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== History ==
== History ==
In May 2013, a professional wrestling stable was formed in the Japanese promotion [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] (NJPW) called [[Bullet Club]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=9478|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509181451/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=9478|script-title=ja:「イッツ・リィィィアル!! 」なんとアンダーソン、トンガとも合体!!　デヴィットが外国人軍団"Bullet Club"結成!!|archivedate=May 9, 2013|date=May 3, 2013|accessdate=July 5, 2013|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=Japanese|deadurl=yes|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_70387.shtml|title = Show results - 5/3 NJPW Dontaku PPV: U.S. stars lose titles or title matches, Okada's first IWGP Title defense, more|date=May 11, 2013|accessdate=July 5, 2013|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> [[The Young Bucks]] and [[Cody Rhodes|Cody]] joined the stable in 2013 and 2016, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=763&c=5764 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029184225/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=763&c=5764 |title=Road to Power Struggle |archivedate=October 29, 2013 |accessdate=October 25, 2013 |work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] |language=Japanese |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_74146.shtml | title = Japan news: Funks arrive for reunion match, Bucks & Hooligans advance in NJPW tourney, NWA Tag Title defense next month | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=October 25, 2013 | accessdate=October 25, 2013 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/76490 | script-title=ja:戦国炎舞 -Kizna- Presents World Tag League 2016 | accessdate=December 10, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name=WTL2016Finals>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-world-tag-league-finals-live-results-winners-are-crowned-226256 | title = NJPW World Tag League finals live results: The winners are crowned|last1=Meltzer | first1=Dave | authorlink1=Dave Meltzer | last2=Currier | first2=Joseph | date=December 9, 2016 | accessdate=December 10, 2016 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-destruction-kobe-results-elgin-defends-his-title-against-naito-221491 | title = NJPW Destruction in Kobe results: Elgin defends his title against Naito | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=September 25, 2016 | accessdate=September 25, 2016 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> Over the years, the stable's members and leadership evolved and from that emerged a sub-group of the stable known as [[The Elite (professional wrestling)|The Elite]], who officially formed in January 2016 after [[Kenny Omega]] and The Young Bucks turned on their leader [[A.J. Styles]], for Omega to become the new leader of the stable.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://pwinsider.com/article/98816/aj-styles-nakamuranew-japan-updates.html?p=1 | title = AJ Styles & Nakamura-New Japan updates | last=Johnson | first=Mike | date=January 5, 2016 | accessdate=January 5, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/57334-1-5-njpw-results-tokyo-japan-bullet-club-turns-on-styles | title = 1/5 NJPW Results: Tokyo, Japan (Bullet Club turns on Styles) | last=Namako | first=Jason | date=January 5, 2016 | accessdate=January 5, 2016 | work=Wrestleview}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-new-years-dash-report-big-bullet-club-angle-never-trios-titles-defended-205001 | title = NJPW New Year's Dash report: Big Bullet Club angle, NEVER trios titles defended | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=January 5, 2016 | accessdate=January 5, 2016 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> Later in September 2018, Cody and The Young Bucks promoted and held a professional wrestling event called [[All In (professional wrestling event)|All In]], which sold out in 30 minutes and became the most attended professional wrestling show in the [[United States]] not affiliated with [[WWE]] or [[WCW]] since 1993, with the show drawing 11,263 people to the event.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-all-in-wrestling-chicago-young-bucks-cody-20180511-story.html |title=7 things to know about 'All In' – the huge indie wrestling show coming to the Chicago area |first=Brandon |last=Howard |publisher= |access-date=May 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514064332/http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-all-in-wrestling-chicago-young-bucks-cody-20180511-story.html |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |dead-url=no |df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Mike |title=ALL IN.....SOLD OUT? |url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/117452/all-insold-out.html?p=1 |website=Pwinsider |accessdate=May 14, 2018 |date=May 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515044319/https://www.pwinsider.com/article/117452/all-insold-out.html?p=1 |archive-date=May 15, 2018 |dead-url=no |df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Meltzer |first1=Dave |title=ALL IN TICKETS SELL OUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER GOING ON SALE |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/all-tickets-sell-out-almost-immediately-after-going-sale-257626|website=F4wonline |accessdate=May 14, 2018 |date=May 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514025522/https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/all-tickets-sell-out-almost-immediately-after-going-sale-257626 |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |dead-url=no |df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ALL_IN_2018/status/1037028282229841920|title=All In on Twitter|publisher=Twitter|date=September 4, 2018|accessdate=September 4, 2018}}</ref> The event was acclaimed, and it led to much online speculation that Cody and The Young Bucks would expand their ambitions and create their own professional wrestling promotion or do a second All In event and even certain people in the [[Television industries|television industry]] were very impressed with the show itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/wrestling-observer-radio/wor-all-elite-wrestling-announced-jon-jones-rizin-more-273521|title=
