Predicting Where Every AEW Wrestler Will Be In 5 Years' Time
82. Brian Cage
Brian Cage is mint at popping your tiddies off with a move he has no right to pull off, but getting over on TV requires much more than movez with a 'Z'.
He's an afterthought in 2021, which hardly breeds optimism about his prospects in 2026.
81. Varsity Blondes
Brian Pillman, Jr. isn't the brightest.
About two months after convincing everybody that they should be a bit more understanding towards him, he wears a divisive t-shirt on Twitter that is bound to piss at least half of the people off. One could write the same thing about CM Punk, but he's actually a star.
Pillman, Jr. isn't bad; he just wrestles an antique of a style that can't possibly get over in a company that excels at state-of-the-art high-flying.
He's destined to appear on a '10 Wrestlers Who Wasted Their Potential' list.
Griff Garrison meanwhile is talented and more likeable, but again: he's never really talked about as a future "Pillar". His retro charm is a nice throwback now, but in 2026, that, sadly, will likely wane.
80. Brock Anderson
It was much too early for Brock Anderson to appear on Dynamite, which his non-presence now all but confirms.
Who the hell knows, really?
He was more than passable mechanically, but didn't make much of an impression beyond "That DDT was actually canny".
Put him in the NJPW dojo and you'll come closer to finding an answer. If one has to be provided here, let's go with "milling about various unglamorous territories and getting reps".