10 Wrestlers AEW Stole From Under WWE's Nose
6. Kyle O'Reilly
Following on from his former and future stablemate Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly landed in All Elite Wrestling on December 22nd 2021, having spent the last few months in WWE on the first few months of the new NXT.
2.0 wasn’t for everybody (to say the least), and O'Reilly felt too linked to the old world during a drawn-out feud with new prospect Von Wagner before his departure.
Unfortunately, his AEW run was blighted with equally dicey storytelling and a desperately unfortunate injury. When a do-over of The Undisputed Era alongside Cole and Bobby Fish didn't generate drama with The Elite from the off, the group suddenly felt as though they were coasting, and after just 15 matches, he was out with a long-term injury.
In that time, Fish left the company and Adam Cole - having spent time on the shelf himself - has turned babyface upon his return. O'Reilly will hopefully follow suit, if only so AEW doesn't bring about a return to the lengthy and dangerous matches with Cole that took such a toll in 2021.