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59-449: James Cipperly (born May 4, 1984), better known by his ring name Orange Cassidy , is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer . He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Conglomeration and is a former two-time AEW International Champion , with his first reign being the longest in the title's history. Cassidy also works in AEW as a producer . He

118-684: A triple threat match . In March 2023, the title would be renamed the AEW International Championship. During his reign, Cassidy successfully defended the championship against various contenders, such as Luchasaurus , Rey Fenix , Katsuyori Shibata , Lee Johnson , Jake Hager , Q. T. Marshall , Trent Seven , Trent Beretta , Kip Sabian , Jay Lethal , Lee Moriarty , Wheeler Yuta , Big Bill , Jeff Jarrett , The Butcher , Dralístico , Buddy Matthews , Bandido , Daniel Garcia , Kyle Fletcher , Swerve Strickland , and AR Fox . On June 25 at Forbidden Door , Cassidy successfully defended

177-521: A challenge was made for AEW Rampage for a match between Ethan Page and Isiah Kassidy to free Private Party from The Firm's control. But if Page won, The Firm would acquire Matt Hardy's contract as well. On the October 14 episode of Rampage , Page won the match which Hardy and Private Party would have to join The Firm. Hardy and Kassidy would team with The Firm over several months, unsuccessfully challenging

236-462: A few others, their real name. One notable exception was made for David Otunga because of his real marriage to singer Jennifer Hudson at the time, which gave WWE some mainstream exposure. Low Ki used the alias "Senshi" during his second TNA stint to reserve his primary ring name for other use. A similar example is the team known as The Dudley Boyz in ECW and WWE and Team 3D elsewhere. WWE trademarked

295-657: A job, you're good at it, but you know, do you really wanna?" He is commonly referred to as "The King of Sloth Style" due to his slow movement and lackadaisical attacks. One of his signature moves is very light taps to the opponent's shins, sometimes dubbed the "Slow Motion Kick" or the "Kicks of Doom". He is also known for his non sequitur promos, such as winning a debate with Chris Jericho by discussing his knowledge of climate change instead of wrestling. After his debut for All Elite Wrestling in 2019, he has been referred to as "the most popular wrestler in AEW" by some wrestling writers. AEW founder and co-owner Tony Khan said that

354-602: A losing effort against The Skulk. At Evolve 111 , Hathaway teamed with Dickinson, where they unsuccessfully challenged Tracy Williams . Hathaway and Williams' careers were on the line in an "I Quit" match , and Hathaway's career with Evolve ended as a result of the loss. Although Hathaway had to leave Evolve after Evolve 111 , he made a surprise appearance on September 8, 2018, where he unsuccessfully challenged Chris Dickinson, his final Evolve appearance. In 2017, Stokely started in Major League Wrestling (MLW) as

413-678: A losing effort. The following week, on Dynamite , Cassidy attacked longtime rival Pac, setting up a title match between the two for Pac's All-Atlantic Championship at Grand Slam , which Cassidy lost after Pac hit him with a hammer. Cassidy finally defeated Pac in a rematch to win the All-Atlantic Championship on the October 12 episode of Dynamite . This marked his first championship in All Elite Wrestling. On October 21 episode of Rampage , Cassidy successfully defended his title in his first title defense against Rush and Ten in

472-586: A manager of Black Friday Management. Hathaway managed Low Ki during the time before Major League Wrestling, secured their television deal with BeIN Sports in March 2018. Due to already having a television deal with Evolve Wrestling Stokley Hathaway, Matt Riddle , Darby Allin , and Priscilla Kelly all had to leave MLW once their television tapings started. MLW wrote Stokley Hathaway off of TV by him being kidnapped by random kidnappers. Later in 2018 Stokley resurfaced in MLW in

531-544: A match for the AEW World Championship at Full Gear on November 23. At Full Gear, Cassidy failed to capture the AEW World Championship from Moxley. Having wrestled for over a decade and taking his current ring name around 2007, Cipperly's "Orange Cassidy" gimmick is based upon a single scene in Wet Hot American Summer , involving the character portrayed by Paul Rudd . In addition, his entrance music on

590-516: A match was set between the two for Ospreay's IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door , which Cassidy lost. Ospreay and Aussie Open continued to beat down Cassidy and Roppongi Vice after the match, only to be stopped and attacked by Katsuyori Shibata . Cassidy continued his title pursuit by challenging Wardlow for the TNT Championship at Fyter Fest . Cassidy would then team with Best Friends to participate in

