10 New Directions For AEW After Forbidden Door 2023

7. Jack Perry Going Full On Heel

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Jungle Boy looked miffed when fans jeered him on last week's episode of Rampage. Then, at Forbidden Door, he lost his crack at Sanada's IWGP Heavyweight Championship and turned on Hook post-match. Their union has been rushed for sure, but it did offer a simple way to turn Jack Perry full-blown heel.

He's ready for that.

Any remaining goodwill towards Perry vanished when he blasted Taz's boy. Now, both young lions can work a series of matches together for that peripheral FTW Title. This writer's suggestion would be for Perry to win the thing, then announce that he has bigger plans and bin it - the belt is hardly essential to AEW TV anyway.

Another smart move would be switching up Jack's entrance theme. Fans love to singalong with the Jungle Boy music, so it'd be wise to take that away from them. 'Jack Perry: The Heel Years' are about to begin. Grab some popcorn.

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