In May 2013, a professional wrestling stable was formed in the Japanese promotion [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] (NJPW) called [[Bullet Club]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=9478|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509181451/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=9478|script-title=ja:「イッツ・リィィィアル!! 」なんとアンダーソン、トンガとも合体!!　デヴィットが外国人軍団"Bullet Club"結成!!|archivedate=May 9, 2013|date=May 3, 2013|accessdate=July 5, 2013|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|language=Japanese|deadurl=yes|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_70387.shtml|title = Show results - 5/3 NJPW Dontaku PPV: U.S. stars lose titles or title matches, Okada's first IWGP Title defense, more|date=May 11, 2013|accessdate=July 5, 2013|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> [[The Young Bucks]] and [[Cody Rhodes|Cody]] joined the stable in 2013 and 2016, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=763&c=5764 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029184225/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=763&c=5764 |title=Road to Power Struggle |archivedate=October 29, 2013 |accessdate=October 25, 2013 |work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] |language=Japanese |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_74146.shtml | title = Japan news: Funks arrive for reunion match, Bucks & Hooligans advance in NJPW tourney, NWA Tag Title defense next month | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=October 25, 2013 | accessdate=October 25, 2013 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/76490 | script-title=ja:戦国炎舞 -Kizna- Presents World Tag League 2016 | accessdate=December 10, 2016|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name=WTL2016Finals>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-world-tag-league-finals-live-results-winners-are-crowned-226256 | title = NJPW World Tag League finals live results: The winners are crowned|last1=Meltzer | first1=Dave | authorlink1=Dave Meltzer | last2=Currier | first2=Joseph | date=December 9, 2016 | accessdate=December 10, 2016 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-destruction-kobe-results-elgin-defends-his-title-against-naito-221491 | title = NJPW Destruction in Kobe results: Elgin defends his title against Naito | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=September 25, 2016 | accessdate=September 25, 2016 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> Over the years, the stable's members and leadership evolved and from that emerged a sub-group of the stable known as [[The Elite (professional wrestling)|The Elite]], who officially formed in January 2016 after [[Kenny Omega]] and The Young Bucks turned on their leader [[A.J. Styles]], for Omega to become the new leader of the stable.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://pwinsider.com/article/98816/aj-styles-nakamuranew-japan-updates.html?p=1 | title = AJ Styles & Nakamura-New Japan updates | last=Johnson | first=Mike | date=January 5, 2016 | accessdate=January 5, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/57334-1-5-njpw-results-tokyo-japan-bullet-club-turns-on-styles | title = 1/5 NJPW Results: Tokyo, Japan (Bullet Club turns on Styles) | last=Namako | first=Jason | date=January 5, 2016 | accessdate=January 5, 2016 | work=Wrestleview}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-new-years-dash-report-big-bullet-club-angle-never-trios-titles-defended-205001 | title = NJPW New Year's Dash report: Big Bullet Club angle, NEVER trios titles defended | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=January 5, 2016 | accessdate=January 5, 2016 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> Later in September 2018, Cody and The Young Bucks promoted and held a professional wrestling event called [[All In (professional wrestling event)|All In]], which sold out in 30 minutes and became the most attended professional wrestling show in the [[United States]] not affiliated with [[WWE]] or [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) since 1993, with the show drawing 11,263 people to the event.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-all-in-wrestling-chicago-young-bucks-cody-20180511-story.html |title=7 things to know about 'All In' – the huge indie wrestling show coming to the Chicago area |first=Brandon |last=Howard |publisher= |access-date=May 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514064332/http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-all-in-wrestling-chicago-young-bucks-cody-20180511-story.html |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |dead-url=no |df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Mike |title=ALL IN.....SOLD OUT? |url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/117452/all-insold-out.html?p=1 |website=Pwinsider |accessdate=May 14, 2018 |date=May 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515044319/https://www.pwinsider.com/article/117452/all-insold-out.html?p=1 |archive-date=May 15, 2018 |dead-url=no |df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Meltzer |first1=Dave |title=ALL IN TICKETS SELL OUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER GOING ON SALE |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/all-tickets-sell-out-almost-immediately-after-going-sale-257626|website=F4wonline |accessdate=May 14, 2018 |date=May 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514025522/https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/all-tickets-sell-out-almost-immediately-after-going-sale-257626 |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |dead-url=no |df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ALL_IN_2018/status/1037028282229841920|title=All In on Twitter|publisher=Twitter|date=September 4, 2018|accessdate=September 4, 2018}}</ref> The event was acclaimed, and it led to much online speculation that Cody and The Young Bucks would expand their ambitions and create their own professional wrestling promotion or do a second All In event and even certain people in the [[Television industries|television industry]] were very impressed with the show itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/wrestling-observer-radio/wor-all-elite-wrestling-announced-jon-jones-rizin-more-273521|title=
WOR: ALL ELITE WRESTLING ANNOUNCED, JON JONES, RIZIN, MORE!|publisher=F4WOnline|last=Alvarez|first=Bryan|date=January 1, 2019|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Battle of Los Angeles: Professional wrestling’s answer to Sundance |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/battle-los-angeles-pro-wrestlings-answer-sundance-044943733.html |publisher=[[Yahoo! Sports]] |accessdate=January 2, 2019 |date=September 14, 2018}}</ref> Founding members of The Elite, Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks were eventually joined by Cody, [[Marty Scurll]] and [[Adam Page (wrestler)|"Hangman" Adam Page]] in October 2018, who joined The Elite following a storyline which saw The Elite break away from Bullet Club and become its own standalone stable.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/CodyRhodes/status/1055148473979469824|title=Cody Rhodes|work=Twitter|access-date=October 24, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
WOR: ALL ELITE WRESTLING ANNOUNCED, JON JONES, RIZIN, MORE!|publisher=F4WOnline|last=Alvarez|first=Bryan|date=January 1, 2019|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Battle of Los Angeles: Professional wrestling’s answer to Sundance |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/battle-los-angeles-pro-wrestlings-answer-sundance-044943733.html |publisher=[[Yahoo! Sports]] |accessdate=January 2, 2019 |date=September 14, 2018}}</ref> Founding members of The Elite, Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks were eventually joined by Cody, [[Marty Scurll]] and [[Adam Page (wrestler)|"Hangman" Adam Page]] in October 2018, who joined The Elite following a storyline which saw The Elite break away from Bullet Club and become its own standalone stable.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/CodyRhodes/status/1055148473979469824|title=Cody Rhodes|work=Twitter|access-date=October 24, 2018|language=en}}</ref>


