Ranking Every AEW Wrestler's 2020 From Worst To Best

2. Kenny Omega

AEW ranked 2020
AEW

Nobody peaked higher in AEW this year than Kenny Omega, who has the big-time performances, character arc, and now, the star power required for Wrestler of the Year consideration.

Omega wasn't positioned at this level earlier in 2020. He was a tag guy operating outwith the World Championship's orbit, though it was all by design. Losing his biggest 2019 feuds gave 'The Best Bout Machine' a clear path to ascend, which has done, spectacularly, in 2020's final few months.

Increased 'Cleaner' teases built to the most flippant and arrogant heel character Omega has ever played, before he and Don Callis twisted the knife at Winter Is Coming. Now a fully-fledged villain, he is every bit the megastar that the critics who couldn't see the long-term plan claimed he wasn't at the start of the year.

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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.