Thursday’s AEW Collision taping at The Andrew J Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio featured indies and former TNA talent Ace Austin making a surprise appearance.
Austin competed in a match that involved Ricochet and Gates of Agony’s Bishop Kaun. After the match, AEW CEO Tony Khan came out and announced that Austin had recently signed an official contract and is All Elite.
Spoiler alert Ace Austin is all Elite !! pic.twitter.com/BigSpeDeHY
— Heel Kast (@HeelKast) August 15, 2025
Austin previously worked for TNA from March of 2019 until his departure this past May.

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