10 AEW Wrestlers That Are Permanently Lost

10. Proud & Powerful

As maddening as it is redundant at this point, Proud & Powerful's failure to ascend beyond the exact level they were at when AEW launched in 2019 borders on promotional malpractice.

Ortiz & Santana were arguably the hottest tag team in all of wrestling when they jumped on board with All Elite Wrestling, and an entry feud with The Young Bucks signposted as much. Fresh off a celebrated run in Impact Wrestling, the duo were seen to be taking their rightful place in the big time, and an unlikely pairing with Chris Jericho on the debut edition of Dynamite furthered the narrative.

Regrettably, it's subjectively and objectively stalled. Regardless of the moments they've been permitted to shine, there's simply not been enough of them. With overall records of 44-26 and 42-25 respectively, the pair have ran the hard yards but have very little to show for it.

Zero tag team title reigns and only one straight tag match on pay-per-view in three years simply offset by the various stable wars, multi-man matches and the like. Not least when their programmes have felt pushed into the background for whomever they've seconded. Amidst loud rumours of a legitimate rift and Santana's impending injury layoff, they may have already graduated from "lost" to AEW's biggest missed opportunity.