On November 5, 2018, several trademarks were filed in Jacksonville, Florida that indicated the launch of All Elite Wrestling. Names filed for trademark included: All Elite Wrestling, AEW All Out, All Out, AEW, Double or Nothing, Tuesday Night Dynamite, AEW Double or Nothing, and several logos.<ref name="Trademarks">{{cite web|last1=Nason|first1=John|title=TRADEMARKS FILED IN FLORIDA FOR ALL ELITE WRESTLING, ALL OUT, AND MORE|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/indies/trademarks-filed-florida-all-elite-wrestling-all-out-and-more-270671 |website=F4wonline |publisher=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|accessdate=January 2, 2019|date=November 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Fernandes |first1=Steven |title=NEW TRADEMARKS POINT TO ELITE PROMOTION, NEXT STEP FOR BUCKS AND CODY |url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/121945/new-trademarks-point-to-elite-promotion-next-step-for-bucks-and-cody.html?p=1|publisher=PWInsider |accessdate=January 2, 2019|date=November 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Radican|first1=Sean|title=All Elite Wrestling trademarks filed, startup promotion linked to Young Bucks, Cody Rhodes, Omega, and cast of Being the Elite (w/Radican’s Analysis) |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/11/21/all-elite-wrestling-trademarks-filed-startup-promotion-linked-to-young-bucks-cody-rhodes-omega-and-cast-of-being-the-elite/ |accessdate=January 2, 2019 |date=November 21, 2018}}</ref> On December 14, 2018, The Elite alongside SoCal Uncensored ([[Christopher Daniels]], [[Frankie Kazarian]] and [[Scorpio Sky]]) left [[Ring of Honor]] (ROH).<ref>{{cite web |title=ROH FINAL BATTLE LIVE RESULTS: JAY LETHAL VS. CODY |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/roh-results/roh-final-battle-live-results-jay-lethal-vs-cody-272366 |accessdate=January 2, 2019 |date=December 14, 2018}}</ref> The official announcement of AEW's creation came on January 1, 2019, when Cody, The Young Bucks and Hangman Page officially revealed the promotion on [[Twitter]], which was built up to via a [[countdown clock]] during their [[YouTube]] channel ''Being The Elite'' which expired on 2019's [[New Year's Day]] at midnight [[Pacific Time]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Currier |first1=Joesph |title=ALL ELITE WRESTLING AND DOUBLE OR NOTHING OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/all-elite-wrestling-and-double-or-nothing-officially-announced-273526 |website=F4Wonline |date=January 1, 2019}}</ref> On the same day, Cody and The Young Bucks announced Double or Nothing, AEW's inaugural event, on ''Being The Elite''. On January 2, 2019, The Elite officially signed with the promotion, with Cody and The Young Bucks serving as AEW's [[executive vice president]]s, while entrepreneur and football executive [[Tony Khan (football executive)|Tony Khan]] was announced as the president of the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/AEWrestling/status/1080324216619192321|title=All Elite Wrestling|website=[[Twitter]]|date=January 1, 2019|accessdate=January 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CodyRhodes/status/1080284147577323520|title=Cody Rhodes|publisher=[[Twitter]]|date=January 1, 2019|accessdate=January 2, 2019}}</ref> Khan and his father, [[Shahid Khan]], were reportedly backing the promotion with an initial $100 million investment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2019/01/04/10-things-you-should-know-about-aew-all-elite-wrestling/|title=10 Things You Should Know About AEW (All Elite Wrestling)|first=Brian|last=Mazique|website=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/25713592|title=Jaguars owners backing new wrestling venture|date=8 January 2019|website=ESPN.com|accessdate=9 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/indies/shad-khan-confirmed-lead-investor-all-elite-wrestling-274096|title=Shad Khan confirmed as lead investor in All Elite Wrestling|date=8 January 2019|website=WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results|accessdate=9 January 2019}}</ref> That same day, it was reported that AEW is in negotiations with [[WarnerMedia]], the owners of [[TBS]] and [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]] and former owner of [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW]], to bring AEW programming to their networks for the first time since the closure of WCW in 2001.<ref>https://dailyddt.com/2019/01/02/report-all-elite-wrestling-in-negotiations-with-time-warner/</ref>
