List of All Elite Wrestling personnel
Personnel of the American wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling
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All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2019. AEW personnel consists of professional wrestlers, managers, referees, commentators (including Spanish, French and German commentators), ring announcers, coaches, executives, and various other positions.
AEW is the sister promotion of Ring of Honor (ROH) and has partnerships with Japanese promotions New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW),[1] World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom),[2] CyberFight - encompassing Pro Wrestling Noah (NOAH), DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT),[3] and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW),[4] Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), and UK promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro).[5] Wrestlers and other personalities from those promotions may also make periodic appearances at AEW events. Championships from sister/partner promotions held by AEW wrestlers that have been defended on AEW programming are also noted.
AEW additionally has a training facility known as the Nightmare Factory, which is owned by AEW coach Q. T. Marshall; trainees from the facility may also make appearances at AEW events and on AEW programming.[6][7]
Khan family
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| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Shahid Khan | Shahid Khan | Lead investor[8] |
| Tony Khan[9] | Antony Khan | Founder Owner President[10] Chief Executive Officer General Manager[11] Executive Producer[12][13] Head of Creative |
Roster
Men's division
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Women's division
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Other on-air personnel
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Daniels[117] | Christopher Covell | Manager of Sky Flight VP of Talent Relations[163][164][165][166] Coach Creative staff |
| Don Callis | Donald Callis | Manager of The Don Callis Family Backstage consultant |
| Karen Jarrett | Karen Jarrett | Manager of Jeff Jarrett |
| "Smart" Mark Sterling | Mark Rattelle | Manager of The Varsity Athletes Occasional wrestler |
| Mother Wayne | Shayna Wayne | Valet of The Patriarchy |
| Mr. Brodie Lee Jr.[167] | Brodie Huber | Leader of The Dark Order Trainee[168] Also known by the ring name Negative 1 |
| Prince Nana | Nana Bandoh | Manager of Swerve Strickland |
| Stokely[169] | Stokely Hathaway | Manager of FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) |
PUP list
- AEW has established a PUP (physically unable to perform) list for wrestlers who are currently out with a legitimate injury, and thus not able to wrestle.
| Ring name | Real name | Reason | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Cole[170] | Austin Jenkins[171] | Head injury | |
| Buddy Matthews[172] | Matthew Adams | Ankle injury[173] | |
| Dustin Rhodes[174] | Dustin Runnels | Knee surgery | Coach[175] |
| Hologram[43] | Undisclosed[Note 1] | Knee surgery[176] | |
| Isiah Kassidy[177] | Isiah Kassidy | Undisclosed injury[178] | |
| Josh Alexander[179] | Joshua Lemay | Knee injury[180] | |
| Keith Lee[181] | Keith Lee II | Undisclosed injuries[182] | |
| Kota Ibushi[183] | Kota Ibushi | Fractured femur[184] | |
| Leila Grey[185] | Catherine Guzman[186] | Torn ACL[187] | |
| Luchasaurus[188] | Austin Matelson | Shoulder injury[189] | |
| Marq Quen[177] | DeQuentin Redden[190] | Undisclosed injury[191] | |
| Penelope Ford | Penelope Ford | Sprained ankle[192] | |
| Peter Avalon | Peter Hernandez | Knee surgery[193] | |
| Rebel | Tanea Brooks | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis[194] | |
| Ruby Soho[195] | Dori Prange | Maternity leave | |
| Toni Storm[196] | Toni Rossall | Undisclosed injury[197] | |
| Wardlow[198] | Michael Wardlow | Pectoral injury | |
| Willow Nightingale[199] | Danielle Paultre | Shoulder injury |
Referees
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| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aubrey Edwards[200] | Brittany Aubert | Co-host of AEW Unrestricted Project coordinator[201] |
| Brandon Martinez | Brandon Martinez | [202] |
| Bryce Remsburg[203] | Bryce Remsburg | Travel coordinator[204] |
| Mike Posey[205] | Michael Posey | |
| Paul Turner[206] | Paul Turner | Senior referee[207] |
| Rick Knox[208] | Rick Knox | |
| Stephon Smith | Stephon Smith | [209] |
Broadcast team
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| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alain Mistrangélo | Alain Mistrangélo | French-language commentator[210] |
| Alex Marvez | Alex Marvez | Backstage interviewer[163] |
| Alicia Atout | Alicia Atout-Friedman | Backstage interviewer |
