10 AEW Wrestlers Who Are Almost Unrecognisable Since Debuting

8. Jamie Hayter

Jamie Hayter transformation
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Jamie Hayter's All Elite Wrestling career remains one of the stranger ones in the organisation's relatively brief history.

Working as an incredibly engaging but wacky heel back on some of the earliest AEW telecasts, Hayter probably would have thrived immediately had the division been able to claim a little more television time on Wednesdays. But it didn't and she didn't, and the pandemic put her on the other side of the world from the place she was looking to make her name.

When she did come back nearly two full years later, it was on the side of a former foe who'd since made the switch. Britt Baker was now a heel and Hayter was the heater, but a connection with the crowd and her charisma resulted in the pair of them turning face together. As an ostensible heel, Hayter became Women's Champion before 'D.M.D' got the belt back, and a 2023 return from injury - whenever it arrives - will be one of the most anticipated ones in the entire company.

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