10 Wrestlers Who Could Leave AEW In 2022

4. Frankie Kazarian

Franke Kazarian
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SoCal Uncensored were the first three signings to be unveiled at AEWs opening press conference back in January 2019, which they effectively opened, but with Scorpio Sky signing a five-year AEW extension in October and Christopher Daniels working as Head of Talent Relations, Frankie Kazarian's future, at the surface level, looks less certain.

Losing him would suck. At 44 years old, Kazarian is still a great wrestler when given the chance to be one and boasts a wealth of experience that should, theoretically, be invaluable to AEW's younger wrestlers, many of whom are still very early in their development. Even if he isn't going to wrestle on Dynamite or Rampage every week, it's easy to see him doing a great job in a behind-the-scenes function.

But with SCU no longer together and his once-hot Elite Hunter gimmick killed by Doc Gallows in one of AEW's worst booking decisions of 2021, Kazarian is currently rudderless. His last TNT singles match was an eight-minute loss to Adam Cole in September.

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