Cage, Hook, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Ricky Starks
Tully Blanchard - manages Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood
Vickie Guerrero - manages Nyla Rose
Managers:
Faces
Diamond Dallas Page - open contract
Sting
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I've only got 1 weekly 2 hour show, Dynamite on Wednesday, plus an early evening YouTube show, AEW Dark on Tuesdays. Too many people on the roster to feature. The latter show is actually 2 hours long in real life and mixes main talent with preliminary talent. So I also called my Developmental territory AEW Dark and will be sending a good chunk of the lower midcard/opener roster down to hone their skills and simulate the experience of working Dark. I'll likely sign a bunch of other people AEW have been bringing in for Dark tapings too to flesh that roster out.
WWE will doubtless be doing a huge purge but I will not sign anyone they release for a minimum of 90 days.
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