Kevin Knight sees one clear area where the Don Callis Family can evolve: adding women to the faction.
The former AEW TNT Champion, who became one of the group’s newer members when he joined at the beginning of June on AEW Dynamite, has offered his view on what is missing from Don Callis’ ever-expanding stable. With the Family approaching 15 male members, Knight believes it is time for the group to introduce what he called “the female power.”
Speaking with WRESTHINGS, Knight said the faction has already built itself around several distinct strengths. In his eyes, the group has physical size, it has speed through his own presence, and it has championship pedigree and history through Kazuchika Okada. What it does not have, Knight argued, is a woman who can bring a different kind of energy to the act.
“I think what Don Callis Family is lacking right now is the female power,” Knight said. “We need some women in there. We got the size. We got the speed with me. We got the legacy with [Kazuchika] Okada. I think we need a woman in there to really even out the field.”
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Knight did not limit the idea to a single recruit. He suggested the group could benefit from one, two, or even three women, a notable proposition considering how many personalities are already connected to Callis. The Family has become one of AEW’s largest collections of talent, with its members often pursuing their own ambitions while still operating under Callis’ umbrella.
That scale has helped make the faction difficult to define through only one role or style. The Don Callis Family contains major athletes, championship-level competitors, rising names, and wrestlers whose goals do not always appear to align. Knight’s proposal would not simply add another body to a long list. It would create a new dimension for a faction presently built entirely around male performers.
Red Velvet and Queen Aminata Named as Potential Fits
When asked who could fit that concept from the current AEW roster, Knight pointed to two specific names: Red Velvet and Queen Aminata.
“If I was to go based off the current roster, I like Red Velvet. I like her energy. Queen Aminata. I feel like they’d be great fire. They bring a whole different energy,” Knight said.
Neither Red Velvet nor Queen Aminata has been announced as a member of the Don Callis Family. Knight was outlining his own preferred direction for the stable rather than revealing any confirmed plan. Still, his choices clarify the kind of presence he believes could work alongside Callis and the group’s current lineup.
His emphasis was on energy and fire, qualities that could alter the Family’s presentation without requiring its existing male members to change their approach. The faction has often been defined by Callis’ manipulation, the competitiveness of its wrestlers, and the tension that follows when several elite-level performers are pushed toward the same spotlight. A female member or members could add fresh matchups, new alliances, and a different voice within a group that Knight acknowledges has no shortage of testosterone.
“We need something to balance out the hormones,” Knight said. “It’s a lot of testosterone, we’re always fighting with each other.”
That observation goes directly to one of the Don Callis Family’s defining characteristics. The faction’s size has not necessarily made it harmonious. Instead, the presence of so many driven performers has created an environment where wrestlers can be allies one moment and competitive obstacles the next. For Knight, that is not a flaw that needs to be removed. It is central to why the group works.
Knight Embraces the Family’s Internal Rivalries
Rather than portraying the Family’s disagreements as a sign of instability, Knight said the internal friction is part of the appeal. He believes the group is at its strongest when members are competing with one another and each man is trying to rise to the top.
In a conventional faction, unity is often treated as the ultimate measure of strength. The Don Callis Family has taken a more volatile route. Callis has assembled a large group of wrestlers with major personal ambitions, and that naturally creates questions about who stands highest within the group. The tension can make every interaction meaningful, because allegiance does not erase the desire to become the most prominent star under the Family banner.
Knight referred to that ever-changing tension as part of the “Don Callis Family lore.” His comments suggest that a new addition, including a possible women’s division presence, would not need to function merely as a supporting character around the group. The right recruit could become another competitor looking to establish her own standing within Callis’ increasingly packed circle.
That is also why Knight’s suggestions about Red Velvet and Queen Aminata are more than a numerical expansion. He did not frame the idea as adding women solely for appearance or balance on paper. He spoke about the energy they could provide. In a group fueled by individual hunger, a new member with a strong personality and something to prove could intensify the same competitive atmosphere Knight enjoys.
Whether Callis shares Knight’s vision remains unknown. There has been no announcement that the faction is seeking female members, nor is there confirmation that Red Velvet or Queen Aminata are being considered. Knight’s remarks stand as a public pitch from inside the group, with the wrestler making the case for a change he believes would make the Family more complete.
Former TNT Champion Looking to Climb Back Up
Knight’s perspective arrives at an important point in his own AEW run. He is attempting to move back toward the top of the singles picture after losing the TNT Championship to Darby Allin at AEW All In London 2026.
The title change came in a falls count anywhere match, a stipulation that left no shortage of room for chaos and took the championship away from Knight in a high-stakes setting. Losing a title in that kind of match can force a wrestler to reassess where he stands, particularly when he is also part of a faction filled with contenders seeking their own opportunities.
For Knight, the goal is plainly to return to the “top guy” scene. His Don Callis Family affiliation gives him a connection to one of AEW’s most influential and crowded groups, but it does not eliminate the competition around him. If anything, his own comments make clear that he views internal competition as an unavoidable and even beneficial part of the Family’s identity.
That creates an interesting backdrop for his push to regain momentum. Knight is not only looking to recover from a championship defeat to Allin; he is doing so while surrounded by fellow Family members who are also motivated to claim the biggest positions available. He sees value in that pressure. The scramble for status is, in his view, when the group becomes most compelling.
Adding women to the Don Callis Family could make that scramble broader still. It could open the door to new relationships within the faction, create different combinations on AEW programming, and give Callis another avenue to extend his influence. It could also test Knight’s idea that internal conflict improves the group, since more members would mean more competing agendas.
For now, the immediate facts are straightforward: Knight is a former TNT Champion looking to rebuild after his All In London loss, and he wants the Don Callis Family to change with him. His preferred next move is a women’s division addition, with Red Velvet and Queen Aminata named as wrestlers he believes could bring the right fire.
The Family already has size, speed, legacy, and plenty of personalities battling for position. Knight believes female power is the missing element. Whether that idea becomes reality is still to be seen, but one of Don Callis’ newest recruits has made his case for the faction’s next chapter.
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