8 Wrestlers Who Could Be Revealed As Leader Of The Dark Order

7. Brian Cage

Brodie Lee Dark Order
Impact Wrestling

Pros:

Brian Cage is available; his Impact Wrestling contract has expired, and well-placed source SoCal UNCENSORED reckon a deal is all but done. That his wife, Melissa Santos, has rubbished rumours of his signing is another indication that he has actually signed. Cage possesses an impossible beast of a physique that will differentiate him from the roster, and as an agile colossus is in a great position to play the Final Boss destroyer role in the pulsating six-man tags at which AEW excel - and which, opposite the Elite trio, this storyline is driving (or spluttering) towards. Original plans called for Scurll to have formed the Dark Order as a measure of revenge for being left to rot. This premise just about works for Cage, too; he came up in the same scene as the Young Bucks, but was left to toil in Impact, missing out on the buzz and the paydays.

Cons:

That motivation reads like a value range version of the original, planned storyline lacking both the organic dramatic heft and epic build on Being The Elite. Cage is injury-prone, too, which extends another invite into the maw of the snake that has bitten this whole deal.

Probability: 50%

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!