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An AEW contract update has emerged pertaining to one of the key members of The Death Riders. Fans are now reacting to the status of the star in question, Claudio Castagnoli, and his prospective future in the Tony Khan-led company.
The Swiss Cyborg has been a major player on All Elite Wrestling programming since his debut in the promotion at the inaugural edition of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door back in 2022 as the newest member of the Blackpool Combat Club. The powerhouse currently serves as Jon Moxley's "Emissary of Violence" as one of his Death Riders. Alongside his One True King and his protege Wheeler Yuta, Claudio teamed with The Young Bucks this week on Dynamite to defeat Brodido and The Opps in a $500K ten-person tag bout.
A recent report has shed light on Castagnoli's pro-wrestling future, and on his status in AEW, claiming that The Swiss Superman has a considerable amount of time remaining on his deal with the company. It also notes that All Elite head honcho Tony Khan is interested in holding on to Claudio for a long time.
Fans have since taken to X/Twitter to share their reactions to the aforementioned news of Claudio Castagnoli's AEW contract and tenure. While a few users argued that that the former ROH World Champion was used better in WWE and ought to consider returning there, others praised the erstwhile Cesaro's All Elite run so far, even speculating on a potential future Continental Classic victory and Unified Championship reign.
He's definitely someone I could see staying the rest of his career in AEW, don't think he'll ever come back to WWE.
The best run of his career
Kinda crazy that people said he'd be booked better outside of WWE and ends up in a worse position than when in WWE
As they say Claudio Castagnoil Should go back to WWE Cause AEW ain’t doin nothing w him so I meant why not along with the death riders
Give Claudio a run as unified champion
C² winner this year or next
It remains to be seen what lies next for Claudio Castagnoli on All Elite Wrestling programming.
The Death Riders added a new member this week on AEW Dynamite
After winning the main event multi-person tag bout this week on Wednesday Night Dynamite, The Death Riders launched a post-match ambush on The Opps, brawling with the World Trios Champions until the arrival of Darby Allin. The daredevil had The Purveyor of Violence in his crosshairs, but before he could hurt the latter, the former TNT Champion was blindsided by Daniel Garcia, who was revealed as the newest addition to The Death Riders.
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Daniel Garcia comes to the aid of Jon Moxley [Image Credits: All Elite Wrestling on YouTube]The Red Death teamed up with Mox for the first time as stable-mates this weekend on Saturday Night Collision, where the duo defeated Roderick Strong and Kyle O'Reilly of The Paragon.
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