Tommaso Ciampa Signs with AEW

AEW
Jan 28, 2026

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.

Ciampa’s contract with WWE had expired earlier this week and departed from the company after being with them since 2015.

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