AEW announces a project with artist Rob Schamberger after his WWE exit

After sharing during WrestleMania week that WWE & Fanatics had “opted to move on with this event [The World, fka Axxess] without my being a part of it”, a few days ago artist Rob Schamberger revealed that his overall partnership with WWE was over:

“After over a decade, my time with WWE has come to a close. I’m grateful that I had the opportunity over this period of time to focus on making art and I’m so lucky that doing so has brought so many wonderful people into my life. I’ve had the opportunity to learn from some the smartest and most capable people in their fields that I’ve ever met. Real friendships, people that I truly love, have been the result of this experience. And it brought you, the person reading this, into my life. How amazing is that?

“If you ever bought my art, if you ever came up to say hello at a show, if you ever just gave me a thumbs up on social media, thank you. Thank you for allowing my work into your life.

“This chapter has come to a close and a new one is about to begin that I’m genuinely excited about. The work never stops.”

Schamberger was essentially WWE’s in-house portrait artist over the past 10+ years. In addition to created work the company sold as posters and prints, he contributed art for their video games with 2K, and their licensed comic book. His work and process were also featured on WWE’s long-running “Canvas 2 Canvas” show on YouTube.

What’s next for Rob after WWE? While he frequently paints other sports and pop culture figures, Schamberger isn’t getting out of the wresting business. AEW’s online store started teasing a collaboration with him yesterday. Whatever it is will be announced on Monday after their Dynasty PPV.

Best of luck to Rob in his new wrestling venture. Will you be checking it out?