Former NJPW star Jay White is officially All Elite.
AEW CEO and President Tony Khan made the announcement on Twitter after White made his surprise return, attacking Ricky Starks before his match with Juice Robinson at the beginning of Wednesday’s Dynamite.
White has made previous appearances on AEW television. White left NJPW following his loss to Eddie Kingston at the Battle in the Valley event this past February, where if he lost, he had to leave NJPW.
Below is an excerpt from Alex Kahrs’ AEW Dynamite recap of White’s return.
Pyro kicks us off before “Absolute” Ricky Starks makes his way to the ring for tonight’s opening contest. Juice Robinson is already in the ring, but as Starks makes it down the ramp the Bullet Club hits…revealing Jay White as he runs down the ramp to blindside Starks!
Ricky tries to fight back but is overwhelmed by the combined might of Robinson and White, the latter of whom hits a Blade Runner to make a statement. He and Robinson give each other a Bullet Club salute before taunting the crowd from the turnbuckle.