Fightful Select wrote in a report on Wednesday, “MJF had been planned to be involved in the Casino Gauntlet since before losing the AEW World Championship, as has Andrade.”
The publication also notes they were told,”the match was set to heavily focus on them, helping add marquee value.”
As it pertains to former WWE talent Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods (The New Day), Fightful Select notes the duo are expected in AEW soon.
“While sources wouldn’t outright confirm that Austin Creed and Kofi have signed with AEW, it was noted to @FightfulSelect that it’s expected that they are joining the company soon“, the publication wrote.
Because WWE owns the Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods names, Kingston is using his real first name – Kofi, while Woods is now going by his prior in-ring name of Austin Creed, which he used in TNA, before signing with WWE.
The former Raw, SmackDown and World Tag-Team Champions departed WWE this past May, after they chose not to accept restructured contracts, which would have seen them take substantial pay cuts. The duo are officially free-agents as of July 29 and have been booked for Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Cruise November 7 through the 11, 2026 sailing from Miami to Bimini.