10 AEW Wrestlers Tony Khan Totally FUMBLED
5. Powerhouse Hobbs
Thanks to his relative youth (33, so only just approaching 2024 wrestler prime) and even younger TV age, there's still plenty of time to get Powerhouse Hobbs right. But it's so far so not-that-good for the promising monster.
Hobbs has been just another victim - pun very much intended - of the company’s confusing erratic booking from the moment Team Taz disbanded. A brutal enforcer following his heel turn on Cody Rhodes to join the group, showcasing raw power and charisma. However, AEW’s failure to follow through on his initial push has left Hobbs floundering in midcard purgatory.
Despite moments where it seemed like he was on the verge of breaking out, he’s been repeatedly undercut by a lack of consistent direction and a bizarre need to have him in stables rather than as his own man. His association with QTV was a horribly misguided nod to a strain of continuity audiences weren't interested in, and joining the Don Callis Family was infuriating optics-wise based on how marginalised he'd been by his last placement in a stable.
A 2024 injury break was a blow and a blessing in equal measure, and to paraphrase one of Hobbs' biggest locker room supporters, here's hoping the get-back will be better than the setback.