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Ilja Dragunov explains why he didn’t have to change his name after leaving WWE for AEW

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AEW" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.cagesideseats.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2026/10/dragunov2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> Ilja Dragunov made his debut appearance in AEW over the weekend at the WrestleDream pay-per-view, before winning his first match for the promotion in the main event of this week’s (Oct. 21) episode of Dynamite. I’ve…

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