10 Failed AEW Experiments

10. Abadon

Having a monster on your roster has been a common thing for most wrestling brands for the last 25 years. Not the muscle-bound God types; quite literally the undead or otherwise inhuman. Many try for dark characters with supernatural edges, but few have the visuals quite like AEW’s Abadon.

Fans were stunned by her first appearance, and the potential was clear.

The problem with Abadon is a lack of credibility. Hell, if you don’t watch AEW Dark you’d be forgiven for forgetting she was still signed with the company as her on-screen appearances for Dynamite and Rampage have been few and far between. Her most significant story saw her quite literally taking a bite out of AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida but failing to pick up the important win. In October 2021 she was defeated on Rampage by Britt Baker.

Whilst her win record on AEW’s YouTube content is rather impressive, she hasn’t ever gained any ounce of momentum on the shows where it matters despite her unique and still quite frankly powerful presence.

At the end of the day, a good storyline is all that it’ll take to get Abadon on the right path to becoming a key figure of AEW's women's division. The real question is, why haven’t they found that storyline yet?