Every AEW Stable Ranked From Worst To Best

7. Best Friends

The Pinnacle
AEW

Best Friends are weird.

They work programmes that go so long a sense of resentment creeps in, but all that time has to count for something - even if it never feels like it - because they have delivered no less than two iconic happy endings of the sort that just don't happen on a national wrestling television scene that was significantly worse off without that winning tone.

It says rather a lot about WWE's monopoly that the very concept of happiness, following the super-violent Parking Lot Brawl and the super-fun Arcade Anarchy, felt as alien as f*cking Kris Statlander. AEW is the alternative to WWE, but it's sure as sh*t better at putting smiles on people's faces.

The shtick can grate - that a grown man would request a match like a third-grader would ask out a crush was too twee for pro wrestling for some - but joy is, strangely enough, a rather nice feeling.

Through the inspired cameos made by Sue - a cutesy story beat that does provide the good sort of juxtaposition - Best Friends have emerged as a sweet group of boys (and now a girl) you love to see do well.

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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 current Undisputed WWE 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!