Every AEW Wrestler Ranked From Worst To Best - After One Year
9. PAC
The global health crisis robbing AEW fans of PAC's misanthropy has been one of the Empty Arena Era's greatest shames. Dynamite misses him dearly. No sooner had Death Triangle debuted that they were yanked away from us, leaving 'The Bastard' stranded in his native England, appearing only via a single blistering promo.
PAC is a perfect heel between the ropes in that he deliberately holds back on his elite athleticism to prevent pops, but that doesn't make him any less interesting. He is a nasty, grinding worker who wears opponents out before dropping his biggest bombs sparingly, and his character is great, too. Those promos are searing.
AEW needs this guy back on their shows, and pronto. His big-stage potential is finally being fulfilled.
8. Matt Jackson
The Young Bucks finally showed their best selves at Revolution, starring in a beautiful, story-driven tag richer in psychology than high spots, highlighting why so many consider them the best tag team in the business.
They had largely underachieved up to that point. Don't get it twisted, The Young Bucks "underachieving" is still very high-level, but they were secondary figures in their own company for far too long. This now looks to have changed.
Matt Jackson is the more grounded worker of the two. Less spectacular he may be, but he is played a bigger role in selling the tension with Hangman Page, spitting venom at his supposed stablemate throughout this Elite storyline. A penchant for the spectacular will always be in his blood, though Matt has demonstrated growth in AEW.
7. Nick Jackson
That brother Nick attracts more attention than Matt is understandable. He is the more dazzling Young Buck: the one carrying most of the high-flying load whenever they step through the ropes, and he'd likely be considered one of the planet's greatest solo cruiserweights if he wasn't so tethered to the tag ranks.
That isn't a call for Nick to strike out on his own, though. The Bucks are stronger together than apart and it feels like we haven't even scratched the surface of what they can do in AEW's tag division. They haven't even won the belts yet!