Tony Khan Explains The Last Outfit’s Name Change To The Cut

The Last Outfit to The Cut.

It was in October that an alliance between the Bang Bang Gang (Jay White, Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn & Ace Austin) and The Dogs (David Finlay & Clark Connors) formed. They first identified themselves as The Last Outfit.

After the show, a backstage video was pushed out by AEW, and the group was calling themselves The Cut, which is now their official name. AEW President Tony Khan was asked about the name change during the 2026 Full Gear media call.

“Well, reference them being The Last Outfit, it’s a fair question. I think it was something new, something we’re trying that clearly there’s been some big changes with the Death Riders specifically, recently, and I was trying something new and building a new… stable that I believe could threaten anybody, including the most established heroes of AEW, including The Conglomeration and in this case, the Death Riders, who at times have been untouchable in AEW,” he said. “They talked about how they wanted to establish themselves and talked about that they’re a new group that represents a lot of tradition, and they’re the last of their kind. They were The Last Outfit of an operation, and it’s a good expression and I got what they were saying and the fans really resonated when they saw Jay White and Juice Robinson and The Gunns and Ace Austin coming together with (David) Finlay and Clark Connors…” He continued, “It really felt like the fans loved the angle, and there was a missing piece, and I saw that missing piece with The Cut, and Jay White completely agreed with me and he embraced it. So, you saw that same day; he identified what they are and what they would be and I think he’s doing a great job. I really believe in Jay White and I believe in that group…”

The Cut (Jay White, Ace Austin, Austin Gunn, Clark Connors, Colten Gunn & David Finlay) will be facing Jon Moxley, Daniel Garcia, Gabe Kidd, Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, and Roderick Strong in an Anarchy in the Arena match at Full Gear.

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