Saturday’s AEW Collision show in Tuscon, Arizona featured Private Party (Matq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) defeating LFI (Dralistico & RSUH), The Swirl (Blake Christian & Lee Johnson), and The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum) in a $200,000 Four-way tag team match.
Following the show, AEW CEO Tony Khan announced on Twitter that “Vanilla Baby” Blake Christian has officially signed with AEW.
“The Swirl, Vanilla Baby Blake Christian + @BigShottyLee, had another excellent showing on Saturday #AEWCollision tonight, and now it’s official: @_BlakeChristian is All Elite!”
The Swirl, Vanilla Baby Blake Christian + @BigShottyLee, had another excellent showing on Saturday #AEWCollision tonight, and now it’s official: @_BlakeChristian is All Elite! pic.twitter.com/KGFJmVZwl9
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) March 8, 2026
Prior to his signing, Christian has been working for AEW since March of 2022 and for Ring of Honor since July of 2022.
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