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Tony Khan Signs Former NJPW Talent To Full-Time AEW Contract

A former NJPW star has now signed with All Elite Wrestling. Tony Khan made it official Saturday night during Collision.
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Kevin Knight is officially All Elite.

The former NJPW star made his televised singles debut for AEW Saturday night on Collision. Knight may have lost to Switchblade Jay White, but he put up an impressive showing in defeat.

After the bout was over, Tony Schiavone informed the Milwaukee crowd that Knight was going to be sticking around in AEW. Tony Khan then confirmed the signing on social media.

The 28-year-old comes to All Elite Wrestling after spending much of the early part of his career wrestling overseas, as well as for a number of independent promotions in the United States and Canada.

He's also wrestled a few matches for AEW in the past, including at Forbidden Door 2022 when he took part in an 8-man tag team match against Max Caster and the Gunn Club on the Buy-In pre-show.

Knight is a two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, holding the belts along with former WWE Superstar KUSHIDA.

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RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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