10 WWE Midcarders Who Would Be Main Eventers In AEW
The only way is up.
AEW already has a promising main event scene: with veterans the likes of Chris Jericho, new blood like Adam Page, internationally-proven stars like Kenny Omega, and ex-WWE main eventers like Jon Moxely.
While AEW wouldn't want to make the same mistakes as Impact Wrestling - by filling their roster with any former WWE talents they can get their hands on and immediately interjecting them into the main event picture - there are some WWE competitors who are simply too good for their current positions within the company: competitors who AEW wouldn't be able to resist granting a deserved headline spot to.
With AEW looking to offer a more sports centered presentation - as opposed to Vince McMahon's entertainment first initiative - it paves the way for higher work rate wrestlers to rise up the cards, particularly those capable of hanging in a sixty-minute bout with the likes of Omega. WWE has such stars in abundance, but they're usually regulated to the mid-card at best, and purgatory at worst.
These stars may not necessarily ever find themselves within WWE's newest rival's ranks, but if they were to jump ship, their stock would instantly rise and they would suddenly find themselves as pivotal players within an organisation.
10. Dolph Ziggler
Yes, we're in the age where a former two time world champion - currently feuding over the WWE title nonetheless - can be considered a midcarder. Yet, that has always been the status quo for 'The Show Off'. He was never taken seriously as champ - being handed his first world title and losing it the same night, before losing his second world title on the first defence.
Once considered the next Shawn Michaels, Dolph never quite became the prodigy he seemed destined to be. Ziggler even joked himself once that he would be far more successful if he were just a couple inches taller. Despite his *ahem* shortcomings, Ziggler has a good look and isn't too shabby on the mic either; it's his in-ring abilities where he shines the most however. For a grappler who doesn't have an extensive background on the indies like a lot of his co-workers, he's proven he can still hang with the best of them - stealing the show with the likes of Daniel Bryan and Seth Rollins.
It's the latter skills that would pave the way for glory, if Ziggler were to ever seek fortunes outside of his home for the last decade plus. A change of scenery would be just the revitalization Dolph needs, finally allowing him to live up to his full and untapped potential.