By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
AEW announced the signings of Brian Pillman Jr. and Griff Garrison on Monday. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Powell’s POV: I assume this is an indication that Pillman’s deal with MLW has expired. Pillman had an older MLW deal that was signed prior to AEW being formed, so there was nothing in the contract that prevented him from working for AEW, which is similar to the way that MJF worked for both companies early in his AEW run.
Welcome to the team…#BrianPillmanJr (@FlyinBrianJr) is #AllElite pic.twitter.com/AkhGywNJAA
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 12, 2021
Welcome to the team…#GriffGarrison (@griffgarrison1) is #AllElite pic.twitter.com/yGRyMWPTRh
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 12, 2021
Pillman and Garrison have been one of AEW’s most impressive tag teams. Additionally, neither of these guys are recent WWE fires, so signing these guys doesn’t make AEW look like TNA.