Predicting Where Every AEW Wrestler Will Be In 5 Years' Time

Wild guesses for who will star for and BOOK AEW in 2026 - featuring Cody Rhodes, HOOK, and MJF...

by Michael Sidgwick
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This is an ambitious (and possibly foolish) endeavour because imagine predicting the future of pro wrestling in 2016.

Finn Bálor was certain to recuperate from his shoulder injury and resume his destiny as a multi-World Champion headline act. A Bullet Club sub-group self-marketed as 'The Elite' were generating unreal buzz - enough, perhaps, to land Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks in Orlando, Florida. Omega's performance level in the G1 Climax was so incredible that it might one day put him next to a pointing Triple H with the NXT Title hoisted over his shoulder.

A babyface Shane McMahon-led Monday Night RAW reinvigorated a show that drew not inconsiderable critical acclaim (f*cking hell). It was destined to get even better, too, perhaps 2000-level good, since despite the odd mutilated main roster call-up, the NXT roster was so talented and over at a cult level that the future was indeed now, nestled on Vince McMahon's lap, just waiting to be picked up.

That all said: there are worse ways to spend a holiday season that always drags on longer than you remember, and the holier than thou scribblings on this author page have gotten this bold prediction stuff right on occasion...

N.B. This list was compiled using the AllEliteWrestling.com roster page as at 22/11/2021...

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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!