10 Wrestlers With The AEW Stink

4. The Dark Order

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Once a rejuvenated presence alongside Brodie Lee and a reinvigorated one with Hangman Page, The Dark Order have faded from relevance (and often from view) since Page became AEW World Heavyweight Champion.

Though the group were still on hand to run off redDRagon in the closing moments of the Revolution pay-per-view headliner between Page and Adam Cole, they are seemingly doomed to a life of jobbing on Dynamite and Rampage forever more unless they formally sever ties with the AEW World Heavyweight Champion. He certainly seems to want to do that too, which could inadvertently divide fans between the two sides should they part ways for good.

Once, this might have been quite charming, but the magic of the group has fizzled to the point where they probably should too. A heel turn now might scan as insensitive, but a formal and gentle split wouldn't sting in the same way. It's okay for groups to outlive their usefulness and part ways amicably - it'd be smart of AEW to remind fans of that.

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