List of former All Elite Wrestling personnel

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All Elite Wrestling is an American professional wrestling promotion and entertainment company based in Jacksonville, Florida. Former employees in AEW consist of professional wrestlers, managers, valets, play-by-play and color commentators, announcers, interviewers, referees, trainers, script writers, executives, and members of the board of directors.

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They primarily appeared on AEW television programming, pay-per-views, and live events. When talent is released of their contract, it could due to retirement, personal reasons, time off, budget cuts, the individual may have asked for their release or their contract was not renewed. In one case, a talent has died while they were contracted, such as Mr. Brodie Lee.

Those who made appearances without a contract and those who were previously released but are currently employed by AEW are not included.

Personnel

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CM Punk
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Cody Rhodes
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Jade Cargill
Indicates the person died while contracted with AEW
Manuel Andrade Oropeza Andrade El Idolo2021–2023 [1]
Ronnie Arneill Shawn Spears2019–2023 [2]
Angela Arnold AQA2022 [3]
Alexandra Barrulas Shanna2019–2021 [4]
Leva Bates Leva Bates2019–2023 [5]
Vickie Benson Vickie Guerrero2020–2023 [6]
Tully Blanchard Tully Blanchard2019–2022 [7]
Parker Boudreaux Parker Boudreaux2022–2024 [8]
Phillip Brooks CM Punk2021–2023 [9]
Matthew Burns Nick Mondo2019–2020 [10]
Jade Cargill Jade Cargill2020–2023 [11]
Zack CarpinelloZack Clayton2022–2023 [12]
Laura Dennis Allie
The Bunny
2019–2023 [13]
Marc Dionne Stu Grayson2019–2022
2023–2024
[8]
Robert Fish Bobby Fish2021–2022 [14]
Kevin Foote Kevin Kelly2023–2024 [15]
José García José the Assistant2021–2024 [8]
Frank Gerdelman Frankie Kazarian2019–2023 [16]
Sadie Gibbs Sadie Gibbs2019–2020 [17]
Granden GoetzmanTrench2022–2023 [18]
Melanie Goranson Mel2019–2021 [19]
Lionel Green Lio Rush2021–2022 [20]
Salvador Guerrero IV Chavo Guerrero Jr.2021–2022 [21]
Christopher Guy Ace Steel2022, 2023 [22]
Matthew Moore Hardy Matt Hardy2020–2024 [23]
Anthony Henry Anthony Henry2021–2024 [8]
Jonathan Huber Mr. Brodie Lee2020 [24]
Aerial Hull Big Swole2019–2021 [25]
Joseph Janela Joey Janela2019–2022 [26] [27]
Dasha Kuret Dasha Gonzalez2019–2024 [8]
Brock Lunde Brock Anderson2021–2023 [28]
Darren Matthews William Regal2022 [29]
James McAhren Jimmy Havoc2019–2020 [17]
Alex MendezGoldenboy2019–2020[ citation needed ]
Jack Miller Jack Evans2019–2022 [30]
Noah Nelms Marko Stunt2019–2022 [31]
Nobuhiko Oshima Cima2019–2020[ citation needed ]
Brian Pillman Brian Pillman Jr.2020–2023 [32]
Beatrice Priestley Bea Priestley2019–2020 [17]
Brandi Reed Brandi Rhodes2019–2022 [33]
Cody Runnels Cody
Cody Rhodes
Fuego 2
2019–2022 [33]
Mark Sanchez Mike Santana
Santana
2019–2024 [34]
Brianna Sparrey Kylie Rae2019 [35]
Jennifer Sterger Jennifer Decker2019–2020 [36] [ unreliable source? ]
Kia Stevens Awesome Kong2019–2021 [37]
Brandon Tate Brandon
Boy #2
2021–2024 [8]
Brent Tate Brent
Boy #1
2021–2024 [8]
Trey Tucker Alan Angels2020–2022 [38]
Willie UrbinaWillie Urbina2019–2021 [39]
Ivelisse Vélez Ivelisse2019
2020–2021
[40]
Benjamin Whitmer BJ Whitmer2019–2023 [41]
Unknown Fuego Del Sol 2021–2023 [42]
Unknown Gravity 2023–2024 [8]
Unknown Sonny Kiss 2019–2023 [43]

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