Every AEW Wrestler Ranked From Worst To Best - After One Year

21. Jungle Boy

Jungle Boy's character and physical frame both need fleshing out before he can be considered a prospect on the Sammy Guevara/Darby Allin level, but make no mistake: the 23-year-old is a prospect.

He was one of Double Or Nothing 2020's MVPs thanks to a tremendous defensive performance against MJF. Laid out like an old-school territory era classic, their match saw Jungle Boy bump and sell at a level some 20-year veterans never hit, fighting back with explosive, well-positioned bursts. The kid levelled up - and losing to a counter roll-up is no great shame.

Again, there's still a lot of work to be done, though Jungle Boy's strengths are huge and there is plenty of time for his weaknesses to catch up.

20. Nyla Rose

What prevents Nyla Rose from finishing higher are her performances in her disappointing Revolution clash with Kris Statlander and at Double Or Nothing 2019, where she was anonymous. In fairness, Awesome Kong's debut was always going to overshadow the other monster, though 'The Native Beast' still struggled.

Otherwise, Rose has exceeded all expectations. She found her feet as a monster heel quickly and was a highlight in Fyter Fest's three-way with Riho and Yuka Sakazaki, popping the crowd with brutal offense like her rope-hanging knee drop. This continued throughout her two Women's Title tilts with Riho, both of which rank amongst the division's finest matches, though Nyla hit a new level against the standard-bearing Hikaru Shida at Double Or Nothing 2020, where she lost her strap in only her second defence.

Nyla has also revealed herself to be a capable talker in this time, showing AEW was right to invest in her.

19. Pentagon Jr.

Another one for the "Should Have Been Higher" drawer, here, as while Pentagon Jr. has shone in AEW, he hasn't quite hit the heights expected of him when he signed.

The problem with the Lucha Brothers is that their tag matches tend to fall towards standard spotfest territory when they aren't compelled to flex their creative muscle. This is a particular hindrance to Penta, who isn't as versatile a performer as Rey Fenix, though he is considerably more charismatic.

AEW's terrifying skeleton ninja has nonetheless played a leading role in some of the promotion's more spectacular tag matches since its inception. He's performing at a high level, just not his highest.