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

16. Hikaru Shida

Hikaru Shida
AEW

Over and talented and having committed to the full-time move to the U.S., Shida will endure as a mainstay and multi-time Women's and TBS Champion.

American TV wrestling doesn't do enough to tell engaging stories with non-native speakers, sadly, but Shida's bond with the audience is one that will grow and continue to grow the longer she keeps stealing Dynamite shows.

15. Jade Cargill

Jade Cargill Skye Blue
AEW

Jade Cargill fits the profile of a WWE Superstar, and in a mostly safe predictions article will shock the wrestling world by being the first protected "homegrown" AEW star to willingly make the jump to the competition.

This won't represent a paradigm shift - mostly because AEW's roster isn't desired by WWE and its new recruitment initiative - but it will happen.

14. Jamie Hayter

Jamie Hayter Riho
AEW

Jamie Hayter rules. Her sh*t looks murderous, and she's perfected a wild signature bump before even approaching her full, refined potential. On that subject, she's so physical and impactful that she could one day evolve into the female PAC.

The very best of AEW's emerging women's division starlets, Hayer is destined to not just star atop AEW's women's division but to rule it as a final boss heel.

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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!