The identity of a debuting AEW star has now been revealed, with them reportedly rejecting WWE prior to joining the company.
On last week’s episode of Collision, Hologram was back in action, with the undefeated AEW star continuing his streak with a victory over Jay Lethal.
Following the match, Hologram was seemingly threatened by an evil version of himself, who had hacked into the system, creating a clone of himself.
A year ago, AEW trademarked the name ‘El Clon’, which will be the name of the character set to debut, portrayed by Lucha Libre star Arez.
In an update from Luchablog, Arez had an offer from WWE for him to join AAA after he was scouted by the company as part of staffing up the promotion.
Arez let AEW know he had another offer, with them needing to make the final decision, with AEW making the offer to Arez, and him choosing to join AEW over WWE.
They wrote:
“The new El Clon character who debuted on AEW Collision is Arez… WWE checked him out, liked what they saw, and let him know they wanted to bring him back to AAA as part of staffing up that promotion. (If you’re new, Arez was in AAA from 2018 to 2024, and left after a year of false starts.) Arez let AEW know that he now had another offer, and they needed to make a final decision. AEW decided to make its own offer, and Arez picked AEW over WWE.”
AEW and WWE’s battle to sign Arez marks the first known talent battle for a Lucha star since WWE aquired AAA back in April.
Clone activated?! What does this mean for @AEWHologram?!
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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 31, 2025
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