649-606: A member of Prince Nana 's villainous stable The Embassy . He adopted the managing role and performed for a while under the name Ramon , where he most notably managed Moose. On March 28, 2016, Hathaway made his last appearance at ROH. Stokely Hathaway started on the indie circuit in 2016 after leaving Ring of Honor, working for companies such as Beyond Wrestling. Hathaway managed a group called "The Dream Team," which consisted of Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF), Faye Jackson (the First Lady of The Dream Team), and Thomas Sharp. Hathaway

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708-494: A member of The Gentleman's Club faction, alongside Chuck Taylor and Drew Gulak , and was a trainer at the promotion's Wrestle Factory school. He also wrestled prominently on the independent circuit from 2004 to 2019. James Cipperly was born on May 4, 1984, in the Stewartsville section of Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey . He graduated in 2002 from Phillipsburg High School . Five years later, he graduated from

767-400: A post-match declaration that they were "family.", turning Hathaway face in the process. On May 26 at Double or Nothing after Nightingale was defeated by Mercedes Moné, Hathaway berated Nightingale until Statlander pushed him over, seemingly terminating his role as their manager. Moments later, on the ramp Statlander attacked Nightingale and aligned herself with Hathaway once again, revealing

826-736: A returning Jeff Hardy . This would lead to the Firm Deletion match at the Hardy Compound, where the Hardy Boyz , Kassidy and Hook would defeat Hathaway, Page, Moriarty, and Bill, with Maxel Hardy hitting a Swanton Bomb on Hathaway. This would effectively disband The Firm, with the Gunns allying with Jay White and Juice Robinson of Bullet Club Gold and Hathaway being named to the Board of Directors of Ring of Honor alongside Jerry Lynn . After spending

885-493: A tag team gauntlet match, eliminating The Closers and Team Sea Stars , before being eliminated by Cornelius Crummels and Sonny Defarge. At Judgment Day, Team Sea Stars defeated Cassidy and the Swamp Monster, marking the final time that Cipperly would appear in the promotion as Orange Cassidy. On May 25, 2019, Cassidy made his debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), during their inaugural event Double or Nothing , where he entered

944-477: A tournament for the new AEW World Trios Championship , defeating The Trustbusters ( Ari Daivari , Parker Boudreaux and Slim J) in the first round, but lost to Adam Page and The Dark Order ( Alex Reynolds and John Silver ) in the semifinal. On the September 7 episode of Dynamite , Cassidy and Best Friends faced Death Triangle (Pac, Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero Miedo ) for the vacant World Trios Championship in

1003-751: A variation of it, sometimes modifying the spelling to better fit their gimmick , such as Dave Bautista becoming Batista (later reverting to his real name for his Hollywood acting career), Patricia Stratigeas becoming Trish Stratus , Jonathan Good becoming Jon Moxley , Bryan Danielson becoming Daniel Bryan (when he wrestled in WWE), Richard Fliehr becoming Ric Flair and Randall Poffo becoming Randy Savage . Others simply use part of their name, such as Bill Goldberg using Goldberg , Nicole Garcia-Colace using Nikki Bella , Mike Mizanin using The Miz , Cody Runnels using Cody Rhodes , and Michael Wardlow using Wardlow . Many female wrestlers go solely by their first name such as. It

1062-637: Is a highly respected tradition in Mexican lucha libre for performers to hide their true identities, usually wrestling under masks, and revealing a luchador's identity without their permission is considered a serious offence with real-life consequences. Professional wrestlers are often referred to by their contemporaries by their ring name. In interviews, Bret Hart regularly referred to Mark Calaway, Curt Hennig, and Kevin Nash by their ring names ( The Undertaker , Mr. Perfect , and Diesel ). Ring names are often trademarked by

1121-448: Is also common for wrestlers of all genders to use a nickname in addition to their real name for marketability and other reasons. Ricky Steamboat is an atypical instance of a wrestler adopting a ring name to sound less intimidating, as his legal name of Richard Blood was considered unfitting for his babyface persona. Some (mostly independent ) wrestlers still go to great lengths to ensure that their real names are not publicly known. It

