Former WWE Champions To Debut At AEW All In London 2026

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AEW All In London 2026 at Wembley Stadium is coming up this weekend, and as always, there’s plenty of talk of former WWE stars who could make their debuts for the promotion at this event.

As the biggest event on AEW’s calendar, headlines usually include some new big time arrivals.

Here are four former WWE champions who could potentially debut at AEW All In London.

4. Dakota Kai

Dakota Kai was released by WWE last year and was immediately one of the first names in people’s minds for a potential move to AEW.

She hasn’t wrestled much since her release, but one of the matches she’s had was in Pro Wrestling EVE where Will Ospreay works as a producer.

Ospreay praised Kai’s performance in that match, so if he puts in a good word to Tony Khan, there’s a good chance that Kai makes the move, whether it’s as Charlie or under another new name.

The only thing againbst this happening at All In would be that there isn’t an obvious spot for her to come in since there’s no multi-woman match like a Casino Gauntlet or Battle Royal confirmed – but perhaps there’s still time for something like that to be added.

3. Ilja Dragunov

Ilja Dragunov is the newest name on the free agent market having exited WWE this month.

With his departure being a contract expiration rather than a release, he doesn’t have a 90-day notice clause and is available immediately.

Tony Khan seemed excited when asked about the prospect of bringing Dragunov into AEW, so assuming Dragunov wants the move, this pretty much seems like a certainty.

The Casino Gauntlet is the perfect way for Dragunov to debut at All In, just like Ricochet did two years ago.

2. Kairi Sane

Kairi Sane departed WWE earlier this year and hasn’t re-emerged in pro-wrestling since then.

One glaring omission from the AEW All In London card as it stands is Thekla off the back of her Women’s World Title reign over the past number of months before losing it to Willow Nightingale.

Thekla has had an ongoing feud with the STARDOM promotion in Japan, and many fans have pitched Sane coming into AEW as a STARDOM representative to face Thekla.

There’s been no concrete word on the likelihood of this happening, but it’s something plenty of fans are hoping for.

1. New Day

New Day have seemed like a surefire addition to the AEW tag team division ever since their departure from WWE.

Xavier Woods, expected to use the name Austin Creed, and Kofi Kingston, who looks to be using his real initials KSM as his new ring name, seem to be changing their tag team name from New Day to either Daybreak or New Level based on trademark filings.

There appear to be a few openings for them to debut at All In, whether that’s during/after the World Tag Team Title match, in a new trio with Swerve Strickland, or as entrants in the Casino Gauntlet.

This doesn’t seem to be a question of ‘if’ it’ll happen, but a question of ‘how’ it’ll happen.

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