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Tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite aired from the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The fans in attendance witnessed a pleasant surprise from the star player of Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo himself!

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Giannis Antetokounmpo becomes ‘All Elite’

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NBA Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo appeared unannounced after Dynamite went off the air and surprised everyone in the arena and received a huge pop.

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AEW President Tony Khan accompanied the NBA star to the ring, and gifted him a replica AEW World Championship which Antetokounmpo proudly flaunted.

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Antetokounmpo appeared just before tonight’s Rampage tapings for Friday, August 27, but had fun with the crowd when he stepped inside the ring and raised the title like a staunch champion.

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After tonight’s Dynamite, Giannis became the only person to hold the WWE Universal title and the AEW World title. Eventually, this was only possible because of Giannis’ undying love for pro-wrestling.

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Giannis is a huge pro wrestling fan

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The crowd absolutely loved the NBA star and the internet just went crazy with the news.

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Giannis was also spotted backstage at the arena where he met few other wrestlers, he then clicked a picture with the former AEW champion Chris Jericho and Sting.

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Prithvi Mishra is a WWE and AEW author for EssentiallySports. He graduated from Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology in Ghaziabad. Having started his career as a UFC writer, Prithvi has nearly 2 years worth of experience in covering combat sports.

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