AEW President Tony Khan just announced that former UFC star Paige VanZant will be signing live All Elite Wrestling on this Wednesday's edition of Dynamite:
I had offered a 7th spot in the Face of the Revolution match to 2021 winner @ScorpioSky but instead I just bartered with Dan Lambert: Scorpio Sky will challenge the winner of tonight’s 3 way #AEWRampage TNT Title match this Wednesday @ Dynamite + @paigevanzant will sign with @AEW https://t.co/uCOf6HWFPZ
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) March 5, 2022
VanZant has made a number of appearances on AEW programming over the last year as part of Dan Lambert's American Top Team.
In 2016, WWE had attempted to bring VanZant in for a role at that year's Summerslam but were unsuccessful. Vanzant went to the finals of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars this season that same year.
VanZant, 27, fought in UFC's Flyweight division and signed in 2020 to compete for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship:
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