{"id":242881,"date":"2026-05-11T17:12:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/congratulations-to-aew-star-tommy-billington\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:12:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:12:34","slug":"congratulations-to-aew-star-tommy-billington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/congratulations-to-aew-star-tommy-billington\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations To AEW Star Tommy Billington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5165981\" data-slug-id=\"2780606\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A popular name in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">AEW<\/a>, Tommy Billington, recently celebrated a personal milestone with the Jacksonville-based wrestling company.<\/p>\n<p>He comes from a wrestling lineage, being the nephew of former WWE legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/dynamite-kid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Dynamite Kid<\/a>. Following in the footsteps of his legendary uncle, Tommy Billington also adopted the &#8216;Dynamite Kid&#8217; name and made his professional wrestling debut in 2018. He began his tenure with his brother, Mark, as The Bilington Bulldogs.<\/p>\n<p>After success in promotions like Major League Wrestling over the next six years, Tommy Bilington made his AEW debut in 2024. He appeared on the May 11 episode of Collision to square off against FTR&#8217;s Dax Harwood in a singles match. His performance was appreciated by the audience, despite losing the bout, and it was reported that Bilington was signed by AEW in August.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Since then, he has made numerous appearances in Tony Khan&#8217;s company, primarily on Collision and Ring of Honor. At the same time, The Dynamite Kid also competed at the Zero Hour show before All In London in 2024. Today marked the two-year anniversary of Tommy Bilington&#8217;s debut against Harwood in All Elite Wrestling. <\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Real Reason why Jacob Fatu lost at Backlash &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5IEaSESuqvg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">Check Here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>AEW star Tommy Bilington&#8217;s uncle had a real-life backstage fight in WWE<\/h2>\n<p>AEW star Tommy Bilington&#8217;s uncle, The Dynamite Kid, was involved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-details-dynamite-kid-s-wwe-fight-jacques-rougeau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">in a real-life backstage fight<\/a> with Jacques Rougeau of The Fabulous Rougeaus in the late 1990s. He had punched and kicked Rougeau, causing his face to swell severely. <\/p>\n<p>Rougeau retaliated by using a roll of quarters to knock the Dynamite Kid&#8217;s teeth on the following taping. His ex-wife, Michelle Bilington, revealed on an episode of <em>Dark Side of the Ring<\/em> that Dynamite Kid gave her a gun as he believed that his family&#8217;s lives were at risk.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI was like, \u2018I don\u2019t want that gun. I was so scared of it,\u2019\u201d Billington said. \u201cHe goes, \u2018I don\u2019t want to scare you. I talked to [former WWE Superstar] Dino Bravo&#8230;\u2019 He said he saw an envelope with Tom\u2019s name, our address, and inside of it it had a picture of our house, me and the kids. [The message inside the envelope said] \u2018If there\u2019s any retaliation, anything, your family\u2019s gonna be dead.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Dynamite Kid passed away on his 60th birthday in 2018, the same year his nephew began his wrestling career and continues to carry his legacy forward in the industry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline bottom\" data-tab=\"bottom\">\n<p>Get all the hottest wrestling news FIRST by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=sportskeeda.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"bottom\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by N.S Walia<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/news-congratulations-to-aew-star-tommy-billington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A popular name in AEW, Tommy Billington, recently celebrated a personal milestone with the Jacksonville-based wrestling company. 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