10 Wrestlers Who Will PEAK In 2023

10. MJF

Let’s start with an obvious one, because if MJF doesn’t have the best year of his career in 2023, something has gone horribly wrong.

To say the wind is in this young man’s sails would be an understatement. He’s AEW’s World Champion, and you’d bet on him keeping the big Burberry belt for the rest of the year. He’s a proven ratings draw whose every move is met with acclaim (if you can get Jim Cornette praising Tony Khan’s project, you’re doing something right).

What’s remarkable is that the homegrown talent already feels like a special attraction. Rightly, MJF doesn’t wrestle much. Instead, he runs his mouth on TV until his every match feels unmissable. First on the docket this year may be an hour-long Iron Man bout with Bryan Danielson - yes please.

It’s safe to assume that most of AEW’s creative brainstorming sessions concern MJF’s long term future, and if that’s not necessarily a good thing for the rest of the roster, it’s paying dividends and then some for Maxwell.