Ilja Dragunov Signs With All Elite Wrestling
Ilja Dragunov is #AllElite.
As there was a break in the action at All Elite Wrestling’s 2026 WrestleDream pay-per-view, Renee Paquette came out to introduce the newest signee.
During the three-hour broadcast of Dynamite/Collision, a vignette aired to promote a new arrival, and that individual has since been revealed to be Ilja Dragunov. AEW President Tony Khan then announced that Dragunov is All Elite.
“He has arrived in AEW tonight at #AEWWrestleDream, and now it’s official: @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR is All Elite!”
He has arrived in AEW tonight at #AEWWrestleDream, and now it’s official: @UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR is All Elite! https://t.co/YXt0zbYrmW
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) October 18, 2026
.@UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR HAS ARRIVED IN AEW! 🔥
Watch #AEWWrestleDream LIVE on PPV! https://t.co/xgAQR6LoMZ
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 18, 2026
Dragunov had been with WWE since 2019. His contract with the company expired, and he opted to leave.
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