Predicting Where Every AEW Wrestler Will Be In 5 Years' Time
40. Malakai Black
Tricky.
His base is incredibly into him, but more cynical, trad-minded fans are terrified by the prospect of supernatural-adjacent lore becoming canon in this context. Live crowds don't reflect this online division. He's over and over big.
Moreover, whether his creative mind is fascinating or dorky, it seems endless - so much so that the future TNT Champion will be inspiring Reddit threads for years to come.
Provided, of course, that the platform hasn't poisoned itself entirely in five years' time.
39. Nick Comoroto
A visually stunning specimen who isn't particularly over, his early '90s hoss throwback move-set raises a smile within those who came of age in thrall to such goliaths without truly connecting on a meaningful level.
A well-intentioned experiment - why wouldn’t you do something with someone who looks like that? - it's not really working enough to predict anything other than a "We'll leave the door open".
38. Orange Cassidy
The man with an act that retains its crowd-pleasing wonder even in the face of normalised saturation, Cassidy hasn't even approach playing earnest yet, and he's as creative as all hell.
He might not become a warped but undeniable World Champion prospect, despite his fairly sizeable popularity, but something has gone badly, worryingly long if Cassidy isn't AEW's distinct version of Toru Yano: a beloved ever-present that adds immeasurable charm and inexplicable longevity to the promotion.