Below are various news and notes stemming from tonight's AEW WrestleDream PPV:

• A second mystery vignette was released by AEW teasing the arrival of a new superstar except this time, the hashtag WrestleDream was included. In case there was ever any doubt who it was for, the vignette signals the arrival of Ilja Dragunov into AEW. He has been signed with AEW for several weeks and has been getting his visa situation sorted out but is now ready to debut.
  
• Fightful Select reports that MJF is expected to make his return to AEW TV "fairly soon" and he would be immediately re-entering the world title picture. Sean Ross Sapp speculated that it wouldn't be a surprise to see MJF capture the AEW World Ttile in short order.
  
• More AEW wrestlers are planned for upcoming appearances in Japan, all of which will be revealed over the next several weeks.
  
• AEW is considering Atlanta for an early 2027 episode of Dynamite. Fightful reports the date could land on January 6.
  
• Former WWE star Kairi Sane has not signed any contract with AEW as of this weekend. Preliminary discussions have taken place and continue but Japanese promotions remain heavily interested in Kairi and that has caused some road blocks with AEW negotiations.
  
• AEW sources believe Samoa Joe is back in the company until the press for the next season of of Twisted Metal kicks off at which he will probably be off TV again.
  
• If you're in the Orlando area and hoping to run into some AEW wrestlers in town for WrestleDream, Fightful Select reports that a number of them are expected to hit up some of the theme parks in the area on Sunday, the day after the PPV.