Nick Wayne accepts AEW contract from Darby Allin at Defy event

Nick Wayne was offered an AEW contract following tonight’s Defy Year V main event.

After Christopher Daniels defeated Wayne to retain the interim Defy World Championship, Darby Allin made a surprise appearance. He told Wayne that he brought an AEW contract for him. After taking time to recover, Wayne accepted the contract.

On Wrestling Observer Radio, Bryan Alvarez noted that the contract would be something along the lines of a apprenticeship deal where Wayne, 16, has to finish high school. When he turns 18, he would become a fully contracted AEW wrestler.

Following Allin’s appearance, Shane Strickland came out and told Wayne that this was Swerve’s house.

Wayne is the son of Buddy Wayne and has made regular appearances for Defy, Black label Pro, 5CC and Game Changer Wrestling in the last year. He’s wrestled against the likes of Joey Janela, Blake Christian, Jack Cartwheel, and Lee Moriarty.

Other matches from tonight’s Defy show had Jonathan Gresham retain the ROH World Championship against Cody Chhun, The Bollywood Boys defeating Midnight Heat for the Defy Tag Team titles in a ladder match, and Trey Miguel successfully defending Impact’s X-Division title against Titus Alexander and Guillermo Rosas in a three-way.