10 Most Exciting Young Prodigies In WWE & AEW Right Now

10. Penelope Ford

An early AEW concern was that their sparse road schedule may hinder their ability to develop wrestlers. This is sound logic and may hold true for other roster members, as constant practice is required to achieve mastery in anything, including wrestling. That's difficult when you work for a company that only runs once a week.

Penelope Ford has defied this, having emerged as a Most Improved Wrestler of the Year frontrunner over the past few months. 'The Superbad Girl' looks increasingly impressive each time out. She has grown to the point that there is no longer a gap between the confidence she exudes as a manager and that demonstrated between the ropes, which was most apparent when she faced Hikaru Shida at Fyter Fest. Never before had Ford looked such a complete wrestler, though it shouldn't come as a surprise that her best AEW performance came against the Women's Champion: Shida is elite.

Nonetheless, the signs are there that the charismatic Ford can and will become a torchbearer for her division over the next few years, occupying the space between Shida's outstanding wrestler and Britt Baker's company-best character work.