The identity of Leatherface is confirmed.
Leatherface appeared on the August 16 AEW Dynamite in a match of the year contender, seeing Jeff Jarrett defeat Jeff Hardy in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre match, which received universal acclaim and zero criticism from literally anyone that watched it, ever.
Towards the end of the match, Texas Chainsaw Massacre star Leatherface made an appearance, chasing several heels backstage. We’ve since learned who was portraying the iconic horror movie star.
Fightful Select has learned that Dean Alexander portrayed the role of Leatherface for the event. Alexander has been wrestling for All Elite Wrestling for about two and a half years, first appearing at the March 2021 AEW Dark tapings. He’s worked at least three dozen dates since then, and regularly teamed with Rosario Grillo and Carlie Bravo. Perhaps his most prominent match was teaming with Kidd Bandit against Too Fast, Too Fuego.
Wrestling Observer reported that AEW got over $100,000 in sponsorships for the spot, which Tony Khan donated to food banks in support of the Maui wildfires.
We haven't heard of any plans to use Leatherface moving forward.
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