AEW announced a pair of signings on Tuesday - they re-signed Brian Cage to an extension and also signed Billie Starkz.
from wrestlinginc.com:
After weeks of speculation, Brian Cage has signed a new deal to remain with All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor. Fightful Select reported on Tuesday that one-third of the reigning ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions "put pen to paper this week" and has signed a new multi-year deal to keep him with Tony Khan's promotions.
It had been reported for weeks that Cage's AEW deal was coming up in the spring ahead of his trios title defense at ROH Supercard of Honor. When The Embassy retained, it seemed to indicate Cage was sticking around, however the 39-year-old was reportedly briefly working without a contract. Additionally, there was some discrepancy over when Cage would become a free agent as AEW was considering adding time to his original deal due to an injury he had upon signing.
Several top AEW talent had pushed for Cage to be re-signed while there was also said to be "some interest" from WWE. He ultimately worked with an agent in the process and liked the offer AEW made him. Fightful also noted that AEW worked hard to get the deal done over the last couple of weeks and that it was agreed to in principle ahead of Cage aligning with Swerve Strickland on last week's "AEW Rampage."
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from fightful.com:
Tony Schiavone says AEW has signed Billie Starkz.
Starkz has become a breakout star on the independent scene. The 18-year old has wrestled for TJPW, GCW, Black Label Pro, and a number of other promotions. She has also wrestled on AEW Dark, and she made her AEW TV debut on AEW Battle of the Belts VI, where she unsuccessfully challenged Jade Cargill for the TBS Championship.
Speaking on his What Happened When Podcast, Schiavone briefly commented on the announcement that Nick Wayne will make his AEW debut after his 18th birthday in July. He then brought up Billie Starkz and noted that the company has signed her.
“Speaking of 18-year-olds, we just signed another 18-year-old. Billie Starkz, the girl that wrestled Jade," Schiavone said.
In recent weeks, Starkz has also wrestled on ROH and MLW TV.