As previously reported, David Finlay made his debut with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on last night's episode of Dynamite. During the show, he joined forces with his NJPW stablemates, Gabe Kidd and Clark Connors, and attacked Darby Allin and Orange Cassidy. This incident occurred after Allin and Cassidy secured a tag team victory over Kidd and Connors.
AEW President and CEO Tony Khan announced following the match that the trio is officially "All Elite." Fightful Select has confirmed that all three wrestlers have signed with the company, with Finlay’s contract being a multi-year agreement. Although Finlay had some discussions with WWE after becoming a free agent when his NJPW contract expired, he ultimately chose to sign with AEW.
According to BodySlam+, sources within WWE indicated that Finlay was offered a deal that would have him start in NXT. However, the report noted that WWE was unwilling to negotiate on the offer, which led Finlay to opt for AEW instead.
The group will be known as "The Dogs," a name referencing the Bullet Club War Dogs faction. Finlay was the leader of the War Dogs, which included Kidd, Connors, Drilla Moloney, Gedo, Oskar, Robbie X, Taiji Ishimori, and Yuto-Ice. The faction disbanded at NJPW’s New Year Dash and merged with another group to become Unbound Co.
