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Kevin Kelly‘s time in AEW has reportedly come to an end.
The PWTorch reports that, per sources, Kevin Kelly has been fired. He was removed from the AEW roster page, and he was notably absent from the AEW Collision taping on March 7. The report cites sources who note that Kelly’s posts on social media last weekend, in which he accused ROH announcer Ian Riccaboni of harming his career and committing libel. Kelly also noted that he was dissatisfied with the way he was being used in AEW.
When you go out of your way to intentionally mischaracterize my raising awareness of the global horrors of child trafficking to a fringe conspiracy theory that everyone knows is bullshit in order to hurt my career and standing in the industry, that at the very least is libelous
— Kevin Kelly (@realkevinkelly) March 2, 2024POST Wrestling shared the following statement from Kevin Kelly when he was asked to comment.
“It’s an internal matter,” Kelly said. “We are handling it in the organization.”
Kelly did not confirm his release to POST Wrestling.
Kevin Kelly had been a member of the AEW Collision broadcast team since the show launched in June 2023. He had been working for NJPW as the lead English broadcaster for the past several years. In November, he confirmed that he was leaving NJPW.
WrestleZone will provide more information as it becomes available.
