6 lesser-known wrestlers from AEW that will get a chance to shine in the new promotion
If you are a fan of pro wrestling then you probably are familiar with at least half of the current All Elite Wrestling Roster. To be honest, I was unfamiliar with most of the Japanese wrestlers except for CIMA and Aja Kong.
But beyond those wrestlers, I at least had a working knowledge of most of the roster.
WWE fans are probably only familiar with wrestlers like Cody and Dustin Rhodes, Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho and Shawn Spears, who had previously wrestled for the company. Kenny Omega and the Elite might have also caught their attention if friends were gushing about the possibility of the group joining WWE.
Once you take a look at the roster, you see a foundation of the Elite and a lot of former Ring of Honor guys like SCU and Best Friends. And then you have relatively known talents such as Lucha Brothers, Allie and Awesome Kong.
Other than those wrestlers, the roster is filled with a lot of exciting, young prospects that have varying degrees of experience. While AEW will initially rely on the bigger names to get off the ground, here are six names that will eventually shine in the new promotion.
#6. Peter Avalon
Depending on your views of AEW so far, you either enjoy the hijinks involving the Librarians Peter Avalon and Leva Bates or you absolutely hate them. What they have shown is that some stars were brought in for both in-ring ability and character work.
I've been watching Championship Wrestling From Hollywood recently and Avalon is one of the staples of the promotion. He is much more serious in that promotion and even wrestled David Arquette recently at an event for the company.
While the gimmick has been met with lukewarm reviews and two losses, it is a way to at least get Avalon and Leva Bates screen time. Avalon is a technical wrestler and is more than what the gimmick portrays.
The shelf life of the "Librarian" gimmick will allow Avalon to showcase more once it either ends or changes. He's one of the lesser-known stars in the company but was signed for a reason. It wasn't to sit on the bench.