AEW confirms signing of Bobby Lashley

One week after his arrival, AEW has officially announced Bobby Lashley as the promotion’s latest signing.

Tony Khan sent out a tweet on Wednesday confirming that Lashley is All Elite. Khan also revealed that The Hurt Syndicate (Lashley, Shelton Benjamin & MVP) will be kicking off Dynamite tonight.

Lashley debuted on Dynamite last Wednesday, joining back up with his former Hurt Business stablemates Benjamin and MVP. Swerve Strickland defeated Benjamin in the main event of the episode but was laid out by Lashley after the match. Lashley, Benjamin & MVP beat down Strickland and Prince Nana before MVP took the microphone to make a brief statement.

“Guess who’s back in business?,” MVP asked the audience.

Lashley, 48, departed WWE when his contract expired in August. He was a two-time WWE Champion during his tenure with the company.

SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire is the venue for Dynamite tonight. Here’s the announced lineup:

AEW Dynamite (Wednesday, November 6) —

  • Adam Cole vs. Malakai Black
  • Fight Without Honor: Chris Jericho, Big Bill & Bryan Keith vs. Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly & Tomohiro Ishii
  • Darby Allin & Orange Cassidy vs. Claudio Castagnoli & PAC
  • The Patriarchy confronts Hook
  • Penelope Ford vs. Jamie Hayter
  • Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher vs. Ricochet and a mystery partner
  • The Hurt Syndicate will kick off the show