Another Former WWE Wrestler Officially Signs With AEW

Another one on the list. The rise of AEW has changed the way the wrestling world works as there is now a second major promotion where wrestlers can find work. That is a great change after so many years of WWE dominance, as you can only get so far with one company. Now a wrestler who was with WWE just last year has found a new home and it might be a better fit.

AEW has announced that former NXT star Jake Atlas has officially signed with the company. This comes after Atlas made an appearance on AEW Dark: Elevation last month. Atlas is a former NXT star who was in August 2021. He had wrestled a match at Ring of Honor’s Death Before Dishonored event before taking a hiatus from the wrestling industry. The AEW match was his first in over three months.

Congratulations on winning your tryout match last night, Jake Atlas! What a great @AEW debut, and now @kennymarquez, I’ll see you Tomorrow night in Newark at the debut of #AEWDynamite on @TBSNetwork! Safe travels, and…
Welcome to the team! #JakeAtlas is All Elite! pic.twitter.com/b9oDuGLZWZ

— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) January 4, 2022

Atlas is a talented star. Check out what he can do in the ring:

Opinion: This is an interesting signing for AEW as Atlas is someone who could be a star for them if given the chance. He is young, pretty good and has a cool finisher with the Rainbow DDT. I’m not sure what his ceiling is in AEW, but maybe he is going to be given the chance to do something here for a change. It’s not like he ever had a real shot in WWE, so maybe this could go somewhere.

What do you think of Atlas? What can he do in AEW? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 60,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 6,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books.

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