Youth And The World Championship: How 10 Top Wrestling Companies Book New Stars
8. All Elite Wrestling
The upstart company so far has only had three World Champions in total, with veteran Chris Jericho bumping the average age to 40. But for a company that prides itself on giving opportunities, and emphasizing a real-sport feel, let's take a look at the challengers for the title Jericho, Moxley and Omega have all faced.
It started off promising, with youngsters Adam Page and Darby Allin being early contenders against Jericho, but that quickly moved to giving new opportunities to indie veterans and WWE cast-aways all plying for the gold, with three challengers all broaching 40. Since Allin's title shot in 2019, only two AEW superstars aged 30 and under have competed for AEW's top prize, with the overlooked indie darlings of yesteryear getting their chance to prove they were worthy of a major opportunity. Also The Butcher because he's just a mean-looking git.
Challengers alone average an age of 35, which incidentally is the total average for the AEW Championship scene.
At least they have Jungle Boy, Kip Sabian and Sammy Guevara waiting in the wings.