On November 5, 2018, several trademarks were filed in Jacksonville, Florida that indicated the launch of All Elite Wrestling. Names filed for trademark included: All Elite Wrestling, AEW All Out, All Out, AEW, Double or Nothing, Tuesday Night Dynamite, AEW Double or Nothing, and several logos.<ref name="Trademarks">{{cite web|last1=Nason|first1=John|title=TRADEMARKS FILED IN FLORIDA FOR ALL ELITE WRESTLING, ALL OUT, AND MORE|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/indies/trademarks-filed-florida-all-elite-wrestling-all-out-and-more-270671 |website=F4wonline |publisher=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|accessdate=January 2, 2019|date=November 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Fernandes |first1=Steven |title=NEW TRADEMARKS POINT TO ELITE PROMOTION, NEXT STEP FOR BUCKS AND CODY |url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/121945/new-trademarks-point-to-elite-promotion-next-step-for-bucks-and-cody.html?p=1|publisher=PWInsider |accessdate=January 2, 2019|date=November 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Radican|first1=Sean|title=All Elite Wrestling trademarks filed, startup promotion linked to Young Bucks, Cody Rhodes, Omega, and cast of Being the Elite (w/Radican’s Analysis) |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/11/21/all-elite-wrestling-trademarks-filed-startup-promotion-linked-to-young-bucks-cody-rhodes-omega-and-cast-of-being-the-elite/ |accessdate=January 2, 2019 |date=November 21, 2018}}</ref> On December 14, 2018, The Elite alongside SoCal Uncensored ([[Christopher Daniels]], [[Frankie Kazarian]] and [[Scorpio Sky]]) left [[Ring of Honor]] (ROH).<ref>{{cite web |title=ROH FINAL BATTLE LIVE RESULTS: JAY LETHAL VS. CODY |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/roh-results/roh-final-battle-live-results-jay-lethal-vs-cody-272366 |accessdate=January 2, 2019 |date=December 14, 2018}}</ref> The official announcement of AEW's creation came on January 1, 2019, when Cody, The Young Bucks and Hangman Page officially revealed the promotion on [[Twitter]], which was built up to via a [[countdown clock]] during their [[YouTube]] channel ''Being The Elite'' which expired on 2019's [[New Year's Day]] at midnight [[Pacific Time]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Currier |first1=Joesph |title=ALL ELITE WRESTLING AND DOUBLE OR NOTHING OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/all-elite-wrestling-and-double-or-nothing-officially-announced-273526 |website=F4Wonline |date=January 1, 2019}}</ref> On the same day, Cody and The Young Bucks announced Double or Nothing, AEW's inaugural event, on ''Being The Elite''. On January 2, 2019, The Elite officially signed with the promotion, with Cody and The Young Bucks serving as AEW's [[executive vice president]]s, while entrepreneur and football executive [[Tony Khan (football executive)|Tony Khan]] was announced as the president of the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/AEWrestling/status/1080324216619192321|title=All Elite Wrestling|website=[[Twitter]]|date=January 1, 2019|accessdate=January 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CodyRhodes/status/1080284147577323520|title=Cody Rhodes|publisher=[[Twitter]]|date=January 1, 2019|accessdate=January 2, 2019}}</ref> Khan and his father, [[Shahid Khan]], were reportedly backing the promotion with an initial $100 million investment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2019/01/04/10-things-you-should-know-about-aew-all-elite-wrestling/|title=10 Things You Should Know About AEW (All Elite Wrestling)|first=Brian|last=Mazique|website=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/25713592|title=Jaguars owners backing new wrestling venture|date=8 January 2019|website=ESPN.com|accessdate=9 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/indies/shad-khan-confirmed-lead-investor-all-elite-wrestling-274096|title=Shad Khan confirmed as lead investor in All Elite Wrestling|date=8 January 2019|website=WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results|accessdate=9 January 2019}}</ref> That same day, it was reported that AEW is in negotiations with [[WarnerMedia]], the owners of [[TBS]] and [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]] and former owner of WCW, to bring AEW programming to their networks for the first time since the closure of WCW in 2001.<ref>https://dailyddt.com/2019/01/02/report-all-elite-wrestling-in-negotiations-with-time-warner/</ref>


