{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_cgpw223mpvm7ghjyckiq","title":"Backstage Update On Ilja Dragunov’s AEW Status","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/backstage-update-on-ilja-dragunovs-aew-status-cgpw223mpv","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_gvqm6vloc4fqfdtzb4ja","seq":246294,"kind":"article","title":"Backstage Update On Ilja Dragunov’s Status With AEW","url":"https://www.pwmania.com/backstage-update-on-ilja-dragunovs-status-with-aew","summary":"Former WWE star and United States Champion Ilja Dragunov is strongly rumored to be joining AEW in the near future. Fightful Select has indicated that even the top stars in AEW are uncertain about the exact timing of Dragunov’s debut. However, it has been confirmed that he is definitely joining the promotion, and preparations have […]","published":"2026-09-27T12:44:01Z","seen":"2026-09-27T12:53:12Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-pwmania-com-cedf1d","name":"pwmania.com","domain":"pwmania.com"},"via":"kite-pwmania-com-cedf1d","topics":["professional-wrestling","aew","ilja dragunov"],"authors":["James Hetfield"],"entities":[{"id":"Q72743507","name":"Ilja Dragunov","type":"person"},{"id":"Q60324825","name":"All Elite Wrestling","type":"org"}],"story":"st_cgpw223mpvm7ghjyckiq","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.46000000834465027,"category2":"sport","sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.0,"political":0.14000000059604645},{"id":"n_cgpw223mpvm7ghjyckiq","seq":218030,"kind":"article","title":"Backstage Update On Ilja Dragunov’s AEW Status","url":"https://rajah.com/node/backstage-update-ilja-dragunovs-aew-status","summary":"<p>As previously reported, former WWE star and United States Champion Ilja Dragunov is rumored to be joining AEW soon. </p> <p>According to <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/fightful/posts/big-fat-hefty-170573996\">Fightful Select</a>, even the top stars in AEW are uncertain about the exact timing of Dragunov's debut. However, it is confirmed that he will be joining the promotion, and preparations for his arrival are already underway. AEW is currently addressing the visa…","published":"2026-09-27T08:45:00Z","seen":"2026-09-27T09:11:38Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-rajah-com-615fbc","name":"rajah.com","domain":"rajah.com"},"via":"kite-rajah-com-615fbc","topics":["professional-wrestling","aew news"],"authors":["author"],"entities":[{"id":"Q72743507","name":"Ilja Dragunov","type":"person"}],"image":"https://rajah.com/sites/default/files/2026-09/ilja-dragunov.webp","story":"st_cgpw223mpvm7ghjyckiq","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.41999998688697815,"category2":"sport","sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.019999999552965164,"political":0.20999999344348907}]}