2026 has been one of AEW’s busiest years yet for making new signings, and many of those they’ve brought in have come from WWE.
The New Level (Kofi & Austin Creed), Ilja Dragunov, Andrade El Idolo, Motor City Machine Guns and Tommaso Ciampa all became All Elite after departing WWE, but there is still more names AEW could bring in before the end of 2026.
With AEW’s tag team division in perhaps its strongest ever place right now, here are two former WWE tag teams we could see sign with Tony Khan’s company:
The Creed Brothers
On Friday, November 6, it was noticed that Julius and Brutus Creed (The Creed Brothers) had been moved to the alumni section of WWE’s official roster page.
It was reported by Fightful shortly afterwards that The Creeds had indeed departed WWE following the expiration of their contracts, with the exit being a “mutual parting of ways.”
Given that the pair weren’t released, there shouldn’t be any kind of non-compete period in place that would prevent them from immediately finding work elsewhere.
Unlike Ilja Dragunov – who also departed WWE back in August at the end of his contract – it’s hard to envision AEW rushing out to sign The Creed Brothers right away, and many fans would probably argue that Tony Khan shouldn’t be considering them at all given how stacked their roster is.
However, The Creeds are undeniably gifted athletically and are both still only in their early 30s, so they shouldn’t be ruled out as a potential signing in 2027.
They’ve yet to compete outside of WWE, so it would be refreshing to see them put their skills to the test in an all new environment such as AEW.
The Unholy Union (Kay Lee Ray & Isla Dawn)
It’s almost been a year since Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale became the inaugural AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions by defeating Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa at Winter is Coming 2025.
While three different teams have now held the titles, it could be argued that the division could do with a few new pairings to ensure it’s not always the same faces in the mix for the gold (Divine Dominion).
One established team that should be within AEW’s reach is former WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Unholy Union (Kay Lee Ray & Isla Dawn).
Ray (fka Alba Fyre) has been a free agent since departing WWE in April of this year, while Dawn has been on the market even longer – being let go by WWE back in February 2025.
Fans would be forgiven for thinking that Dawn was already signed to AEW given the amount of times she’s wrestled for the company over the past year or so, yet that is not the case as far as we know.
With Ray becoming a regular of Will Ospreay’s all female promotion Pro Wrestling EVE – which has seen her mix it up with AEW’s Kris Statlander, Skye Blue and more – there should be plenty ways for AEW to connect with the Scottish star, and potentially reunite her with Dawn.
With The Brawling Birds needing some new rivals for their AEW Women’s Tag Titles, we could see a classic England vs. Scotland battle take place in AEW before long.
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