Overview
- David Finlay made a surprise AEW Dynamite debut in El Paso, attacking Orange Cassidy and Darby Allin with his shillelagh after their match with Gabe Kidd and Clark Connors.
- Tony Khan announced that Finlay, Kidd, and Connors are officially All Elite and introduced on-screen as a rebranded faction called The Dogs.
- Finlay became a free agent in mid-February after his New Japan Pro Wrestling contract expired, ending an 11-year run in the company.
- Fightful Select reports Finlay agreed to a multi-year AEW contract that was finalized within the past week.
- Wrestling Observer says Finlay held talks with AEW, WWE, and TNA, with AEW making the best offer, while Bodyslam reports WWE's pitch centered on a lower-level NXT contract.