[[Brandi Rhodes]] was announced as the company's [[chief brand officer]] on January 3, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/aew-notes-brandi-rhodes-double-or-nothing-rally-273731|title=AEW notes: Brandi Rhodes, Double or Nothing rally|date=3 January 2019|publisher=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref> On January 8, 2019, the company held its inaugural press conference at [[TIAA Bank Field]], where they announced introduced talents that were going to perform as part of the promotion and a working relationship with Oriental Wrestling Entertaniment (OWE).<ref name="cbssports.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/new-promotion-all-elite-wrestling-announced-along-with-aew-double-or-nothing-event/|title=New promotion All Elite Wrestling announced along with AEW Double or Nothing event|first=Jack|last=Crosby|website=CBSSports.com|date=January 1, 2019|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref><ref name="WT">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingsheet.com/all-elite-wrestling-rally-video/|title=WATCH: All Elite Wrestling Rally Outside of TIAA Bank Field|first=Ryan|last=Satin|date=8 January 2019|publisher=|accessdate=9 January 2019}}</ref> Coincidentally, the rally took place in the same city where ''[[WWE SmackDown|WWE SmackDown Live]]'' took place in nearby [[Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena]] where a number of fans attended wearing AEW merchandise.<ref>https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/01/fans-claim-wwe-stopped-them-from-entering-smackdown-with-649619/</ref>
[[Brandi Rhodes]] was announced as the company's [[chief brand officer]] on January 3, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/aew-notes-brandi-rhodes-double-or-nothing-rally-273731|title=AEW notes: Brandi Rhodes, Double or Nothing rally|date=3 January 2019|publisher=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|accessdate=January 4, 2019}}</ref> On January 8, 2019, the company held its inaugural press conference at [[TIAA Bank Field]], where they announced introduced talents that were going to perform as part of the promotion and a working relationship with Oriental Wrestling Entertaniment (OWE).<ref name="cbssports.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/new-promotion-all-elite-wrestling-announced-along-with-aew-double-or-nothing-event/|title=New promotion All Elite Wrestling announced along with AEW Double or Nothing event|first=Jack|last=Crosby|website=CBSSports.com|date=January 1, 2019|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref><ref name="WT">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingsheet.com/all-elite-wrestling-rally-video/|title=WATCH: All Elite Wrestling Rally Outside of TIAA Bank Field|first=Ryan|last=Satin|date=8 January 2019|publisher=|accessdate=9 January 2019}}</ref> Coincidentally, the rally took place in the same city where ''[[WWE SmackDown|WWE SmackDown Live]]'' took place in nearby [[Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena]] where a number of fans attended wearing AEW merchandise.<ref>https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/01/fans-claim-wwe-stopped-them-from-entering-smackdown-with-649619/</ref>

