Blake Christian Officially Signs With AEW

Blake Christian has officially become All Elite, with Tony Khan announcing that he’s signed the member of The Swirl at last. Khan announced on Saturday night after Collision that Christian has signed with the company. Khan wrote:

“The Swirl, Vanilla Baby Blake Christian + @BigShottyLee, had another excellent showing on Saturday #AEWCollision tonight, and now it’s official: @_BlakeChristian is All Elite!”

Christian is part of The Swirl with Lee Johnson and competed in a four-way tag team match on last night’s episode of AEW Collision. Private Party defeated LFI, The Swirl and The Outrunners in the match.

Christian and Johnson have been teaming since March of 2025. They officially became known as The Swirl in July. Christian has been working matches for AEW since 2022; he made his debut for the company on AEW Dark and has worked in both AEW and ROH. His first match under the Tony Khan-owned iteration of Ring of Honor at Death Before Dishonor 2022 on the Zero Hour pre-show.

The Swirl, Vanilla Baby Blake Christian + @BigShottyLee, had another excellent showing on Saturday #AEWCollision tonight, and now it’s official: @_BlakeChristian is All Elite! pic.twitter.com/KGFJmVZwl9

— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) March 8, 2026