5 Biggest Winners & Losers From AEW In 2024
8. Winner: Will Ospreay
Will Ospreay was turning heads in AEW before he was even officially signed to the company, but once he became a legitimate member of the roster in 2024, it was all systems go.
He was welcomed as one of the biggest signings in AEW history and immediately thrust into a prominent spot, defeating Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, and Powerhouse Hobbs to establish himself as the golden child of The Don Callis Family—something that, upon him leaving the group, has hurt Callis so badly that they have a major vendetta against him.
Within just over two months, after scoring other massive victories over people like Bryan Danielson and a Casino Gauntlet, Ospreay beat Roderick Strong to capture the International Championship, which he would win a second time later in the year in a big moment at AEW All In: London.
Ospreay has been hailed as not only arguably the best in-ring performer in the company, but one of the top stars to build around for the future, as well as one of the few faces of this new era leading the charge to "restore the feeling" of what AEW once was and can be going forward.