Bandido Officially Signs With AEW
Bandido is All Elite.
Bandido is All Elite.
On the November 11 episode, Bandido defeated RUSH in a first-round match in the AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament. During the match, Tony Schiavone noted that Bandido was officially a member of the roster. John Silver stopped Jose the Assistant from interfering, and Bandido capitalized by rolling RUSH up for the win.
After the match, AEW president Tony Khan announced that Bandido has signed with the company.
Congratulations @bandidowrestler! What a huge win moments ago on #AEWRampage on @TNTdrama tonight!!
Now it’s official: Bandido is ALL ELITE!
See you in Bridgeport at Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite on @TBSNetwork! pic.twitter.com/1VfAOrWJkC
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) November 12, 2022
Bandido is a former ROH World Champion; he debuted for the company in 2018, and he was featured there until it went on hiatus at the end of 2021. He also competed at ROH Supercard of Honor in April 2022 after Tony Khan bought the promotion. Over the years, Bandido has worked for AAA, The Crash, PWG, and CMLL.
In recent months, Bandido has been active on the open market; he has wrestled for PWG, AAA, and MLW, among other promotions. He made his AEW debut on the September 28 episode of AEW Dynamite, where Chris Jericho defeated him to retain the ROH World Championship.
Catch up on our coverage of AEW Rampage here. For a full review, check out our post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.