1180-567: Is an American professional wrestling manager and professional wrestler . He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his tenures in Evolve and Ring of Honor . He also appeared for WWE on their NXT brand , as manager to the Diamond Mine , using the ring name Malcolm Bivens . On April 18, 2014, Hathaway had the first match of his career, teaming with Moose as they unsuccessfully challenged The Brutal Burgers. He soon became

1239-521: The AEW TNT Championship , but was unsuccessful on each occasion. On November 7, at Full Gear , Cassidy defeated John Silver . Going into 2021, Cassidy and Best Friends started a feud with Kip Sabian and Miro . On March 7, at Revolution , Cassidy and Chuck Taylor were defeated by Sabian and Miro, but Cassidy and Taylor defeated the team in an Arcade Anarchy match on the March 31 episode of Dynamite . In May, Cassidy received an opportunity for

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1298-530: The AEW World Championship . He competed for the championship at Double or Nothing in a three-way match against champion Kenny Omega and Pac, but Omega ended up winning. On September 5, at All Out , Cassidy was on the winning side as Best Friends and Jurassic Express defeated the Hardy Family Office. Afterwards, he was attacked by the returning Butcher , and almost had his head shaved, before

1357-475: The Casino Battle Royale late and confronted Tommy Dreamer , before Dreamer threw him out. On August 12, it was announced that Cassidy had signed a contract with AEW. On August 31, at All Out , Cassidy returned and aligned himself with Best Friends ( Chuck Taylor and Trent ), after saving them from an attack by The Dark Order ( Stu Grayson and Evil Uno ). Cassidy wrestled his debut match for AEW on

1416-513: The Casino Ladder Match , but the match was won by Brian Cage . Cassidy next began a feud with Chris Jericho , and was defeated by Jericho during the second night of Fyter Fest on July 8. Cassidy won a rematch on the August 12 episode of Dynamite , and was challenged by Jericho to a Mimosa Mayhem match for All Out , which Cassidy also won. Across September and October, Cassidy challenged for

1475-718: The December 22 episode of Dynamite , Cole defeated Cassidy after an interference from the debuting Kyle O'Reilly . On the December 29 episode of Dynamite , Cassidy and Best Friends were defeated by Cole and ReDRagon . On the January 19 episode of Dynamite , Cole and Baker defeated Cassidy and Statlander in a mixed tag team match, with Cole scoring another victory on Cassidy. On the January 26 episode of Dynamite , Cassidy defeated Cole in an Unsanctioned Lights Out match that involved appearances from Best Friends, The Young Bucks, Bobby Fish and

1534-806: The New Jersey Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture. Cipperly debuted on March 13, 2004, for the Hanover, Pennsylvania -based Ground Breaking Wrestling (GBW) promotion. Wrestling as "JC Ryder", he teamed with Danny Rage as the New Jersey Independent All-Stars. Throughout 2004, Ryder wrestled primarily for GBW; he also made appearances with the Eastern Wrestling Alliance in Baltimore , Maryland and with

1593-709: The Pennsylvania -based Chikara promotion in February 2005 at the Tag World Grand Prix . In March and April 2005, he and Danny Rage (as the New Jersey Independent All-Stars) competed in a series of tag team matches. In June 2005, he competed in a qualifying match for the Chikara Young Lions Cup , losing to Rorschach. The following year, he began wrestling under a mask as Fire Ant, the leader of

1652-804: The WarnerMedia executives (the parent company of TBS and TNT , the networks on which AEW's programming airs) love his character. ESPN named him "wrestling's male breakout star of 2020." In 2022, Cassidy along with Chuck Taylor and Kris Statlander appeared in the third season of Netflix's Floor is Lava . Ring name Ring names are much more common in professional wrestling than any other sport; famous examples include Terry Bollea becoming Hulk Hogan , Michael Shawn Hickenbottom becoming Shawn Michaels , Roderick Toombs becoming Roddy Piper , Dwayne Johnson becoming The Rock , Christopher Irvine becoming Chris Jericho , and Phillip Jack Brooks becoming CM Punk . A number of wrestlers adopted their real name or

