Newest AEW Signing Vows To Headline PPVs
All Elite Wrestling’s latest signing has big ambitions for his career in the promotion.
After an impressive showing against Jay White on Collision, AEW announced that Kevin Knight was All Elite. An alumnus of NJPW’s LA Dojo, Knight has impressed fans around the world with a fast-paced style that saw him capture the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Titles alongside KUSHIDA.
Although he lost to White on his debut as an AEW-contracted star, Knight has big plans for his future in the company. Speaking backstage at the show, he promised he would be headlining pay-per-views sooner rather than later.
“Jay White, you got me tonight. You got me. I respect that. Not only do I respect your work, I respect what you about to do in that tournament. I hope you’re going to win the whole thing because just know tonight you felt the Jet. Not only did you feel it, the rest of All Elite Wrestling did. The locker room and everybody in the office saw what the Jet was capable of tonight.
“So tonight, I may not have got the W, but next week, when the Jet comes back, and the next week, the Jet’s going to keep building that confidence. Not only will I be headlining Collision, I’m going to be headlining Dynamite. I’m going to be headlining pay-per-views all over the country, just how the Jet do.
“Jay White, I’m going to come up for you and the rest of the locker room to see who can really fly with the Jet, because the Jet is too fly.”
EXCLUSIVE: @Jet2Flyy may have come up short tonight on #AEWCollision, but he's got BIG PLANS for his future! pic.twitter.com/wZUIVGPCtN
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 30, 2025
Kevin Knight Turned Down WWE For AEW Opportunity
Kevin Knight reportedly turned down WWE in order to sign with AEW. It has been reported that the star was invited to try out for WWE at the Performance Centre in Orlando several weeks ago, but decided to become All Elite instead.
H/T to Fightful for the above transcription.