As noted before, Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite show in Cedar Park, Texas featured former WWE talent Tommaso Ciampa making his official debut in AEW. Ciampa was revealed to be the mystery opponent for Mark Briscoe’s open challenge for his TNT Championship at this Saturday’s AEW Collision show in Arlington.
Following his appearance, AEW CEO Tony Khan announced that Ciampa recently signed an official contract with AEW.
He arrived on #AEWDynamite tonight to answer Mark Briscoe’s TNT Title Open Challenge for #AEWCollision this Saturday, and now it’s official:
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) January 29, 2026
Tommaso Ciampa is ALL ELITE! pic.twitter.com/QbzexvPkim
Ciampa’s contract with WWE had expired earlier this week and departed from the company after being with them since 2015.

Various: Deonna Purrazzo vs. Indi Hartwell Set for HOG Superclash, Ulka Sasaki Set for GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV, Indies/Misc.
MJF on AEW is “Killing It” With Him as AEW World Champion, Upcoming Match with Hangman Page, His Belief Deathmatch Wrestling is “Hack, Very Indie And Trash”, Older Wrestlers Continuing To Wrestle Into Their 50s And 60s, & His Meeting with Seth Rollins
AEW Dynamite Results – March 11, 2026 – Dem Bucks vs. FTR & Tommaso Ciampa, Kyle Fletcher vs. “Speedball” Mike Bailey, Willow Nightingale vs. Persephone