1711-664: The independent circuit (and later in All Elite Wrestling ), is " Jane " by Jefferson Starship which was the song used in the opening credits of the aforementioned film. He has also been compared to the unnamed character portrayed by Ryan Gosling in Drive . Cipperly stated that he created the gimmick to differentiate himself from other wrestlers better than him, as well as a "middle finger to professional wrestling". He explained his character's motivations as "If I have to wrestle, I'll wrestle. [...] It's like one of those things, you have

1770-482: The promotion that creates a character or gimmick for a performer. It is common to see one performer use a variety of ring names throughout their career, even if their overall persona remains similar. This is especially true in WWE , which has largely forced most wrestlers that have debuted since 2006 to use a WWE-owned ring name instead of a ring name that they used on the independent circuit or, such as with Daniel Bryan and

1829-728: The "Dudley Boyz" name, leading them to have to change their name when they went to TNA. The members' individual names were also trademarked by WWE, forcing them to have to change their names. WWE partially repealed the policy in 2015, allowing wrestlers who were well known in other promotions such as Samoa Joe , A.J. Styles , Shinsuke Nakamura , Austin Aries , Bobby Roode , and Eric Young to use their long-standing ring names (or, in Nakamura's and Roode's cases, their real names) as well as wrestlers who sign "Tier 2" NXT brand contracts such as Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa , who wrestle both on NXT and

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1888-454: The AEW International Championship against Zack Sabre Jr. , Katsuyori Shibata and Daniel Garcia, who Cassidy pinned, in a four-way match . In July 2023, it was reported that Cassidy had begun working as a producer . At All Out , Cassidy lost the title to Jon Moxley in the main event, ending his reign at a record 326 days. At WrestleDream , Cassidy teamed with Hook in a four way tag team match against The Young Bucks , Lucha Brothers , and

1947-591: The Casino Ladder match, taking out every competitor in the ring, clearing the way for the just-entering and masked Joker. At the end of the PPV's main event, the Joker revealed himself to be Maxwell Jacob Friedman , reuniting the latter. On the September 14 episode of AEW Dynamite , Hathaway revealed the name of his group to be "The Firm" and that they were MJF's "retainer team" helping him whenever he would need them. The partnership

2006-526: The Colony , a role he continued to portray for the next thirteen years. In 2012, Cipperly began working unmasked by using the Orange Cassidy ring name. Despite having wrestled under the ring name since 2007, this version of the character was a precursor to his current look in All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The same year, Chuck Taylor formed The Gentlemen's Club, which consisted of Taylor, Cassidy, Drew Gulak and

2065-625: The Don Callis Family and Strong's Undisputed Kingdom . Cassidy would go on to lose the match against Sabre Jr. at Forbidden Door. On September 7 at All Out , Cassidy failed to capture the AEW Continental Championship in a four-way match , which Kazuchika Okada won and retained the title. On October 30 at Fright Night Dynamite , after failing to save Chuck Taylor from attack by the Death Riders , Cassidy challenged Jon Moxley to

2124-528: The Gunns for a future AEW World Tag Team Championship match in which they were unsuccessful. At Title Tuesday , Cassidy regained the International Championship by defeating Rey Fenix , becoming the title's first two-time holder. On March 3, 2024 at Revolution , Cassidy lost the International Championship to Roderick Strong , ending this reign at 145 days. On the April 3 episode of Dynamite , Cassidy

2183-479: The October 30 episode of Dynamite , teaming with Best Friends for a victory over Q. T. Marshall , Alex Reynolds and John Silver in a six-man tag team match . Cassidy started his first rivalry in AEW with Pac in February 2020, after Cassidy interrupted Pac while he was being interviewed. On February 29, at Revolution , Cassidy was defeated by Pac. Cassidy's performance in the match was praised by critics. On May 23, at Double or Nothing , Cassidy participated in

2242-760: The Swamp Monster. Cassidy made his debut at Live At Road To Ruin Fest, where he was swiftly defeated by Grizzly Redwood. He returned two years later at King of Trios , where the Gentleman's Club were defeated by the Submission Squad. During 2015, the Gentlemen's Club were announced as being part of the Challenge of the Immortals tournament. Cassidy was used in tag team and six-man matches, as the stable won six points, failing to advance to

2301-649: The Valley Wrestling Alliance in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania . In January 2005, Ryder and Rage defeated Xtreme Pandemonium to win the GBW Tag Team Championship. They held the titles until May 2005, when they lost to CORE and Ian Cross. They won the titles a second time in April 2006 by defeating the Untouchables, dropping them back to the Untouchables that December. Cipperly (as JC Ryder) debuted in

