Top AEW faction seemingly disbands

The latest episode of AEW Collision witnessed the addition of a top star and champion to one of the promotion's most despised groups. The talent in question, Kazuchika Okada, may have left his old faction in the process, the latter being The Elite.

The June 21 edition of the Saturday-night show featured an in-ring interview which started off with Tony Schiavone introducing Don Callis and two of his clients, Lance Archer and Josh Alexander, to the ring. The Invisible Hand thereupon introduced the newest member of his "family", the reigning Continental Champion, Kazuchika Okada. Their alliance was born earlier this month when the former New Japan ace annihilated Kenny Omega after their All In : Texas contract signing.

Okada joining the Don Callis Family may have brought to an end his time as a member of the current heel version of The Elite. The former IWGP Heavyweight Champion had aligned himself with The Young Bucks last year immediately after debuting as an official member of the AEW roster. He fought the promotion's babyface opposition alongside the "Founding Fathers" and Jack Perry in last year's Anarchy in the Arena and Blood and Guts match. Okada teamed with The Bucks even as recently as this past April.

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It remains to be seen if The Ace Of The New Era has completely severed his ties with The Bucks moving forward in AEW. Currently, he seems to be in the crosshairs of Omega's long-time tag partner Kota Ibushi, who made his return to take Okada out on Collision.

What have the remaining members of The Elite been up to in AEW lately?

While Kazuchika Okada has seemingly joined forces with Don Callis, Matthew and Nicholas Jackson have been courting a partnership with Jon Moxley and The Death Riders since their return at Dynasty 2025. Although the EVPs failed to help the heel faction win this year's Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing last month, they played a part in allowing the AEW World Champion to pick up the victory when The Bucks teamed with Mox, Wheeler Yuta and The Beast Mortos against Swerve Strickland, Will Ospreay and The Opps at Grand Slam Mexico this past Wednesday.

In the meantime, the other member of the "new" Elite, Jack Perry, has been missing from AEW television since losing his TNT Title to Daniel Garcia at Full Gear 2024.

Edited by Anurag Mukherjee