Kevin Knight took flight by winning the AEW TNT Championship, and he’s not landing anytime soon
In the first year of his AEW run, The Jet has shown that he can reach unthinkable heights.
What do you do when you have an uber-athletic, charismatic, budding talent that you want to introduce to your audience in the most extravagant way possible? You put him in showcase matches alongside your biggest stars. That is exactly what All Elite Wrestling did in March, 2025 when they signed former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Kevin Knight.
Knight began his AEW tenure in a 10-minute match with former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Jay White in a losing effort. Immediately after, he was fighting alongside Will Ospreay in a tag team match on Dynamite, defeating Blake Christian and Lee Johnson. It was then that AEW figured out a perfect way to ensure fans would realize Knight is someone they have big plans for.
After the tag team win, a graphic appeared showing that Ospreay and Knight would square off at Dynasty in the opening round of the Owen Hart Foundation Memorial Tournament. “[My mindset was] I’ve got to come in and make a statement,” Knight said. “AEW is where the best wrestle.
You’ve got to show and prove yourself against literally the best in the world, in-ring wise, in my opinion. Like, there’s no way you can flub that. So to come into the company, I had to show I could go step-for-step with the best [Ospreay].
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