Former Olympian and Ring of Honor/New Japan Pro Wrestling star Jeff Cobb made his surprise arrival in AEW during the closing moments of this week’s AEW Dynamite. Chris Jericho announced earlier in the show that he had hired Cobb to be his “hit man” in his battle with Jon Moxley, and that the two would meet in a match on the Feb. 19 episode of Dynamite. A quick video package of Cobb aired after that, indicating that he would be joining the company in some form or fashion starting next week. But then the closing moments of the show rolled around, in which Jericho and the rest of the Inner Circle took turns beating up Moxley after he’d just beaten Santana in a singles match.

Suddenly Cobb’s music hit, and the powerhouse stomped his way down to the ring. Cobb hit a dazed Moxley with his Tour of the Islands finisher, then posted with the rest of Inner Circle.

There’s no official word yet on if Cobb has signed a full-time deal with AEW. The former Lucha Underground star was pulling double duty for New Japan and Ring of Honor starting in 2018, but his contract with ROH expired at the start of the year and became a per-date deal. He wrestled for ROH as recently as this past Sunday, and is booked for the promotion’s SuperCard of Honor event on April 4.

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