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Throughout the lifespan of AEW, the new arrivals to the company are usually well-kept secrets. Fans would always speculate on incoming talent but All Elite Wrestling never went out of their way to promote an arrival, that is until now.
Wednesday night on AEW Dynamite, the company ran a commercial several times advertising the upcoming Full Gear pay per view on Saturday, November 7. But unlike their usual commercials showcasing the matches at the big event, this one specifically was done to tease a new person coming to the company.
Even since the airing, fan speculation has been running wild about who will be joining the ranks of the AEW roster. With Full Gear happening this Saturday evening, we will do our best to guess the arrival which is supposedly so large the company had to promote it ahead of time.
With that in mind, here are five potential free agents who could show up at AEW Full Gear this Saturday night.
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in the article belong to the writer and doesn't necessarily represent Sportskeeda's stand.
#5 Could Sting become "The Icon" of AEW?
When you think of WCW Nitro on TNT, one of the first names that come to mind is always the man called Sting. Twenty years after the company's demise, there is a new professional wrestling company airing weekly on that same channel and wouldn't it be interesting if things come full circle and the Icon of WCW arrives in All Elite Wrestling?
Sting has been a very popular theory among fans over the last week or so due to his WWE Legends contract expiring earlier this year and his merchandise recently being pulled from WWEShop.
While it would be cool to see Sting in AEW, unlike some others on this list, it's uncertain how much value he could truly add to the company in 2020.
At 61, Sting's time as a wrestler is as good as done. While he could be perceived in name value to the company's brand by potentially bringing old WCW fans back to AEW, it doesn't seem realistic to expect him to do anything physical inside of the squared circle.
While an appearance from Sting at Full Gear could be cool for AEW at the moment, in terms of long-term goals, this shouldn't be the free agent that the company is paying big money to bring in right now.
#4 Could Brock Lesnar find his new home in AEW?
Speaking of big money, there is probably no one on this list that is going to be requesting a higher price tag to come into AEW than the Beast Incarnate himself, Brock Lesnar.
It has been reported that Lesnar's WWE contract quietly expired back in April of this year following WrestleMania 36. Months later, his merchandise was pulled off of WWE Shop just like Sting.
Unlike Sting, however, The Beast Incarnate is only 43 years old. Lesnar is arguably still in his prime in and if properly motivated, can have fantastic matches against some of the best wrestlers AEW has to offer. The biggest hold up for something like this taking place would obviously come down to money.
At the end of the day, Lesnar is a businessman and he's not going to take discounts for anyone. If he won't do it for WWE or the UFC, he surely won't do it for AEW. While there is no question that the Khan family could afford to bring Lesnar to All Elite Wrestling, the real question is if it makes financial sense for them to do so?
Would a signing like Lesnar be enough to move the needle with the casual fan? Or could the Beast Incarnate'ss arrival actually turn off some die-hard AEW fans in the process? There is a big risk/reward factor when it comes to Lesnar and it's uncertain if a signing this big would be worth it for the company long term.
#3 Would CM Punk's arrival in AEW be a "better late than never" scenario?
Ever since the announcement that AEW was actually happening, there has been one name that has been continually brought up almost ad nauseam. That man is none other than Chicago's own, the CM Punk.
Due to his long-time friendship with the Young Bucks, Matt, and Nick Jackson, every time the company has done something in Chicago his name has come up. Even before the company's existence, Punk's name was brought up constantly going into the All In event back in September of 2018.
But every time his name has been rumored to appear, it hasn't happened. Throughout the course of this year, the rumors linking Punk to AEW have seemingly died down. So one could argue that there isn't a better time than right now for AEW to sign CM Punk.
Punk, who is only 42 years old, hasn't wrestled a match since the 2014 WWE Royal Rumble in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While he has done a few MMA bouts since then his body should arguably be more healthy now than it has been in a very long time.
The million-dollar question with Punk is always the same though. Is he interested? Is it possible his time working on the show, WWE Backstage, was enough to spark his passion again for the industry he used to love?
While it is clearly evident that he doesn't want anything to do with his former employer, one could argue to Punk that he still has a lot to give to the wrestling business elsewhere.
While there is a legion of CM Punk fans out there that have never given up on seeing him return, there are others who think he will never step inside a wrestling ring again. While it is easy to see both sides of that coin it is ultimately his decision, so is it time for the Voice Of The Voiceless to shock the wrestling world again?
#2 Is it time for AEW to add another Blanchard to their roster?
A sticking point for many wrestling fans since AEW got off the ground has been the apparent lack of focus on their women's division. A good portion of their women's roster is currently trapped overseas. The division has also witness an unfortunate string of injuries this year to talented performers like Kris Statlander and Dr. Britt Baker DMD. The latter has now made her return to in-ring action.
Even though these are valid reasons as to why their division is not quite where they would hope it to be, it hasn't stopped the fan cry online demanding that AEW fix these issues and improve this aspect of their company going forward.
There is a free agent currently on the market that would go a long way in improving that division overall going forward, and it shouldn't be that difficult for the company to contact her seeing as that her father Tully is already employed by them. We are obviously talking about the former IMPACT Wrestling World and Knockouts Champion, Tessa Blanchard.
While Blanchard's 2020 hasn't ideally been the best for her for a variety of reasons, her in-ring talent is undeniable. The talented wrestler is only 25 years old. With countless years of wrestling ahead of her, Blanchard is a talent that AEW can build their division around for years to come.
#1 With his ROH status in question, is now the time for Marty Scurll to sign with AEW?
This time last year, if there was one thing for certain in the minds of AEW fans everywhere, it was that Marty Scurll would be signing with AEW once his contract with Ring of Honor expires.
To the shock of just about everyone, Scurll chose to sign a new multi-year deal with ROH instead to not only stay on as an in-ring performer but to also take over the creative aspect of the company going forward. At the time it seemed like a huge win for Ring of Honor while fans of AEW were left scratching their heads trying to figure out what exactly happened with the company and the Villain.
A year later and it's almost like things are back to square one. Over the Summer of this year, Scurll and several other wrestling talents were caught in the "Speaking Out" movement over social media. A variety of punishments were levied out in every wrestling company to varying degrees. There wasn't a single company that didn't feel the impact of this event, including AEW and ROH.
Scurll has been social media silent since June after releasing a series of statements online. While Ring of Honor refuses to comment on the contract status of the Villain at this time, it is worth pointing out that not only has he been removed from their website's roster page, his ex-girlfriend Deonna Purrazzo was contacted about returning to the company after his removal from the website.
It doesn't take much to see that the puzzle pieces fit here and that Scurll was likely released from his ROH contract earlier this year quietly. With his friends in the Elite helping to run AEW as the EVPs, it seems like a safe landing place for a man who will absolutely need to rehab his image with the wrestling fanbase going forward.
Regardless of all this, one thing is for certain. Someone new is coming to AEW and they are arriving this Saturday at Full Gear. Who it might be, however, is anybody's guess.
