8 WILD Outside Bets To Win Wrestler Of The Year 2021

8. Jungle Boy

Jungle Boy is one of the four pillars of AEW and despite his incredible talent, he isn't in the conversation as wrestler of the year like his contemporaries. While Sammy Guevara and Darby Allin have held the TNT Championship and MJF is the biggest heel in AEW right now. Jungle Boy on the other hand hasn't had the same success.

He has put on phenomenal matches all year while elevating himself to a higher level. Jungle Boy is experiencing a transformation as of late and a lot of that is to do with Christen Cage becoming his mentor. Along with this his feud with Adam Cole in the latter part of the year, this run has allowed him and the audience to see his star power and invest in his character further.

The boy from the jungle has turned into a man over the last six months, from pure babyface to a character that now understands what it takes to be on top. In 2022 we should see him explore the shades of grey within his character and hopefully another singles match between him and Adam Cole.