Ranking Every AEW Championship Reign Of 2023
23. Wardlow - AEW TNT Championship
When looking at up-and-coming stars fumbled to painful degrees in 2023, Wardlow is in the running for the top-spot. Not that he couldn't heat back up - the guy is great fun to watch - but his booking has been such a shambles that it feels like a tough ask.
His third TNT Championship win occurred in April, reclaiming the belt from Powerhouse Hobbes after losing it previously in March. By this point, the title felt absolutely pointless as it was and so too did putting it back on a star that - once considered a future major player of the company - needed something fresh after floundering for so long.
Two months and three defences later, the belt was on the move again, and it felt like AEW had completely given up on what remained of the Wardlow push.