2360-550: The crowd, however after that single appearance he did not appear on MLW television again. On March 11, 2019, WWE announced the signing of Hathaway, revealing that he was already at the Performance Center . He started as the manager to Babatunde under the name of Court Moore , he later changed his name to Malcolm Bivens and began to manage wrestlers like Jermaine Haley . At the May 16 NXT house show, Hathaway started going by

2419-597: The debuting Danhausen . Cassidy would qualify for the "Face of the Revolution" ladder match by defeating Anthony Bowens , but would fail to win the match at Revolution . Days later, it was reported that Cassidy had suffered a shoulder injury during the match, leaving him out of action for months. Cassidy returned from injury on the June 15 episode of Dynamite , where he interrupted United Empire 's assault on FTR and Roppongi Vice , confronting leader Will Ospreay . Soon after,

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2478-457: The finals. In 2016, Taylor was involved in a storyline where he kept changing his ring name after matches, in what was part of a larger legal battle with the new owner of the "Chuck Taylor" name, Chuck Taylor™ . This culminated at Aniversario: The Lost World in Glasgow , where Taylor (as "Howie Dewitt") defeated Cassidy, who was seconded by Taylor™. At King of Trios , Cassidy and Gulak participated in

2537-477: The independent circuit to keep their ring names (or, in Gargano's case, his real name). Gargano and Ciampa have since signed exclusive WWE contracts. "In-house" WWE wrestlers still use WWE-owned ring names. In rare cases, the rights to a wrestler's ring name may be owned by a company with little or no connection to professional wrestling, such as Marvel Comics ' ownership of the name Hulk Hogan until early 2003, which

2596-592: The likes of The Elite for the AEW World Trios Championship and Jungle HOOK , the latter of which resulted in Hathaway having his first singles match in AEW against Hook in a No Disqualification match after Hardy failed to beat him for the FTW Championship , which Hathaway would lose. On April 12, 2023 episode of Dynamite , Hardy and Kassidy were turned on by The Firm but were later saved by Hook and

2655-564: The new name and managed the team Rinku Singh and Saurav Gurjar . He began to work on NXT's weekly show as the villainous manager of Singh and Gurjar as Bivens Enterprises, but the storyline was dropped and Bivens was taken off of television. He returned in December, managing Tyler Rust . On the June 22, 2021, episode of NXT, Bivens and Rust were revealed to be a part of the Diamond Mine stable along with Hachiman and Roderick Strong . Hathaway

2714-588: The offer only to find that Beretta was actually the one being scouted. On the June 6 episode of Dynamite Statlander would attack Cassidy during an exchange between him and Beretta. On the June 8 episode of AEW Collision , Zack Sabre Jr. would release a video challenging Cassidy to a match at Forbidden Door citing their unfinished business from the prior year's event. During this time, Cassidy would find himself teaming with new allies Mark Briscoe and Kyle O'Reilly as " The Conglomeration ". They would compete in multi-man matches against Sabre Jr. as well as members of

2773-455: The other babyfaces came out to make the save. Later in the night, he accompanied Kris Statlander in her match against Britt Baker . This was notable for a spot where Cassidy broke character, to urge Statlander to beat the count and get back in the ring. On the October 6 episode of Dynamite , Cassidy participated in the seven-man Casino Ladder match for a future shot at the AEW World Championship. The match ended up being won by Adam Page. Cassidy

2832-596: The prefix "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Numerous boxers have used ring names or nicknames as their mode of identification during their professional boxing careers, particularly during the late 19th century and the early 20th century. The ring name "Kid" was particularly popular, indicating the boxer's comparative youth. Since the mid 20th century, ring names for boxers have typically been less common, although nicknames have become more popular in recent years. Famous examples of boxers who used ring names include: Stokely Hathaway Stokely Hathaway (born November 12, 1990)

2891-480: The prior events to be a ruse. As a result of the attack, Hathaway once again turned heel . At All In in August 2024, Nightingale and Tomohiro Ishii defeated Hathaway and Statlander in a mixed tag team match . After Statlander defeated Nightingale at All Out , Hathaway and Statlander parted ways with the kayfabe reason for the split being Statlander had invoiced Hathaway a large sum of money to make up for physical therapy, emotional damages and losing her shot at

