Inner Circle (professional wrestling)
| The Inner Circle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Stable | |
| Members | See below |
| Name(s) | The Inner Circle |
| Debut | October 9, 2019 |
| Years active | 2019–present |
The Inner Circle is an American professional wrestling stable formed in American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), which is created and led by Chris Jericho and consists of MJF, Wardlow, Jake Hager, Sammy Guevara, Santana and Ortiz.
History
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At All Out on August 31, Chris Jericho became the inaugural AEW World Champion after defeating Adam Page. At the same event, Santana and Ortiz made their AEW debut by attacking Nick Jackson and Lucha Brothers.[1]
On the premiere episode of AEW Dynamite on October 2, at the main event of the night, Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks were defeated by Jericho and Santana and Ortiz. After the match, Jake Hager made his AEW debut by helping Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Santana and Ortiz by attacking The Young Bucks, Dustin Rhodes and Cody.[2] October 9, On the following episode of Dynamite, Jericho officially unveiled the new stable as "The Inner Circle."[3]
The Inner Circle's success continued at the Full Gear pay-per-view on November 9, as Santana and Ortiz defeated the Young Bucks while Jericho successfully retained the AEW World Championship over Cody.[4] On the episode of Dynamite after Full Gear, Jericho and Guevara challenged SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) for the AEW World Tag Team Championship, but they failed to win when Sky pinned Jericho with a small package, giving Jericho suffering his first loss in AEW.[5] On the November 27 episode of Dynamite, Jericho successfully defended his world championship against Sky.[6] In December, Jericho feuded with Jon Moxley, offering him a spot in the group [7][8][9] and also bringing in Jeff Cobb as a "hired gun" to attack Moxley.[10][11] Despite all this, Moxley defeated Jericho to win the AEW World Championship at Revolution on February 29, 2020, ending Jericho's inaugural AEW World Championship reign at 182 days.[12]
During the following weeks, The Inner Circle feuded with The Elite and "Broken" Matt Hardy, culminating at Double or Nothing in the first ever Stadium Stampede match which Sammy Guevara was pinned by Kenny Omega.
On July 29 episode of Dynamite, Jericho, with The Inner Circle, was defeated by Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent and Orange Cassidy) and Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy) with Marko Stunt.
On November 7 at Full Gear, MJF and Wardlow became the newest members of The Inner Circle after MJF defeated Jericho.[13]
Members
| * | Founding member |
|---|---|
| L | Leader |
Current
Timeline
As of January 8, 2025.
Sub-groups
Current
| Member | Joined | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Jericho | * L | October 9, 2019 | |
| Sammy Guevara | * | October 9, 2019 | |
| Jake Hager | * | October 9, 2019 | |
| Ortiz | * | October 9, 2019 | |
| Santana | * | October 9, 2019 | |
| MJF | November 7, 2020 | ||
| Wardlow | November 7, 2020 | ||
| Elvis | November 18, 2020 | ||
| Affiliate | Members | Tenure | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Sex Gods | Chris Jericho Sammy Guevara |
2019–present | Tag team |
| Santana and Ortiz | Santana Ortiz |
2019–present | Tag team |
| Jericho and Hager | Chris Jericho Jake Hager |
2020–present | Tag team |
| MJF and Wardlow | MJF Wardlow |
2020–present | Tag team |
Championships and accomplishments
- All Elite Wrestling
- AEW World Championship (1 time) – Jericho[14]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked Jericho No. 3 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020
- Ranked MJF No. 22 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020
- Ranked Guevara No. 61 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020
- Ranked Santana No. 126 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020
- Ranked Ortiz No. 128 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020
- Ranked Hager No. 176 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Wrestler of the Year (2019) – Jericho[15][16]
- Best on Interviews (2019) – Jericho[15]
- United States/Canada MVP (2019) – Jericho[16]
- Most Charismatic (2019) – Jericho[16]
- Best Box Office Draw (2019) – Jericho[16]
References
- ^ Powell, Jason (August 31, 2019). "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page to become the first AEW Champion, Pentagon Jr. and Fenix vs. The Young Bucks in a ladder match for the AAA Tag Titles, Cody vs. Shawn Spears, Kenny Omega vs. Pac". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ "AEW Dynamite results, recap, grades: Jon Moxley returns, Jack Hager debuts in first TNT episode". CBS Sports. October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ Barnett, Jake (October 9, 2019). "10/09 AEW Dynamite TV results: Barnett's live review of Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara vs. Hangman Page and Dustin Rhodes, Jon Moxley vs. Shawn Spears, The Young Bucks vs. Private Party in an AEW Tag Title tournament match, Riho and Britt Baker vs. Bea Priestly and Emi Sakura". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ Powell, Jason (November 9, 2019). "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of Chris Jericho vs. Cody for the AEW Championship, Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley, Hangman Page vs. Pac, Riho vs. Emi Sakura for the AEW Women's Championship, The Young Bucks vs. Santana and Ortiz". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Scorpio Sky Pins Chris Jericho In Jericho's First AEW Loss | Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ Boutwell, Josh (November 27, 2019). "AEW Dynamite Results – 11/27/19 (AEW World Championship match, Omega vs. PAC)". WrestleView. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ^ "AEW DYNAMITE Results December 11, 2019". www.allelitewrestling.com. December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "AEW DYNAMITE Results December 18, 2019". www.allelitewrestling.com. December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "AEW DYNAMITE Results January 8, 2020". allelitewrestling.com. January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ Barnett, Jake (February 12, 2020). "2/12 AEW Dynamite TV results: Barnett's live review of Kenny Omega and Hangman Page vs. Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky for the AEW Tag Titles, Riho vs. Nyla Rose for the AEW Women's Title, Jon Moxley vs. Santana, MJF vs. Jungle Boy, Dustin Rhodes vs. Sammy Guevara". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ Barnett, Jake (February 19, 2020). "2/19 AEW Dynamite TV results: Barnett's live review of Cody vs. Wardlow in a steel cage match, Jon Moxley vs. Jeff Cobb, Kenny Omega and Hangman Page vs. Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix for the AEW Tag Titles, Tag Team battle royal for a tag title shot at AEW Revolution". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ Powell, Jason (February 29, 2020). "AEW Revolution results: Powell's live review of Chris Jericho vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW Championship, Kenny Omega and Hangman Page vs. The Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Titles, Cody vs. MJF, Nyla Rose vs. Kris Statlander for the AEW Women's Championship, Pac vs. Orange Cassidy". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ https://www.prowrestlingsheet.com/mjf-defeats-chris-jericho-joins-inner-circle/#.X6mIipNKiNI
- ^ "AEW World Championship Title History". All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ a b Meltzer, Dave (January 26, 2011). "Biggest issue of the year: The 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, CA: 1–40. ISSN 1083-9593.
- ^ a b c d Meltzer, Dave (March 5, 2020). "March 13, 2020 Observer Newsletter: 40th Annual Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 8, 2020.