Formation and feuds with Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho (2023–2024) , founding member, leader,
manager, and namesake of the stable On the May 10, 2023 episode of
Dynamite, during a steel cage match between Kenny Omega and Jon Moxley, Callis turned on Omega, stabbing him with a screwdriver which allowed Moxley to get the win. At
Double or Nothing, Callis allied himself with
Konosuke Takeshita, after he delivered a jumping knee strike to Omega. In June 2023,
Will Ospreay joined The Don Callis Family. At
Grand Slam, Callis recruited
Sammy Guevara to his family, after he turned on
Chris Jericho. On October 1 at
WrestleDream, the Don Callis Family defeated, Omega, Jericho, and
Kota Ibushi. In the same month,
Powerhouse Hobbs and
Kyle Fletcher joined the Don Callis Family. On the
December 28, 2023 episode of Dynamite, Guevara returned and crashed The Don Callis Family's Boxing Week Celebration. Callis got Guevara a custom portrait with his new baby and his family, but Guevara turned on Callis and the family attacked Guevara until Jericho made the save. On December 15 at
Final Battle, Fletcher won a
Survival of the Fittest to win the vacant
ROH World Television Championship, thus making it his first ever singles championship. At
Worlds End on December 30, Takeshita and Hobbs teamed with
Ricky Starks and
Big Bill in a losing effort to Jericho, Guevera,
Sting, and
Darby Allin. On the February 7, 2024 episode of
Dynamite, Takeshita defeated Jericho, ending their feud and avenging his previous loss to him in DDT.
Expansion, championship reigns, and pursuits (2024–present) On the May 29, 2024 episode of
Dynamite,
Trent Beretta joined the Don Callis Family. At
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)'s event
Viernes Espectacular, Fletcher lost his ROH World Television Championship to
Atlantis Jr., ending his reign at 196 days. On the
July 3 episode of Dynamite, Ospreay left the Don Callis Family. On the July 5 episode of
Rampage,
Rush joined the Don Callis Family. On the October 8 episode of
Dynamite, Callis acquired
Lance Archer from
Jake Roberts in exchange for Rush, who reformed his old faction
La Facción Ingobernable at
Grand Slam on September 28. On October 12 at
WrestleDream, Takeshita defeated Ospreay and
Ricochet in a
three-way match to win the International Championship for the first time and his first championship in AEW after Fletcher interfered and turned on Ospreay. On the October 16 episode of
Dynamite,
Brian Cage joined the Don Callis Family, where he formed a tag team with Archer called the Murder Machines. On the November 6 episode of
Dynamite, it was revealed that Hobbs left the Don Callis Family by teaming with Ricochet to defeat Fletcher and Takeshita. In 2025, the stable included
Mark Davis,
Josh Alexander,
Rocky Romero, Hechicero, and
Kazuchika Okada. While Takeshita lost the title to Kenny Omega at
Revolution, Okada defeated Omega at
All In: Texas to become the inaugural
AEW Unified Champion while also retaining the
AEW Continental Championship and winning the
AEW International Championship. Takeshita also worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling, winning the
G1 Climax 35, and defeating
Zack Sabre Jr. to win the
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. On the July 31 episode of
Collision, Fletcher defeated
Dustin Rhodes in a
Chicago Street Fight to win the
AEW TNT Championship, retaining the title until
Full Gear on November 22. On October 1 at the
sixth anniversary episode of
Dynamite,
Andrade El Idolo and
El Clon joined the Don Callis Family, but on October 16, it was reported by the
Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Andrade was taken off television after
WWE sent a
cease-and-desist letter to AEW that claimed that his AEW return violated a
non-compete clause that took effect upon his termination. At On November 29, Andrade was quietly removed as a Don Callis Family member after he revealed that he had never signed a contract with AEW, leaving his status with the company unknown. After Full Gear, Okada lost to Jon Moxley in the
2025 Continental Classic finals, ending his record-setting reign as Continental Champion at 647 days and was also forced to vacate the Unified Championship, ending that reign at 168 days. Starting 2026,
Jake Doyle joined the stable and Andrade would re-join, and several members won more titles: Fletcher defeated
Tommaso Ciampa to win back the AEW TNT Championship, Takeshita lost the
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship to
Yota Tsuji but defeated
El Phantasmo to win the
NJPW World Television Championship,, the team of Okada, Fletcher, and Davis defeated Jet Set Rodeo (
"Hangman" Adam Page,
"Speedball" Mike Bailey, and
Kevin Knight) to win the
AEW World Trios Championship, and Hechicero defeated
Claudio Castagnoli to win the
CMLL World Heavyweight Championship. At
Revolution on March 15, Okada, Fletcher, and Davis lost the trios titles to Bailey, Knight, and
Místico, ending their reign at 11 days. On March 30,
Volador Jr. joined the Don Callis Family. On April 8, AEW president
Tony Khan announced that Fletcher would be forced to relinquish the TNT Championship due to a meniscus injury, ending his second reign at 56 days. On night 1 of
Wrestlng Dontaku on May 3, Andrade defeated Yota Tsuji to win the
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship. ==Members==