THE AEW universe has a surprising new member.
During AEW Dynamite on Wednesday, Swerve arrived with a new-look crew, including Parker Boudreaux and some unknown muscle.
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That muscle, according to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select, was former professional baseball player Granden Goetzman.
Drafted in the second round of the 2011 MLB Amateur Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays, Goetzman went on to spend nine years in the minor leagues with the Rays, St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros affiliates, before a single season in the Mexican League in 2021.
According to Fightful Select, Goetzman has spent much of the year at Jay Lethal's school, training ahead of his switch to professional wrestling.
And Goetzman announced his arrival with an attack on Keith Lee at AEW Dynamite, as Lee was approaching Swerve.
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Commentators were stunned, asking: "Who the hell is that?"
However, as per the report: "His debut was planned out at the very least a couple of weeks in advance."
Following the show, AEW published a backstage video of Swerve with Rick Ross and his affiliates, in which Ross decreed: "We're coming to take over the whole game. All you know me for is one thing, and that's winning, gettin' big money."
Exactly what the AEW or Swerve has planned for Goetzman remains unknown.
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The new arrival to the wrestling world has confirmed that it was indeed him, even if the AEW have yet to officially dentify him.
His Instagram bio states that he is a pro wrestler for the AEW - hinting that this might be just the beginning for his new career.
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