Jay Lethal Appears at Full Gear, Officially Signs With AEW, More on His ROH Departure

UPDATED: Jay Lethal asked for and received his ROH release a few days ago, reports PWInsider. His deal was set to expire on 12/31. He has officially signed with AEW and will not be appearing at ROH Final Battle on 12/11.

ORIGINAL: ROH veteran and former World Heavyweight champion Jay Lethal made his AEW debut at tonight’s Full Gear event. Tony Schiavone introduced Lethal as a “special guest” during the pay-per-view broadcast, and Lethal revealed that he’s stepped through the “Forbidden Door” and has officially signed with All Elite Wrestling.

He also issued a challenge to TNT champion Sammy Guevara to put his title on the line against him this Wednesday on Dynamite. Guevara then came out to the entrance stage and said Lethal is “on,” accepting the challenge.

Lethal had re-signed with ROH earlier this year. However, ROH is going on a hiatus following Final Battle next month, and a number of talents were released from their contracts and allowed to pursue work elsewhere as ROH attempts to pivot the company’s direction and find a new business strategy.

AEW has already released a “Jay Lethal is #AllElite” announcement and his first official AEW t-shirt, which you can see below. You can also follow along with our live coverage of Full Gear here.

.@TheLethalJay is here in #AEW! #AEWFullGear pic.twitter.com/Ah2Swx4AAh

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) November 14, 2021

.@TheLethalJay has found the #ForbiddenDoor and lays and lays down the challenge to TNT Champion @sammyguevara for #AEWDynamite! #AEWFullGear pic.twitter.com/21DEnOGbQh

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) November 14, 2021

Welcome to the team…#JayLethal (@TheLethalJay) is #AllElite pic.twitter.com/k49YmOGS3N

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) November 14, 2021

Let’s Get Lethalhttps://t.co/9hHlXpcSbp#ShopAEW #AEW #AEWFullGear pic.twitter.com/8W6LAYsdOq

— ShopAEW.com (@ShopAEW) November 14, 2021