10 WWE & AEW Wrestlers Set For A Big 2022

10. Malakai Black

The best-presented wrestler of 2021 is set for a barnstorming 2022.

Ever since Malakai Black appeared amidst a sudden blackout to clean Arn Anderson's clock, he has been presented as a legitimate star. There has always been an uneasy aura around Black, ever since his NXT days, that people just didn't know how to present him.

As always, gothic stuff usually equals spooky stuff, and Black meandered somewhere between super worker, devastating striker and creepy, moody, gothic guy.

What he needed was the chance to breathe. Not to be stuck in a mismatched tag team with Richochet, or shunted away in a cupboard, begging to be found. What is most impressive so far about Black's AEW run, is that since he arrived to a wild pop, the likes of CM Punk, Bryan Danielson and Adam Cole had all hit the main event. Yet he still feels like a massive deal.

Due to his popularity, it seems inevitable that AEW will turn him face and with the 'House of Black' behind him, 2022 should be a very fruitful year for him. As a babyface, he'd make a fantastic opponent opposite Omega, or as a ruthless, devastating TNT Champion.