All Elite Wrestling’s roster has gained a number of former WWE stars this year, including New levelMotor City Machine Guns, and Ilya Dragunov. Another name that could follow suit is former WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Kairi Sane.
on WrestleDream post-show media scrumAEW CEO Tony Khan has addressed the possibility of The Pirate Princess appearing in his company next.
“That’s a great question. He’s a fantastic wrestler. I can’t talk about it right now, but I’m very aware and excited to see that he’s a free agent,” Khan said. “I think it’s very, very interesting. And I’m very interested in the possibility of that.”
Sane is currently a free agent after being one of them A lot of talent has been released from WWE in the spring of 2026. Last month, reports indicated that Sane and AEW officials were in discussions about the possibility of promoting him to Khan. As of this weekend, no deal has been reached. Fighting Select reports, however, that “light” talks between the two sides continued.
Sane has reportedly attracted interest from multiple promotions as he hit the free agency market, including in Japan. The former WWE star has a deep history in the country, wrestling in STARDOM for several years. Sane also competed twice in 2023 in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, an AEW affiliate. She is a former World STARDOM and IWGP Women’s Champion in their respective companies.
In a few weeks, Sane will be mixing with talent from around the world when he comes as a special guest on Chris Jericho’s Rock N Wrestling Rager At Sea. Jericho, of course, remains signed to AEW as the inaugural AEW World Champion.