9 Predictions For Chris Jericho's AEW Mystery Partners

4. The New Hart Foundation

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Pros:

There is perhaps a thin storyline connection, in that Jericho is associated with Canada and the Hart Dungeon. Brian Pillman, Jr. is known to and liked by AEW, having entered the Casino Battle Royale at Double Or Nothing. Teddy Hart is a very creative and influential modern worker, enhanced by a totally unhinged aura, and would no doubt endanger himself in electric sequences with the Young Bucks. Davey Boy Smith, Jr. is still just 32 years old, and operates best in the context of a faction.

Cons:

The New Hart Foundation boast zero mainstream notoriety - nor that much in the way of critical acclaim. The act is very good, and is over in MLW, but there are significantly hotter properties to exploit in Indy and global circles. Teddy Hart is on very good behaviour, by his standards, but he's also a nutjob with a dark past at odds with AEW's values (or at least, its progressive gimmick).

Likelihood: 15%

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