10 Wrestlers Who MUST Be Signed For All Elite Wrestling

4. Sean Waltman

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Sean 'X-Pac' Waltman's face-in-the-crowd moment at NXT TakeOver: War Games wasn't just heartening because he'd brought his beloved dog along. The smartest guy in any room when it comes to professional wrestling, the former New Generation game-changer and Attitude Era megastar belongs as close to Triple H's developmental brand as he can possibly get.

Since seemingly ridding himself of personal demons earlier in the decade, Waltman's offered some superb insights on the industry via Twitter and his 1-2-360 podcast, but said soliloquies would surely be better served in a Performance Center or similar facility.

And then, there's All Elite Wrestling.

It's important Cody and The Young Bucks gamble on their guts much as they have done up to this point, but it wouldn't hurt for them to have an older, wiser head in the frame. From how to book the storylines through to the intricacies of the matches and how each individual wrestler could improve themselves beyond expectations, Waltman seems the perfect choice to hire as an AEW guru.

That's not to say he couldn't command an on-screen tole too, but knowledge is power, and the 'Kid' has plenty to go around.

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