History Characters / AllEliteWrestling

Here is the list of wrestlers in Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling:

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[[folder:Male Wrestlers]]
!!!Wrestling/KennyOmega - ''Executive Vice-President''
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* BashBrothers: With Michael Nakazawa. They even have tag team moves unique to them only. They also had a match against the Best Friends when attempting to win that team name for themselves. Of course, the Best Friends won and kept their name.
* BigBrotherMentor: To Riho. She's his tag team partner of choice in mixed tag matches, and has been working with him since she was very young.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: He defeated Jon Moxley on the December 2 2020 episode of ''Dynamite'', not only being the man to end Moxley's epic 277-day World Championship reign, but the first man to defeat Moxley ''at all'', through any means, since the foundation of AEW![[note]]Moxley's only "loss" before this was a tag match with PAC where he turned on his own partner and attacked him then walked away to let PAC be pinned, which hardly counts as a real "defeat".[[/note]]
* DirtyCoward: Ever since winning the AEW World Championship, he's been ducking any major threats to his reign, most notably Bryan Danielson.
* FinishingMove: "The One-Winged Angel" (One-Handed Electric Chair Driver)
* {{Foil}}:
** To Wrestling/CodyRhodes. Both founding members of Wrestling/{{the Elite}} who serve as Executive [=VPs=] of AEW when they're not in the ring, both of them are known for their nerdy streak, and both of them were introduced as charismatic and upstanding {{face}}s. But Kenny is a perennial bachelor who's remained consistently in charge of the Elite throughout his time in AEW, he's gotten noticeably more selfish and brutal since his [[FaceHeelTurn heel turn]], and he's known for his quirky personality. Cody, by contrast, is a HappilyMarried family man who regularly works with his wife and his brother, he eventually leaves the Elite to start his own group "The Nightmare Family", he takes pride in serving as a mentor to younger wrestlers, and he generally favors a more serious presentation.
** To his longtime rival Wrestling/JonMoxley, who held the World Champion title before him. Both of them are dominant singles wrestlers who are often portrayed as mentally unstable, but Kenny is known for his flamboyant and quirky public persona, he's been backed by Wrestling/{{the Elite}} throughout his time in AEW, and he tends to relish the celebrity status that comes with his success in the ring (often letting it go to his head, which contributed to his [[FaceHeelTurn heel turn]]). By contrast: Moxley is best known for [[IWorkAlone being a loner]], he's famous for his cold and taciturn personality and his humble roots as a working-class street fighter, he generally shuns the limelight and prefers to fight [[BloodKnight for the simple thrill of fighting]]-- and despite his general antiheroism, he prides himself on fighting fair.
* MetaphoricallyTrue: He's not wrong when claiming that he and Moxley have an untouched slate when it comes to official 1-on-1 encounters. Although we certainly know it happened from watching their Lights Out war at Full Gear 2019[[note]]...which Moxley won[[/note]], AEW and Tony Khan don't recognize it as such, since it was deemed an unsanctioned match and thus didn't affect either man's official win-loss record.
* OverlyLongGag: Part of Kenny's return to singles action in 2020 following the dissolution of his partnership with Hangman has included Justin Roberts rattling off a slew of Kenny's RealLife personal and in-ring accomplishments, often ending with "living near, but not ''in'', NORTH CAROLINA!"
* PowerStable: The Elite.
* RedBaron: "The Best Bout Machine", carried over from Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling.
* RedOniBlueOni: The composed and calculated Blue to [[ArchEnemy Jon Moxley's]] emotional Red whenever they faced off.
* ShoutOut: No matter the company, no matter the country, Kenny Omega was, is, and always will be a massive ''nerd''.
** His name alone is a reference to the Omega Weapon from the Franchise/FinalFantasy games, and his finisher, the "One-Winged Angel", is a direct reference to Sephiroth from VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII.
** His running knee strike is called the [[VideoGame/StreetFighter "V-Trigger"]] and he's been known to bust out the Hadoken in matches. Hell, during Fyter Fest, he cosplayed as Akuma and even did a Shun Goku Satsu on some unfortunate guy.
** On the October 30th edition of ''Dynamite'', Kenny was in the Halloween spirit and decided to dress as a video game character. That character? '''[[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} SANS]].''' He had a video made by Toby Fox himself play prior to his entrance, which, as you can probably guess, was in fact Megalovania.
** Before he does his signature tope con hilo to the outside, Kenny smacks the mat to the rhythm of the Franchise/{{Terminator}} theme and even emulates the T-800's pose when he arrives to the past.
* SignatureMove: "V-Trigger" (Bicycle knee strike), "Kotaro Krusher" (Leaping one-handed bulldog), Snap Dragon Suplex, "Rise of the Terminator" (Suicide somersault senton), "You Can't Escape" (Finlay Roll/Middle-Rope Moonsault combo).
* TechnicianVSPerformer: Highlighted pretty well in his feud with Jon Moxley, with Moxley as the emotionally charged passion driven Performer who is consistently seen as Omega's superior on the mic bringing more eyes to the product, and Omega as the universally acclaimed wrestling savant Technician considered better in ring-wise than Moxley.
* TheyWereHoldingYouBack: Not-so-subtly infers that he ''himself'' felt this way about Page during the latter's singles matches following their tag title loss, as those matches were all originally tag matches with Omega, but Kenny would bow out of them without much of a given reason.
** He more or less admits over the next few weeks that he was glad to have lost the tag titles so he could refocus on his singles career and show everyone that "The Cleaner" and "The Best Bout Machine" never truly went away, particularly after upending Page in the World Title Eliminator tourney to get a shot at Moxley and the AEW World Title.
* VillainOfAnotherStory: Started his AEW run as one of the company's top babyfaces, but as soon as he goes south of the border to Wrestling/{{AAA}}, where he's the reigning Mega Champion, he turns back into the real-life anime villain we all knew and loved in New Japan. Averted now that he's turned heel in AEW as well.

!!!Wrestling/ChrisJericho - '''ROH WORLD CHAMPION'''
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* BigBad: As the inaugural AEW world heavyweight champion and leader of his own faction, Jericho reigned comfortably as the top heel for a while... and then turned heel again in spring 2022.
* BigBadEnsemble: With the Exalted One who had been directing the Dark Order.
* CorneredRattlesnake: He typically prefers Jake Hager by his side to interfere when things start to get tough, but when actually forced to fight on even terms, Jericho can still etch out a victory.
* CoveredInGunge: Victim of this on the July 15, 2020 episode of ''Dynamite'', two weeks after defeating Orange Cassidy at ''Fyter Fest''.[[labelnote:*]]This match was on the second night of ''Fyter Fest'' on July 2, which wasn't broadcast until July 8.[[/labelnote]] With the Inner Circle surrounding him, he cut a promo on Cassidy, saying he wasn't going to get a rematch and that his career was dead. Cassidy came out, listened to a little more of this, and then raised his fist and gave a thumbs-down... followed by the Inner Circle being drenched in orange juice dropped from the rafters. Adding to the humiliation, the towel he was given by a ringside assistant to wipe himself off was a Cassidy towel. In the weeks thereafter, he continued to wear his jacket from the event, even as it stunk of orange juice, of which he wasn’t amused to know of whenever he asked [[BrutalHonesty Santana]] about it.
* DoItYourselfThemeTune: "Judas" by his band Fozzy.
* FinishingMove: "Judas Effect" ([[BoringButPractical spinning back elbow]]). He also uses the Lion Tamer as a submission finisher.
* HypocriticalHumor: On the December 4, 2019 episode of ''Dynamite'', he starts talking about a list of wrestlers he won't wrestle again that year. The crowd cheer, but he shuts them up by telling them that it's not [[Memes/{{WWE}} 2016]] anymore. That being said, his "lexicon" of wrestlers he won't fight is constructed oddly like the 1004 Moves of Chris Jericho list -- Wrestling/JonMoxley ends up being the "armbar" this time around.
* KillItWithFire: On the April 27, 2022 ''Dynamite'', after an inconclusive in-ring sit-down with The Jericho Appreciation Society on one side and Wrestling/EddieKingston and Wrestling/SantanaAndOrtiz on the other, the JAS jumped their rivals backstage and isolated Kingston, ending with Jericho throwing a fireball in Kingston's face. Chris would repeatedly use this against anyone, from backstage personnel to Shota Umino at ''Forbidden Door''.
* LoopholeAbuse: During his reign as AEW World Champion, Chris Jericho was proud to say that he was the youngest AEW World Champion ever. Y'know... because he was also the ''first ever'' AEW World Champion.
* MoralMyopia: Claims that Moxley deserved to be stabbed in the eye for hitting him in the head with a champagne bottle and taking the Ford GT that was given to him, despite JR, Tony, and Excalibur's protests that Jericho could have permanently blinded Moxley and ended his career. However, when Mox takes revenge and does the same to Santana, Jericho calls Moxley a piece of trash and mirrors the former's concerns almost word for word.
* ParentalSubstitute: Apparently acts as a father figure to Sammy Guevara.
* PowerStable: The Inner Circle, followed by The Jericho Appreciation Society.
* RedBaron: "Le Champion" during his inaugural AEW World Championship reign; upon creating The Jericho Appreciation Society, he would embrace a new epitaph, "The Influencer", including "The Wizard" after throwing that fireball in Eddie Kingston's face. When he fought Jon Moxley for the Interim AEW World Championship, Jericho resurrected his old "Lionheart" monniker, as well as declaring himself "The Last Survivor of the Hart Dungeon".
* RingOldies: Turned 50 in November 2020, and still bringing it.
* SoreLoser: He suffers his first loss after being pinned by Scorpio Sky in a tag team match, and ''pitches an absolute fit'' over it. Does the same thing in the 10-minute non-title match against Jungle Boy, where he's so incensed that Jungle Boy made it the full 10 minutes that he actively ''adds time back to the clock by demanding it be put on'' just so he can get the win, only to run off when Jungle Boy fights back. Since then, he insisted he won the match, despite clearly not doing so.
* TheUnapologetic: He is so averse to saying the word "sorry" during his apology speech in the ring that he gets ''Jake Hager'' to say it for him.
** Ultimately subverted during both his and The Inner Circle's HeelFaceTurn, where he apologizes for his horrific actions under the influence of [[FunWithAcronyms "my jerkoff friend"]] MJF.
* VillainRespect: Whenever on commentary and even as a {{Heel}}, he’s actually quite willing to say good things about {{Face}} wrestlers, even those whom he had feuded with.

!!![[Wrestling/{{Goldust}} Dustin Rhodes]]
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* RedBaron: "The Natural".
* RingOldies: The second-oldest member of the regularly active roster, born in April 1969.
* WrestlingFamily: He's Cody's brother.

!!!Wrestling/AdamPage
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* TheAlcoholic: A lot of {{Running Gag}}s revolve around him drinking, and indeed his sudden appearances usually involve him entering and/or leaving holding a mostly-finished cup of beer. {{Downplayed}} following his absence in 2021.
* {{Cowboy}}: Whenever Adam Page comes in, it's time for some [[AscendedMeme COWBOY SHIT]].
* ButtMonkey: Not an in-ring example - Hangman can hold his own fine, but he's often the target of hilarious "facts" presented on his name card on his way to the ring, or in the case of ''AEW Revolution'', [[TakeThat having the upper part of the nameplate left blank]].
* FinishingMove: "Buckshot Lariat" (flipping springboard lariat) and "Deadeye" (kneeling belly-to-back piledriver)
* HonoraryTrueCompanion: To The Dark Order - he's not an official member, but has their support, regardless.
* TheGunslinger: As part of his NewOldWest motifs, his trademark moves are named after marksman terms - "Buckshot Lariat" ("buckshot" being a term for a shotgun shell) and "Deadeye".
* NewOldWest: Page appropriates a lot of Old West motifs to his character, often being likened to "the sheriff" of AEW.
* RedBaron: "Hangman" Adam Page

!!![[Wrestling/AdrianNeville PAC]] - '''AEW ALL-ATLANTIC CHAMPION''' & '''AEW WORLD TRIOS CHAMPIONS''' (With The Lucha Bros.)
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Not even "The Bastard" could help but find some of Orange Cassidy's antics amusing during their match at ''AEW Revolution 2020'' - when Cassidy brought out his trademark "Devastating Kicks", PAC started kicking Cassidy back with exactly the same (lack of) intensity. Later, after a spot where Cassidy repeatedly evaded the Black Arrow by rolling across and out of the ring until PAC climbed down and met him at the edge, PAC started laughing and applauding as he walked around to the other side - up until [[BewareTheSillyOnes Cassidy kipped up in the middle of the ring and blasted him with a tope suicida instead]].
* ArchEnemy: The House of Black, specifically, Malakai Black
* CommutingOnABus: [[RealLifeWritesThePlot Due to travel issues arising from the fact that Benjamin Satterley does not live in the United States]], PAC tends to quietly disappear at times and then return out of nowhere months later.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: When trying to goad Kenny Omega into another singles match, he appeared to be threatening Riho, but revealed after Omega accepted that he WouldntHitAGirl. Doesn't mean that he was against letting Nyla Rose do the job for him.
* FinishingMove: "Black Arrow" (corkscrew shooting star press), "Brutalizer" (double underhook crossface).
* {{Jerkass}}: Is not above attacking people close to the wrestlers just to get a rise out of them. Just ask Kenny Omega, or better yet, Michael Nakazawa.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: He's an uncouth, merciless brute who will ''destroy'' anyone who gets in his way. He also happens to be one of the only wrestlers capable of holding his own against [[Wrestling/AleisterBlack Malakai Black]], who's even worse than he is.
* PowerStable: Death Triangle.
* RedBaron: He is, quite simply, "The Bastard".

!!!Wrestling/JonMoxley - '''AEW WORLD CHAMPION'''
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* TheAce: He currently holds the record for the longest winning streak in AEW history, ''and'' the record for the most World Championship reigns. After first signing, he went undefeated for more than a year, successfully standing up to some of AEW's biggest stars without cheating or interference. The only people ''ever'' to defeat him in AEW are Wrestling/KennyOmega and Wrestling/CMPunk, and Kenny Omega had to resort to cheating to beat him. At this point, he may well be the single most feared and respected wrestler in the company.
* AntiHero: Moxley isn't a face but a tweener— his debut in AEW saw him brutally assaulting both Chris Jericho ''and'' Kenny Omega, with Omega receiving the brunt of his attention and viciousness. He's not above [[PayEvilUntoEvil being just as vicious to the heels as they are to him]], as seen when he gouged Santana in the eye with a car key. But he has his own sense of honour, hates cowards and bullies, and the crowd love him no matter who he's fighting.
* BadassBoast: Does this frequently, but the standout was probably against Kenny Omega.
-->'''Moxley''': "When you come at the king, [[Series/TheWire you best not miss]]. Cause I don't take prisoners. Steady your hand, aim and take your shot, Kenny, 'cause you're only gonna get one."
* BashBrothers: With Eddie Kingston, once they'd repaired their damaged friendship.
* BerserkButton: Never call him "a different type of cat" or make a match against him as an unsanctioned one because it'll just make him go even crazier to compensate for the match not officially counting towards win-loss records.
** Cowardice and bullying seem to be even bigger ones. Despite his brash, crude and violent nature, Moxley has his own morals and views people like Jericho and The Inner Circle with contempt.
* BloodKnight: Moxley loves to fight. No, we don't think you quite get it yet, Jon Moxley '''''loves to fight!'''''
* CharacterDevelopment: His time in AEW has seen him gradually shedding his [[IWorkAlone loner]] attitude--starting with him accepting Eddie Kingston's aid during his feud with Wrestling/KennyOmega and Wrestling/TheElite, and continuing with him reconnecting with his mentor Wrestling/WilliamRegal and forming the Wrestling/BlackpoolCombatClub with Wrestling/BryanDanielson. May be (to some degree) influenced by him becoming a father and kicking his alcohol addiction in RealLife.
* DefeatEqualsFriendship: Darby Allin was one of Moxley's first opponents during his open challenge after defeating Kenny Omega at ''AEW Full Gear''. He would also become one of Moxley's closest allies during his feud with Jericho and the Inner Circle, and later again when both of them find a common enemy in Taz, Brian Cage, and Ricky Starks. Moxley would also step in to help Darby should he be outnumbered in an attack, as would Darby if Mox was in a similar situation.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: He handed [[Wrestling/JackSwagger Jake Hager]] his first loss in singles competition or otherwise in a No Holds Barred match for his AEW title. He was also the first to defeat Brodie Lee, Brian Cage, and MJF.
** This was finally vested on him after being completely undefeated for ''over a year'' when Kenny Omega finally upset him for the World Championship.
* {{Determinator}}: Just might be the stand-out example in AEW at the moment. Beating challengers that other top AEW stars haven't been able to. Never backing down from a fight even when he's outnumbered or already [[EyeScream injured]]. He's been able to defeat all [[Wrestling/ChrisJericho challengers]] [[Wrestling/KennyOmega and]] [[Wrestling/JackSwagger their]] [[Wrestling/InnerCircle all]][[Wrestling/LukeHarper ies]], having never been pinned or submitted. Especially prevalent in his ''AEW Revolution 2020'' match against Jericho where shortly into it he was busted open above the eye and bleeding throughout the rest of the match. He was able to endure numerous cheap shots from an interfering Santana, Hager, and Sammy Guevara, who struck him with the championship title, and still managed to defeat Jericho to become new AEW champ quickly afterwards.[[note]] he was also wearing an eye patch the entire time from a previous injury via The Inner Circle [[/note]] Moxley seems to have a definite knack for beating the odds.
* EyeScream: Was stabbed in the eye by Chris Jericho as revenge for declining to join the Inner Circle and hitting him over the head with a champagne bottle.
* FinishingMove: "Paradigm Shift" (Lifting double-underhook DDT), "Bulldog Choke" (Sitout Headlock submission)
* {{Foil}}: To his longtime rival Wrestling/KennyOmega, the first wrestler ever to defeat him. Both of them are dominant singles wrestlers who are often portrayed as mentally unstable, but Mox is a [[IWorkAlone loner]] who's known for his cold and taciturn personality, he generally shuns the limelight and enjoys fighting [[BloodKnight for the simple thrill of fighting]], his gimmick plays up his background as a humble working-class street fighter, and he prides himself on fighting fair. By contrast: Kenny is backed by Wrestling/{{the Elite}}, he's known for his flamboyant and quirky public persona, he tends to relish the celebrity status that comes with his success in the ring (often letting it go to his head, which contributed to his [[FaceHeelTurn heel turn]]), and he isn't afraid to use underhanded tactics.
* FriendToAllChildren: Seems to be this. Shown twice when celebrating in the crowd after beating Minoru Suzuki [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUqaDtKDuGI on Dynamite]]. He sees two different little girls in the arena and hugs them. He also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sgORer3JlM&t=186s hugged a young boy]] that rushed him in the crowd during his debut at ''AEW Double or Nothing''. He even did his best to keep from cursing when he realized a little boy was among the interviewee's during the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLFsALlmMOM&t=296s Revolution 2020 media scrum]].
* GeniusBruiser: Everyone dismisses Moxley as some brainless thug who only knows how to brawl. Moxley, it turns out, is well versed in submission style wrestling as shown in his match with Brian Cage where he breaks down Cage's body with submission holds attacking the arms. He's also smart enough to read a contract signing before agreeing to it and also add stipulations of his own to it.
* GoodIsNotDumb: While not a traditional babyface, Moxley is closer to the hero side of the moral spectrum. He's shown a great deal of ring intelligence but also an [[GenreSavvy abnormally clever awareness of his opponents]] since joining AEW. Especially since becoming champion. He's managed to not only outwrestle his opponents but ''outwit'' them as well. When facing Jericho he managed to bluff an eye injury for months until the reveal would be advantageous for him. It won him the championship at AEW Revolution.[[note]] He'd been fighting with an eyepatch for the entirety of their match and managed to withstand interference from Jericho's Inner Circle pals Hager, Santana & Ortiz only to be attacked with the title belt from Sammy Guevara ''and then'' thumbed in his good eye by Jericho. As Jericho's setting up the Judas Effect for what he thinks is a completely blinded Moxley Mox ducks the attack and then reveal's he's been healed for quiet sometime and had been waiting to exploit Jericho's tendency to underestimate his opponent due to superior numbers. [[/note]] He managed to defeat a much larger and stronger opponent in Brian Cage by relentlessly targeting his arm which Moxley knew had just recently been surgically repaired. He understood that if he couldn't beat Cage via pinfall or submission he could frighten Cage's manager Taz enough to throw in the towel rather than have his investment on the shelf again when he was locked into an armbar in the middle of the ring. He beat MJF who'd relentlessly proclaimed that he was a better in-ring performer than him in their match where the [[FinishingMove paradigm shift]] was banned because he realized MJF planned on cheating first [[note]] MJF's muscle Wardlow had distracted the referee throwing MJF's diamond ring into the ring and when MJF scrambled to grab it to knock Moxley out Moxley caught him red handed. [[/note]] and beating him to the punch by giving him his finisher while the ref had his back turned. Before he was champion Moxley managed to defeat Kenny Omega in their Lights Out unsanctioned match by bringing Omega out of his comfort zone to a situation he's unfamiliar and into a match where Moxley had a clear advantage being more experienced in [[ContinuityNod death matches.]] Moxley certainly knows how to not only defeat an opponent in the ring but beat them mentally as well.
* GoodIsNotNice: Sure Moxley is abrasive and violent. He also never hesitates to say what on his mind and is known to turn on his tag team partner but he holds himself to a code of honor and absolutely despises bullies.
* HeroicSpirit: While not a hero per se Mox definitely has this. He just '''won't stay down'''. Even when all seems lost, even when he's outnumbered, even when he only has [[EyeScream one eye]] he just won't give up. Being undefeated in singles competition and holding AEW's top championship illustrates this.
* ILied: He pretended to join Chris Jericho's Inner Circle faction, even accepting the keys to a new car and boasting about how they as a group would take over AEW. He waited until Guevara and Hager left the ring before telling Jericho he was lying and that the group is dumb before laying them all out one-by-one. He still took the keys to the car as he walked out through the crowd, by the way.
* IWorkAlone: Moxley always seems to be by himself. Even if it might benefit him to team up with an ally or two. Whether he's facing the Dark Order or the entire Inner Circle he's always flying solo. Even reflected in his entrances where instead of going down the ramp like everyone else he [[ContinuityNod comes through the crowd.]] [[note]] because he doesn't want to open himself up to attacks from backstage.[[/note]] Despite this he still manages to [[{{Determinator}} beat them.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Is very brash and outspoken, but acknowledges these faults and holds himself to his own code of honor. He also has a strong distaste for bullies and cowards, namely Chris Jericho and the Inner Circle. Seemingly backed up when he steps in to stop the Inner Circle's relentless assault on Darby Allin.
* ObfuscatingDisability: In the final moments of his world title match against Jericho at ''Revolution'', Moxley removed the eyepatch he'd been wearing for weeks since the aforementioned EyeScream attack, revealing that he could see the entire match, having lured Jericho and the Inner Circle into a false sense of security.
* OlderAndWiser: Seems to view himself as this. Being on a roster with a younger average age than the last place he worked probably emphasizes this. He definitely considers himself as being more mellowed out with age than anything else especially when he was preparing to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgMKybtC3PE face Darby Allin for the AEW championship.]]
--> '''Moxley''': In an ironic twist I have become the advocate. I have become the voice of reason. I have become the person concerned for somebody's health.
* OneManArmy: Where the Elite has trouble facing foes like the Inner Circle or The Dark Order etc. Moxley was able to beat them both. '''By himself'''. And his list of enemies he's defeated just keeps growing.
* PapaWolf: Ever since the birth of his daughter, his only goal is to provide for her and the rest of his family. And that means mowing down anybody who would get in the way of that.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: Stabbing Wrestling/InnerCircle member Santana [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jigSqx0xlss in the eye]] as revenge for the above [[EyeScream incident]] definitely counts.
--> '''Moxley''': An eye for an '''eye'''!
* PowerStable: Blackpool Combat Club.
* RedOniBlueOni: The passionate, wild and intense Red to [[ArchEnemy Kenny Omega's]] strategic and cold Blue whenever they faced off.
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Mox is naturally snarky always having a one liner ready to go but he might have met his match with his rivalry with MJF.
-->'''MJF''': I'd appreciate if you practiced social distancing. Kind of like your hairline, Jon.
--> '''Moxley''': Don't worry dude you'll get there one day. You just gotta hit puberty first.
* TechnicianVSPerformer: Highlighted pretty well in his feud with Kenny Omega. With Omega as the universally acclaimed wrestling savant Technician considered better in ring-wise than Moxley. And Moxley as the emotionally charged passion driven Performer who is consistently seen as Omega's superior on the mic bringing more eyes to the product.
* TookALevelInBadass: Ever since AEW's TV debut he's been an absolute beast. Tearing through every opponent he's faced, going against competitors that outnumber him, overpower him, have more experience or are just much bigger and coming out on top. Since becoming AEW champion he's shown a much smarter side not being just a brawler but also a very knowledgable technician focusing on submissions and mat wrestling.[[note]] This could come from him learning a [[ContinuityNod thing or two]] during his time in [[Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling New Japan]] as well as him having a more technical style in {{Wrestling/CZW}}. And he's said to been training in MMA for a number of years. [[/note]]
* WildCard: Even after joining The Blackpool Combat Club, all Jon wants to do is to beat people up as he doesn't care who it is that stands in his path.

!!!Wrestling/{{MJF}}
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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: His "arrogant rich guy" schtick has drawn numerous comparisons to a young Wrestling/TripleH, which Max [[InvokedTrope seems to be aware of]]. Among other things: he's known for calling himself "[[BadassBoast The Past, Present, and Future of professional wrestling]]", which was the stated premise of Hunter's old stable Wrestling/{{Evolution}}.[[note]] Evolution was originally conceived as a group uniting Triple H (who was at the peak of his career at the time) with an aging veteran wrestler and a pair of young up-and-coming talents. Hence, it featured Triple H himself (the present), Wrestling/RicFlair (the past), and Wrestling/{{Batista}} and Wrestling/RandyOrton (the future).[[/note]] His minions are also called "The Firm"--a pretty blatant synonym for "Wrestling/TheCorporation".
* ArchEnemy: He became a major thorn in [[Wrestling/CMPunk CM Punk's]] side, and that's putting it lightly.
* BadassBoast: Famous for them.
-->"I am the past, present, and future of professional wrestling!"
* CatchPhrase: He has a few.
** ''"I'm better than you...and you know it!"''
** ''"Cut my music! Cut my music!"''
%%* DirtyCoward
* EvilCounterpart: Max is often implicitly portrayed as a dark counterpoint to young wrestlers like Wrestling/DarbyAllin, Jungle Boy, and Sammy Guevara, who are known for having close relationships with older mentors (Wrestling/{{Sting}}, Wrestling/ChristianCage, and Wrestling/ChrisJericho, respectively). Instead of being a grateful protege with a mentor to [[PassingTheTorch pass the torch]] to him, one of Max's defining traits is that he delights in sadistically ''breaking'' older veteran wrestlers, portraying himself as the harbinger of a new generation destined to supplant them. As such, he gained notoriety for [[TheStarscream betraying]] his mentors Wrestling/CodyRhodes and Wrestling/ChrisJericho, and for declaring war on Wrestling/CMPunk, supposedly one of his childhood heroes who inspired him to become a wrestler.
* FinishingMove: "Double Cross"[[note]]How apropos, eh [[Wrestling/CodyRhodes Cody?]] And [[Wrestling/ChrisJericho Jericho?]][[/note]] (Rolling cutter), "Salt of The Earth" (Fujiwara Armbar), "Heat Seeker" (Rope-Assisted Piledriver)
* {{Foil}}: To Sammy Guevara - both are young wrestlers who were initially known for their brash and arrogant personalities and their spoiled attitude, but whatever his faults may be, Sammy's primary redeeming quality has always been [[TrueCompanions his loyalty to his friends]] (which contributed to his eventual HeelFaceTurn), while Max is proudly and unabashedly [[ItsAllAboutMe loyal only to himself]]. While Sammy is a charismatic guy who's capable of forming genuine friendships, Max is forced to ''buy'' the loyalty of everyone on his side - it's made clear that [[BeingEvilSucks he's horribly lonely]]. The storyline about Max's betrayal of The Wrestling/InnerCircle, which featured him briefly forcing Sammy out of the group after attempting to usurp his position as Jericho's protege, particularly played up the contrast between them.
* FunWithAcronyms: After dissension among The Inner Circle and betraying them to form The Pinnacle, Chris Jericho called him "My Jerkoff Friend". When CM Punk had his first promo with Max, he thought his initials stood for "My Jealous Fan".
* HateSink: The AEW audience leans ''hard'' to the smarky side of the spectrum, but MJF is so good at being ''the worst person you've ever encountered'' that he's still capable of generating ''ferocious'' amounts of genuine heel heat.
* AHeroToHisHometown: Despite being one of the most unapologetic heels in the business, he is beloved in Long Island, New York. It's possibly the only place in the United States of America that will cheer for his entrance.
* IconicItem: His famous checkered yellow scarf.
* '''{{Jerkass}}''': Oh, ''yes''. He's a proud, unapologetic asshole who likes to run his mouth.
* {{Leitmotif}}: His entrance theme, "Dig Deep", is notably one of the few AEW entrance themes that doesn't have lyrics. The instrumental melody that accompanies him to the ring has become pretty iconic, though.
* PowerStable: The Inner Circle, before betraying them to form and lead The Pinnacle.
* SadisticChoice: After he betrays Cody and causes him to lose his only chance of winning the AEW Championship, he lays down this choice: follow his stipulations, otherwise Cody will never get his match against him. Stipulations included getting whipped ''ten times in a row'' in the center of the ring, and facing [[TheBrute Wardlow]] in a cage match.
* SatanicArchetype: A big part of his characterization. In addition to being one of the most [[CardCarryingVillain proudly and unabashedly evil]] wrestlers on the AEW roster, he frequently compares himself to the Devil (''"[[BadassBoast I am the Devil himself!]]"''). During his surprise return to AEW at All Out 2022, he hid his face with a horned Devil mask and entered the ring to "[[Music/TheRollingStones Sympathy for the Devil]]", and even began calling his fans "Devil Worshippers" shortly after. His tendency to rebel against his mentors and heroes (first Wrestling/CodyRhodes, then Wrestling/ChrisJericho, then Wrestling/CMPunk) has a noticeably [[Creator/JohnMilton Miltonic]] edge to it.
* SmoochOfVictory: Played to the nth degree for {{Heel}}s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy6FQtY31-8&t=42s during his celebration after beating CM Punk]] - one girl kissed him on the cheek, while another pulled Max in for a deep kiss on the lips. (He later revealed that the latter woman was his RealLife girlfriend, who's now his fiancée)
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: He's already pretty snarky but has shades of this in his exchanges with Jon Moxley. Exemplified in their All Out title match contract signing:
-->'''MJF''': I'd appreciate if you practiced social distancing. Kind of like your hairline, Jon.
--> '''Moxley''': Don't worry dude you'll get there one day. You just gotta hit puberty first.
** If his exchanges with Mox were a brawl, then his verbal assaults against Wrestling/CMPunk are a goddamn war. Both are masters on the mic, so it's only natural that they would verbally tear each other apart at every chance.
* TheStarscream: He kissed up to Chris Jericho to join The Inner Circle only to end up betraying him later.
* TokenEvilTeammate: When he was fighting for Cody's side, he was established as a heel. He appeared to have a good side as Cody's friend but when he started getting itchy for the main event himself...
** He was also this for the Inner Circle, despite them already being a heel group. He was the catalyst for the friction within the group, eventually causing the first major split when Sammy Guevara left because of him. While Guevara's departure didn't last, MJF used his return and attempted revenge to fully double-cross The Inner Circle with his own faction.

!!!Wrestling/{{Wardlow}} - '''AEW TNT CHAMPION'''
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* AntiVillain: According to Wardlow, the only reason he became MJF's bodyguard and ever put up with his employer's motives was so he could provide for his family. When MJF threatened to put them on the street if he continued to be insubordinate to him before ''AEW Revolution 2022'', that was the last straw.
* TheBrute: A huge, brutal thug of a man who will beat the hell out of anyone MJF paid him to.
* TheDogBitesBack: After months of abuse, Wardlow cemented his HeelFaceTurn at ''AEW Revolution 2022'' by betraying MJF during his Dog Collar Match with CM Punk.
* TheDragon: Previously to MJF; Cody had to defeat Wardlow in a steel cage match before he could face MJF at ''AEW Revolution 2020''.
* FinishingMove: "The F-10" (a ''spinning'' F-5 variation); this has since been replaced with the "Powerbomb Symphony" (repeated powerbombs).
* InSeriesNickname: Upon turning on MJF, Wardlow was deemed a "piggy" by Max for being a "greedy swine", alongside "(War)pig(gy)".
* LightningBruiser: Wardlow is huge, strong, durable, and perfectly capable of hitting a flawless top-rope senton.
* MadeOfIron: As part one of MJF's stipulations, if Wardlow wants to face Max at ''AEW Double or Nothing 2022'', he would be forced to take ten lashes in the ring without interference. Wardlow proceeded to [[NoSell stand there and take a majority of them without flinching]], making MJF even more furious.
* NoThemeTune: Because of MJF's contract stipulations, whenever he faced any of Max's mercenaries or just going to the ring, Wardlow was escorted by AEW security while handcuffed without his entrance music.
* OneManArmy: Was willing and capable of tearing through countless security personel to get his hands on MJF. It often took around 10 guards to just hold him down.
* PsychoForHire: MJF used his fortunes to bring Wardlow into AEW to act as his enforcer.
* RageBreakingPoint: Wardlow was fine with MJF's verbal abuse, insults and taunts for years, but once Max put his hands on Wardlow, specifically a slap to his face before ''AEW Revolution 2022'' for making a sarcastic remark at Max's expense, all bets were off, leading to his HeelFaceTurn.
* RedBaron: "Mr. Mayhem"; during this tenura as MJF's bodyguard, Wardlow was also known as "The War Dog".
* RunningGag: Anytime he and Jake Hager were in the same room/ring (and not in a match; they just happened to cross paths), both of them [[StaringContest stood and stared at each other silently]] while everyone was talking/arguing.
* {{Unperson}}: Even though Wardlow betrayed MJF in 2022, he was still ''[[FromACertainPointOfView technically]]'' under contract to MJF as his employee rather than as a member of AEW. Max had him literally sit on his contract while being banned from all AEW shows, with the hope that he would just stay at home and be forgotten. To fit this narrative, Wardlow was [[{{Kayfabe}} removed from the roster page on AEW's website]]. Once he beat Max at ''AEW Double or Nothing 2022'', Wardlow was given the "''x'' x IS #ALLELITE" graphic after the match.
* WouldNotHitAGirl: Apparently, anyway; during the Cody/MJF match at ''AEW Revolution 2020'', Wardlow butted heads with Cody's wife Brandi who tried to stop him from interfering on MJF's behalf. While he chased her around the ring for a bit, when he actually got his hands on Brandi (after she tried to hit Wardlow with a crossbody only for him to easily catch her), Cody told Wardlow to put her down... and he just did. [[ExactWords On her feet]], too.

!!!Peter Avalon
Wrestling reporter Dave Meltzer once said that only one kind of gimmick couldn't get over in professional wrestling, and that was that of a librarian. Cody and company saw this as a unique opportunity, and found Peter Avalon to be the men's division version of this gimmick.
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* AscendedMeme: His very gimmick is one to the idea that a Librarian character couldn't get over in wrestling. Subverted in that he receives the same negative attention from the audience as he does from his opponents (and sometimes even Leva).
* BrokenWinLossStreak: After breaking away from Leva Bates and Brandon Cutler and becoming "Pretty" Peter Avalon, he finally broke the duck by defeating fellow winless Fuego del Sol, improving his record to 1-27-2.
* CannotSpitItOut: Ever since their split, he's been trying to reconnect to Leva Bates on BTE, but it never works out.
* CasanovaWannabe: Following his climactic loss to Cutler and the dissolution of his partnership with fellow Librarian Leva, Peter's taken on a new persona as a bottom-of-the-barrel wannabe lothario named "Pretty" Peter Avalon. For example, he thinks it's a good idea to have a romantic dinner in an elevator.
* EnemyMine: He and Brandon Cutler, the two biggest {{jobber}}s in AEW, formed a tag team called The Initiative to try and get their first respective wins that way instead. Unfortunately they had no more success together than they did apart and eventually split up again, this time directly feuding with each other.
* {{Jobber}}: It's actually become his secondary gimmick to the point of being an OverlyLongGag; Avalon has the longest losing streak of anyone in AEW, with (as of the 1st September 2020 episode of ''AEW Dark'') 27 straight losses in singles competition and no wins. His EnemyMine with similar jobber Brandon Cutler (who's only one loss behind) was based on them turning their rivalry over who could get the first win into seeing if they could get one together as a tag team instead (they couldn't). Even when the two jobbers [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_e4K4bSRRg faced each other for the first time]] to ensure that one of them would ''have'' to get their first win, it ended in a ''double count-out!''
* TheRival: With Brandon Cutler, the ''second'' biggest {{jobber}} on the roster-- the two are fiercely competitive about who is going to be the first to get a win after both racking up 25+ straight losses, and despite [[EnemyMine an attempt to team up]], they eventually started feuding directly. Cutler would eventually beat him on their third go-around.

!!!Wrestling/DarbyAllin
A nihilistic punk with a ''serious'' lack of respect for his body or his opponents, Darby Allin appeared in WWN and EVOLVE prior to signing with AEW. See [[Wrestling/DarbyAllin his page]] for further details.

!!!Wrestling/SammyGuevara - '''AAA WORLD MIXED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS''' (With Tay Melo)
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* ADayInTheLimelight: [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDZaULt2xcbJZvXEp0uP8TA He runs a vlog channel on YouTube]], which over time became a vehicle for backstage skits and scripted segments similar to WebVideo/BeingTheElite.
* AbhorrentAdmirer: To Brandi. He made out with a DRAWING of her, while she looked on in disgust.
* AttentionWhore: Really loves the attention, to the point of livestreaming ''his own fights''.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Most of the times, he'll be comic relief. But be warned, he can be ''very'' vicious when fighting in the ring, and he became the first man to overcome Miro in 1-on-1 competition.
* CasanovaWannabe: Hits on any woman with a pulse in a mile radius and thinks of himself as a great ladies man. This is not the case at all.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Was the first wrestler in AEW to defeat then-TNT Champion Miro, who remained on a winning streak since his debut in the promotion.
* FinishingMove: A modified 630 senton and an Argentine backbreaker/knee lift combo called the "[[Wrestling/CMPunk Go To Hell]]".
* {{Foil}}: To Wrestling/{{MJF}} - both young wrestlers were initially known for their brash and arrogant personalities and their spoiled attitude, but whereas Max is proudly and unabashedly [[ItsAllAboutMe loyal only to himself]], Sammy's primary redeeming quality has always been [[TrueCompanions his loyalty to his friends]] (which contributed to his eventual HeelFaceTurn). Although Max is a [[BeingEvilSucks horribly lonely]] guy who's forced to ''buy'' the loyalty of everyone on his side, Sammy is usually portrayed as a genuinely likeable and charismatic guy with numerous real and lasting friendships. The storyline about Max's betrayal of The Wrestling/InnerCircle, which featured Sammy temporarily leaving the group after Max attempted to usurp his position as Wrestling/ChrisJericho's protege, particularly played up the contrast between them.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: He once tried to sing along to “Judas” as Jericho made his entrance. It didn’t go well, but you couldn’t fault his enthusiasm. To quote the announcers, “Thank god he can wrestle”.
* InsistentTerminology: Chris Jericho insists he is "THE Spanish God", rather than "A Spanish God" as he is often announced in his match introductions.
* PowerStable: The Inner Circle, followed by The Jericho Appreciation Society.
* OfficialCouple: With Tay Melo.
* OhCrap: During one of his TalkingWithSigns promos on Matt Hardy, he had this reaction when he looked down at his signs and realised the last two he was holding actually said "CONSIDER HIM..." and "DELETED".
-->'''Sammy:''' Oh no no no no no no. ''Oh no no no no no! Oh- <[[DynamicEntry Matt smashes him in the back with a steel chair]]>''
* RedBaron: "The Spanish God".
* RunningGag: The Inner Circle's feud with The Elite subjected him to repeated pursuits by things faster than he is - Kenny Omega and Matt Hardy chased Sammy by driving a golf cart during a street fight on ''Dynamite'' in May 2020 and at ''AEW Double or Nothing 2020'', while "Hangman" Adam Page nearly rode him down ''via horseback'' in the same event. Although this stopped afterward, it returned at ''AEW All Out 2022'' with Ortiz and Ruby Soho on a golf cart.
%%* SoreLoser: He doesn't take losing well.
* SpoiledBrat: As an initial {{Heel}}, his gimmick could best be described as "The Inner Circle's obnoxious, rich-boy son".
* TalkingWithSigns: He has a thing for showing up on camera with a stack of large paper signs which he shows off and throws away one by one to cut sardonically silent promos. {{Subverted}} when he came out to deliver a BackhandedApology to Matt Hardy for busting him open with a chair, only for Matt to get at his signs without him realising it and rewrite them to insult Sammy instead, with the last two declaring that Sammy was about to be "DELETED!" right before Matt jumps him and beats him up.
* TrueCompanions: As well as being part of The Inner Circle, he's best buds with Fuego Del Sol.

!!!Shawn Spears
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* ChairmanOfTheBrawl: Ever since he smacked Cody upside the head with one, metal chairs have been his WeaponOfChoice.
* NeverMyFault: In his search for a new tag team partner, he's auditioned several hopefuls, only to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere abandon them]] as soon as they "screw up", even if he screwed up more. When he abandoned Robert Anthony to be pinned by SCU on Dark after Anthony accidentally hit him, Excalibur and Taz on commentary called out that Spears had already hit Anthony ''twice'' before Anthony's first mistake.
* PowerStable: The Pinnacle.
* RedBaron: "The Chairman" of AEW.
* SkeletonMotif: {{Downplayed}}; Shawn's gimmick doesn't feature this, but once he introduced his WeaponOfChoice, his steel chairs were emblazoned with a skull stylized in the shape of a maple leaf.
* TemptingFate: In Episode 12 of AEW Dark, he nearly said that Santa wasn't real. Cue Joey Janela dressed as Santa defeating him.
* YesMan: There's absolutely nothing Spears won't do for MJF in The Pinnacle.

!!!Kip Sabian
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: He's a vicious {{Heel}} known as "Superbad" Kip Sabian who's here to bring "sex appeal" to the AEW so at the very least ''he'' believes this.
* BattleCouple: He and Penelope Ford often fight together.
* OddFriendship: He and Penelope have become friends with ''Jimmy Havoc'' of all people. Hell, during Havoc's No DQ battle against Luther on ''Dark'' at one point Kip interfered while Luther was putting the hurt on Havoc shouting "I won't let you hurt my friend!"
** After Havoc was released, he turned out to be friends with Miro, who he introduced as the Best Man for his upcoming wedding to Penelope Ford.
* OfficialCouple: With Penelope Ford; outside of the ring, they got married in 2021.
* ShoutOut: His finisher is called "Deathly Hallows", named after [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows the Harry Potter novel]] and InUniverse concept, while another one of his moves is called "Time Turner", the same-named magic time machines introduced in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''.

!!!"Freshly Squeezed" Wrestling/OrangeCassidy
Without a doubt one of the most [[BlatantLies passionate, energetic and enthusiastic professional wrestlers going in the modern era]], Orange Cassidy is a chilled out fellow who just so happens to be one of the best wrestlers on planet Earth...when he cares to be. More info can be found on [[Wrestling/OrangeCassidy his page]].

!!!Brandon Cutler
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* BeleagueredAssistant: Becomes this to the Young Bucks after an injury from Penta rendered him temporarily unable to compete in the ring.
* BrokenWinLossStreak: After his and Avalon's first two confrontations ended in a double count-out and a double DQ respectively, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp8aOgTMX9k the deciding match]] (no DQ, no count-out, must be a winner) match was won by Cutler, finally moving him to a score of 1-25-2. In the weeks that followed, he started winning repeatedly, putting his jobber ways behind him for now.
* CoolMask: Cutler's gear gets more elaborate over time, and when he came out for his first singles match against rival-turned-ally-turned-enemy Peter Avalon on the 1st September 2020 episode of ''Dark'' he was wearing an awesome [[Wrestling/LuchaUnderground Drago-esque]] dragon head mask.
** Inverted as a Young Boy, where his injury forces him to wear an unflattering face shield similar to that of Cody Rhodes' broken gimmick.
* DemotedToComicRelief: Despite being a {{Jobber}}, Cutler at least has a credible TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons gimmick and decent ring work while wrestling. As the Young Boy for Wrestling/TheYoungBucks, he's reduced to their ButtMonkey and is forced to cheat on their behalf, and that's if he isn't thrown into the ring as someone else's chew toy.
* EnemyMine: After competing against each other to see who would be the first to get a win, he and Peter Avalon formed The Initiative. Unfortunately they couldn't get any wins in the tag division either, largely due to their clash of styles (see HonorBeforeReason).
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He was the first person eliminated in the Casino Battle Royale of ''AEW Double or Nothing 2019'', the first match of the first event that AEW ever held. Brandon would go on to be one of the jobbiest {{Jobber}}s in the promotion
* FightingClown: As a Young Boy he's become way more clownish if he's ever thrown into the ring. The dab into the elbow drop should tell you everything.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard:
** With his best chance at getting his first win in AEW after going 0-12 in a match on Dark against Michael Nakazawa (where Nakazawa had been prevented from using his trademark Turkish oil), Cutler threw his opponent out of the ring, implored the ref to start counting, then followed Nakazawa out to continue brutalising him in order to prevent him from beating the count. Unfortunately, Nakazawa reversed Cutler's final attack on the count of nine, sent Cutler crashing into the rail and dived back into the ring at the last second, causing Cutler to suffer the first countout loss in AEW history instead.
** Curiously, he would later on manage to inflict this on Nakazawa on another match on Dark. At a point when Cutler was outside the ring, Nakazawa doused the ring ropes with Turkish oil, making them too slippery for Cutler to grab them and forcing him to figure out another way to get back in the ring. In the closing seconds of the match, Cutler has Nakazawa in position for [[FinishingMove the TPK]], and the latter desperately tries to grab those same ropes, of course failing and allowing Cutler to finish him off and claim his second straight win.
* HonorBeforeReason: Cutler is a face, Peter Avalon is a heel (although he turned semi-face when he showed respect to Cutler by shaking his hand after their tag team was defeated by The Young Bucks). As The Initiative, they were repeatedly undone by Avalon attempting to cheat to win, only for Cutler to stop him. Cutler will do anything within the rules to get a win, but ''only'' within the rules.
* {{Jobber}}: Cutler does look cool, but he never wins, ending up only one loss behind rival Peter Avalon and with no wins. As with Avalon, it's actually become his gimmick, with the two men competing to see who would get a win first but constantly coming up short, even when [[EnemyMine they tried joining forces as a tag team]]. They can't even manage to beat each other, as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_e4K4bSRRg their first singles match]] on the 1st September 2020 episode of ''AEW Dark'' ended in a double count-out!
* PunchClockVillain: Cutler began to interfere in matches with the Super Elite while being threatened to lose his job should he disobey their orders.
* TheRival: Peter Avalon, with the two of them engaging in a "race to the bottom" to see who could be the first to get a win, [[EnemyMine forming a tag team together]] to try and get one that way, and eventually splitting to feud directly. After two draws, Cutler eventually won their third match.
* TabletopRPGTropes: Cutler's gimmick is built around common RPG tropes (namely TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons), with his symbol even being a D20 that he brings out and rolls on the floor before each of his matches. In his deciding match against Peter Avalon he retrieved a cloth bag from under the ring, but where in most cases it would be full of thumbtacks, this time it was full of dice. And last but not least, his Finishing Move ([[{{Jobber}} not that he gets to use it often]]) goes by "[[TotalPartyKill TPK]]".

!!![[Wrestling/JackSwagger Jake Hager]]
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* TheBrute: The biggest member of The Inner Circle and The Jericho Appreciation Society, Jake is Jericho's ''de facto'' muscle whenever he needs it.
* TheCreon: He displayed no apparent desires to take the belt from Jericho during Le Champion's inaugural title reign and has been perfectly content with his position as an enforcer. He would briefly pursue the championship after Jon Moxley took it from Jericho during a point where Chris was more concerned about captaining a feud with The Elite. However, after failing in his challenge, he rejoined his stablemates in focusing on The Elite without the least bit of admonishment from Jericho.
* CoveredInGunge: Also a victim of Orange Cassidy's orange juice assault (details in Chris Jericho's entry).
* TheDragon: The main enforcer of Chris Jericho who almost always accompanies him to the ring. He is effectively the Arn Anderson to Jericho's Ric Flair.
* DragonInChief: {{Zigzagged}} - Hager is often the main reason why Jericho's initial championship reign had lasted as long as it has. He always accompanies Jericho to the ring and doesn't miss an opportunity to interfere on his behalf. Tellingly, the one time where Hager wasn't present (due to attending a fight for Bellator), The Inner Circle was actually beaten by The Elite in a backstage brawl. However, Hager has no aspirations to usurp Jericho as they appear to have a genuine friendship, and Jericho was able to defeat Cody even after Hager was ejected from ringside (albeit with MJF throwing in the towel to avoid a HopeSpot).
* PowerStable: The Inner Circle, followed by The Jericho Appreciation Society.
* TheQuietOne: [[RealLifeWritesThePlot Possibly due to his lack of mic skills]], Hager plays the role of silent muscle for Jericho's stables, though this doesn't stop them from having [[TheComicallySerious a little fun with it]].
* VillainousFriendship: He's closer to Jericho than any of the other Inner Circle members. They're often seen exchanging jokes and banter, and Hager is almost always the man watching Jericho's back. Taken to its logical conclusion when Jericho betrays Santana and Ortiz post-''AEW Revolution 2022'' with Hager joining Chris to form The Jericho Appreciation Society.

!!!Sonny Kiss
An American ''exótico'' in the tradition of Pimpinela Escarlata, Sonny Kiss was also in Wrestling/LuchaUnderground with the same gimmick, under the name "XO Lishus".
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* AssKicksYou: Often deploys his rear end in battle.
* CampGay: Kinda comes with the territory of being an ''exótico''.
* DanceBattler: Studied dance in performing arts school and uses that background to his advantage.
%%* DarkSkinnedBlonde
%%& HeelFaceTurn: For reasons unknown, Sonny joined The Trustbusters.
* InsistentTerminology: {{Inverted}}; it should be noted that although "exótico" is the term that first comes to mind upon seeing him, Sonny himself has told an interviewer that he respects the ''exótico'' tradition but does not identify as one (possibly because the name has historically been applied to straight wrestlers performing in drag, which he is not, or possibly simply because he isn't Mexican and doesn't consider himself a ''luchador'').
* RedBaron: "The Concrete Rose".
* TagTeam: With Joey Janela, until Janela attacked him.

!!!Lance Archer
A Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling veteran, Lance Archer was first introduced into AEW as [[Wrestling/JakeRoberts Jake "The Snake" Roberts]]' client.
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* AHeroToHisHometown: Won the NJPW United States Championship in Dallas. Lance is a Texas native and trained in the Dallas independent scene (an early ring name of his was even "Dallas"); Jon Moxley even played the match as a slightly-uncharacteristic heel to help Lance get over in front of his hometown crowd.
* DraggedByTheCollar: Has developed a habit of entering with his opponent by dragging them into the ring during his entrance music.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Arguably has one of these ''before every match,'' when he'll drag or carry to the ring some hapless person who ran into him backstage, just so he can destroy them before getting in the ring to face his opponent.
* LightningBruiser: Huge, terrifyingly strong, seemingly almost impervious to pain, and far faster than any man his size should be ''permitted'' to be. When he actually walked ''more than half-way along'' the top rope during his match against Dustin Rhodes before hitting his opponent with a ''moonsault'' off it, people were making comparisons to Wrestling/TheUndertaker in his prime!
* RedBaron: "The Murderhawk Monster".
* SignatureMove: "Blackout" (reverse crucifix powerbomb)
* WrestlingMonster: As his RedBaron status suggests, he's absolutely ''brutal'' to his opponents. He usually starts off his matches by flattening a random wrestler standing nearby, just because he can.

!!!Wrestling/ColtCabana
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* BigFun: A stocky fellow and one of the friendliest and coolest guys you could ever meet.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Was a guest commentator on AEW Dark's 24/12/2019 taping, and officially joined the roster at the ''AEW ARevolution'' buy-in.
* FinishingMove: "Superman Pin", "Chicago Skyline" (Fireman's Carry drop onto the top turnbuckle)
* HazyFeelTurn: While a face (albeit a rather cocky one), he started associating with the sinister Dark Order after they helped him, insisting that he's not a member, he's just hanging out with them. He didn't join in on any of their blatantly heelish actions yet either, but it still made a lot of people question him. {{Subverted|Trope}} after the entire stable turned face following the death of Brodie Lee before the question of Cabana's alignment could be fully resolved.
* PowerStable: The Dark Order.

!!![=Pres10=] Vance
Also known as Preston Vance. A Dark Order member personally hand picked by Brodie Lee to work under him.
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* TheBrute: Similar to Stu Grayson, he is eager to fight and is quick to become violent under Brodie Lee's command.
* TheDragon: Seems to hold this role to Brodie Lee in Evil Uno's absence. He often accompanies Lee wherever he goes and seems to be generally held in a more favorable light by him compared to the average Creeper or Alex Reynolds and John Silver.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Prior to his established position in the Dark Order, Vance also fought against Darby Allin on AEW Dark.
* EliteMook: Could be seen as this. Like most of the Dark Order he wears a Creeper mask to obscure his face, but can be distinguished from other Creepers by his brawny physique and the ten tally marks painted on his chest. He represented the Order in the main event of the Brodie Lee Celebration of Life episode alongside Cody and Orange Cassidy against Team Taz, as he is Brodie's son Brodie Jr.'s favourite member of the Order.
* PowerStable: The Dark Order.
* PunnyName: His name has been spelled on occasion as "[=PresTen=]" or "[=PresTEN=]".
* RedBaron: "The High Knight" of the Dark Order.

!!!Wrestling/MattHardy
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* ChewingTheScenery: His promos are full of gravitas and he even has a chomping motion at the end of his speeches.
* EvilMentor: Of the unscrupulous kind to Private Party - he offered to teach them how to become the second best tag team in wrestling history (after The Hardy Boyz, of course) for the low price of a 30% commission from both members (after talking about how horrible the 60% commission his own mentor took from him was).
* FinishingMove: "The Twist of Fate" (Front facelock cutter)
* ItsAllAboutMe: It's pretty clear that his offer to manage Private Party was largely so that he could add "managed a successful upstart tag team" to his resume.
* TheMentor: After a subtle FaceHeelTurn, Matt began managing The Hardy Family Office largely out of his own vanity.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Red and black long coat, red and black hair and since he's possessed by the spirit of Damascus, he was all about unleashing chaos and destruction. However, since he was against The Inner Circle, this was a {{Subversion}}.
* TheSixthRanger: With The Elite outnumbered against The Inner Circle, especially with Cody busy with the TNT Championship tournament, Matt Hardy answered the call to even out the playing field.

!!!Michael Nakazawa
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* ComedicUnderwearExposure: Actually weaponizes this by stripping off his jock strap and shoving it in his opponent's face as his finisher.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: As Kenny Omega's personal assistant during his heel turn, he wrestles in a polo and khakis with a headset on.
* {{Jobber}}: Has been regulated to this after a few wins.
* MudWrestling: Or rather oil wrestling in his case.
* SlipperySkid: Keeps a bottle of oil on him for this purpose. This is also how he managed to botch Matt Sydal's debut.

!!!Luther
An old friend of Chris Jericho who made his name on the Japanese deathmatch scene, he originally debuted as the sole male member of the Nightmare Collective, but after the group disbanded he went his own way.
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* BaldOfEvil: Not a stitch of hair on his head.
* DentedIron: Unlike some of the other oldies on the roster (like his old friend Jericho or Dustin Rhodes), Luther is noticeably slowing down as age and the general wear and tear of the ring life have taken their toll. As a result, he's usually kept in the lower mid card.
* EvilVersusEvil: His first feud in AEW after the breakup of the Nightmare Collective is against fellow deathmatch monster Jimmy Havoc, apparently over who's the more vicious.
* LargeHam: He spends most of his time shrieking at the top of his lungs.
* RedBaron: "The Original Death-Dealer".
* RingOldies: He's the oldest of the regularly active AEW wrestlers, a bit more than 5 months older than Dustin Rhodes, and has been wrestling for over 30 years, but he's still a feared opponent in the ring.
* TagTeam: He's one half of Chaos Project alongside Serpentico.
* ThirdEye: Often has a bright red eye painted on his forehead and usually likes to point at it.
* VocalDissonance: Has a shrill, high pitched scream which contrasts with his large frame.

!!!Brian Cage
An independent and former [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling Impact wrestler]], he made his debut in AEW as the ninth entry of the Casino Ladder Match at ''AEW Double or Nothing 2020'' and won.
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* TheBrute: Cage looks like he was forged from steel, granite and spite and will unhesitatingly destroy anyone who gets placed in front of him.
* TheBusCameBack: Somewhat infamously took an extended absence from AEW after losing his rematch with Ricky Starks over the FTW Championship, which led to many rumors that he was disgruntled with the promotion; even Wrestling/TheAcclaimed joked about it! Just under seven months later, Cage made his big return at the Wrestling/RingOfHonor pay-per-view ''Supercard of Honor XV'' where he was revealed to be Tully Blanchard's new client after the latter was fired by FTR from The Pinnacle.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Enters the match carrying a small ladder before destroying it with his strength.
* FinishingMove: The Drill Claw (Twisting sitout brainbuster).
* HeelFaceTurn: He began to split from Team Taz when he was a GracefulLoser towards Sting and Darby Allin after their ''Revolution'' Street Fight, admitting to respect for The Icon, and he began [[UnwantedAssistance rejecting the team's help when they tried to interfere in his matches]], even when he ended up losing as a result. As tensions grew he faced Ricky Starks in an intra-stable match for the FTW Title where Hobbs helped Starks cheat to beat him and he was officially kicked out of the group, turning face.

!!!Ricky Starks
A former free agent who answered Cody Rhodes's open challenge for the TNT Championship, Ricky Starks would later sign with AEW and align himself with Taz.
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* AHeroToHisHometown: Won the FTW World Championship in Austin, Texas, to huge crowd approval despite working the match as a heel and winning via interference from Hobbs and Hook. Although he isn't from Austin (he hails from New Orleans), Ricky Starks cut his teeth on the Texas indie scene and is largely viewed as a wrestler who represents the state.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: The "little guy" in his partnership with Powerhouse Hobbs.
* TheFightingNarcissist: A handsome man who has no shame bragging about his looks, and often poses when his enemies can't hurt him.
* FinishingMove: "Roshambo" (Sitout Dominator slam)
* PowerStable: Team Taz.
* RedBaron: "Absolute" Ricky Starks.
* SignatureMove: The spear.

!!!QT Marshall
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* TheDon: Has taken on a [[Series/TheSopranos Tony Soprano]]-like image since his FaceHeelTurn.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Grew resentful of how overlooked he was in The Nightmare family, particularly when one of his students, Lee Johnson, thanked practically everyone in the family ''except'' him in a post-match promo after his first victory.
* FaceHeelTurn: Turned on The Nightmare Family during an exhibition match against Cody intended for them to settle their differences, punching out special referee Arn Anderson for the disqualification loss and leading a trio of his Nightmare Factory students in a beatdown on the other members.
* TheMentor: One of the head trainers at The Nightmare Factory, Marshall is responsible for training a lot of up-and-coming talent.
* OhCrap: He had a face that screamed this when finding out he was to fight [[Wrestling/BigShow Paul Wight]] at ''AEW All Out 2021''.
* RenegadeSplinterFaction: Is the leader of The Factory, which split off from Cody's Nightmare Factory.
%%* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Apples.

!!!Wrestling/EddieKingston
Originally invited by Tony Khan for a match against Cody Rhodes' TNT Championship in July 2020, Eddie Kingston would sign onto AEW at the end of the month.
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* ArchEnemy: Ever since Eddie questioned Chris Jericho putting down Santana and Ortiz in early-2022 for not getting more exposure among The Inner Circle, The Mad King made it his mission to show the world what a selfish scumbag Jericho is, with the feud intensifying after Chris formed The Jericho Appreciation Society.
* BadassBoast: One of the masters of cutting a promo in AEW.
* BashBrothers: With Jon Moxley after his face turn at ''AEW Revolution 2021''.
* EvilFormerFriend: Was this to Jon Moxley for a long time. He held extreme bitterness towards Mox for "selling out" to sports entertainment while he ended up pulling every dirty move in the book just to survive the wrestling world. {{Averted}} as of ''AEW Revolution 2021'' when he came out to try and rescue Mox from the explosives-rigged ring Kenny Omega, Doc Gallows, and Karl Anderson had left him in (although the explosion ultimately didn't go off), turning {{Face}} in the process.
* FinishingMove: ''Uraken'' (spinning back fist) and the stretch plum submission maneuver
* GoodOldFisticuffs: He may not be as refined as a majority of the roster, but by God - he ''will'' beat the living daylights out of his opponents if given the chance.
* ItsAllAboutMe: It becomes increasingly evident that his "leadership" over The Family has the goal of putting himself over everyone else. Schiavone and Excalibur even point this out on commentary. In more general terms, he is very egotistical, whether in the ring or on commentary, and puts down anyone who challenges him, no matter his InsaneTrollLogic.
* ItsPersonal: After Jericho lit a fireball in Eddie's face, he would respond in kind by wanting to ''kill Chris'', such as trying to set him on fire using gasoline at ''AEW Double or Nothing 2022'' during Anarchy in the Arena.
* NeverMyFault: He refuses to take responsibility for a possible rift between The Lucha Bros., despite literally saying "I pointed out some things to them that they didn't see", and emphasising his partiality for Penta over Fenix.
* RedBaron: "The Mad King".

!!![[Wrestling/RusevAndLana Miro]]
The Bulgarian Beast and The Best Man finally became All Elite during September 2020.
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* AchillesHeel: On the other end of his body, in fact - his neck. As Miro's first TNT Championship reign went on, it became apparent that attacks directed at his neck and head (Fuego Del Sol's Tornado DDT, Eddie Kingston's spinning ''Uraken'' backfist, and Sammy Guevara's Go To Hell) were more effective against him than other attacks. {{Downplayed}} after his return in June 2022, where Miro proclaims that his "neck of sand" has been fixed.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: The boisterous, video game-obsessed Miro may not seem terribly intimidating at first glance, but when he's pissed off and his opponent ends up facing him across the ring, he'll gladly show off what a brutal, vicious and powerful {{Heel}} he can be. {{Subverted}} by the time he became The Redeemer, as that "silliness" turned into religious zealotry.
* CallingYourAttacks: Miro will yell at the top of his lungs, "GAME OVER!", just before he uses his FinishingMove.
* CameraAbuse: During a brawl with the Best Friends on ''Dynamite'', Miro grabbed a camera, shook it and yelled "Get out of the way!", up-ending it before returning to the fight.
* ContrastingReplacementCharacter: To Jimmy Havoc in terms of being Kip Sabian's closest friend - Miro's boisterous and excitable personality was a stark contrast to Havoc's brooding and sadistic demeanor.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: As he is ''very'' fond of reminding people, he is deeply, deeply in love with his wife, for whom he thanks God for at every opportunity (particularly for making her so "hot" and "flexible").
* FinishingMove: Has renamed his variation of the Camel Clutch as "Game Over".
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: He unleashed his rage on Kip weeks after losing the Arcade Anarchy. It ended with Miro slamming a door on Kip's arm.
* PopCulturedBadass: His love of video games was put front and center of his first gimmick, but that didn't make him any less of a monster in the ring.
* RedBaron: "The Redeemer" and "God's Favorite Champion"; when he lost the TNT Championship, Miro would earn a third epitaph, "God's Forsaken Champion"
* ReligiousBruiser: Has shades of this as the TNT Champion, emphasized with the moniker "The Redeemer"; even when he lost the belt, Miro kept up his zealot-like attitude by questioning God, even ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMVda-OB3Cs threatening The Almighty for answers]]''!
* TakeThat: His first promo on television was a shoot against [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} his past employer]], particularly "an imaginary brass ring", something that Wrestling/VinceMcMahon uses as a metaphor frequently, to which he told the latter to shove that up his ass.
* TheyWereHoldingYouBack: A self-inflicted version where he decided that his friendship with Kip was keeping him from championship material. Cue his brutal beatdown on Kip.
* TookALevelInBadass: Not that he was weak to begin with, but ever since he dropped his gamer gimmick, Miro's adopted the WrestlingMonster persona most of his fans are familiar with.
* TheUnfettered: Became this when gunning for the TNT Championship, and upon winning the belt, stopped at nothing to retain it.

!!!Will Hobbs
One of many enhancement wrestlers hired by AEW during the COVID-19 pandemic, after many appearances on ''Dynamite'' and ''Dark'', he would eventually sign with the company.
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* BigDamnHeroes: When Jon Moxley is ambushed by Ricky Starks and Brian Cage, he makes the save swinging a chair in hand to drive them off.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Absolutely massive man compared to Ricky Starks.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Had several matches on ''Dark'', as well as a match on ''Dynamite'' with Darby Allin and frequently appeared as Dr. Britt Baker's bodyguard. Even before being signed he was notably the only enhancement wrestler to appear in the Casino Battle Royale at ''AEW All Out 2020''.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He put on an impressively strong showing during the ''AEW All Out 2020'' Casino Battle Royal, despite having previously been a {{Jobber}} on ''Dark'' with a 0-5 record (the only enhancement talent in the match), eliminating The Blade and only ''just'' missing out on the final 4. People took notice, and this marked the start of Hobbs' push.
* FaceHeelTurn: Quite surprisingly, he turned on Cody and Darby Allin by accepting Taz's offer to join his team with Brian Cage and Ricky Starks.
* RedBaron: With Team Taz, he has taken the name "Powerhouse Hobbs"; as a {{Face}}, he was previously known as "Willpower Will Hobbs".
* ShoutOut: His name is a reference to [[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Luke Hobbs]], as well as [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson his actor]].
%%* SignatureMove: Spinebuster
* SlasherSmile: A rare example of a {{Face}} using one - in his first couple of appearances, Hobbs never stopped smiling, but once he joined Team Taz, the smile is more likely to come out when he's hit by a hard strike and instead of grimacing in pain, Hobbs grins and shakes his head.
* TheStarscream: In a shocking twist, he would turn on and attack Ricky Starks just moments after Starks lost the FTW title to Hook. This also inadvertently causes the collapse of Team Taz.

!!![[Wrestling/EvanBourne Matt Sydal]]
A noted High flyer who debuted in the Casino Battle Royale at All Out 2020.
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* BashBrothers: Matt teamed up with his real-life younger brother Mike Sydal as "the Sydal Brothers" to take on FTR, and then to take part in the Casino Tag Team Royale match at ''Revolution 2021.'' Unlike Matt, Mike isn't signed to AEW, remaining a journeyman wrestler.
* FinishingMove: "Lightning Spiral"
* RealLifeRelative: Has teamed with his real-life brother Mike Sydal.
* ThirdEye: Sydal often indicates towards his metaphorical third eye and tells his opponents he can help them open theirs.

!!!Wrestling/{{Sting}}
After nearly 20 years, the legendary Sting has returned to TNT.
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* FinishingMove: "Scorpion Death Drop" (Inverted DDT)
* RedBaron: "The Icon"
* RingOldies: Sting was 61 by the time he joined AEW, leading to multiple concerns about his fitness to compete. At least so far, he's shown that he's StillGotIt.
* SignatureMove: "Scorpion Death Lock" (Sharpshooter)
* SnowMeansDeath: Sting's entrance is often accompanied by an unsettling, snowy winter display. Incidentally, Sting made his AEW debut during the special ''Dynamite'' episode, "Winter is Coming", in December 2020.
* StudentAndMasterTeam: Has developed this dynamic with Darby Allin.

!!! Mr Brodie Lee Jr./-1
The young son of the late lamented Brodie Lee, Brodie Lee Jr. was a regular visitor backstage after his father signed with AEW in 2020. He was inducted into The Dark Order as -1 shortly before The Exalted One's passing and was formally signed to an AEW contract, with the understanding that he could begin working as an in-ring performer as soon as he turned 18-years old if he wants to, but has already made appearances in front of the camera as a member of The Dark Order.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: The acknowledged head of The Dark Order, although since he has school he can't regularly attend shows. Evil Uno is effectively acting as his regent until he comes of age.
* DirtyKid: Implied; after Tay Melo (who was being accompanied by -1 as an associate of The Dark Order) won the opening match against Ray Lyn on the second episode of ''Dark Elevation,'' she started shaking it to her music when -1 and the ref held up her hand, and -1 visibly glanced down at her gyrating hips. [[Funny/AllEliteWrestling Tony Schiavone called him out on it.]]
-->'''Schiavone:''' Keep your eyes up front there, kid.
* TheDreaded: He’s already showing that he shares his father’s violent streak by terrorising members of The Dark Order with his kendo stick.
* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: Has the occasional moment on commentary, such as telling Excalibur and Taz 'This is what Hell looks like'.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When the company was exclusively running shows at Daily's Place he would sometimes accompany the other members of The Dark Order to the ring for their matches and watches from the entrance ramp which puts him opposite the hard cam, meaning his over the top reactions can be seen during the match.
* MoralityPet: Everybody in AEW (except MJF) loves -1, not only because of his father, but because the kid ''lives'' the business, even though he's not yet even 10 years old.
* MouthyKid: -1 has already shown a remarkable ability to cut promos on fully-grown wrestlers such as Marko Stunt[[note]]although "fully-grown" might be an exaggeration in Stunt's case[[/note]], calling him out for relying on the muscle of Luchasaurus and the wrestling skill of Jungle Boy to get his wins.
* OverlordJr: The son of The Exalted One. In late-2021 his name on the AEW roster page was even changed from Negative 1 to Mr Brodie Lee Jr.
* PowerStable: The Dark Order.
* RaisedByTheCommunity: After his father became sick and eventually passed away on the 26th of December 2020 the AEW and WWE rosters have rallied around him to help him through his grief while also showing concern for his education too.
* TokenEvilTeammate: After the passing of his father The Dark Order as a whole turned face, except for -1 himself who still shows some heelish tendencies when accompanying the male members of the group after a victory, including shoving over the referee so he can raise the hands of The Dark Order members himself, and literally kick the defeated opponents out of the ring, often to the point where the others scramble to restrain him.
* WeaponOfChoice: A kendo stick, which he used to smash MJF over the head when the heel stole his mask during a match on the tribute show for his father.

!!!"Big Shotty" Lee Johnson
A student of the Nightmare Factory and personal project of Cody Rhodes. Frequently appearing as an enhancement talent for Dynamite and Dark, he would win his first match against Peter Avalon and Cezar Bononi alongside his teacher. Shortly after he was revealed to have officially signed with AEW.
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* BrokenWinLossStreak: Gained his first win on the February 10, 2021 edition of ''Dynamite'' after suffering 29 losses prior. This is notable as it would also mark his official signing to AEW.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Like others before him he worked as an enhancement talent on both ''Dynamite'' and ''Dark''. He also notably worked as one of MJF's "campaign managers" during his feud with Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship.
* RedBaron: "Big Shotty Lee".
* StudentAndMasterTeam: He's wrestled alongside his mentor Wrestling/CodyRhodes in several tag-team matches.

!!!Brock Anderson
A student of the Nightmare Factory and the son of Arn Anderson.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Somehow manages to look twice his age.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: He's a dead ringer for his father Arn back in the day.

!!![[Wrestling/BigShow Paul Wight]]
The monumental wrestling legend formerly known as "The Big Show" in WWE (and before that, "The Giant" in WCW) shocked the industry when he suddenly signed with AEW in early-2021.
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* CombatCommentator: While he was primarily introduced as the commentator for AEW's new show, Dark Elevation (alongside Tony Schiavone), AEW also emphasised that he'd been cleared to wrestle and would be stepping back into the ring at some point. On the [[https://www.allelitewrestling.com/aew-roster roster]] he's listed alongside the other male wrestlers, rather than the broadcast team, and he had his first match at ''All Out 2021'' against QT Marshall.
* DoNotCallMePaul: Despite being one of the [[Wrestling/TripleH two]] {{Trope Namer}}s, {{Averted}} in AEW where he can't go by his previous ring name and doesn't want to revert to simply being called [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} The Giant]] again.
* HiddenDepths: Turns out he plays ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', as shown during his guest spot on Critical Botch.
* SquashMatch: Paul only wrestles on very rare occasions as a special attraction, and his matches are always short exhibition squashes to pop the crowd (sometimes even handicap matches where he flattens several guys at once), both because [[DentedIron his body is genuinely wearing out after a multi-decade career]], but also because, even at his age, a guy as big as him really would be an ''absolute terror'' to face in the ring[[note]]Announced at 7' tall and 400lb, he is by ''far'' the biggest guy in AEW[[/note]].

!!!Wrestling/ChristianCage
Barely a month out from his shocking ring return at WWE's ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble 2021,'' Christian Cage revealed that he'd instead signed with their rivals, being the "big surprise signing" Paul Wight had teased for ''AEW Revolution 2021''.
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* TheAce: This is part of his AEW character - he is, quite simply, just an incredibly skilled veteran wrestler. His slogan is even "Outwork everyone".
* ChairmanOfTheBrawl: He uses the one-man Con-Chair-To as his most devastating move in brawls, beatdowns and no disqualification matches.
* DarkIsEvil: Christian's casual wear consists of black clothing after he betrayed Jungle Boy.
* EvilMentor: After turning on Jungle Boy for losing the AEW World Tag Team Championship, Christian began devoting his time to Luchasaurus, manipulating him into a {{Heel}}.
* FinishingMove: "Killswitch" (Inverted double underhook facebuster)
* TheMentor: To Jungle Boy; he's also tagged with Jurassic Express enough times to count as a StudentAndMasterTeam, eventually guiding them to their first tag team championship reign.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Post-FaceHeelTurn, Christian claimed he only aligned with Jurassic Express to ride on their coattails and get a bigger paycheck as their fame in AEW increased since Jungle Boy, [[ContinuityNod who eliminated him in the Casino Battle Royale]] at ''AEW Double or Nothing 2021'', was the one who cost Christian from getting higher up the rankings, thus a larger payout.
* TeachHimAnger: As part of his mentorship of Jungle Boy, he's helping the young man develop more of the killer edge necessary to stand up to bullying {{Heel}}s. Notably, near the start of Christian and Jurassic Express' Falls Count Anywhere match against the Superkliq at ''AEW Full Gear 2021'', Christian instructed Jungle Boy to deliver a Con-Chair-To to a helpless Adam Cole to take him out and possibly win the match, but Jungle Boy seemed taken aback and hesitated long enough for The Young Bucks to save Cole. At the end of the grueling match, Christian had Matt Jackson set up for the Con-Chair-To to end things, but Jungle Boy stopped him, took the chair from Christian and, after taking a moment to mentally prepare himself, did it himself while Christian looked on proudly.

!!!Ethan Page
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* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/DarbyAllin. He and Darby have been feuding since the indies, and it obviously hasn't stopped in AEW.
* BackFromTheDead: Prior to being resurrected by God and joining AEW, he got killed by his own alter-ego "The Karate Man" in his last Impact Wrestling match - a cinematic match of all things in ''Hard to Kill 2021''.
* FinishingMove: "Ego's Edge" (crucifix powerbomb)
* FormerlyFat: His vlog intro states how he used to have a dad bod but has since leaned into fitness while finding days to cheat.
* ItsAllAboutMe: He's not called "All Ego" for nothing.
* PoisonousFriend: To Scorpio Sky; can be seen when Page helped Sky retain his TNT Championship against Frankie Kazarian on the justification that it was for American Top Team.
* RedBaron: "All Ego" Ethan Page.
* TagTeam: Men of the Year with Scorpio Sky.
* VillainTeamUp: With Scorpio Sky.

!!!Anthony Ogogo
A former bronze medalist boxer-turned-wrestler, Anthony Ogogo was one of AEW's first developmental wrestlers and one of QT Marshall's students who defected from the Nightmare Factory alongside him when he formed The Factory.
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* BoringButPractical: His finisher is a simple but devastating punch to the liver.
* EvilBrit: Directly played up in his feud with Cody, laying a Union Jack over him after injuring him with a punch, and constantly tweeting about things he hates about America.
* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Was a student of the Nightmare Factory before turning alongside QT Marshall.
* RedBaron: The Guv'nor.
* VillainHasAPoint: While he’s a heel it’s hard to argue that any of his criticisms of America are actually wrong.

!!!Aaron Solo
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* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Was a student of the Nightmare Factory before turning alongside QT Marshall.
* AscendedExtra: He gets dunked on constantly for being an extra in BTE, so his ascension into The Factory counts as this.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Really hates Fuego.

!!!Nick Comoroto
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* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Was a student of the Nightmare Factory before turning alongside QT Marshall.
* TheBrute: It's obvious QT uses him for muscle.
* BeardofEvil: He got a big one which makes him look like a wild man.
* CarpetOfVirility: Type 1. Together with his wild hair and beard, he's an absolute ''bear'' of a man, and a powerful brute of a wrestler.

!!![[Wrestling/AndradeCienAlmas Andrade el Idolo]]
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* BadassInANiceSuit: Is almost always seen wearing a number of sharp-looking formal suits, with one even based on his ''Wrestling/LosIngobernables'' days.
* BeleagueredBenefactor: After helping out The Hardy Family Office with his finances, Andrade would co-own the faction, turning it into The Andrade-Hardy Family Office. Their string of losses since their new formation all the way to ''AEW Revolution 2022'' wound up with Andrade ousting Matt Hardy entirely, turning it into The Andrade Family Office.
* CoolMask: He came out for his debut match wearing a mask resembling ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' villain Black Mask, which he's also been seen wearing in promo videos.
%%* CoolShades: He wears these.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He's an arrogant {{Heel}}, but he was ''furious'' when Chavo [[UnwantedAssistance interfered to help him win his match against PAC]] and assaulted him before firing him. He even seemed apologetic towards PAC over the unwanted interference.

!!![[Wrestling/AleisterBlack Malakai Black]]
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* ArchEnemy: As soon as he got to AEW he started targeting Cody Rhodes and The Nightmare Family. Following Cody's exit from the promotion, Death Triangle would become his primary target.
* BadassInANiceSuit: In most of Malakai's promos, he wears a very nice black formal suit, including his sudden debut at ''AEW Road Rager 2021''.
%%* BigEntrance: His entrance is Just Awesome to put it in one word. (That's two words)
* TheDreaded: Anytime he enters the ring, pain and suffering is guaranteed to be inflicted against his opponent.
* CoolMask: When he makes his entrance he wears a mask that looks like a human skull, topped with antlers.
* TheCorruptor: After his attack on Cody, it seemed like Cody's worst traits, particularly his ego, got worse. Malakai considered his objective at fighting Cody achieved despite being defeated in their rematch. At present, Malakai's "[[SuperSpit Black Mist]]" is implied to be what's responsible at turning some of its victims into a DarkerAndEdgier version of themselves - PAC, Penta Oscuro, Julia Black and Miro are such examples.
* CurbStompBattle: Dealt out one of these to Cody Rhodes in his debut match. Brock Anderson and Lee Johnson did a little better; it wasn't until he worked his way up to Dustin Rhodes that he actually faced any serious competition.
* ExtremityExtremist: Incorporates Dutch Kickboxing into his arsenal, which means he's got devastating kicks, although his punches are nothing to sneeze at either.
* EyeScream: Retains his damaged right eye that he received from Buddy Murphy during his time in the WWE. ''Some'' sort of blight/infection seems to be spreading from it now and it's gotten progressively larger and uglier with every month he's spent in AEW.
* FinishingMove: "Black Mass" (spinning heel kick).
* KillTheLights: One of his trademarks is appearing in the ring without warning after (somehow) making all of the lights in the arena go out.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: He's known for his use of occult and Satanic trappings, and one of his signature trademarks is [[StealthHiBye appearing and vanishing without warning]] [[KillTheLights after making the lights in the arena go out]]. Depending on how one interprets his actions, he's either a scary man with occult beliefs who knows how to sabotage lighting systems or he's got genuine supernatural powers that allows him to cloak himself in darkness.
* PowerStable: The House of Black.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: At ''AEW Dynamite Grand Slam'' in 2021, one of his eyes is red.
* StealthHiBye: Does this in nearly every show he appears in, [[KillTheLights killing the lights in the arena]] to make a stealthy entrance and/or exit.
* WildCard: After concluding his feud with Cody, Black began assaulting young wrestlers at random, wiping out Dante Martin when the youngblood recklessly extended an open challenge to the locker room, and later appearing in front of The Varsity Blondes during an interview segment to spray his Black Mist, not at Brian Pillman Jr. or Griff Garrison, but [[WouldHitAGirl into the eyes of Julia Hart]]. Even a year after his AEW debut, Malakai's intentions within the promotion are still unknown, despite building the sizeable House of Black faction.
* WouldHitAGirl: He hasn't ''hit'' one yet, but when he assaulted The Varsity Blondes, it was Julia Hart he blinded with his Black Mist rather than one of the boys, presumably to enrage them as much as possible, as confirmed by Malakai tweeting a picture of him blinding Julia with the caption "The Empress draws out The Fool".
** Malakai was also intent on (or, at least, seriously considering) beating up Creator/RosarioDawson (''[[UnexpectedCharacter wait, what??]]'') until Cody showed up to bail her out.

!!! Shawn Dean
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* AllAmericanFace: His military career is front and center of his gimmick and he wears red, white, and blue gear.
* TheGoodCaptain: He is "The Captain" Shawn Dean.
* {{Jobber}}: He has lots of losses and not a whole lot of wins, with the exception of The Pinnacle in 2022.
* RunningGag: Beginning in 2022, Shawn has won every single match against a member of The Pinnacle via third-party interference.
* WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing: He has the honor of officially breaking MJF's winning streak in 2022 by getting knocked out from an interfering CM Punk, invoking a DisqualificationInducedVictory. This would occur a second time in April when MJF was counted out due to Wardlow trying to get his hands on his employer, but Max was too afraid to approach the ring as security was holding back Wardlow.
* VerbalTic: Does this when he's giving out coaching advice, aight?

!!! Fuego Del Sol
A masked luchador from Mobile, Alabama and arguably the breakout supporting character of Sammy's vlogs.
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* BreakoutCharacter: Fuego's popularity in Sammy Guevara's vlog allowed him to make sporadic appearances on Dynamite to thunderous applause. This all paid off on the debut episode of Rampage, where he was finally signed onto the AEW roster.
* BullyingADragon: His first AEW ''Rampage'' matchup was against Miro, and he lost, of course. He challenged him a second time, putting his car up against Miro's title. It didn’t go well.
** His constant goading to fight against The House of Black has lead to him be laid out every single time.
* BrokenWinLossStreak: He finally got his first AEW win on the July 6th, 2021 episode of ''Dark'', after ''34'' straight losses. This was notably the final pandemic-era episode of ''Dark'' before AEW went back on the road, making his win a feel-good celebration of one of the most consistent wrestlers on the AEW [=YouTube=] shows.
* {{Determinator}}: He's a little guy with a massive losing streak but he never gives up.
* KidHeroAllGrownUp: Fuego and his friends had a [=YouTube=] channel called "Kids Backyard Wrestling (KBW)" around 2010, which means he was making wrestling videos since age 14.
* IronButtMonkey: If AEW needs a babyface little guy to take some nasty bumps from an incoming {{Heel}}, Fuego's their man.
* MaskedLuchador: Is never seen without his mask.
* MistakenIdentity: Used against Fuego when Sammy Guevara ([[FunnyBackgroundEvent who offered to pick up his dry cleaning]]) dressed up in his wrestling gear and helped out Chris Jericho in a Hair vs. Hair match against Ortiz at ''AEW Road Rager 2022'', joining The Jericho Appreciation Society. Fuego would call out his best friend for falsely impersonating as him, going so far as to head to Website/{{Twitter}} with the hastag "[=#JUSTICEFORFUEGO=]".
* PintSizedPowerHouse: One of the smaller wrestlers on the roster.
* SignatureMove: The Tornado DDT, but {{Subverted}} in that he rarely gets to pull it off. He was able to finally use this move on Miro ''three times'' in a row on the debut episode of ''Rampage''. Unfortunately, it still wasn't quite enough to bring down The Redeemer.

!!! Wrestling/CMPunk
After 7 years outside of the ring, Wrestling/CMPunk has returned to prove he truly is The Best In The World.
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* ArchEnemy: If there is one young wrestler he has no respect for, it's Wrestling/{{MJF}}. Not only do they butt heads verbally, but Punk is all too eager to beat some respect into the man whenever he gets the chance.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: There were several hints scattered throughout previous ''Dynamite'' episodes in 2021 that hinted at Punk's return to professional wrestling.
** A week before his debut, Kenny Omega was seen wearing a shirt that said "Chick Magnet", which is what the "CM" in his name stands for. A week before that, he wore a [[Franchise/SesameStreet Cookie Monster]] T-shirt, referencing the joke that "CM" actually stands for "Cookie Monster".
** After Jericho won his deathmatch against Nick Gage, MJF taunted him with a promo that started similarly to Punk's infamous "pipebomb" speech during Wrestling/{{WWE RAW}} in 2011.
** In the week preceding Punk's debut, Darby Allin stated that the United Center in Chicago was the place to prove a wrestler was truly "The Best in the World".
* AHeroToHisHometown: If there is ever any doubt as to how much Chicago loves Punk, look no further than his ''Rampage'' debut at the United Center and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByAXCjqBzLg soak in that white hot ovation]].
* InSeriesNickname: Wrestling/{{MJF}} [[MaliciousMisnaming maliciously]] calls him "PG Punk", suggesting that he's lost his edge and become more family-friendly since his younger days (as well as tacitly referencing the Wrestling/WWEPGEra when Punk first came to prominence). He's also called Punk "Punky Brewster".
* RedBaron: "The Best In The World"; meanwhile, during his debut AEW appearance, Punk explicitly retired his previous monniker, "Voice of the Voiceless".
* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Anytime he and Wrestling/{{MJF}} had a microphone in hand, a brutal battle of words was going down.
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: This isn't the jaded, bitter Punk that left the WWE on a sour note and it's clear that he's in a much better headspace wrestling with AEW's up-and-coming talent.
* WorthyOpponent: This is how he treats all of his young opponents, even putting over how tough they were to defeat after the match, regardless of how heated things got prior to the bout, with the exception being Wrestling/{{MJF}}.

!!! Wrestling/AdamCole
A longtime friend of The Young Bucks, fourth in command of The Bullet Club, one of the faces of PWG's "Mount Rushmore of Wrestling", and founding member of "Wrestling/TheUndisputedEra": he's Adam Cole, BAY-BAY!
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* BackFromTheDead: He was killed off in Be The Elite when he signed to Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} for four years, but has arrived in AEW, alive and kicking.
* BaitAndSwitch: During his debut at ''AEW All Out 2021'', he initially looked like he was going to exact {{Revenge}} on The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega for trying to kill him, only to deliver a superkick to Jungle Boy's face before hugging it out with The Elite.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Adam Cole BAY-BAY!
* DirtyCoward: Often uses the referee being distracted to his advantage through low-blowing his opponents to win matches. Notably, whenever he fights a match where’s no disqualification, such as against Orange Cassidy in an Unsanctioned Lights Out match and "Hangman" Adam Page in a Texas Deathmatch, he’s actually put at a disadvantage as his dirty tactics can be fought back against more easily and better expected.
* EasilyForgiven: Subverted. When they were still in WWE, Cole and O'Reilly were at war with each other since the beginning of 2021 since Cole betrayed O'Reilly. After Cole's last match and subsequently moving to AEW, O'Reilly stayed for a few more months before he too jump ship and helped Cole on his debut appearance. Following this, O'Reilly verbally tells Cole he had yet to forgive Cole for his actions earlier that year and is only helping him and Bobby Fish to ensure he is successful in the new company.
* FinishingMove: "The Boom", an unpadded, running knee strike to the back of his opponent's head when they're down on their knees in the middle of ring.
* GroinAttack: Befitting his current status as a {{Heel}}, Adam will occasionally go for a low-blow to win. This ended up biting him hard in his Unsanctioned Lights Out match with Orange Cassidy whom wore a crotch guard to block a low-blow attempt after suffering more than one of them.
* OfficialCouple: With Britt Baker
* PowerStable: The Undisputed Elite.
* SignatureMove: "Panama Sunrise" (Canadian destroyer)
* SoreLoser: After losing to Orange Cassidy in the Unsanctioned Lights Out match, of which it was Cole who demanded it, he retorts that it didn't count as unsanctioned matches don't affect win-loss records. When he lost his AEW World Championship match against Page at ''AEW Revolution 2022'', he rapidly insinuated that Hangman got lucky and demanded a rematch; Hangman obliged, leading to a Texas Deathmatch that Cole also lost.

!!! Wrestling/BryanDanielson
The American Dragon of Wrestling/RingOfHonor and founder of the "Yes! Movement" in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the former "Daniel Bryan" has come to AEW as the last surprise during ''AEW All Out 2021''.
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* TheAce: Widely regarded as one of the best technical wrestlers in the world.
* BigYes: Even while heading to a rival promotion, the Yes! Movement has not slowed down. However, Danielson himself does not do the "Yes!" chant - while WWE had no legal claim to the chant, they asked him respectfully not to repeat it outside of the company and Danielson (who parted with them on amiable terms) agreed, preferring to refresh his character.
* CatchPhrase: Usually before using his foot stomps against an opponent, he'll tell the crowd, "I'm gonna kick his/He's gonna get his ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking head (kicked) in]]''!"
* FinishingMove: "[=LeBell=] Lock"
* HazyFeelTurn: It's not entirely clear whether Bryan is truly a {{Face}} or {{Heel}} as he suggested that he came to AEW to fight the best that the roster has to offer rather than to take sides in existing feuds.
* PowerStable: The Blackpool Combat Club.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: Arrives to AEW with a remix of Music/RideOfTheValkyries.
* RedBaron: "The American Dragon".
* SignatureMove: "''Busaiku'' knee", as well as repeated foot stomps to his opponent's head after grabbing their arms.

!!! Lee Moriarty
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!!! Tony Nese
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* Red Baron: "The Premier Athlete"

!!! Daniel Garcia - '''ROH PURE CHAMPION'''
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* BullyingADragon: Alongside 2.0, he thought it would be a good idea to antagonize Eddie Kingston, Jon Moxley and Darby Allin. It didn't go well.
* FinishingMove: "Dragon Tamer" (a sharpshooter variation where Garcia bends his back entirely in hopes of breaking his opponent's knee)
* {{Foil}}: To Wheeler Yuta - Garcia and Yuta joined factions in early-2022, but unlike the high-flying and entertainment-focused Yuta who earned his way into the wrestling-focused Blackpool Combat club, Garcia is a technical, but limited in promo ability performer hand-picked by Chris Jericho to join his Jericho Appreciation Society, a group whose purpose is to destroy professional wrestlers in favour of sports entertainers.
* TheGrappler: Most of his offense comes from submissions and grappling.
* NoodleIncident: During the Anarchy in the Arena match at ''AEW Double or Nothing 2022'', Garcia and Eddie Kingston's fight spilled into a cargo elevator. Audiences weren't shown what happened afterwards, but it led to Eddie returning to the ring bloodied. {{Lampshaded}} by Daniel on Website/{{Twitter}}.
--> "[[https://twitter.com/GarciaWrestling/status/1531331685173800963 The things that happened behind those doors I will take to the grave.]]"
* PowerStable: The Jericho Appreciation Society.
* RedBaron: "Red Death"; upon defeating Bryan Danielson in their second singles match in 2022, Garcia immediately christened himself a "Dragon Slayer".
* TerribleTrio: Is this with 2.0, taking the role of the domineering straight man.
* TranquilFury: Is fairly quiet, but carries an aura of intensity around him, especially in the ring.

!!! Wrestling/JayLethal
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* ArchEnemy: Ever since Wrestling/SamoaJoe returned to ''Ring of Honor'' in 2022, Jay has made it personal to destroy his former mentor on the belief that he was being used by Joe.
* FinishingMove: "Lethal Injection" (handspring cutter)
%%* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil
* RedBaron: "The Franchise"

!!! Wrestling/{{Hook}} - '''FTW CHAMPION'''
The RealLife son of Taz and the youngest member of Team Taz.
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* BadassBack: Always has his back to his opponent at the start of the match, both as a sign of confidence and disrespect towards his target.
* CuteBruiser: At a glance, he's an unassuming PrettyBoy, but in the ring he turns out to be arguably the most hard-hitting of AEW's young talents.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: After over a year of largely staying in the background of Team Taz moments, his AEW in-ring debut in 2021 saw him make quick work of Fuego Del Sol with a no-nonsense grappling and submission style that he clearly takes from his father.
* FinishingMove: "Redrum" (a ''kata ha jime'', identical to his father's iconic Tazmission); as first demonstrated against Serpentico, he is also able to perform a standing variation of this move.
* HeelFaceTurn: He debuted as a {{Heel}}, but by his ''second match'' the fans were giving him standing ovations. He decided to just roll with it and quit joining in on the rest of Team Taz's {{Heel}} hijinx.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: He looks ''nothing'' like his father, to the point where many viewers didn't realise he is legitimately Taz's biological son at first.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: Hook's entire ''modus operandi'' is to get in the ring, beat his opponent, and get out as quick and efficiently as possible.
* NoSell:
** In his second match, he simply stood up after receiving a piledriver from Bear Bronson.
** Danhausen's "curses" has seemingly no effect on Hook, who simply walks away whenever Danhausen attempts to cast a quick one.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Danhausen was mostly an annoyance to Hook, but going after his bag of chips by spilling them on the floor? Hook not only accepted Danhausen's challenge to a match, but he finally spoke up after a long while of silence.
--> "You wanted my attention? You got it now."
* OralFixation: Always seen chewing gum or eating a bag of chips, which gives him an aloof demeanor.
* TheQuietOne: He isn't much of a talker or showboater; in fact, Hook didn't bother saying a single word during episodes on broadcast until Danhausen pushed him over the edge in 2022.
* RealLifeRelative: The son of ECW legend and AEW commentator Taz
* RedBaron: "The Cold-Hearted Handsome Devil"
* TheStoic: In addition to being a man of few words, Hook barely emotes whether in the ring or behind the scenes.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Chips - Hook can often be seen snacking on them, and destroying a bag was enough to get him to talk and accept Danhausen's challenge.

!!! Wrestling/KyleOReilly
One half of the tag team reDRagon as well as one of four members that comprised of The Undisputed Era, after helping Adam Cole score a victory against Orange Cassidy in December 2021, it was revealed afterwards that Kyle O'Reilly was now All Elite.
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* ContinuityNod: After helping Cole defeat Orange Cassidy, O'Reilly stared him down with venom in his eyes, referencing the time when Cole betrayed him and dissolved The Undisputed Era.
* DirtyCoward: {{Downplayed}}; while Kyle remains a {{Heel}} and isn’t above helping his allies to cheat, O’Reilly notably never does any cheating himself in singles matches, but relies on his skills and strength to win, even beating top stars such as Jungle Boy, Ray Fenix and Darby Allin cleanly.
* RedBaron: "The Violent Artist"
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Per ContinuityNod, during his AEW debut, Kyle hasn't forgotten his grudge against Adam Cole, but is savvy enough to recognize that re-joining with him and Bobby Fish is the best path to success in the promtion.

!!! Brody King
Malakai Black's tag team partner in Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla, he joined his ally as the second member of The House of Black in January 2022.
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%%* DontYouDarePityMe
* FinishingMove: "Gonzo Bomb" (belly-to-back waistlock into a piledriver)
* PowerStable: The House of Black.
* SignatureMove: Brody frequents a cannonball senton onto his opponent when they're sitting down in the ring corner of the ringpost.
* TagTeam: Outside of AEW, he teams with Malakai Black as Kings of the Black Throne.
* WrestlingMonster: Brody King is ''very big'' and ''very ferocious''. When he debuted during a segment where Malakai Black was being triple-teamed by The Varsity Blondes and Penta el Zero Miedo, King proceeded to wipe out ''all'' of them on his own.

!!! Wrestling/{{Danhausen}}
Very nice, very evil - the most {{Memetic|Mutation}} wrestler in the world signed with AEW in January 2022, appearing at ''AEW Beach Break''.
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* {{Curse}}: If Danhausen poses and points at someone, they're meant to be "cursed". When performed in the midst of a match, the recipient will usually be guaranteed a loss.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Before his proper AEW debut, Danhausen had already been a staple of many of the AEW wrestler vlogs and was also known for his own social media interactions with people signed to the promotion. In particular, his unusual Twitter feud with The Gunn Club (dubbing them "The Ass Boys" to Billy Gunn’s approval and his sons' annoyance) did wonders to improve the group’s reputation among fans. The only reason his debut was still a surprise in spite of this was that fans were largely expecting Wrestling/JohnnyGargano to make a hometown debut at ''AEW Beach Break 2022'' instead.
* OddFriendship: With Hook; AEW would take advantage of this pairing with the {{Portmanteau}}, "[=HOOKHausen=]".
* UnknownRival: His numerous failed attempts to curse Hook infuriated him to no end, even though Hook barely acknowledged his existence. {{Averted}} after becoming tag team partners in a match against Tony Nese and "Smark" Mark Sterling at ''AEW Double or Nothing 2022''.

!!! Wrestling/KeithLee
Oh, bask in his glory, for the "Limitless One" is All Elite, becoming the first qualifier for the "Face of the Revolution" Ladder Match at ''AEW Revolution 2022''.
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* {{Acrofatic}}: In spite of his size, Keith Lee can leapfrog over a running opponent and launch himself over the top rope from the ring.
* ArchEnemy: Team Taz, specifically Powerhouse Hobbs, was who Keith Lee stood against until that faction's dissolution.
* CallBack: When Swerve in our Glory put their tag team championship on the line against Private Party, Isiah Kassidy got into Keith's face about tossing him across the ring during the latter's debut - [[TemptingFate that he wouldn't be able to do that again]]. In the match proper, Kassidy landed on his feet when Lee tossed him the first time, but couldn't do it again for the second.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: After coming out to a monster pop and playing to the crowd, Lee's debut match started when his hapless opponent Isiah Kassidy tried to get in his face, only for Lee to grab him, muscle him back into a corner, then pull him out and ''hurl'' him across the ring. Kassidy must have [[BlownAcrossTheRoom traveled at LEAST 8 feet across the ring and fully 7 feet into the air]] (this is ''NotHyperbole'') and the crowd ''came unglued''.
* RedBaron: "Limitless" Keith Lee
* TagTeam: Teams with Swerve Strickland as Swerve In Our Glory.

!!! Buddy Matthews
Former enemy of Malakai Black, Buddy Matthews entered AEW in February 2022 as the shocking third member of The House of Black.
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* BaitAndSwitch: When Buddy made his AEW debut, Malakai Black fell to his knees in surprise, making the audience believe Buddy would continue their feud from NXT until he attacked PAC and Penta Oscuro instead, with Malakai gloating and laughing at the crowd's disbelief that Buddy would ever align with Malakai at all.
* ContinuityNod: In WWE, he and Black were bitter enemies and was the one directly responsible for injuring Black's right eye. In AEW, he is working under Black for unknown reasons, but the two still seem to bear animosity between each other, notably seen through Black's aggressive way of giving orders to Matthews during his debut, as well as Matthews' hesitation of following through said orders.
* PowerStable: The House of Black.

!!! Shane "Swerve" Strickland
Formerly known as Isaiah "Swerve" Scott and best known as a member of "Hit Row", Swerve Strickland arrived and signed into the promotion during ''AEW Revolution 2022''.
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* BigGuyLittleGuy: The little guy to Keith Lee's in their partnership.
* CatchPhrase: "Whose house? Swerve's house!"
* FinishingMove: "Swerve Stomp" (diving foot stomp)

!!! Wrestling/JeffHardy
The younger brother to Matt Hardy, Jeffrey Nero Hardy entered AEW when Matt is ousted from the Andrade-Hardy Family Office after ''AEW Revolution 2022'', reforming The Hardys tag team.
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* RedBaron: "The Charismatic Enigma"
* SignatureMove: "Swanton Bomb" (senton bomb)

!!! Wheeler Yuta
The former protégé of Orange Cassidy and Chuck Taylor and honorary Best Friend, Wheeler Yuta was officially signed into AEW following the ''Supercard of Honor XV'' pay-per-view from Ring of Honor.
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* {{Determinator}}: Yuta was not looking to lose in his third match against Jon Moxley in 2022; it would take a chokehold after getting his head split open from getting smashed into the steel ringsteps and suffering from two Paradigm Shifts by Moxley to finally knock him out.
* {{Foil}}: To Daniel Garcia - Yuta and Garcia joined newly-formed factions after ''Revolution 2022'', but whereas the more high-flying and entertainment-focused Yuta fought tooth and nail to join the wrestling-focused Blackpool Combat club and earned his way to respect, the technical but limited in promo ability Garcia was instead hand-picked by Chris Jericho to join his Jericho Appreciation Society, a group specifically focused on destroying pro wrestlers in favour of sports entertainers.
* HonoraryTrueCompanion: Was included with The Best Friends while he was unsigned.
* IronButtMonkey: A damn good wrestler in his own right, but was often treated terribly by the Best Friends (particularly Trent Beretta). He was also a frequent victim of Kris Statlander's sleeper holds in the vlogs. {{Averted}} after his exit from The Best Friends.
* PowerStable: The Blackpool Combat Club.
* TookALevelInBadass: His bouts against The Blackpool Combat Club have elevated his badassery tenfold, earning the respect of the Club and AEW's audience. Best exemplified in his 2022 matches against Mox - the first was a squash, the second was a competitive match, but with an obvious outcome, while the third was a glorious display of heart and brutality, culminating in him kicking out of two Paradigm Shifts.

!!! Satnam Singh
The first Indian player ever drafted into the UsefulNotes/{{NBA}}, this former pro turned wrestler first appeared in AEW during April 2022 and is a protégé of Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt.
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%%* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: To Wrestling/TheGreatKhali
* TheBrute: A huge wrestler who is used as additional muscle by Jay Lethal.
* TheGiant: At 7'4", he is one of the largest wrestlers in AEW.

!!! Wrestling/SamoaJoe - '''ROH WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION'''
The longest reigning ROH World Champion in the promotion's history, Samoa Joe returned to Ring of Honor at the end of ''Supercard of Honor XV'' to confront Jay Lethal. Post-event, it was revealed he also signed onto AEW.
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* ArchEnemy: Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt since returning at ''Supercard of Honor XV''
* FinishingMove: "Muscle Buster" (an electric chair version while falling backwards)

!!! Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli
Because of Bryan Danielson's injury from Anarchy in the Arena at ''AEW Double or Nothing 2022'', the American Dragon recruited a wrestler as his replacement to face Zack Sabre Jr. at the ''Forbidden Door'' pay-per-view and ''AEW Blood and Guts 2022'': Claudio Castagnoli. Simultaneously, Claudio joins as the fifth member of The Blackpool Combat Club.
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* FinishingMove: "Ricola Bomb" (straightjacket powerbomb)
* PowerStable: Blackpool Combat Club.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: His entrance music is a remix of the "1812 Overture" by Music/PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky.
* SignatureMove: Just like in the WWE, Claudio will use his "Giant Swing" where he picks up his opponent by their feet and swing them around by their legs in the ring.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Despite The Blackpool Combat Club being a bunch of {{Anti Hero}}es, Claudio is unequivocally a {{Face}} in the faction.

!!! Parker Boudreaux
Formerly known as "Harland" from Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}}, Parker Boudreaux appeared on AEW Dark in July 2022 and aligned with Ari Daivari's new faction, "The Trustbusters", a few weeks later. Following his first appearance on ''Rampage'' in August, Parker was officially signed into the promotion.
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[[folder:Female Wrestlers]]
!!!Riho
A Joshi Idol who began wrestling in 2006 in Ice Ribbon at the ripe age of ''nine''. She's since become one of the most well respected Joshi wrestlers in the world, and won in a shocker against Nyla Rose to become the first-ever AEW Women's Champion.
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* BookEnds: She beats Nyla Rose to become the inaugural Women's Champion. Three guesses who ended her reign.
* BadassAdorable: for sure
* ChildProdigy: She's began wrestling when she was ''nine'' and has been competing against industry veterans before she was a teenager.
* {{Determinator}}: She's easily one of the smallest members of the AEW women's roster, but she's been in more kinds of matches than nearly everyone else in the company while part of several joshi and independent Japanese promotions, and has been wrestling people several times her size since she was in grade school. As Nyla Rose learned, '''she will not go down easily.'''
* FragileSpeedster: Her waifish body build does not do her favors when it comes to strength and resistance, but once she gets moving, it's very hard to catch her.
* KidAppealCharacter: The smallest and youngest woman in the roster and also the TokenWholesome.
* LightIsGood: Wears white, and one of the friendliest people with an adorable smile.
* LittleMissBadass: She's not afraid of anyone; she fought [[Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki MINORU SUZUKI]] when she was 12, and lived to tell the tale.
* PinkIsFeminine: Her frilly wrestling gear has pink accents.
* SempaiKohai: Hikaru Shida was Riho's senior during their training with Emi Sakura.
* SurpassedTheTeacher: She has already defeated her mentor Emi Sakura as well as her sempai Hikaru Shida.
* TokenWholesome: She has the most family-friendly gimmick in the entire company.
* WeakButSkilled: An industry veteran in spite of only being 22, and one of the smallest women in the promotion, she has a very attuned and flexible wrestling style that allows her to overcome her physical limitations.

!!![[InsistentTerminology Dr.]] Wrestling/BrittBaker, [[DepravedDentist D.M.D.]]
Billed as being from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (but is actually a native of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania - yes, as in ''Film/GroundhogDay''), Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. cut her teeth on the independent scene and will gladly knock her opponent's down their throat. Speaking of teeth, she also happens to be a fully-licensed, practicing dentist. See [[Wrestling/BrittBaker her own page]] for more details.

!!!Allie/"The Bunny"
Initially Wrestling/{{IMPACT|Wrestling}}'s answer to Wrestling/{{Bayley}} and retaining that personality upon arriving to AEW, Allie re-emerged as the mouthpiece for the tag team known as The Butcher and The Blade as the team's third member.
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* ArchEnemy: Together with Penelope Ford, she has been battling against Tay Melo and Anna Jay over the course of 2021.
* EvilLaugh: She's got a witch-like one.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Darker than her more recognised character she played for most of her career, although the "Demon Bunny/Dark Allie" character she played during the end of her run at [[Wrestling/{{TNA}} Impact Wrestling]] laid the groundwork for the character of "The Bunny" she plays in AEW.
* GigglingVillain: During matches she sometimes breaks into a distinctive fit of high pitched laughter. The commentators regularly describe her as [[LaughingMad deranged, often during her laughing fits]].
* HairRaisingHare: She's a cute girl with a bunny motif who's dangerously unhinged. It's even in her ring name.
* HeelFaceTurn: After apparently splitting from the Butcher and the Blade for reasons she refuses to talk about, she began tagging with Brandi Rhodes as the "Nightmare Sisters".
* LadyInRed: When she first came on to QT Marshall, she came down to one of his matches on Dark in a slinky red dress to watch him while eating an [[TrademarkFavoriteFood apple]].
* SkipOfInnocence: Likes to skip playfully around the ring, but she's actually unhinged.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Allie has poked fun of fellow wrestler Brandon Cutler in social media.
* OddFriendship: She made one with Penelope Ford after the women's Casino Battle Royale at ''AEW All Out 2021''.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Brandi clearly doesn't trust her, but they're doing too well as the Nightmare Sisters for her to make an issue of it yet.

!!!Penelope Ford
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* ArchEnemy: She, together with The Bunny, made enemies of Anna Jay and Tay Melo during 2021.
* CoolShades: Part of her entrances but removes them during the match.
* HellBentForLeather: She wears a nice leather jacket to the ring.
* MsFanservice: Her wrestling gear is one of the more revealing ones in the roster and her entire gimmick is basically her being "the hot chick".
* OddFriendship: She made one with Allie after the ''AEW All Out 2021'' Casino Battle Royale.
* OfficialCouple: Formerly with Joey Janela, now with Kip Sabian. She and Sabian got married in 2021.

!!!Nyla Rose
A First Nations bruiser with strength and ferocity to spare. She is notable for being both the first wrestler of indigenous descent in AEW and the first transgender wrestler ever to sign with a major promotion.
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* AndAllIGotWasThisLousyTShirt: After Nyla destroys a jobber, her manager Vickie Guerrero often enters the ring to drape one of Nyla's merchandise shirts, emblazoned with "I SURVIVED '''NYLA''' ...AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS T-SHIRT" over their face as a mocking consolation prize.
* ArchEnemy: Riho shaped up to be a big thorn in her side during 2019. She had been also developing a fierce enmity with Shanna, who fought her behind the scenes more than once.
* BloodyHandprint: Her personal symbol is a bloody handprint, usually seen in her breechcloth and in her titantron. According to Nyla, it has multiple meanings, the most obvious being that it is a Native symbol for someone with hand-to-hand battle prowess, while another is a reference to the massive number of missing Native women on American reserves, as well as a ShoutOut to "The Dark Brotherhood" from ''Series/TheElderScrolls'' (whose symbol is also a bloody handprint).
* DeadpanSnarker: Cocky as hell on the mic and on Twitter, because, c'mon, who's gonna stop her?
* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: She has a tendency to go for brutal and illegal {{Heel}} tactics even when it does not benefit her, such as giving her opponent time to recover while she sets up a table.
* FinishingMove: "The Beast Bomb" (sitout powerbomb)
%%* HairTriggerTemper: Really easily angered.
* HatedByAll: After she became AEW Women's Champion, it soon became clear nobody on the roster was particularly enthused at the prospect.
* {{Juggernaut}}: Ran through AEW's full-time roster in a battle royal by being both larger and ''way'' stronger.
* RedBaron: "The Native Beast"
* MarkedToDie: Not literally, but she has a thing with licking her own palm and attacking people with it (or licking her own palm after attacking people) to signify that person is "marked" to be beaten to a pulp by her. This likely relates to the BloodyHandprint symbol she often uses. Notably, Nyla did this after driving Riho through a table and announcing she'd be fighting her.
* MightyGlacier: She's not as slow as some wrestling examples, but Rose tends to be lacking in speed but is provided with terrifying strength and resistance. The commentary team often points out that the ideal tactic to beat her would be exploiting her comparatively slow movement.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: ''The Native Beast'' and when she was on the independent circuit, ''The American Kaiju''.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Transwoman AND First Nations wrestler, notable for being the first ever in a major wrestling promotion, as well as the first world champion of those groups in a major promotion.
* SoreLoser: Cannot fathom losing in any shape and form. Every time she has lost, she has attacked her opponent post-match. The exception was upon losing in the Women's Tag Team Championship Cup tournament, where she attacked her partner, [[Wrestling/{{Cameron}} Ariane Andrew]], instead for getting pinned.
* WrestlingMonster: Big, powerful and unstoppable, Nyla is a constant threat to the entire AEW women's division.

!!!Wrestling/HikaruShida
An Ice-Ribbon, OZ Academy and Pro-Wrestling WAVE veteran who is best known for her elaborate ninja costumes and vicious performances in intergender matches. See [[Wrestling/HikaruShida her own page]] for more details.

!!!Leva Bates
Wrestling reporter Dave Meltzer once said that only one kind of gimmick couldn't get over in professional wrestling, and that was that of a librarian. Cody and company saw this as a unique opportunity, and Leva Bates jumped at the chance to do just that.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: Leva will do this when outnumbered or clearly outmatched, as she did in matches with Nyla Rose and Awesome Kong. Prior to AEW, after losing to Sasha Banks via submission, Leva begged for help from the referee (as Sasha would not release the submission hold, even after Leva tapped out).
* AscendedMeme: Her gimmick is the idea of a wrestling Librarian being such a ridiculous idea that it couldn't get over. As Bates and Avalon have found, it's actually quite easy.
* {{Bookworm}}: Brings a collection of books with her every time she's wrestling, usually including some K-Pop book and the Young Bucks' autobiography.
* ButtMonkey: Leva and Peter both are this to some degree.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Loves bringing a collection of books to the ring when she wrestles; this has bitten her in the backside in matches in the past, with Allie throwing a book at her to distract her from being kicked in the head, and Madi Wrenkowski knocking her out cold with one of her own books!
* HotLibrarian: She's an attractive woman and her form-hugging clothes (tight dresses and skirts when outside of the ring, and booty shorts in the ring) accentuate her impressive physique.
* HumiliationConga: One night at an AEW show, Leva: lost to Awesome Kong in 2 minutes, had some of her blue hair cut off as a trophy, got harassed by the Inner Circle afterward as she was trying to recover, and ended up being kidnapped by them for their own video blog. As Leva said herself... not a good week.
* {{Jobber}}: Was a complete doormat for the rest of the AEW Women's Division, with Leva never winning a singles match herself. This got better near the end of 2020, but she's reverted back to complete jobber status in 2021. Suffice it to say, Leva probably isn't challenging for the women's title any time soon.
* LoveTriangle: When Peter Avalon [[EnemyMine teamed up with former rival Brandon Cutler]] to form The Initiative, Leva began to grow close to Cutler as well, and was upset when the two had a falling out, finding herself torn between them. During [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_e4K4bSRRg their match against each other]] on the 1st September episode of ''Dark'' she repeatedly attempted to play peacemaker, trying to stop the two men from hurting each other, and preventing Avalon from using the book she carries as a weapon against Cutler. At the end of the match (a double count-out), when Avalon stormed off without her and Cutler took his leave as well, she was left in the ring on the verge of tears.
* PluckyComicRelief: She and Peter Avalon are the primary comedy act.
* MiniDressOfPower: Wears pencil skirts and general business professional outfits when she's not wrestling. Leaves the skirt in favor of shorts when she does.
* MsFanservice: For being a Librarian, Leva definitely loves wearing booty shorts when wrestling, and other tight dresses/skirts when managing.
* TakingUpTheMantle: She becomes the solo Librarian after breaking off from Peter Avalon.
* TugLoverWar: During a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UPK5A5R3fk Dark match]] between Peter Avalon and Colt Cabana, Leva became the subject of a (initially at least) non-romantic one of these between the two men while all three were perched on the apron and Leva intefered to stop Colt attacking Peter. After almost pulling her in two, Colt suddenly released Leva, sending her [[ShipTease spinning into Peter's arms]].

!!!Emi Sakura
A Ring veteran from 1995 from the IWA Japan promotion and for Ice Ribbon. She is notable for having trained several of the women on the roster (including the then-champions Riho and Hikaru Shida), and for promoting women's wrestling in southeast Asia for two different companies.
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* BadassTeacher: An industry veteran who trained several of the women on the roster, including the inaugural champion.
* CommutingOnABus: Because Sakura wrestles in Japan, Thailand and the Philippines, she rarely appears in AEW.
* OldMaster: In her mid-40s and showing no signs of retiring, Emi Sakura is also responsible for training half of the ''joshi'' on the roster.
* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: Her second outfit since returning to AEW involves a royal crown and cape. She even has Lulu Pencil accompany her as a personal butler.
* ShoutOut: Her theme song and her first ring outfit is a giant reference to Music/FreddieMercury.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: A guest wrestler who can take credit for the training of two AEW Women's Champions, one of which also being the inaugural one.
* StudentAndMasterTeam: She teamed up with her students Riho and Hikaru Shida on different occasions.

!!!Wrestling/KrisStatlander
An alien from the Andromeda galaxy who came to earth to Wrestle. She appeared to devastating effect, getting a surprise win over Hikaru Shida.
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* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: The first time she and The Best Friends accompanied Orange Cassidy to the ring for a match the two men gave him a fist bump, Kris gave him her signature “boop” on the nose. This has always been a habit of hers, also booping referees and opponents.
* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Her makeup when she returned from her injury implies she has green skin underneath her human skin.
* HonoraryTrueCompanion: A close companion to The Best Friends, even joining in on their group hug.
* LetsGetDangerous: After getting blindsided by Leyla Hirsch's betrayal, she's dropped her goofy alien girl persona for a seemingly darker, more aggressive persona that utilizes her raw power.
* PutOnABus: Taken out by a serious injury (a torn ACL) during a tag match on ''Dynamite'', and has been on the shelf for over half a year.
** TheBusCameBack: Made her return during the "Arcade Anarchy" match between Chuck Taylor/Orange Cassidy and Kib Sabian/Miro to help the good guys by dealing with an interfering Penelope Ford, before officially joining the trio.

!!!Yuka Sakazaki
A Tokyo Joshi Pro wrestler who is a genie from a magical country.
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* BedlahBabe: Her in ring gear resembles a genie girl.
* GenkiGirl: Both in her demeanor and her cutesy theme song.
* GeniusBonus: Yuka's entire gimmick, and especially her ring gear, is a homage to the very old late-60's anime ''[[Anime/HakushonDaimao The Genie Family]]''.
* MagicalGirl: Is billed as such during her entrance.

!!!Anna Jay
"The Star of the Show", Anna came into AEW full of eagerness to make her mark, but after her momentum was cut short by a [[SquashMatch shocking encounter]] with the horrific Abadon, she fell under the sway of The Dark Order, becoming their first female recruit.
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* ArchEnemy: Along with her best friend Tay Melo, they feuded with The Bunny and Penelope Ford throughout 2021.
* CoolMask: Unlike the full head-covering masks worn by the male Dark Order recruits, [[https://twitter.com/annajay___/status/1288817904834744320 Anna]] wore an elegant MasqueradeBall-like mask decorated with purple sequins around her eyes.
* CrackDefeat: After an impressive debut in a losing effort against champion Hikaru Shida, Anna was looking to become a star in AEW, with an extensive character vignette played about her before her second match, which made everyone [[GenreSavvy assume she was heading for an easy, position-building win]]. [[BaitAndSwitch Her second match turned out to be]] against [[WrestlingMonster Abadon]], who ''brutally'' squashed her in minutes, leaving her shocked, shaken, and vulnerable to the temptations of Brodie Lee and The Dark Order.
* {{Expy}}: Her original look was very ComicBook/{{Zatanna}}-esque.
* FaceHeelTurn: After being tempted by Tay to look for more opportunities, Anna gave a call to Chris Jericho and aligned herself with The Jericho Appreciation Society. Her first act was to help Jericho during his Barbed Wire Everywhere Deathmatch with Eddie Kingston at ''AEW Fyter Fest 2022''.
* FagHag: Outside the ring, she's known to be very close with [[CampGay Sonny Kiss]].
* FinishingMove: "The Queenslayer" (rear-naked choke)
* FireForgedFriends: With Tay Melo through the Women's Tag Team Tournament.
* InSeriesNickname: Upon joining The Jericho Appreciation Society, Anna appropriated the faction's name to her own as "Anna Jay A.S."
* MsFanservice: She's known for flaunting her good looks, and her ring gear often includes [[PaintedOnPants tight pants]] or low-cut shorts that tend to accentuate her butt.
* NiceGirl: Since [[HeelFaceTurn turning face]] with the rest of The Dark Order, she became one of the most consistently heroic wrestlers on the women's roster (regularly teaming up with Wrestling/KrisStatlander, Thunder Rosa, Wrestling/RubySoho, and numerous other fellow {{face}}s). If a female wrestler was being targeted by the underhanded tactics of a {{Heel}}, Anna came to her defense. However, this is no longer the case after ''AEW Fyter Fest 2022'' because of Anna turning {{Heel}} to help The Jericho Appreciation Society.
* OfficialCouple: She and Jungle Boy announced that they were dating ([[{{Kayfabe}} in real life, that is]]) in June 2021.
* PowerStable: Formerly part of The Dark Order, now part of The Jericho Appreciation Society.
* RedBaron: "The Star of the Show"; once she began feuding with Brandi Rhodes, Anna switched to calling herself "The Queenslayer" after she choked Brandi out during a Dark Order beatdown on her husband Cody, and later beat her in a match.
* SmashSisters: With Tay Melo.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Initially the only woman in The Dark Order, although they soon approached Tay Melo after she tagged with Anna to moderate success in the Women's Tag Team Cup tournament, who seemed receptive.
* TagTeam: Was paired with Tay Melo for the Woman's Tag Team Tournament.
* TookALevelInJerkass: After joining the JAS, Anna gained a penchant of choking out someone with the Queenslayer on the notion that the offending party doesn't believe she's enough of a sports entertainer.
* WeUsedoBeFriends: With Tay Melo; after a good two years of being tag-team partners, the two of them had a falling-out in 2022 after Tay's FaceHeelTurn until she made her own {{Heel}} turn against Ruby Soho, which reinforced her friendship with Tay.

!!!Abadon
The Living Dead Girl who hails from the Black Hills, Abadon has made their[[note]]Abadon is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns[[/note]] mark on AEW and is always searching for souls to consume.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: For a long time they only had two losses in their AEW career, both to Hikaru Shida. They were eventually defeated by Britt Baker as well, but Baker was forced to resort to a surprise roll-up to get the win after everything else in her arsenal was unable to stop Abadon.
* TheDreaded: Their opponents, the commentators, even Hikaru Shida is creeped out by them.
* FinishingMove: "The Cemetery Drive"
* ManBitesMan: As befitting a ghoulish fighter; when Britt Baker tried to use the Lockjaw on them, Abadon simply grabbed Britt's gloved hand and started chewing on it.
* MarkOfTheSupernatural: As part of her ghoulishness, they have one red eye and one pale blue eye.
* NoSell: Much like Wrestling/TheUndertaker, they can sit up after taking a vicious beating; even getting wedged between a steel chair and getting stomped on it by Britt Baker wasn't enough to put Abadon down.
* OminousVisualGlitch: The cameras use a jarring filter to evoke this image.
* RedBaron: "The Living Dead Girl".
* TheSpeechless: They ''scream'', but they do not speak.
* StringyHairedGhostGirl: Complete with crawling onto the stage.
* TalkingWithSigns: During her [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afoy-iQw9lU interview]] with Lexy Nair on the premiere episode of ''AEW Outside the Ring'', Abadon communicated answers to some of Lexy's questions by scrawling single words onto a hand-held whiteboard.
* WrestlingMonster: The most literal example in the entire AEW roster.

!!!Tay Melo - '''AAA WORLD MIXED TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS''' (With Sammy Guevara)
Former NXT superstar that made her AEW debut during the Women's Tag Tournament.
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* ArchEnemy: She and her best friend Anna Jay had a feud with The Bunny and Penelope Ford throughout 2021.
* BadassAdorable: She's very nice and friendly but knows Jiu-Jitsu.
* CoolBigSis: They’re not actually related, but this is the kind of relationship that she has with -1.
* CuddleBug: Very VERY affectionate. Nobody seems to mind in the least.
* FireForgedFriends: Became this with Anna Jay during the Women's Tag Tournament.
* FinishingMove: "The [=DDTay=]" and "[=TayKO=]"
* GenkiGirl: Often arrives to the ring dancing and bursting with energy.
* HonoraryTrueCompanion: To The Dark Order through Anna Jay. -1 sometimes accompanies her to the ring.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's blonde and one of the nicest girls in AEW.
* MsFanservice: Her ring gear definitely emphasizes her beauty.
* OfficialCouple: With Sammy Guevara (her RealLife husband).
* SelfFulfillingProphecy: [[https://itrwrestling.com/features/every-former-wwe-superstar-wrestling-in-aew/ Apparently]], WWE was hesitant to release her, believing she would head straight for AEW. She had no plans of doing so because she had no contacts there, but she wouldn't be let go. When her two years were up, she headed to AEW.
* SmashSisters: With Anna Jay, until Tay's FaceHeelTurn.
* WaifFu: Has a slim build, but her experience in Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is integral to her wrestling style. She uses this to great effect against Nyla Rose.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: She abruptly stopped appearing with her longtime Anna Jay after she and Sammy Guevara emerged as a power couple, leading to speculation that the two had drifted apart. This was confirmed when Tay taunted an injured Anna following her match with Serena Deeb. {{Subverted}} a week later when Anna Jay turned {{Heel}} and aligned herself with the JAS.

!!!Red Velvet
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Has never gotten a win over Jade Cargill in 3 tries. She gets closer each time, but Jade always overpowers Velvet and pins her in the end.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Has become a part of Jade's "The Baddies" posse in 2022 despite always losing to her.
* {{Jobber}}: Was pretty definitively everyone's punching bag in 2020, to the point where she was basically guaranteed to lose to whoever she faced. Changed drastically in 2021.
* LadyInRed: Her ring gear is mostly red with black accents, evoking the cake she's named after.
* MsFanservice: Former dancer, extremely flexible, and loves to wear outfits that accentuate all of this.
* PartsUnknown: "Straight out of your mama's kitchen."
* RedIsHeroic: Again it's in her name and her outfit. She's been a face ever since she first debuted.
* StudentAndMasterTeam: She and her mentor Wrestling/CodyRhodes memorably teamed up in an intergender tag-team match with Jade Cargill and Creator/ShaquilleONeal (yes, you read that right).
* SweetTooth: As her name suggests, her gimmick leans into dessert and bakery puns.
* TookALevelInBadass: Took a huge step in her career by stepping up and challenging Jade Cargill, even though Jade is twice her size. Even though she lost that match, she made huge waves and acquitted herself very well in the biggest match of her career. This led to her being signed in March 2021.

!!!Diamante
A Cuban wrestler and one half of the tag team that won the AEW Women's Tag Team Cup.
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* ArchEnemy: She has formed a rivalry with Big Swole.
* BangBangBang: Her entrance music incorporates gunshots, of which she typically cocks an arm like she’s firing them off, herself.

!!!Serena Deeb
A traveled veteran of the industry who signed with AEW.
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* ArchEnemy: To Hikaru Shida; cementing this are their three matches during 2021, ultimately leading to Deeb sidelining Shida to injury after the third bout.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Had a match with Thunder Rosa on ''Dynamite'' before being signed to a contract.
* RedBaron: "The Professor" and "The Woman of a Thousand Holds"
* WrestlingDoesntPay: A yoga instructor whenever she's not wrestling.

!!!Rebel
Former member of TNA's The Menagerie, she is now employed as Dr. Britt Baker's personal assistant.
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* GameBreakingInjury: Her rotten luck of injuring her leg both in kayfabe and for real has become a part of her character to the point where her insignia is a pair of crutches.
* MaliciousMisnaming: Britt Baker insists on calling her Reba, even when the rest of the company refers to her as Rebel. She even got AEW to bill her on posters as [[InsistentTerminology "Rebel (not Reba)"]], but Britt refuses to take the hint.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Actually quite good natured, despite being a heel and allied with Britt Baker.
* YesMan: Britt only seems to keep her around for her flattery than her wrestling skill.

!!!Jade Cargill - '''TBS CHAMPION'''
One of the most dominant women on the AEW roster, Jade Cargill entered the promotion in November 2020, wrestling her first match against Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet, with NBA All-Star Creator/ShaquilleONeal as her partner. To date, Jade has not officially lost a singles-match in All Elite Wrestling.
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* ActionMom: Started wrestling when her daughter was about 3 years old.
* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Her undefeated streak in AEW (and as the TBS Champion) has clearly gotten to her head - the more wins under her belt, the more egotistical and dismissive she acts towards the rest of the women's division, including the broadcasting team.
* AmazonianBeauty: Tall and extremely toned in comparison to the rest of the women's roster.
* CurbStompBattle: Nearly all of Jade's wins have come under the two-minute mark - her entrance is usually longer than her actual matches.
* InsistentTerminology: As TBS Champion, Jade insists that "TBS" stands for "That Bitch Show" (which includes ''Rampage'') on her justification that AEW is ''her'' show.
* MsFanservice: Jade is a fitness model/personal trainer, and loves to flaunt her physique/looks, even bragging about her ass during promos. Jade is definitely not lacking in confidence.
* RedBaron: One of the most unusual nicknames a wrestler has ever gone under as Jade refers to ''herself'' as "[[AlphaBitch That Bitch]]".
* RunningGag: Jade has an inexplicable dislike for Tony Schiavone - every time he interviews her, apropos of nothing, she'll tell him to "Cut the shit, Tony".
* ShoutOut
** She has admitted to being a huge fan of Creator/MarvelComics' ComicBook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}}, which likely inspired her white hair, her logo (which depicts her [[ShockAndAwe throwing a lighning bolt]]) and her slogan ''"A storm is coming!"''. On January 5th, 2022, she outright cosplayed as Storm for her ''Dynamite'' entrance, while at ''AEW All Out 2022'', she wore the [[ComicBook/SheHulk2004 2004]] costume of ComicBook/SheHulk.
** At ''AEW Revolution 2022'', she came out cosplaying as the character sharing her namesake from ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' (specifically from ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9''), doubling as VisualPun.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: She's an arrogant, trash-talking {{Heel}} who dyes her hair silvery white, though at present, she has resorted to turning it green.

!!!Leyla Hirsch
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* HuskyRusskie: DoubleSubversion in that she's the shortest wrestler on the roster, but uses a style that emphasizes strength and technique over speed. Plus, she's Russian, to boot.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Leyla is ''tiny'' for a wrestler (even shorter than Riho at only 150 cm tall, just under 5 feet) but is very strong for her size.
* RedBaron: "Legit" Leyla Hirsch.

!!!Thunder Rosa - '''AEW WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPION'''
The former NWA Women's Champion and one of its mainstays, she's made several challenges to the AEW Women's Championship while defending NWA. On July 22, 2021 it was announced she was officially All Elite.
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: As of 2021, Rosa is 35, and her son is 16 years old.
* ArchEnemy: Britt Baker, which led to their bloody Unsanctioned Lights Out match at ''AEW St. Patrick's Day Slam 2021''.
* {{Calacas}}: The facepaint she wears in her matches is designed to resemble this.
* GuestFighter: She debuted in AEW on August 22, 2020 but wasn't officially signed until almost a year later.
* {{Portmanteau}}: "[=ThunderStorm=]" with Toni Storm in tag team matches.
* RedBaron: "La Mera Mera"
* ThisMeansWarpaint: She goes into matches with half of her face painted with a {{Calacas}} design.
* TwoFaced: Her facepaint covers exactly half of her face.

!!!Jamie Hayter
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* TheDragon: Serves as this to Britt Baker.
* MsFanservice: She is quite pretty and her ring shorts are very small.
* TheBusCameBack: Showed up in the early days of the promotion before disappearing for more than a year, only to have returned with a vengeance and a completely new look during the debut episode of ''Rampage'' on August 13, 2021.

!!![[Wrestling/RubyRiott Ruby Soho]]
Formerly "Heidi Lovelace", then "Ruby Riott" of Wrestling/TheRiottSquad, Ruby Soho's career has taken her through Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}}, Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}, and Wrestling/{{WWENXT}}. She became All Elite during ''AEW All Out 2021'' as the "Joker" in the women's Casino Battle Royale and winning it.
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* FinishingMove: "Blade Runner" (converted swing over faceplant)
* RedBaron: "The Runaway"
* SignatureMove: "No Future" (wind-up overhead kick)

!!! Kiera Hogan
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* GuestFighter: After leaving Impact (with her on-screen "death" at the hands of Wrestling/SuYung as her send-off scene) she wrestled 3 matches in AEW[[note]]her debut on ''Dark Elevation'' against Hikaru Shida, a match against Kris Statlander on ''Dark'', and a considerably more high profile match against Jade Cargill on the heavily-promoted ''The First Dance'' episode of ''Rampage''[[/note]], all of which she lost. She also made 2 appearances for the Wrestling/{{NWA}} after this[[note]]taking part in a gauntlet match on ''NWA [=EmPowerrr=]'' and defeating Skye Blue in a match on ''NWA Powerrr''[[/note]], before getting her first win against Blair Onyx on an episode of ''Dark Elevation'', and following an appearance in the Women's Casino Battle Royale match at ''AEW All Out'' she was announced as having signed to the company (albeit she didn't have an "All Elite" graphic) during her next appearance on ''Dark'' (where she defeated Leila Grey).

!!! Wrestling/MercedesMartinez - '''ROH WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPION'''
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* EarlyBirdCameo: She was part of the Women's Casino Battle Royale all the way back at ''AEW All Out 2019'', over two years before officially signing with AEW.
* HiredGuns: She was brought back into AEW full-time by Britt Baker in the hopes that Mercedes could "take out" Thunder Rosa, who was steadily rising up the women's rankings for a shot at Britt's world title.

!!! Paige [=VanZant=]
Previously appearing as a guest of American Top Team during 2021, Paige signed an AEW contract after ''AEW Revolution 2022''.
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%%* ArchEnemy: Tay Melo

!!! Wrestling/ToniStorm - '''AEW INTERIM WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPION'''
Making her debut at the end of March 2022, Toni Storm was the surprise entrant signed to AEW, taking part in the qualifying round for the women's tournament of the Owen Hart Memorial Cup.
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* ArchEnemy: Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter
%%* FinishingMove: "Storm Zero"
* {{Portmanteau}}: "[=ThunderStorm=]" with Thunder Rosa in tag team matches.

!!! [[Wrestling/EmberMoon Athena]]
Previously known as "Ember Moon", Athena entered the promotion during ''AEW Double or Nothing 2022''.
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* ArchEnemy: Jade Cargill - a fact that their previous feud on Website/{{Twitter}} wasn't lost on the commentators when she arrived in AEW.
* RedBaron: "The Fallen Goddess"

!!! [[Wrestling/{{Paige}} Saraya]]
Appearing in the 2022 edition of ''AEW Dynamite Grand Slam'' after the Interim Women's World Championship match, the wrestler formerly known as "Paige" became All Elite.
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!!!Wrestling/TheYoungBucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) - ''Executive Vice-Presidents''
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!!!Wrestling/LuchaBrothers ([[Wrestling/PentagonJr Penta el Cero Miedo]] and [[Wrestling/{{Fenix}} Rey Fenix]]) - '''AEW WORLD TRIOS CHAMPIONS''' (With PAC)
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* CatchPhrase: 'Zero Miedo!' for Penta.
* DarkerAndEdgier: After being hit by Malakai Black's Black Mist, Penta began slowly turning into "Penta Oscuro" (based on his "Pentagon Dark" persona from Wrestling/LuchaUnderground), dressing appropriately in black clothing and with a new {{Leitmotif}} as his entrance music. {{Averted}} by mid-2022 when he returned to Penta el Cero Miedo.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: {{Zigzagged}}; the brothers are primarily {{Heel}}s in AEW, but {{Face}}s in their home promotion AAA down in Mexico. However, depending on who they're feuding with in AEW, they might be the ones considered as the {{Face}}s since their opponents (like The Young Bucks in 2021 and The House of Black in 2022) are established villains.
* MaskedLuchador
* RealLifeRelative: Penta and Fenix are real life brothers.
* ShoutOut: Penta's new gear upon becoming Penta Oscuro is clearly modeled off of ComicBook/TheJoker from ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy''.
* SiblingYinYang: Penta tends to be the {{Heel}} while Fenix leans more towards {{Face}}. Either way, they're still united as a team.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Right before PAC's shocking return on the ''Dynamite'' following ''AEW Full Gear 2020'' derailed his attmept, Eddie Kingston was clearly trying to throw in his lot with Pentagon during and following Penta's climactic match with his brother Fenix, Kingston literally kicking Fenix to the curb as he tried to butter up Pentagon into splitting from Rey and aligning solely with Eddie himself.
* WritingAroundTrademarks: Because AAA owns the rights to the name Pentagon Jr., he's known as Penta el Cero Miedo when performing in AEW.

!!!SCU/[=SoCal=] Uncensored (Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels, Wrestling/FrankieKazarian, Scorpio Sky) (2019-2021)
The trio of veterans from across the wrestling world, most famously TNA and ROH, largely known for being Southern California natives and residents who cannot stand having to be on the road away from Southern California. On May 12 2021, Wrestling/TheYoungBucks defeated SCU, which lead to the dissolvement of the team.
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* BreakingTheFellowship: Scorpio Sky decided to focus on his singles career on January 2020, leaving Daniels and Kazarian the only active members. On the May 12th, 2021 episode of ''Dynamite'', as per their stipulation, the two dissolved the team after being defeated by The Young Bucks.
* CheapHeat: Masters of it - they usually believe that wherever they are is "the WORST town (we)'ve ever been in" and frequently complain as hard as they can about it being inferior to [=SoCal=].
* TheLancer: Chris Daniels, at least in comparison to Kaz and Scorpio.
* GeniusBonus: Their promos about whichever town they wrestled in being the WORST town they've ever been in often include wrestling trivia that happened there, usually from Chris Daniels.

!!!Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen)
A hard-partying, hard-fighting duo who were personally chosen by The Young Bucks to show their stuff in AEW. They have quickly dazzled audiences with their fun antics and even more fun matches, which threaten to steal the show nearly every night they're booked.
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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Could be considered one to the Street Profits from Wrestling/{{WWE}}.
* TheCastShowOff: The tag team division's version of this. While they do a lot of the same things the other tag teams do, one thing they have better than seemingly anyone else is their fluid chemistry and psychology, which gets people into their matches a lot faster than other tag teams.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: They sport a predominantly pink or red color scheme.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: As {{Heel}}s, they've ditched their brightly colored gear for a more bouncer-like look.
* FaceHeelTurn: When they aligned themselves with the villainous "Big Money" Matt Hardy and he taught them the benefits of cheating to win.
* FinishingMove: "Gin and Juice" (Top-rope Frankensteiner/Cutter combo).
* GoneHorriblyRight: The Bucks picked Private Party to be in AEW personally because they saw tons of potential in them, and they were right...especially after The Bucks got eliminated by Private Party in the first AEW Tag Team Tournament, effectively kicking them to the back of the line for the belts.
* TheHedonist: A pair of hard-drinking party lads.
* LightningBruiser: Isiah and Marq are ''fast''. In a tag team division that has The Young Bucks and Hybrid 2 in it? That's no small feat.
* PartsUnknown: The two are officially billed from "a location where you need an invitation" and weighing "24 ounces of vodka cranberry" (or "cranberry vodka"; the order varies).

!!!Wrestling/TheDarkOrder [[Wrestling/TheSuperSmashBrothers (Stu Grayson and Evil Uno)]]
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The former Super Smash Bros, returning as a terribly evil tag team who appeared quite suddenly to cause mayhem in AEW.
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* {{Acrofatic}}: Evil Uno is fairly stout, but that doesn't appear to stop him from indulging in high risk maneuvers of his own.
* BadBoss: Evil Uno often shoves his Creepers around if they're in his way or he just feels like it, but they're either too devoted or brainwashed to care.
* BaldOfEvil: Grayson lacks any hair, but sports a wicked BeardOfEvil to compensate.
* BigBadEnsemble: With Chris Jericho and the Inner Circle. The Exalted One's agenda appears to be completely independent and far more nefarious than Jericho's, who's mostly in it for money and fame.
* BeardOfEvil: Grayson sports one.
* BloodKnight: Stu Grayson is noted to have been born and bred for combat, and is always the more anxious of the two for a fight.
* BrainsAndBrawn: Evil Uno is the charismatic mastermind and Grayson is the physical behemoth, acting in accord.
* TheBrute: Grayson is mostly in it to fight people and he's directed by Uno as a living weapon.
* TheCorruptor: Evil Uno tempted Marko Stunt to join the Dark Order, but Jungle Boy intervened on his behalf.
* {{Cult}}: This is what they appear to be depicted as in the vignettes, a widespread underground organization who could potentially be anywhere and anyone.
* DarkIsEvil: Well, they're not called ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Dark]]'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Order]] for nothing.
* DarkMessiah: Evil Uno is slowly growing into this, specifically targeting those who feel wronged by society, neglected by their friends, or just lost and looking for a place to call home.
* DisappointedByTheMotive: The third Dark Order vignette features Evil Uno questioning his prospective members for why they want to join. The lonely man the vignettes have been centered on replies, [[IJustWantToHaveFriends he just wanted friends]]. [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Uno wasn't impressed, to say the least]].
* TheDragon: Evil Uno is revealed to be this for the Exalted One, the true leader of the Dark Order.
* FinishingMove: "The Fatality", in which Uno puts his opponent in a Gory Special while Stu jumps from the top rope to lay them out with a rolling cutter.
* HiddenVillain: They take their marching orders from a figure called "The Exalted One", who eventually revealed himself as [[Wrestling/LukeHarper Brodie Lee]].
* ILikeThoseOdds: [[BloodKnight Stu Grayson]] facing the Young Bucks ''and'' SCU all by himself? He just laughs and goes in swinging anyway.
* LightningBruiser: Grayson hits hard and moves just as fast. Of the two, he's more prone to high spots and flashy moves, but they have power behind them.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: Evil Uno and his [[{{Mooks}} Creepers]] wear black masks. Stu occasionally wears one during their entrance but discards it when wrestling.
** On the other hand, the group's [[TheSmurfettePrinciple sole female member]], Anna Jay, instead wears an elegant masquerade ball-esque mask that only covers the area around her eyes.
* TheManBehindTheMan: Evil Uno at first appeared to be the head of the organization, before being revealed as a mere chief enforcer of a unknown figure called "The Exalted One".
* MemeticHandGesture: Uno and Grayson both often lift their palms to face level while flexing their fingers in a "clawing" position as a sort of hand-sign to signify the Dark Order.
* MightyGlacier: Uno can occasionally dabble in high spots, but is most comfortable utilizing his power and size to overwhelm opponents.
* {{Mooks}}: The masked Creepers that accompany Uno and Stu to the ring.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Evil Uno's mask depicts rows of heavily serrated, crooked teeth, giving him a ghoulish appearance.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Aside from just the "Dark Order" moniker sounding foreboding, they're billed as hailing from "The Keep" (a archaic term for a fortress).
* OddlySmallOrganization: Subverted to hell and back. At first the "Order" appears to just be Uno, Grayson, and a handful of masked Creepers. But the vignettes reveal that there are in fact far more members in the organization, they're just able to put up a front of being everyday people.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Uno has recently settled on a purple and black color scheme to go with his new dark messenger persona. This even extends to the Creepers, with the ones wearing purple masks being slightly better than those in green.
* RuleOfTwo: Evil Uno is the leader of the Dark Order, with Stu being his main disciple.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When the Luchasaurus rampages toward the ring, taking out all of his minions, Evil Uno decides to cut and run.
* SinisterMinister: Evil Uno is portrayed as one in Dark Order's vignettes, running social gatherings akin to an evening mass.
* SinglePreceptReligion: Their ethos seems to more or less boil it down to making "losers in life" become "winners" through loss of individuality. This being a wrestling faction, they tend to target people who thus have many/big losses in their fighting records, but they have shown their definition extends to people outside the wrestling world.
* TomTheDarkLord: Stu Grayson doesn't exactly inspire fear for a dark cult.
* WeHaveReserves / ZergRush: Uno throws hordes of faceless mooks (known as "Creepers") around quite often.

!!! Alex Reynolds and John Silver
An indie tag team formerly known as the Beaver Boys that was quickly absorbed into the ranks of Wrestling/TheDarkOrder.
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* ButtMonkey: Are often the targets of Brodie Lee's rage. Silver often gets the brunt of the abuse.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Inverted. The two are a force to be reckoned with in the ring, but are incompetent nitwits when it comes to recruiting new members for the Dark Order.
* PintSizePowerHouse: Silver is shorter and significantly strong.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Were basically the other two Dark Order members who weren't Evil Uno or Stu Grayson before Brodie Lee started pushing for more recruits.
* WeakButSkilled: As once discussed by JR and Tony Schiavone, Silver and Reynolds lack hard-hitting offense, including a proper finisher, but they are one of the best AEW teams when it comes to stringing together moves and possess a flawless synergy as partners.

!!!Jurassic Express ("Jungle Boy" Jack Perry, Luchasaurus; formerly Marko Stunt and Christian Cage)
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Initially just a really great [[ABoyAndHisX Boy and His X]] tag team, Jurassic Express is one of the more outwardly unique tag teams due to the lethal combo of speed and strength that Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus provided. Eventually they picked up a third member in order to more successfully combat The Dark Order and to keep him from being corrupted: the diminutive Marko Stunt. Incidentally, Jungle Boy is the real-life son of late actor Creator/LukePerry.
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* TheBigGuy: Luchasaurus, unsurprisingly. He's the biggest of Jurassic Express, yet is deceptively agile for his size, such as the ability to perform a standing backflip onto an opponent lying on the ring.
* ABoyAndHisX: Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus are a boy and his... wrestling anthropomorphic dinosaur(?) In fact, when the team was initially just Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus, it was named "A Boy and His Dinosaur." Additionally, when Marko first joined them, Jurassic Express was introduced as "A small boy, a boy, and his dinosaur."
* BerserkButton: Inferring that he offers nothing to the group's dynamic is one for Marko Stunt. It was PlayedForLaughs when brought up by Brodie Lee Jr. (i.e. -1), but taken seriously when brought up by future opponents FTR. The latter provoking Marko was enough for him to say that he'll fight them alongside Jungle Boy rather than Luchasaurus.
* {{Determinator}}: All three are willing to go the distance, but Jungle Boy takes the cake, as he answered Chris Jericho's challenge to last ten minutes, did so, and ''still got in offense'' even as the extra time got him in the end.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: After Christian Cage's {{Heel}} turn when Jurassic Express lost the AEW World Tag Team Championship, he subtly threatened Luchasaurus by [[ShameIfSomethingHappened reminding him what happened to Marko]]. This was the first time Marko Stunt's departure from AEW was addressed in-story, raising the possibility that Christian had something to do with it.
* EverythingIsBetterWithDinosaurs: Luchasaurus certainly counts!
* {{Expy}}: Jungle Boy's gimmick was pretty clearly inspired by Creator/MarvelComics' Ka-Zar the Savage, with Luchasaurus filling the role of his prehistoric non-human sidekick.
* FinishingMove:
** As a duo, "The Tomb-Stone Age", a Tombstone piledriver/mid-air cutter combo.
** Jungle Boy's solo finisher is the "Snare Trap" (a cross-legged STF). Upon turning {{Heel}}, Luchasaurus also adopted his version of the Snare Trap called the "Tar Pit", albeit with a nerve hold rather than a choke.
* {{Foil}}: Jungle Boy has quite a lot in common with Wrestling/DarbyAllin. Both of them are relatively young up-and-comers known for their theatrical wrestling gimmicks and their [[FragileSpeedster quick and agile wrestling styles]], and they're both {{mentor}}ed by older veteran wrestlers (Wrestling/{{Christian}} and Wrestling/{{Sting}}, respectively). The difference is that Darby is known for his darkly antiheroic persona as a violent and unhinged punk rocker, he uses a genuinely intimidating gothic-tinged gimmick, and he's a natural loner who prefers to [[IWorkAlone fight alone]] apart from his occasional tag-team matches with Sting. By contrast: Jungle Boy is known for his cheerful public persona and his [[KidAppealCharacter colorful and kid-friendly ring gimmick]], and he's part of a close-knit trio of [[TrueCompanions inseparable partners]]. Incidentally, they're both known as two of the [[EliteFour "Four Pillars"]] of AEW.
* FragileSpeedster: Jungle Boy and Marko Stunt are both incredibly agile and quick on their feet but not quite as hardy as Luchasaurus.
* GeniusBruiser: Luchasaurus is deceptively smart and calculating in the ring despite his brutish appearance. See also HiddenDepths.
* HiddenDepths: Luchasaurus has an actual Master's degree in medieval history, a fact he sometimes references.
* MadeOfIron: Jungle Boy has the durability of much larger wrestlers, able to take a lot of hits before needing to tag his partner in.
* NoSell: Luchasaurus upon return from injury basically walked through The Dark Order's minions like they were made of paper mache.
* OddFriendship: Outside the ring, Jack is a very close friend of ''Dr. Britt Baker'', of all people. Overlaps with PlatonicLifePartners.
* OfficialCouple: Jack Perry announced that he was dating Anna Jay of Wrestling/{{the Dark Order}} in June 2021.
* RealSongThemeTune: Since the beginning of 2021, Jungle Boy began using "Tarzan Boy" by Baltimora as his entrance theme. He had previously used it in the indies, but Tony Khan bought the rights to the song so it could be used in AEW, too.
* SixthRanger: Wrestling/ChristianCage, who effectively joined the group as TheMentor, eventually using his tag team expertise to guide Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus to their first championship win over The Lucha Bros.
* TagalongKid: Marko Stunt was sort of this and the group's MoralityPet, as in their mockumentary promo they largely dragged him along like a hyperactive kid, but jumped to his defense when The Dark Order attempted to corrupt him.
* TarzanBoy: This is Jungle Boy's entire gimmick. His entrance theme is even the same-named Baltimora song for good measure.
* TeamDad: Luchasaurus is presented as this in their mockumentary promo, scolding Marko Stunt for "being naughty" and stopping him from going off on his own.
* TrueCompanions: Even in their short time together, all three quickly came to each other's defense in any match they were in, and reunited with a hug when Luchasaurus returned from injury.

!!!Best Friends (Trent Beretta and Wrestling/ChuckTaylor (and Orange Cassidy, kinda))
A duo of talented comedy wrestlers who can nonetheless bring the pain to their opponents when they need to. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin They are best friends]].
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* BerserkButton: Mistreating or threatening Trent's mother Sue. Trashing her van (when she wasn't really involved in the feud whatsoever) made their rivalry with Proud & Powerful personal. Miro trying to get to her while was inside her van during the Arcade Anarchy caused Trent to go ballistic on him.
* FinishingMove: As a tag team, "Strong Zero" (Belly-to-back piledrive/Diving double stomp combo).
** For Trent, "Crunchie" (Belly-to-back piledriver)
** For Chuckie T, "Awful Waffle" (Lifting leg hook belly-to-back suplex into a piledriver)
* {{Foil}}: The group has some rather striking parallels with Wrestling/LosIngobernablesDeJapon of Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, another [[TrueCompanions exceptionally close-knit group]] of [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits quirky weirdos]] who are frequently portrayed as the lovable underdogs of their promotion. Like L.I.J., they often indulge in colorful and eccentric pageantry, and their most famous member is [[Wrestling/TetsuyaNaito a wrestler]] known for his [[TheSlacker apathetic and laid-back personality]]. The chief difference is that L.I.J. are antiheroic {{heel}}s who frequently antagonize the fans and resort to underhanded tactics, while The Best Friends are conventionally heroic {{face}}s who are portrayed as some of the most genuinely good-natured wrestlers on their promotion's roster.
* ManHug: Have a tendency to do this in-ring. Since the addition of Orange Cassidy, it has become a GroupHug.
* MommasBoy: Trent's mom has driven them to the ring on several occasions, calls him by his real name, and also bakes cookies for the crew backstage.
* PreciousPuppy: Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsCnxkoWIo8 intro]] includes these, along with LittleGreenMen and ghosts for no particular reason beyond AwesomeDearBoy.
** Becomes HilariousInHindsight now that [[HumanAlien Kris Statlander]] is a part of the team.
* SixthRanger: Joined as a tag team duo, but have since incorporated Orange Cassidy into their ranks.
** We now have Trent's mom as an unofficial member of the group.
** Kris Statlander joined them on her return from injury, helping them win the Arcade Anarchy match against Kib Sabian and Miro, with Cassidy tweeting afterward that [[https://twitter.com/orangecassidy/status/1377458331170828289 "The alien sits with us now."]]
*** Statlander’s place in the group was further cemented on the next ''Dynamite'' when the three men declared “The boys are back” and placed their hands one on top of the other, with Statlander looking on as if she wanted to join in, then they added “We’ve got an alien too with us now” as she finally joined them.
** Wheeler Yuta, a student of Trent and Chuck, had aligned himself with the group and was often accompanied by them during his matches. {{Averted}} after Yuta joined The Blackpool Combat Club.
** Given Danhausen's history with Orange, he began occasionally appearing in their matches, often helping them by the sideline via this "curses".

!!!Hybrid 2 (Angelico and Jack Evans)
AAA's premier heel tag team made up of two historically talented but egotistical men.
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* ArrogantKungFuGuy: They are very good and they want you to know it. All the time. Particularly Jack Evans.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Angelico (clocking at 1.93 m/6'3") towers over Jack Evans (1.73 m/5'8"). The discrepancy between their sizes and builds is presumably why they are named "The Hybrid Two". Unlike most examples of this trope, however, Jack Evans is short and skinny, while Angelico is [[LeanAndMean tall and skinny]], rather than being a bulky power wrestler.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Both sport a radioactive green and black color scheme.
* FragileSpeedster: Lucha Libre pro wrestlers who largely competed in the cruiserweight divisions. Thankfully, AEW's tag division means they're rarely thrown up against hosses, but they do have trouble with more hard-hitting competitors when they're slowed down.
* TheGrappler: Angelico stands out with the lleveo (chain grappling) style of lucha libre.
* LastOfHisKind: Their theme song introduces them as "The Last of the True Hybrids". What that actually means is up for grabs.
* WalkingInRhythm: Angelico is always walking in step with the team's entrance theme.

!!![[Wrestling/SantanaAndOrtiz Proud and Powerful]] (Santana and Angel Ortiz)
A pair of proud "Nuyoricans"[[note]]NYC residents of Puerto Rican descent[[/note]] who showed up after defecting from IMPACT Wrestling. See their own page for more information.
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* BigApplesauce: Both billed from New York City.
* BloodKnight: A pair of them. They actively stated they're not going after the tag belts yet because they haven't taken the title of "best tag team" from the Young Bucks by facing them. And they're gonna keep beating up on them until they get their chance to do it.
-->'''Santana:''' Every time we see you, it's on SIGHT. EVERY CITY. EVERY STATE. EVERY ARENA. BECAUSE THIS SHIT DON'T END HERE!
* BrooklynRage: Of the Puerto Rican variety.
* CatchPhrase: Ortiz is very fond of screaming "THE BEST! THE BEST!" to refer to either himself or his allies.
* CoveredInGunge: Also victims of Orange Cassidy's orange juice assault (details in Chris Jericho's entry).
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Santana mentions a pretty grim and sad past in the rough side of the Bronx including his father going blind from a disease.
* FinishingMove: "Street Sweeper" (Powerbomb/Blockbuster combo)
* GreenEyedMonster: They clearly envy the Young Bucks's fame and reputation and thus vow to bring them down.
* ILied: One particularly priceless moment came in Episode 181 of ''WebVideo/BeingTheElite'' (appropiately named "We Lied") after they were passing through backstage and appeared to be causing no problem.
-->'''Ortiz:''' Hey, Brandon![[note]]Brandon Cutler, BTE's cameraman[[/note]] Guess what? WE LIED!
-->''(Santana and Ortiz proceed to beat up Brandon Cutler and everyone else)''
* NixonMask: Showed up in a pair of them on their first night in AEW.
* NoticingTheFourthWall: While trying to drown Matt Hardy during the Studio Stampede match at Double or Nothing 2020, a splash screen appears to the right of them showing off "[=MATTer=] of Facts" about him. They notice it and Ortiz even checks his watch to see if one of the facts is true.
* PowerStable: Both were part of The Inner Circle.
* RedBaron: "The Proud and Powerful" doubles as a moniker for the two of them, with Santana being known as "The Proud" and Ortiz as "The Powerful".
* RedOniBlueOni: They are [[DownplayedTrope both very hot-blooded]], but between them Santana tends to be more collected while Ortiz is pretty much always raving and ranting.
* WeaponOfChoice: Ortiz often wields a loaded sock (i.e a sock full of hard marbles or baseballs or something) in the ring.

!!!The Butcher and The Blade (with The Bunny)
A menacing duo of hosses who showed up quite suddenly to cause mayhem on their own. They are "led" by The Bunny, Allie. The Butcher is Andy Williams, the lead guitarist for rock band Every Time I Die. The Blade is the wrestler formerly known as Braxton Sutter and Pepper Parks (and the real life husband of the Bunny).
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* BadassLongcoat: They both wear long leather coats on their way to the ring.
* TheBrute: An absolutely ruthless pair of them.
* TheComicallySerious: While The Blade doesn't speak, he leaves the talking to The Bunny. The Butcher, when given the chance, has a sarcastic wit about himself.
* HiddenDepths: Although violent lower-midcarders in AEW, they both have impressive credentials outside the ring. The Butcher has his music career of course, while The Blade is the head trainer at the Buffalo, New York wrestling school Grapplers Anonymous, one of the most renowned schools in the region and one that counts rising star Daniel Garcia among its alumni, a fact that was alluded to during his match with CM Punk.
* HighClassGlass: The Butcher wears a monocle when outside the ring, giving him a Victorian gentleman-esque aura. {{Subverted}} in that he's anything ''but'' classy in the ring.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: The Blade walks to the ring with a gimp mask on, and Allie wears a domino mask with rabbit ears.
* PsychoForHire: It quickly became apparent they maul people for the highest bidder, having worked under MJF, Eddie Kingston, Matt Hardy and Andrade el Idolo whenever it's convenient.
* ShoutOut: [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKuOPetWsAERVMX.jpg:large Blade's mask]] is clearly patterned after the mask of the sadistic serial killer [[https://cdn.costumewall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/dr-decker.jpg Doctor Decker]] from Film/{{Nightbreed}}. In his indie days, it was a literal [[https://lastwordonprowrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2018-12-17-at-1.13.10-AM-e1545027266859.png replica]].
* WrestlingDoesntPay: One of the segments shows they actually do seem to run a butchery, although the implication is there that it's not [[TheSecretOfLongPorkPies cattle they're using]]. The Butcher has hinted on Twitter (in character) to both [[https://twitter.com/andycomplains/status/1337074459010850817 Lance Archer]] and [[https://twitter.com/andycomplains/status/1337074913933488128 a fan]] that it might be the case.

!!![[Wrestling/TheRevival FTR]] (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) - '''AAA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS''', '''ROH WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS''' & '''IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS'''

"Formerly The Revival", FTR made their long awaited debut in AEW during May 2020.
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* BaitTheDog: They entered the company as, surprisingly, {{Face}}s, looking like their rivalry against The Young Bucks was going to be a friendly and professional one, even allying with them for a bit. A few weeks later, they pulled a FaceHeelTurn by assaulting Wrestling/TheRockNRollExpress on "Tag-Team Appreciation Night", piledriving the [[TropeNamer original]] RickyMorton, and aligning with Tully Blanchard in what looked like was the start of a new iteration of Wrestling/TheFourHorsemen.
** They also pretended to be friends to the increasingly-isolated and insecure "Hangman" Adam Page, presenting as a couple of good ol' southern boys who enjoy a cool beer just like him, until it turned out that FTR were just playing with his head, undermining his confidence and taking advantage of his insecurities to trick him into screwing The Young Bucks during a gauntlet match to determine the #1 contenders for the AEW World Tag Team Championships, then ruthlessly beating him and Kenny Omega for the belts.
* FinishingMove: "The Mindbreaker" (Double-team spike piledriver) and "Goodnight Express" (Flapjack/Double-Knee Facebreaker combo), but in honor of [[Wrestling/LukeHarper Brodie Lee]], they renamed the latter "The Big Rig" after Brodie's trucker gimmick from the independent scene.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: They rely on simple, hard-hitting techniques that contrasts sharply with the high-flying skills of several of their tag team peers.
* RedBaron: The "Top Guys" of tag team wrestling and "Seven Star" FTR (a reference to the NXT, RAW, [=SmackDown=], AEW, AAA, Ring of Honor and IWGP Tag Team Championships, all of which they have held)
* TheRival: To Wrestling/TheYoungBucks.

!!!The Gunn Club (Wrestling/BillyGunn, Austin & Colten Gunn)
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Since their FaceHeelTurn, Billy has made his entrances while wearing a shirt that has "Sons of Gunn" crossed out and "Ass Boys" written underneath. His sons are always annoyed when they see it.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Ever since Danhausen nicknamed Austin and Colten "The Ass Boys", it's caught on with the crowd, including the AEW roster. {{Subverted}} with Billy since he loves the nickname for his sons.
* FinishingMove: "Fame-ass-er" (leg drop bulldog) for Billy, while "Film/ThreeTenToYuma" is a double-team finisher (a back body drop into a neckbreaker)
* TheRival: To The Acclaimed for having embarrassed them repeatedly
* RingOldies: Billy Gunn is ''the'' oldest frequently-active (albeit not full time) wrestler in AEW at ''57'' years old (half a decade older than Dustin Rhodes), but is still a formidable force in the ring.
* SignatureMove: "Colt 45" (butterfly neckbreaker) for Colten
* WrestlingFamily: [[ParentChildTeam A father-son duo originally]], expanding to father and his sons since Colten has joined them.

!!!Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin)
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* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Are notably the two youngest wrestlers to be signed by AEW by late-2020 - Darius at 21 and Dante at 19.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Dante struck out as a singles star in mid-2021 when Darius was shelved with an injury, eventually throwing out an open challenge to the locker room. ''Immediately'' after he finished speaking, the ring was plunged into darkness, and when the lights came up again, [[Wrestling/AleisterBlack Malakai Black]] was standing behind him, ready to spray The Black Mist onto his face and knock him out with a Black Mass before formally accepting his challenge.
-->'''Malakai Black''': "The House of Black... accepts".
* TheBusCameBack: Top Flight reunited in 2022 for the tag team casino royale leading up to ''AEW Revolution 2022'', with Darius returning from injury.
* FakeDefector: When Dante started working with Lio Rush while his brother was out of action in 2021, Team Taz approached him with a recruitment offer, which Dante shockingly accepted to Lio's bewilderment. However, after only a very short time with the group, Dante turned on them during the Dynamite Diamond Battle Royale match on the December 8th episode of ''Dynamite'', eliminating Ricky Starks rather than MJF at the end, revealing that both he and Lio had been playing them.
* PutOnABus: Darius was out of action with an injury throughout much of mid-to-late 2021. Dante was given a solo run during his absence, which turned him into a BreakoutCharacter among AEW's young talents. Unfortunately, Darius was injured again just after reuniting Top Flight in 2022.
* RedBaron: "The Human Highlight Reel" for Dante, as coined by Paul Wight.
* WrestlingFamily: A RealLife pair of wrestling brothers.

!!!Wrestling/TheAcclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) - '''AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS'''
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* CallBack: After winning the first Dumpster Match in AEW against Austin and Colten Gunn, The Acclaimed pushed the dumpster containing the latter two off the stage, just like Wrestling/TheNewAgeOutlaws did to [[Wrestling/TerryFunk Chainsaw Charlie]] and [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]] after they won their Dumpster Match on the February 2, 1998 episode of ''Wrestling/{{WWE RAW}}''.
* CatchPhrase: Max will always start off his entrance raps with "Yo! Listen!"; after Caster's rap, Bowens will always say, "AEW/(Name of city)! The Acclaimed have arrived!". When Billy Gunn joined as their support, Anthony would end the intro with "Scissor me, Daddy-Ass!"
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Their first promo on ''Dynamite'' saw them cutting a freestyle against The Young Bucks, mocking the cover of their book, ''Killing The Business'' ("I'm just saying that it's strange, y'all two are brothers looking at each others thangs!"). Their first ''Dynamite'' match set them up against [=SoCal=] Uncensored, where they scored a big upset win and earned a title shot.
* FinishingMove: "Mic Drop" (elbow drop from the top turnbuckle) for Max, "The Arrival" for Anthony
* GayBestFriend: {{Inverted}}; Anthony Bowens plays the StraightMan to Max Caster's flamboyant antics, but it's Bowens who's openly gay.
* GratuitousRap: Caster usually enters the ring performing a freestyle diss against his opponents.
* LargeHam: Both of them - Caster for his raps and Bowens for his acting alongside the raps and yelling into the microphone while in the ring.
%%* PinkIsForSissies: Most often their ring gear is pink. This may be factored due to Anthony Bowens being openly gay but could also be heel heat.%%
* PutOnABus: Caster was temporarily pulled from matches due to a controversial rap on ''Dark''. Fortunately, he returned after several weeks.
* RedBaron: Bowens as "The 5 Tool Player", while Caster is also often addressed as "Platinum" Max Caster.
* RedOniBlueOni: Bowens is the hyped up, loud red oni compared to Caster's laid back and snarky blue oni.
* ThinkOfTheCensors: Their first entrance back after Caster's absence had them reading a blatantly clean and corporate script, with Bowens lampshading how terrible the script is and Caster immediately ripping it up before returning to his freestyle diss tracks.

!!!Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico)
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* BewareTheSillyOnes: Despite the gimmick of Luther using Serpentico as a weapon being played for laughs, Chaos Project are no push overs.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Luther's the big guy, Serpentico's the little guy.
* EvilIsPetty: Claim to not like children and decide to crash Brodie Jr.'s birthday party because he insulted Luther's third eye.
* FinishingMove: "Creeping Death" (Spinebuster/Double-Knee Drop combo)
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Most of their offensive strategy consists of Luther picking up Serpentico and hitting their opponents with him, much to Serpentico's chagrin.
** Though funny enough when Serpentico was teaming with The Hybrid Two against The Dark Order on AEW Dark Serpentico actually waited for Luther to throw him on Alan Angels but since Luther wasn't in that match Serpentico threw himself on Alan. He has also dragged himself by his own mask in entrances when by himself and has continued using himself to assault foes whenever Luther’s not around.
* InformedAbility: Serpentico is often cited as one of the toughest guys in the business, able to endure assault from his opponents and his tag team partner. Despite this, though, it hasn’t done much to help them wins matches and more often than not is the one pinned by their opponents.
* IronButtMonkey: Serpentico is often used as a weapon by Luther against his will, and the commentators usually joke that Serpentico takes more damage than their opponents do, but somehow he always gets back up and the punishment Luther inflicts on him has yet to actually cost them a match.
* MaskedLuchador: Serpentico, who wears a mask that covers everything but his eyes.
* SnakesAreSinister: We repeat: ''Serpentico.''

!!! The Varsity Blondes (Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr.)
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* EightiesHair: Brian Pillman Jr. sports a mullet.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Griff has a much more prominent presence in Sammy Guevara's vlog.
* MistakenIdentity: Griff Garrison got mistaken for Jungle Boy several times in BTE.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Accompanied by Julia Hart.
* WrestlingFamily: As his name implies, