Ranking Every AEW Wrestler's 2019 From Worst To Best

5. Riho

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Scott Lesh

AEW is attempting to rewire the way American fans consume mainstream wrestling. They have used Riho as a tool in this mission, successfully presenting her roll-up victories as products of skill, ingenuity, and smarts, rather than the flukes they're trumpeted as in other promotions, and it's working.

While some of Riho's offensive work looks ineffective on occasion, she uses her tiny frame to her advantage. Her game is all about speed, evasion, and counters. That's how she prevails without sacrificing the suspension of disbelief, and that she's an excellent seller doesn't hurt either.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.