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

2. Jon Moxley

Jon Moxley
AEW/Lee South

Maybe WWE should have let Jon Moxley be himself all along, because the AEW World Champion has never been this compelling as a singles act.

To write his WWE run off as a failure would be wrong - he was great in The Shield and eventually held the top belt - though Dean Ambrose's latter years were dismal. Blighted by lame, unfunny comedy for too long, he shook the Stamford stink away the moment he debuted at the original Double Or Nothing, now standing as an edgier, cooler, and more badass version of himself.

The Jake Hager feud aside, AEW hasn't made a misstep with Moxley yet. The Brodie Lee match reaffirmed that he absolutely fits the bill as the guy in a major American promotion, having traded the riches and greater platform of McMahonland to save his creative soul.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.