The Outcasts (professional wrestling)

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The Outcasts
The Outcasts' logo
Stable
Members
Combined
billed weight
242 lb (110 kg)
Former
member(s)
Toni Storm
Ruby Soho
DebutJanuary 18, 2023
Years active2023–present

The Outcasts is a

AEW Women's World Champion. Formed in January 2023, the team originally consisted of women who were formerly members of the WWE roster and considered themselves slighted and sidelined by AEW because of that previous association. Toni Storm
was a member until she was ousted from the group in September 2023; she had also held the AEW Women's World Championship once while part of the group. Ruby Soho would leave the group as well in February 2024.

History

In November 2022,

heel together.[1] Following this, Saraya and Storm would dub themselves as "Outsiders" in AEW because, in contrast to "home-grown" AEW women wrestlers, they had previously been employed by WWE.[1]
Saraya and Storm began wearing matching lime-green and black attire and would attack their opponents after matches with spray paint.

At the Revolution event on March 5, 2023, after Jamie Hayter defeated Ruby Soho and Saraya to retain the AEW Women's World Championship, Soho beat down Hayter and Baker before aligning herself with Saraya and Storm. This was the first time since her 2021 WWE departure and entry into AEW that Soho had turned heel.[2] Like Saraya and Storm, Soho would later claim she felt pushed to the fringe of AEW because of her previous WWE affiliation. On March 10, the group became officially known as "The Outcasts".[3]

On the May 3 episode of Dynamite, Hikaru Shida made her return to AEW from injury and initially teased she too would join the Outcasts. However, this later emerged to be a ruse and Shida subsequently sided with Hayter and Baker against The Outcasts.[4] On May 28 at Double or Nothing, Storm defeated Hayter to win her record-setting second AEW Women's World Championship.[5] Storm would lose the title 66 days later to Shida during the 200th episode of Dynamite.[6]

On August 27 at

Zak Knight as the newest signee of AEW and member of The Outcasts, Knight is also the first male wrestler to join the group. On 19 June episode of Dynamite, Anna Jay allied with Saraya & Harley Cameron by attacking Mina Shirakawa
from behind and assist them by beating Toni Storm and Mariah May.

Members

Current

Members Joined
Saraya January 18, 2023*
Harley Cameron December 27, 2023
Zak Knight
February 23, 2024
Anna Jay 19 June 2024

Former

Members Joined Left
Toni Storm January 18, 2023 * September 3, 2023
Ruby Soho March 5, 2023 February 9, 2024

Timeline

As of June 20, 2024

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^
    Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived
    from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Rovere, Marco (March 5, 2023). "Ruby Soho Turns Heel, Aligns With Saraya And Toni Storm At AEW Revolution". Wrestling.Inc. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Tessier, Colin (March 11, 2023). "The Outcasts Segment Added To 3/15 AEW Dynamite, Updated Card". Fightful. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  4. ^ Rose, Bryan (May 3, 2023). "AEW notes: Tag Title challenge for Double or Nothing, Hikaru Shida". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on May 5, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Powell, Jason (May 28, 2023). "AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Darby Allin vs. Jack Perry vs. Sammy Guevara in a four-way for the AEW World Championship, The Elite vs. BCC in Anarchy in the Arena, Jamie Hayter vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Jade Cargill vs. Taya Valkyrie for the TBS Title, Adam Cole vs. Chris Jericho in an unsanctioned match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  6. ^ Tessier, Colin (August 2, 2023). "Hikaru Shida Beats Toni Storm, Wins AEW Women's World Title On 8/2 AEW Dynamite". Fightful. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Powell, Jason (August 27, 2023). "AEW All In results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Adam Cole for the AEW World Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Chris Jericho, CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe for the Real World Title, Stadium Stampede". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  8. ^ Chiari, Mike. "Kris Statlander Defeats Ruby Soho to Retain AEW TBS Championship at All Out 2023". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  9. ^ IV, Ross W. Berman (September 21, 2023). "Saraya Retains AEW Women's World Title Against Toni Storm On Dynamite Grand Slam". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  10. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (October 10, 2023). "Hikaru Shida Becomes Three-Time AEW Women's Champion On 10/10 AEW Dynamite | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved October 11, 2023.