Konosuke Takeshita is officially All Elite.
In advance of tonight's Full Gear pay-per-view, Tony Khan posted a tweet announcing that Takeshita has signed an AEW contract. Khan added that we'll hear from Takeshita on tonight's Zero Hour pre-show for Full Gear.
Khan wrote: "It's official! Congratulations [Takeshita], you are All Elite! After signing his AEW contract + winning again last night on Friday Night #AEWRampage on @TNTdrama, we'll hear from Konosuke Takeshita on AEW Zero Hour moments before the annual #AEWFullGear ppv LIVE worldwide TONIGHT!"
Takeshita teamed with Jun Akiyama to defeat Eddie Kingston & Ortiz on Friday's Rampage. The match was Akiyama's AEW debut.
A singles match between Kingston and Akiyama will take place on Zero Hour tonight.
Takeshita, who wrestles for DDT in Japan, recently returned to the United States after shining for AEW during his last stint with the company.
Zero Hour begins at 7 p.m. Eastern time tonight. The PPV main card will then begin at 8 p.m. Eastern.
The full card for tonight's event is listed below:
Full Gear main card --
Zero Hour --
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