10 Next Steps AEW MUST Take After Double Or Nothing
10. Sign Double Or Nothing's Standouts
One of the most heartening things about Double Or Nothing was the supporting cast of lesser-known wrestlers, all of whom worked their hearts out to make an impact. This will have been comfortably the biggest show that some of these men and women have ever wrestled on. They treated it as such, and while the likes of The Young Bucks, the Rhodes brothers, and Kenny Omega all came through with electric showings, some of DoN's biggest standouts were wrestlers who aren't even under AEW contract.
The 6'5" Luchasaurus looked like a beast as he Chokeslammed Joey Janela through a table to the outside, immediately becoming the WhatCulture office's new favourite wrestler in the process. CIMA has signed, but Strong Hearts teammates El Lindaman and T-Hawk aren't, despite shining in the PPV opener. Hikaru Shida is the only contracted wrestler of the six joshi talents that collided in their showcase bout. Brian Pillman Jr. exuded pure star power in the Casino Battle Royale. The list goes on.
It'd be great to see AEW sign these talented men and women up. They'll likely be used on a regular basis going forward anyway, but they've earned the security of a full-time deal.