The Kingdom are now an All Elite act.
The former IMPACT and Ring Of Honor faction debuted at a recent AEW Rampage event and surprised many. Many wondered if they would be signed to a full time deal and it appears now they have.
Fightful Select reports that AEW have signed the faction have signed fulltime deals with the promotion.
The Kingdom debuted in All Elite Wrestling, but they weren’t officially signed to AEW deals at the time, we’re told. That has changed. The trio of Maria Kanellis, Mike Bennett and Matt Taven finished up with IMPACT Wrestling at the Bound For Glory tapings and dropped the IMPACT Tag Team Championships, but it hadn’t aired yet. As a result, they appeared on AEW television while in canon being IMPACT champions. The three debuted on AEW Rampage from Toronto, and made a challenge to FTR for the ROH World Tag Team Titles. We’re told that FTR had also pushed to get them involved, though we’re not sure in what context. However, upon their first appearance, they weren’t actually inked to contracts. Since then, we’re told that all three have signed multi-year contracts with All Elite Wrestling.
Fightful Select
Time will tell what is next for the trio but it is expected they will challenge FTR for the ROH Tag Titles in the near future.
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