| Alvaro Riojas | Unknown | Spanish-language commentator |
| Ariel Levy | Ariel Levy | Spanish-language commentator |
| Arkady Aura | Arkady Unterleidner | Backstage interviewer Ring announcer for Ring of Honor Wrestling[211] |
| Bobby Cruise[212] | Bobby Cruise | Ring announcer for Collision and Ring of Honor Wrestling |
| Bryan Danielson[213] | Bryan Danielson | Commentator for Dynamite[214] ROH Hall of Famer Creative staff |
| Carlos Cabrera | Carlos Rodrigo Cabrera | Spanish-language commentator |
| Excalibur | Marc Letzmann | Play-by-play commentator for Dynamite[215] Pay-per-view commentator Marketing manager[216] |
| Ian Riccaboni | Ian Riccaboni | Play-by-play commentator for Ring of Honor Wrestling Backup announcer for Collision and Dynamite[217] |
| Jim Ross | James Ross | Pay-per-view commentator Senior advisor[218] |
| Justin Roberts | Justin Roberts | Ring announcer for Dynamite and pay per views[215] |
| Lexy Nair | Alexandra Nair | Backstage interviewer Host of Outside The Ring[219] |
| Melissa Santos | Melissa Santos | Backstage interviewer[220] |
| Mick Foley | Michael Foley | Pay-per-view preshow host[221] Legends program |
| Mike Ritter | Michael Ritter | German-language commentator[222] |
| Nigel McGuinness | Steven Haworth | Commentator for Collision Pay-per-view commentator[223] Occasional wrestler |
| Norbert Feuillan | Norbert Feuillan | French-language commentator[210] |
| Oliver Copp | Oliver Copp | German-language commentator[222] |
| Renee Paquette[224] | Renee Paquette | Backstage interviewer Pay-per-view preshow host Interview/Announcer producer[225] |
| RJ City | RJ Skinner | Backstage interviewer Host of Hey! (EW) Creative staff |
| Taz | Peter Senerchia | Commentator for Dynamite Pay-per-view commentator[226] |
| Tony Schiavone[227] | Noah Schiavone | Play-by-play commentator for Collision Commentator for Dynamite Pay-per-view commentator Co-host of AEW Unrestricted Senior producer Special advisor[228] |
Coaches (producers)
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Hero | William Spradlin | [229] |
| Chuck Taylor | Dustin Howard | [230] |
| Dean Malenko | Dean Simon | Senior coach[231] Creative staff |
| Glacier | Raymond Lloyd | [232] |
| Jake Roberts | Aurelian Smith Jr. | Community Outreach Team member[121][233] |
| Jerry Lynn | Jeremy Lynn | ROH Board of Directors member Creative staff[234] |
| Josh Mathews | Joshua Lomberger | Interview/Announcer producer[235] |
| Kevin Matthews | Kevin McDonald | [236] |
| Kevin Von Erich | Kevin Adkisson | Legends program[237][238] |
| Luther | Len Olson | [239] |
| Madison Rayne | Ashley Lomberger | [240] |
| Michael Nakazawa | Masatsugu Nakazawa | Occasional wrestler[241] |
| Nathan Cruz | Nathan Irwin | Occasional wrestler[242] |
| Paul Wight[243] | Paul Wight II | ROH Board of Directors member[244] Community Outreach Team member[121] Occasional wrestler |
| Robert Evans | Robert Evans | Creative staff[245] |
| Scotty 2 Hotty | Scott Garland | [246] |
Backstage personnel
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Amanda Huber | Community Outreach Team member[247] |
| Jake Manning | Merchandising[248] Occasional wrestler |
| Katelyn Borden | Director of Community Engagement[121] |
| Katie Hebner | P.A.[249] ROH referee |
| Ric Flair (Richard Fliehr)[250] |
Ambassador Legends program |
| Scott Antol | Logistical support[251] |
| Sting (Steven Borden Sr.)[252] |
Ambassador[253] Legends program[254] |
Front office
Vice Presidents
| Name | Department | Other duties (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Harrington[255] | Business Strategy | |
| Jennifer Pepperman | Content Development | |
| Michael Mansury | Senior VP of AEW[256] | Co-Executive Producer |
| Nik Sobic | Business Operations[257] | |
| Pat Buck (Patrick Buckridge) |
Talent Development[258] | Coach Occasional wrestler Creative staff |
| Shane Emerson | Global Programming and Partnerships[259][260] | |
| Sonjay Dutt (Retesh Bhalla) |
Production and Creative Coordination[261] | Coach Creative staff |
Executives
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Adam Hopkins[262] | Public Relations head[263] |
| Chad Glenn | Chief Financial Officer[264] |
| Jeremy Flynn | Senior Marketing Director of Live Events[265] |
| Kosha Irby | Chief Operating Officer |
| Margaret Stalvey | Legal coordinator[266] |
| Mark Caplan | Head of Licensing and Merchandising[267] |
| Megha Parekh | Chief Legal Officer[268] |
| Will Washington | Wrestling Administration Coordinator[269] Creative staff Co-host of AEW Unrestricted |
Notes
- Per longstanding tradition, the identities of masked lucha libre wrestlers is kept secret from the general public. It is considered taboo for wrestlers, news media, or fans to report or speculate on the identities of masked lucha libre wrestlers.
