Before joining AEW, RJ City was with WWE from 2020 to 2021, where he created digital content as a host and interviewer.
City participated in watch-alongs for pay-per-view events and even hosted “WrestleMania After Dark with RJ City,” which debuted on WWE’s YouTube channel following WrestleMania 37 in 2021.
Moreover, he was also part of “The Bump” and had a recurring segment titled “Wednesday Morning Wake-Up.”
During a recent appearance on Highspots for a Sign-it-Live session, City revealed that before WWE downsized its digital department in 2021, he was set to host a SummerSlam After Dark that year, featuring Fred Ottman (Tugboat), Shayna Baszler, and Asuka.
He said, “We did a wonderful thing called WrestleMania After Dark. It was a comedy special. It’s on YouTube, it’s on Peacock for I don’t know how long, between night one and two of WrestleMania. The WrestleMania that rained and they all stalled. So, it aired then, they loved it. They’re like, ‘This is fantastic,’ and they said, ‘Let’s do another one.’ So we had planned and we had written SummerSlam After Dark and two weeks before we were going to begin production on it, they gutted the whole digital department. So these (notes R.J. drafted) are all the bits that were planned and submitted for SummerSlam After Dark, including a phone call with James Adomian as Jesse Ventura. I was gonna have Tugboat on the show. See what you missed out on? I was gonna have Shayna Baszler on. I was gonna have Asuka on the show and play my favorite game, ‘Is André the Giant hot?’ We just bring up a photo and we discuss.”
In 2023, City joined AEW as a writer, on-screen interviewer, and the host of pre-show panels for pay-per-view events alongside Renee Paquette.
City also runs his own show, “Hey! (EW),” on AEW’s YouTube channel.