2950-402: The summer of 2023 as one of ROH's authority figures, Hathaway returned to a managing position in early 2024, winning the grudging acceptance of Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale after a campaign to "Give Stokely a Chance" that featured Cameo messages from Kurt Angle and George Santos . The partnership solidified by Revolution, with a win over Skye Blue and Julia Hart at Zero Hour, and

3009-455: The wrestler's gimmick changes, either subtly or dramatically. After debuting in WWE as the " Connecticut Blueblood " Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Paul Levesque's character later morphed into Triple H . A more drastic change sometimes occurs when a wrestler turns heroic or villainous , such as when Hulk Hogan joined the villainous nWo (New World Order) and became "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan. His new attitude

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3068-684: Was also treated as a member of the NJPW group Chaos , after the group was brought to the company by Rocky Romero . Prior to signing with AEW, he had previously performed for the Chikara promotion as the luchador enmascarado ( masked professional wrestler ), Fire Ant . Fire Ant was part of the Colony stable, which won the Campeonatos de Parejas once and Chikara's premier King of Trios tournament twice. During his time in Chikara, he also appeared unmasked as

3127-596: Was due to Hogan being advertised as " The Incredible Hulk Hogan" early in his career, while Marvel owned the trademark for their comic book character. Sometimes, a wrestler will buy the rights to their own ring name; for example, Steve Borden owns the rights to the name Sting and licenses it to the musician of the same name . The wrestler formerly known as Test took this one step further and legally changed his name to "Andrew Test Martin". Jim Hellwig, known as The Ultimate Warrior , had his name legally changed to simply "Warrior". In many cases, ring names evolve over time as

3186-595: Was enhanced by changing his costume color scheme from his famous red and yellow to nWo's black and white. Steve Williams adopted the ring name Steve Austin to avoid confusion with the then-more established performer "Dr. Death" Steve Williams . Austin would wrestle under that name for several years before signing with the WWF and being given the name "the Ringmaster". This gimmick failed to catch on, and Austin reverted to his established name, reaching his greatest level of success with

3245-586: Was hit with a knee strike by Beretta after the duo lost a match to the Young Bucks in the AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament. On the May 8 episode of Dynamite , Cassidy defeated Berretta. A rematch was scheduled for Double or Nothing , where Cassidy was once again victorious. During this time Cassidy was being scouted by Don Callis to join his faction The Don Callis Family . On the May 29 episode of Dynamite Cassidy would reject

3304-446: Was involved in a rivalry with Orange Cassidy . On April 2, 2016, at EVOLVE 59 , Hathaway debuted in Evolve as TJP 's manager, where he unsuccessfully challenged Tommy End . After a brief stint managing Timothy Thatcher , Hathaway became a member of EVOLVE's leading stable Catch Point , remaining in a managerial role. Hathaway had his first Evolve match at Evolve 110 , where he teamed with Chris Dickinson and Dominic Garrini in

3363-625: Was released by WWE on April 29, 2022. He had reportedly turned down a contract renewal offer prior to his release. Stokely Hathaway made his debut in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) at Double or Nothing . He appeared at the end of a match between TBS Champion Jade Cargill and Anna Jay , aligning himself with Cargill and establishing himself as a heel . In the lead up to All Out 2022 , Hathaway started courting wrestlers such as Ethan Page , Lee Moriarty , Colten Gunn , Austin Gunn , and Big Bill to be his new clients. Hathaway and his clients then attacked

3422-446: Was short-lived when, on the October 26 episode, MJF would fire Hathaway for disobeying his orders not to attack AEW World Championship Jon Moxley and the Firm would subsequently turn on him. Hathaway would simultaneously enter a long-term feud with Matt Hardy . On the October 12 episode of Dynamite , Hathaway revealed he bought Private Party ’s contracts from LFI . During this segment,

3481-598: Was then put into the AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament and defeated Powerhouse Hobbs in the first round. He was scheduled to face Jon Moxley in the semi-finals, but Moxley was removed from the tournament due to going into rehabilitation for alcoholism. Moxley was replaced by Miro, who defeated Cassidy. In November, Cassidy and the rest of the Best Friends stable, began a feud with The Elite , specifically Cassidy with Adam Cole . On

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