Report - Ilja Dragunov To Join AEW After Not Renewing WWE Deal
Fightful Select reports the former WWE champion has a deal in progress, though final contract details and visa issues are still unresolved.
- According to Fightful Select, Ilia Dragunov is expected to sign with AEW, with final administrative details currently being finalized following his WWE departure earlier this year.
- Dragunov elected not to renew his contract in August, ending a seven-year tenure with WWE and immediately becoming a free agent without a 90-day clause.
- Fightful says Dragunov will be able to continue using "Ilja," his real first name, and he previously held the NXT UK, NXT, and United States Championship titles during his tenure.
- Dragunov is among several recent WWE departures from outside the United States facing serious visa hurdles, following former New Day members Kofi and Austin Creed, now known as The New Level, to AEW.
- MyAEW recently added a 2018 match between Dragunov and Gunther, formerly WALTER, highlighting its partnership with wXw, the German indie company where both wrestlers originally competed.
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Report - Ilja Dragunov To Join AEW After Not Renewing WWE Deal
Ilja Dragunov’s future in the ring appears destined to be as part of All Elite Wrestling, following his departure from WWE earlier this year. Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select reports that the plan is for Dragunov, a former WWE NXT, NXT UK, and U.S. Champion, to land in AEW. Sources cited in the report […]
Ilja Dragunov would be close to signing with AEW after the expiry of her contract with WWE. Ilja Dragunov seems to have now chosen her next destination, because AEW would be close to becoming the new home of one of the most fearsome free agent of wrestling. Líex WWE has not yet officially signed the contract, but the plan would be standing for some time and now the last details would be about to be defined. Sean Ross [...]
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