Tony Khan isn't shy when it comes to teasing that a big name is coming to AEW. The arrival of CM Punk was played to perfection, especially in a world where it's almost impossible to keep any big wrestling debut a secret. Punk's arrival back in August was never confirmed, but everyone watching Rampage that night knew he would be there. There was a tiny part of everyone's brain who still thought it might be MJF coming out to Punk's music, though.
Keith Lee The Odds-On Favorite
Tonight, someone else becomes All Elite, something Khan revealed last week. That has resulted in five days of wild speculation by wrestling fans. Khan's phrasing suggests the debutant will be a recently released WWE Superstar. A number of non-compete clauses ran out last week, including the deals of stars like Keith Lee and Karrion Kross.
According to SportsBetting.Legal, Kross and Lee are the two most likely wrestlers to debut on Dynamite tonight. Lee leads the way with odds of 11/10, while Kross is close behind at 13/10. Bray Wyatt is also up there at 2/1 having not appeared in the wrestling business in any form since he was released last July, and Jeff Hardy makes the top ten despite seemingly being under a non-compete clause.
Storm, Shane, And Mustafa Ali
Even though whoever it is making their debut will be wrestling Isiah Kassidy in their first AEW match, a couple of female free agents have made the list. Toni Storm and Ember Moon, who now goes by Athena, are both listed. At 5/1 and 6/1 respectively, they're not very high up the list of potential debutants, but both are more likely to show up tonight for an intergender match than Mustafa Ali according to the bookmakers.
They've also got better odds than the longest shot of all, Shane McMahon. Wrestling headlines were dominated by the news that Shane O'Mac's time with WWE had come to an end following his controversial booking of the men's Royal Rumble match. McMahon has 15/1 odds of showing up on Dynamite tonight. I would say stranger things have happened in wrestling, but short of Shane walking into the WCW locker room 21 years ago, that probably isn't true.