All Elite Wrestling Has Found the Next Randy Orton

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Spears in the past has worked in the WWE as he wrestled for the Stamford-based promotion from 2013-2019 under the name Tye Dillinger. He joined AEW after he was released by the WWE.

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[{"selector":"#anim-dc065bcc-564d-42d9-bf9e-b78aea039ebb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(33.838235218067844%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The 41-year-old and his wife Cassie Lee (former WWE star Peyton Royce) welcomed their first child last month. Spears hasn't wrestled on AEW TV since October 2022.

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All Elite Wrestling Has Found the Next Randy Orton

Spears in the past has worked in the WWE as he wrestled for the Stamford-based promotion from 2013-2019 under the name Tye Dillinger. He joined AEW after he was released by the WWE.

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