Rank Your 10 Favorite AEW Wrestlers

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Good topic! This was really difficult.

Notable omission is Sting. One of my two all-time favorites but he's even a slim participant for a part-timer. Which is understandable for his age of course
  1. Kenny Omega
  2. American Dragon
  3. CM Punk - he's the other person as my all-time face along with Sting. Even though he can be a jackass. He's not at the level he used to be in the ring so he's not at the top of my current list.
  4. Bandido
  5. Lucha Bros
  6. Hangman
  7. Adam Cole
  8. The Acclaimed
  9. FTR
  10. Powerhouse Hobbs AND Ricky Starks
Tie for 10th because I couldn't decide. First three women on my list would be Jamie Hayter, Kris Statlander, and Hikaru Shida but I couldn't justify them in my top 10.
 

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1.CM Punk...gave a decent financial boost to AEW. Tender and old, but still can cut a hell of a promo whether heel or face. Not a lot of wrestlers can do that(cough Face Mjf)

2.Jade Cargill...all around the most believable woman wrestler I've seen(looks wise) would be nice if "The booker of the year" actually put her against opponent's like Brittany/Storm/Hayter

3. Power House Will Hobbs...a legit beast in the ring, promos are decent for a big man, has way more lows than highs...from Taz stable, turning on Ricky Starks, to being a transitional Champion (like Mercedes Mono)

4. Toni Storm...has the best moveset (women's) in AEW. Reign was okay but that's more to do with booking, than actual matches. So far, she's carrying The Outcasts and that's saying a lot. Last thing I wanted to see was her in a stable.

5.Buddy Matthews...is the consistent, resilient bigger version of Neese, and has a unique look like Juice or Pac. Hes a good hand and doesn't do what he can't do. Moves like a cruiser weight, can wrestle any type of style, strikes are good. Shame he's third banana in a stable.

6.Hikaru...one of the few Japanese women wrestlers I like in AEW. Her matches with Serena Deeb were great. Hands down the best AEW women's champion. It's a shame Khan used my storyline and flipped it, Their was money with the Japanese women vs "AEW Originals". Instead she (Shida) was thrown in the mix of The "Originals" vs The now called Outcasts and she hasn't been seen since...

7.Hook...lot of young talent in AEW, few have the features to make a vanilla baby face. Jungle boy, The Varsity (or whatever their called now), Darby to name a few. Hook has a look. They(Khan) ruined it when he started to speak. (I know he doesn't cut promos etc. I mean literally going from quiet silent type to saying one or two words,)

8.Kris Statlander... probably the second most unique women's moveset in AEW. Seemed like yesterday she went from teaming with that chick in WWE developmental (Electra Lopez) to having great Matches. Never like that she was in The Best Friends. Her promos were okay, but she's injury prone.

9.Swerve... got introduced at AEW PPV and signed the contract. Never complained online about booking or jobbing. Wish he master his theme. Had a nice run with Lee that got cut short because Khan wanted to call an audible (now look at The Acclaim). Part of one the funniest moments in history with Ross. (Lee reactions was hilarious) No idea about the Mogul stable, now the Embassy. His promo and wrestling is good.

10.Big Bill...good size and wrestling always gotta have a big man. Singh ain't it, nothing against Santam Singh. Bill has already proven (WWE, Impact) that he can wrestle and looks believable. He's floundering in a stable, that's been anything but Firm. Hobbs/Wardlow vs Big Bill should have been on a ppv. Hell throw in Keith Lee vs Big Bill. No matter how much "Flippy" and "technical" stuff some like. Big men wrestling is always going put butts in seats
 

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No order

MJF
Danielson
Darby
Omega

Swerve- made the most of midcard stuff, helped get the Acclaimed super over. He understands TV better and is more complete than Jungle Boy/Sammy/Starks/Hobbs/Wardlow and is a better new guy to elevate right now than them.

Jericho- still one of the best on the mic and can put out segments on a different level than most guys.

Jade has star potential but still has no great matches or feuds. There's some good tag team guys that I don't want to put as solo guys. Wardlow post-MJF has been exposed as physically gifted and having no mind for the business. Hobbs has potential but isn't great yet. Jungle Boy and Sammy aren't bad but they've been given a lot and just put on decent TV for the most part, not greatness. Hook has a star quality but has a long way to go. Miro was having a great run and they stopped that. AEW's not using their talent that well right now.
 

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If I had to come up with a list it would be...

Starks
Deeb
Punk
MJF
Hobbs
Scorpio Sky
FTR
Christian
Santana & Ortiz
and I guess Eddie (which is funny because I was on some :camby:shyt with him when I first saw him back in 2016)

Some I have listed for in-ring work, some for character work, some for both.
There are others who I think are really good and have big respect for their work, but I wouldn't exactly put them in my favorites like: Darby, OC, Lethal, Adam Cole, Jamie Hayter, Rosa, Statlander, etc.
 

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1. Punk
2. The Acclaimed
3. Danielson
4. Hayter
5. Jade
6. Starks
7. Shida
8. Hobbs
9. Lucha Bros
10. Lethal
 

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Christian
Punk
Danielson
Hook
Darby Allin
Jamie Hayter
Jade Cargill

Jay white
Big Bill
Hobbs
 

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If I had to come up with a list it would be...

Starks
Deeb
Punk
MJF
Hobbs
Scorpio Sky
FTR
Christian
Santana & Ortiz
and I guess Eddie (which is funny because I was on some :camby:shyt with him when I first saw him back in 2016)

Some I have listed for in-ring work, some for character work, some for both.
There are others who I think are really good and have big respect for their work, but I wouldn't exactly put them in my favorites like: Darby, OC, Lethal, Adam Cole, Jamie Hayter, Rosa, Statlander, etc.
Damn, I forgot about Serena Deeb & Sanjay Dutt. They're from around the way so I'll give them honorable mentions.
 

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1. Lucha Bros
2. Dante Martin
3. Young Bucks
4. Kenny Omega
5. The Acclaimed
6. MJF
7. Swerve
8. Orange Cassidy
9. Darby Allin
10. AR Fox
 
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