10 Wrestlers Who Are In The Wrong Promotion

8. Varsity Blonds

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What is the ceiling of the Varsity Blonds in AEW?

The company has the most stacked tag team roster in the history of pro wrestling (seriously, go look at it), and the duo of Brian Pillman Jr. and Griff Garrison is pretty much the bottom of the list. It isn’t as if the teams ahead of them are all on the way out either. Pillman is 28. For reference, Nick Jackson is 32, current AEW Tag Team Champion Jungle Boy is 24, Rey Fenix is 31. Max Caster is 32, and Anthony Bowens is 31. It isn’t as if the Varsity Blonds can bide their time.

WWE makes a lot of sense for the duo, although there is an overriding feeling that the team will split before anything major happens. Why? Boredom, mostly, but one can’t help but shake the feeling that Pillman Jr. will be better suited as a singles heel while Griff can shine as a babyface. Will either of those things happen in AEW? Most likely not.

Impact would also be a good landing spot for either, although you could say this about pretty much any promotion in North America. There will be plenty of jobs for the two to do in AEW, but the jobber label is pretty difficult to shift.

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