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All Elite Wrestling, LLC
All Elite Wrestling
Company typePrivate
IndustryProfessional wrestling
FoundedNovember 5, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-11-05)[1]
FoundersShahid Khan
Tony Khan
Headquarters
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Tony Khan
(President)
Cody Rhodes
(Executive Vice President)
Matt Jackson
(Executive Vice President)
Nick Jackson
(Executive Vice President)
Brandi Rhodes
(Chief Brand Officer)
OwnersShahid Khan
Tony Khan

All Elite Wrestling, LLC, d/b/a All Elite Wrestling (AEW)[2] is an American professional wrestling promotion. The promotion was founded by entrepreneurs Shahid and Tony Khan.[3] Professional wrestlers Cody Rhodes, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson, collectively known as The Elite, are the company's inaugural contracted talents.[4] The three are slated to serve as both in-ring performers and executive vice presidents for the promotion.[5]

History

In May 2013, a professional wrestling stable was formed in the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) called Bullet Club.[6][7] The Young Bucks and Cody joined the stable in 2013 and 2016, respectively.[8][9][10][11][12] Over the years, the stable's members and leadership evolved and from that emerged a sub-group of the stable known as The Elite, who officially formed in January 2016 after Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks turned on their leader A.J. Styles, for Omega to become the new leader of the stable.[13][14][15] Later in September 2018, Cody and The Young Bucks promoted and held a professional wrestling event called All In, which sold out in 30 minutes and became the most attended professional wrestling show in the United States not affiliated with WWE or World Championship Wrestling (WCW) since 1993, with the show drawing 11,263 people to the event.[16][17][18][19] The event was acclaimed, and it led to much online speculation that Cody and The Young Bucks would expand their ambitions and create their own professional wrestling promotion or do a second All In event and even certain people in the television industry were very impressed with the show itself.[20][21] Founding members of The Elite, Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks were eventually joined by Cody, Marty Scurll and "Hangman" Adam Page in October 2018, who joined The Elite following a storyline which saw The Elite break away from Bullet Club and become its own standalone stable.[22]

On November 5, 2018, several trademarks were filed in Jacksonville, Florida that indicated the launch of All Elite Wrestling. Names filed for trademark included: All Elite Wrestling, AEW All Out, All Out, AEW, Double or Nothing, Tuesday Night Dynamite, AEW Double or Nothing, and several logos.[1][23][24] On December 14, 2018, The Elite alongside SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) left Ring of Honor (ROH).[25] The official announcement of AEW's creation came on January 1, 2019, when Cody, The Young Bucks and Hangman Page officially revealed the promotion on Twitter, which was built up to via a countdown clock during their YouTube channel Being The Elite which expired on 2019's New Year's Day at midnight Pacific Time.[26] On the same day, Cody and The Young Bucks announced Double or Nothing, AEW's inaugural event, on Being The Elite. On January 2, 2019, The Elite officially signed with the promotion, with Cody and The Young Bucks serving as AEW's executive vice presidents, while entrepreneur and football executive Tony Khan was announced as the president of the company.[27][28] Khan and his father, Shahid Khan, were reportedly backing the promotion with an initial $100 million investment.[29][30][31] That same day, it was reported that AEW is in negotiations with WarnerMedia, the owners of TBS and TNT and former owner of WCW, to bring AEW programming to their networks for the first time since the closure of WCW in 2001.[32]

Brandi Rhodes was announced as the company's chief brand officer on January 3, 2019.[33] On January 8, 2019, the company held its inaugural press conference at TIAA Bank Field, where they announced introduced talents that were going to perform as part of the promotion and a working relationship with Oriental Wrestling Entertaniment (OWE).[34][35] Coincidentally, the rally took place in the same city where WWE SmackDown Live took place in nearby Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena where a number of fans attended wearing AEW merchandise.[36]

Events

Event Date Location Venue Main event
Double or Nothing[37] May 25, 2019 Las Vegas, Nevada MGM Grand Garden Arena TBA
TBA TBA Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena TBA

Personnel

Male wrestlers

Ring name Real name Notes
Cima[37] Nobuhiko Oshima
Chris Jericho[38] Christopher Irvine
Christopher Daniels[39] Daniel Covell
Cody[34] Cody Runnels Rhodes Executive Vice President
Producer
El Lindaman[37] Yuga Hayashi
Frankie Kazarian[39] Frank Gerdelman
"Hangman" Adam Page[40] Stevie Woltz
Joey Janela[35] Joseph Janela
Matt Jackson[40] Matthew Massie Executive Vice President
Maxwell Jacob Friedman[35] Max Friedman
Nick Jackson[40] Nicholas Massie Executive Vice President
Pac[35] Benjamin Satterly
Scorpio Sky[39] Schuyler Andrews
Takehiro Yamamura[37] Takehiro Yamamura
T-Hawk[37] Takuya Onodera

Female wrestlers

Ring name Real name Notes
Brandi Rhodes[40] Brandi Runnels Valet of Cody
Chief Brand Officer
Britt Baker[41] Brittany Baker
Penelope Ford[35] Penelope Ford Valet of Joey Janela

Backstage personnel

Ring name Real name Notes
Billy Gunn[42] Monty Sopp Producer
B.J. Whitmer[43] Benjamin Whitmer Producer
Dana Massie[41] Dana Massie Head of Merchandising
Jeff Jones[44] Jeffrey Jones

Corporate

Name Notes
Shahid Khan[45] Investor
Tony Khan[34] President

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