Tommaso Ciampa Officially Signs With AEW
Tommaso Ciampa is All Elite.
Ciampa made his AEW debut on Dynamite, confronting AEW TNT Champion Mark Briscoe, and answering Briscoe’s open challenge for Saturday’s Collision.
Later in the night, Tony Khan confirmed that Ciampa has officially signed with AEW.
He arrived on #AEWDynamite tonight to answer Mark Briscoe’s TNT Title Open Challenge for #AEWCollision this Saturday, and now it’s official:
Tommaso Ciampa is ALL ELITE! pic.twitter.com/QbzexvPkim— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) January 29, 2026
Ciampa was moved to the alumni section on the WWE roster page on January 27, indicating his departure from the company. On January 21, Ciampa confirmed that his WWE contract was set to expire and that he would be leaving the company.
He had been with WWE since 2015, winning the NXT Title, NXT Tag Team Titles, and WWE Tag Team Titles. He was previously with ROH before signing with WWE.
Tommaso Ciampa filed trademarks on Psycho Killer and Psycho King following his WWE departure.
Fans can find Fightful’s coverage of AEW Dynamite here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review here.
