Grizzled Young Veterans, also known as Grizzled Young Vets, which consists of James Drake and Zack Gibson, will make their AEW debut on tonight’s episode of AEW Collision.
In a video on social media, they called out The Acclaimed and said the tag team was an embarrassment. This set up the match announcement.
AEW World Heavyweight Champion Swerve Strickland opening the show with a promo, AEW Unified Trios Champions Jay White, Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn defending against Darius Martin, Dante Martin & Action Andretti, and Toni Storm vs. Anna Jay will also take place on the show.
The tag team joined WWE in 2018, becoming the inaugural UK Tag Team Champions before departing on their own terms in 2023. They went to TNA Wrestling and recently announced plans to start their own promotion.
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select noted in a Q&A that “Grizzled Young Vets are not as best as I know, not signed for those who are wondering.”
It’s unclear whether they will be used for additional shows.
