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title: "Update On Johnny Elite’s AEW Status Following Dynamite Debut"
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published: "2022-05-19T17:15:54Z"
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# Update On Johnny Elite’s AEW Status Following Dynamite Debut

The Joker in the men’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament was revealed on last night’s (May 18) episode of AEW Dynamite, when [the former John Morrison made his AEW debut.](https://wrestletalk.com/news/johnny-elite-debuts-on-aew-dynamite-in-owen-cup/)

Under the name ‘Johnny Elite’, Morrison was defeated by Ring of Honor Television Champion Samoa Joe in the quarter-final match to open the show.

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Fans have wondered about Johnny’s AEW status, since neither he nor Maki Itoh, who was the female joker, received the ‘All Elite’ graphic after the show.

[Per PWInsider](https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=159064), Johnny Elite is not signed to the promotion as of yet, but the door is open for future appearances down the line.

You can see all win/loss records for AEW’s men’s roster in 2022 [at this link.](https://wrestletalk.com/stats/win-loss-records/aew/all-elite-wrestling-aew-mens-win-loss-records-2022/)

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