“It’s Official” – Tony Khan Announces Major AEW Signing
Tony Khan’s roster recently got a new addition.
AEW held its 2026 edition of AEW Grand Slam Australia on February 14 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The event witnessed the official AEW debut of Lena Kross.
She made her appearance after The Babes of Wrath (Willow Nightingale and Harley Cameron) successfully defended the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship against MegaBad’s Megan Bayne and Penelope Ford. Kross attacked Cameron with a TKO cutter and aligned herself with Bayne and Penelope Ford.
Tony Khan Welcomes Lena Kross To AEW
Following her appearance at AEW Grand Slam Australia, Tony Khan took to Twitter to officially announce the addition of Lena Kross to the AEW roster. Before this, Kross had wrestled in AEW once before, when she lost a singles match to Khris Statlander on July 31, 2025.
After she arrived at #AEWGrandSlam Australia tonight in dominant fashion, now it’s official: @lena_kross is All Elite!
After she arrived at #AEWGrandSlam Australia tonight in dominant fashion, now it’s official:@lena_kross is All Elite! pic.twitter.com/GfBfxC9Enp
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) February 15, 2026
Early 2026 has seen a lot of new talents join Tony Khan’s roster. One of the top names in the wrestling business who recently became All Elite was Tommaso Ciampa. The Rascalz, a faction consisting of Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz, and Myron Reed, also joined the roster early in the year.
After a period of contractual uncertainty in late 2025, Andrade El Idolo officially joined Khan’s AEW in 2026. Former TNA star Jake Doyle was also a new addition to the men’s division, who joined in early 2026.
While the AEW roster got many new talents, Khan lost some, too. Recently, Powerhouse Hobbs, Matt Taven, Mercedes Martinez, and Alex Abrahantes left after their contracts expired in 2026.
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