Tony Khan to sign top WWE star after SummerSlam 2025 to lead forgotten AEW stable? Analyzing the chances

AEW has signed several WWE talents over the years since its inception in 2019. While the All Elite roster is totally stacked at the moment, Tony Khan could potentially bring in a top WWE star who could soon be leaving the sports entertainment juggernaut. The star in question, Karrion Kross, could be an interesting candidate to lead one of the Jacksonville-based company's long-time factions, The Dark Order.

The Herald of Doomsday returned to WWE in 2022 after being released by the promotion a year earlier. Kross has gained a large fan following in recent months due to his compelling character work and promos, despite not being featured as prominently on the company's flagship shows and PLEs. The former NXT Champion is currently in a contract year, and recent reports suggest that he and his wife Scarlett have not yet re-signed.

Although Kross is likely to stay with WWE, if the promotion doesn't make a satisfactory offer, AEW might step in and sign the 40-year-old. The former leader of The Final Testament could not only work with and play off the top talent of Tony Khan's company on television, but he might also take on the role of the new head of The Dark Order, one of the promotion's original factions.

The Dark Order has not been featured much on AEW television lately despite their popularity among long-time fans. Kross, whose gimmick seemingly involves pushing people and changing them as individuals, could approach Evil Uno, John Silver, and Alex Reynolds and convince them to channel more intensity, ambition, and focus moving forward. A star of his magnitude joining the group would also raise its stock greatly on AEW programming. However, such an angle is entirely speculative at this point.

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Kross was in action at SummerSlam Night One, where he lost a one-on-one match against Sami Zayn, with whom he has been feuding for a while.

Announcements for this week's AEW Dynamite

AEW will be hosting this week's episode of Dynamite at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Only two matches have been announced so far, including a World Tag Team Title Tournament semifinal between The Young Bucks and Brodido, and a singles match between Mark Briscoe and MJF.

Furthermore, "Eight Belts" Mercedes Mone will return to television this Wednesday on Dynamite for the first time since losing to Toni Storm at All In: Texas.

About the author

Anurag is an AEW writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling. He holds a BA and MA degree in English along with a TEFL certification to teach English. Before Sportskeeda, he worked as a Content and Correspondence writer at Nayabad Titas, a theater group. He has also worked as a English language tutor.

To ensure complete accuracy, he uses internet resources, social media platforms, and especially pieces composed by his peers to find solid, verified information that he presents as objectively as possible. Thanks to his academic background, he can research different subjects thoroughly.

Anurag's interest in wrestling began as a child. He watched RAW and Smackdown frequently from age 10 or 11 and was officially hooked by the YES Movement story in WWE heading into WrestleMania 30.

As a lifelong wrestling fan and lover of stories, Anurag would read news, articles, and other content about the talent and events he enjoyed watching. His understanding of the business continued to grow with time, and his interest in the art and sport of wrestling led him to pursue a career as a writer.

Apart from writing, he loves to read books, watch movies and television programs, play and listen to music, and write poetry and fiction.

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