10 Wrestlers Who MUST Be Signed For All Elite Wrestling

9. Meiko Satomura

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Meiko Satomura lit up the Mae Young Classic with her dazzling and dynamic displays, but inexplicably didn't exit the tournament with a company contract in hand.

Though WWE have badly fumbled several Japanese talents over the years (and several prominent ones in more recent times), the Sendai Girls co-founder seemed like a perfect fit in their ever-expanding Women's Division.

Yet, she remains "just" the losing semi-finalist. Her tournament matches were by the far the most talked-about, with clashes against Killer Kelly and Toni Storm creating a water cooler-like buzz on social media that Being The Elite managed every week in the build-up to ALL IN. It's exactly that type of attention and positive promotion the group need to earn again as they attempt to create a product from scratch.

Her matches would require minimal context or story, and having her as one of the female regulars against a rotation of the independent scene's best and brightest would guarantee at least one hugely exciting encounter on whatever television/pay-per-view/streaming service All Elite Wrestling eventually finds a place on.

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