{"id":246348,"date":"2026-06-02T10:34:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/former-aew-star-promises-he-will-become-world-champion-in-wwe\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:34:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:34:25","slug":"former-aew-star-promises-he-will-become-world-champion-in-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/former-aew-star-promises-he-will-become-world-champion-in-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Former AEW star promises he will become World Champion in WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5174648\" data-slug-id=\"2789932\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A former AEW star has promised that he will go on to become a world champion in WWE in a recent interview.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/pentagon-jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Penta<\/a> made his debut in the Stamford-based promotion and is the current Intercontinental Champion in his first reign. He is among the most popular superstars in the roster, and recently had an interview with <em>Denise Salcedo<\/em>. He spoke about a variety of topics, including his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-penta-s-next-challenger-ic-title-seemingly-confirmed-raw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">upcoming title defense against Rey Mysterio<\/a>, whom he considers his role model.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Penta also promised the fans that he would become a world champion in the company, after thanking them for their support over the past two decades.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Penta is for the people. Penta is for the all fans who support me. So, now I have 20 years around this business. So, I&#8217;m very thankful for you guys. Thank you so much. I promise you one thing. I don&#8217;t know when. I don&#8217;t know how, but I promise Penta will become the champion from WWE, but not any champion. The world champion,&#8221; he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PENTA WANTS TO BE WORLD CHAMPION, IC TITLE REIGN, REY MYSTERIO DREAM MATCH &amp; MORE!\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wn_NLEbmsR8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"wn_NLEbmsR8\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/wn_NLEbmsR8\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/wn_NLEbmsR8\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Penta&#8217;s brother reveals he misses teaming up with him following their WWE move<\/h2>\n<p>Shortly after Penta joined WWE, his brother, Rey Fenix, made the move to the Stamford-based promotion from AEW as well. However, they perform on RAW and SmackDown, respectively, and have not yet teamed up on screen. In a recent conversation with <em>RRBG, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-rey-fenix-reveals-real-reason-reunited-brother-penta-wwe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Fenix acknowledged that he missed teaming up with his brother on television.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Obviously, I miss wrestling with my brother. I miss fighting and working with him every day, whenever we\u2019re working, but it\u2019s a great opportunity we have to show who we are individually. I have worked with Je\u2019Von Evans, I worked in his time with Andrade, I\u2019m working now with Sami Zayn, and I also worked with Rey Mysterio at the most recent AAA events. I think it\u2019s a good opportunity both for us as wrestlers and for the audience to see something different,&#8221; Rey Fenix said. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While Penta is the reigning Intercontinental Champion, Fenix has barely had a singles rivalry since joining the company. It now remains to be seen whether the duo will reunite in the coming months, or if fans will have to wait longer to see them together.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you use the quote from the first half, please credit Denise Salcedo and give an H\/T to Sportskeeda for the transcription.<\/em><\/strong><\/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 decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"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 decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"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 Arsh Das<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-former-aew-star-promises-will-become-world-champion-wwe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former AEW star has promised that he will go on to become a world champion in WWE in a recent interview. 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