Action Andretti defeats Chris Jericho on Dynamite, signs AEW contract

Following his upset win over Chris Jericho on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite, Action Andretti is officially #AllElite after signing an AEW contract shortly afterward.

Andretti was thought to be simply fodder for Jericho who asked for a match Wednesday after losing his ROH World title to Claudio Castagnoli at Saturday’s ROH Final Battle. 

Behind a increasingly interesting Garland, Texas, crowd, Andretti gave Jericho all he could handle in a competitive match, eventually getting the clean win after hitting a running shooting star press.

As seen in the tweet below, AEW is positioning the Andretti win as one of the biggest upsets in pro wrestling history with many on social media comparing it to the 1993 WWE Raw 1-2-3 Kid upset over Razor Ramon moment.

Shortly after the match, Tony Khan made Andretti’s signing official on Twitter with the graphic seen above.

The Philadelphia, PA, native had wrestled for AEW four times previously: twice in January and twice in October. After the last one, which was a loss to QT Marshall on Dark, they gave Andretti a backstage promo which is rare for an enhancement talent that loses.

Andretti’s career is still relatively young as he started in just 2019, mainly working Northeast U.S. indies including for GCW.