10 AEW Wrestlers That Are Permanently Lost

With numbers thinner than ever in the group after departures of the likes of Alan Angels and Stu Grayson (and Colt Cabana's rather awkward shuffling to the Ring Of Honor roster), there's a major "Dark Order Is Fine" air about the group at present, and this has been compounded by a series of defeats further marginalising their impact on the product at large.

The story of the group has been combed through numerous times now, but perhaps this is a case where it's actually okay for a wrestling story to reach a formalised conclusion. Just because content demands require weekly episodic, it doesn't mean every single character has to do mostly the same thing forever and ever. Not least when it's potentially holding specific members back.

Anna Jay feels ex-communicated even if it's not by explicit design. John Silver and Alex Reynolds are there to enhance rather than advance, which feels particularly egregious when Silver works with the pace and power of about 10 wrestlers at once. Most importantly, they've achieved an earnest and impressive purpose - they reminded Hangman Page about the value of true friendship, helped him reach AEW's apex and rebuilt his confidence along the way.

The Dark Order aren't pointless but no longer have a point, and it'd be a cute bookend for them to amicably split as winners that end right back where they started.