40-year-old former WWE name joins AEW - Reports

AEW has made it a point to stack its roster with experienced talents to go along with the homegrown and rising stars. A recent report has indicated that another veteran of WWE and TNA Wrestling has joined the company.

Robert "RD" Evans made his pro wrestling debut in 2001, and since then he has worked as a wrestler, manager, creative writer, and producer. He wrestled for ROH and CHIKARA from 2010 to 2015. WWE hired Evans as a creative writer in October 2016, and he worked there until mid-2019. He left the company after an alleged incident with Vince McMahon.

Evans also made two on-screen enhancement talent appearances for WWE, including a spot with Ryback in 2013. RD joined TNA Wrestling in October 2019 as a writer and producer.

The Winnipeg Wonder left TNA in May 2024 after his relationship with the company seemingly became strained. He was "increasingly frustrated," according to PWInsider. RD has now joined All Elite Wrestling.

Evans started with AEW at Saturday's Collision taping in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He spent the weekend working on backstage segments and is expected to be at tonight's Dynamite in Des Moines, IA.

Sources reported that Evans made the decision to leave TNA, but others in the company tried to indicate that this was a mutual agreement. Evans' departure happened before the cuts in late May and was seemingly a separate situation.

AEW Dynamite's updated line-up for tonight

The road to AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 will heat up tonight as Dynamite airs live from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.

Officials have announced a loaded line-up for tonight's Dynamite, including two title matches. While not confirmed, MJF has teased an appearance on the show.

You can view the current card below:

Chris Jericho hosts TV Time with The Learning Tree, special guests Private Party
Rush vs. opponent TBA
Kyle Fletcher, Konosuke Takeshita, Roderick Strong vs. Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly
New qualifiers for the TNT Championship Ladder Match at Forbidden Door, including Jack Perry vs. Dustin Rhodes, with everyone barred from ringside
TBS Champion Mercedes Moné will defend against Zeuxis
International Champion Will Ospreay will defend against Rey Fenix

The company will also tape Friday's Rampage episode after tonight's Dynamite. No matches have been confirmed for the show as of this writing.