Bandido and Juice are All Elite

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According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com, both Juice Robinson and Bandido have recently signed deals with All Elite Wrestling. This news comes to us weeks after both men had great showcase matches on AEW Dynamite with Jon Moxley and Chris Jericho, respectively. Mike Johnson had the following to say regarding the All Elite Wrestling roster additions:

“I can also tell you that we have officially heard that both Bandido and Juice Robinson have signed AEW agreements,” Mike Johnson said. “I don’t know length. I don’t know time, but they are officially going to be with the company going forward. Bandido, after his excellent work with Chris Jericho a couple of weeks ago in Philadelphia.

“And obviously Juice Robinson, who had a really good showing against Jon Moxley on AEW Dynamite a while back, being added to the AEW roster that helps add some more really good workers. And in the case of Juice Robinson, I think a really good personality as well to the roster, so no idea when they’re going to be rolled out or debuting full-time or anything like that. But I’m told that those deals are pretty much done, signed, sealed, and delivered.”

[Fade is a CodyCryBaby]

I’ll be honest, these are the two signings that excite me the most since..probably since Danielson/Cole/Punk.

‘Dido stole the show with Jericho and his match with Mox may not have fully shown it, but, Juice is and can be the total package and a star. Very exciting.

[lionheart21]

Juice is a solid hand and Bandido is…well, he’s f***ing Bandido. His reputation more than speaks for itself

[Cyno]

Really happy about Bandido. Juice makes sense too since he's married to Toni Storm. Wonder if he keeps the Bullet Club affiliation.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

Really excited to see Bandido come in. Not as excited for Juice but he's reinvented himself a bit over his career so I'm curious where he goes from here.

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

Cool, I guess. I especially understand why you lock up Bandido. That said, adding more names to an already bloated roster ain't gonna help.

[bearned]

Juice is awesome, glad they got him.

As for Bandido, there’s so many dudes in AEW he could have banger matches with. It’s a great signing.

[jm]

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Two great signings

Juice probably wanted to be closer to Toni, and he has great charisma and can work with anyone, put him anywhere and he'll make it work

It's been said repeatedly but Bandido is a guy that can simply be YOUR GUY. He's an ace and there's no one else like him. Instant four star matches in his sleep.

Now all they need is Takeshita imo, and I think he'll be full time soon enough.

[Mochi Lone Wolf]

Didn’t Juice just sign an extension with New Japan right before he turned heel?

[Gremlin]

Hell yes to both these guys.

[schizo]

Is AEW planning to do a brand split or something?

[mattyy]

Oct 28, 2022 14:53:01 GMT -5 Mochi Lone Wolf said:

Didn’t Juice just sign an extension with New Japan right before he turned heel?

I imagine AEW is gonna be his home for American stuff, aside from Strong, and he'll pop up for the big NJPW shows.

[Cyno]

Oct 28, 2022 14:53:01 GMT -5 Mochi Lone Wolf said:

Didn’t Juice just sign an extension with New Japan right before he turned heel?

When he did his match with Mox last month (I think it was last month?), they said he was a free agent.

That said, could be a situation like with Mox where he does both even without factoring in NJPW and AEW's affiliation with each other. Also expands Bullet Club's American presence (assuming he sticks in NJPW) now that the Good Brothers went back to WWE.

[CeilingFan]

Oct 28, 2022 15:14:44 GMT -5 schizo said:

Is AEW planning to do a brand split or something?

The 2 brands  will be AEW and ROH.

[Burst]

Awesome to see them pull the trigger on Bandido, Juice I'm ambivalent on but he's a solid enough hand that no harm no foul. They just need to get that ROH weekly show pronto at this rate.

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I like both of these guys. Bandido is one of those people that you can just throw on TV and he will probably get over. Juice isn't exactly that but he can be a great promo and is always willing to change what isn't working and take risks to reinvent himself so I've always been a fan of the guy but I just don't see either of them getting a huge amount of TV time with all the stars currently on TV so put me in the camp that's feeling the roster bloat.

[Instant Classic]

Cool two more guys to appear once a month.

[Bo Rida]

When the commentary team lose their minds during picture in picture I hope Regal takes the chance to berate Juice for being a dirty hippy for old times sake.

[Fundertaker]

Oct 28, 2022 14:53:01 GMT -5 Mochi Lone Wolf said:

Didn’t Juice just sign an extension with New Japan right before he turned heel?

Pretty sure it was a pay-per-appearence deal. I believe he didn't renew the contract in January, so he's basically a free agent making his home in New Japan. He'll probably be full-time in AEW come next year.

Just wondering if NJPW will get someone to cover losing him, Anderson and Gallows after they all jump started the revived BC back in May. We do have New Year's Dash...