When Bishop Dyer, formerly referred to as Baron Corbin, was spotted at Worlds End 2024, the concept of an “All Elite” debut for the previous WWE United States Champion dominated rumor mills. Two years later, those rumors are starting to precipitate into reality, as Dyer has officially made his AEW debut ahead of “AEW Dynamite.”
In accordance with Self Made AO, also referred to as @KXNGAO, Dyer was participating in a “bonus,” unaired 8 Man tag team match, where he, Martin Stone, and Higher Together’s Hardin Horvitz and Ori Gold unsuccessfully faced off against Austin and Billy Gunn, Brady Booker, and Elijah Drago. As of writing, Self Made AO’s post has garnered nearly 100,000 views, with many netizens offering their support to Dyer. Several fans claimed that Dyer would slot in either AEW or ROH, and one social media user identified that Dyer’s out-of-ring connection to current AEW World Champion MJF as a possible think about his AEW appearance.
Bishop Dyer FKA Baron Corbin makes his AEW debut, he’s wrestling tonight in a pre-show “Bonus Match” 8-man tag pic.twitter.com/tqibdP3k64
— Self Made AO 💫 (@KXNGAO) January 22, 2026
As of writing, Dyer has not been announced as All Elite. It’s unclear if Dyer will proceed to work with AEW, with or and not using a contract, or if his appearance in Orlando was a one-off. Prior to his AEW appearance, Dyer has been making rounds across the independent scene, having appeared in promotions like GCW and MLW. Dyer is currently one half of the MLW World Tag Team Champions with WWE alum Donovan Dijak, with their reign clocking in at an enviable 210 days and counting. Interestingly, Dyer and Dijak have been defending their titles exclusively against former WWE names, with Matt Riddle and The Good Brothers’ Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson failing to dethrone the present champs.