Ups & Downs For Every AEW Roster Member

56. Brandi Rhodes

Up

A fierce, aggressive, and fired-up promo on the debuting Jade Cargill on Dynamite's 11 November episode. Rhodes also demonstrated clear in-ring improvement in here recent Dynamite match with Anna Jay, and is by all accounts one of the hardest-working people backstage.

Down

The Nightmare Collective was a bad, bad idea executed poorly. Perhaps pairing Rhodes with Awesome Kong would have worked out if Kia Stevens wasn't at such an advanced stage of her career, but the stable invited mockery.

55. Jack Evans

Up

Although The Hybrid 2 were brought in as a mid-level tag team tasked with putting ascendent tandems over, Jack worked a killer AAA Mega Title match with Kenny Omega in Dark's early days, proving the high-flying veteran can still hang at a high level.

Down

The aimless SoCal Uncensored feud continues to meander back and forth on Dark.

54. Christopher Daniels

Up

SoCal Uncensored's earlier trios bouts were all firecrackers. Since then, Daniels has put in good work as the tenured veteran hand putting other wrestlers over on their way to the top, with Mr. Brodie Lee, Ricky Starks, Shawn Spears, and more all benefitting from facing him.

Down

Recent outings suggest that at 50 years old, CD's in-ring career is on the downswing. That's fine, as time catches everyone in the end - it's just a shame.

53. Yuka Sakazaki

Up

Her entrance theme is a delight. On a more serious note, Sakazaki was the standout performer in Double Or Nothing 2019's six-woman joshi tag and a great, sympathetic foil for the increasingly nasty Britt Baker in February 2020.

Down

It's hard to find a flaw in Sakazaki's AEW work so far, so let's just throw the ongoing global health crisis down here. 'The Magical Girl' had only just returned to AEW when international travelling restrictions kicked in.