Man please. He was the most popular wrestler in the company and getting bigger chants than Moxley, the biggest babyface in the company that the time. If his contract was up tomorrow he'd be the hottest free agent in the industry hands down.
Lol I feel like a lot of AEW fans confuse being over with that audience with being a star. Hangman’s reach isn’t bigger than even Jericho’s, let alone Punks. Being over with that already niche fanbase doesn’t mean what you think it does
Orange Cassidy and Hook are over with that audience and get huge pops for literally existing. If you think they’re huge stars, boy let me tell ya…
I’m not ragging on Hangman. Love dude. He’s great.. but the guy has 200k IG followers and ya’ll comparing him to dudes with 5 million that are recognized in the real world outside of a pro wrestling ring and actually have the reach to bring in outside eyes. Not that I’m hanging my hat on social media followings, but cmon…