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title: "The Former Authors Of Pain Have A New Name"
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# The Former Authors Of Pain Have A New Name

The former Authors of Pain have revealed their new team name ahead of their wrestling return.

According to [Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp](https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1527320875707400193), the AOP will now be known as the Legion of Pain.

> AOP/Authors of Pain's new team name is Legion of Pain
>
> — Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) [May 19, 2022](https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1527320875707400193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The team was released from WWE in 2020 and haven’t been appeared in any wrestling promotion since.

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As [previously noted](https://wrestletalk.com/news/authors-of-pain-launch-new-promotion-june/), Gzim Selmani (Rezar) and Sunny Dhinsa (Akam) are set to launch a brand new promotion next month in Nottingham, England.

Various wrestling stars have announced their intentions to take part in the premier event for the former AOP.

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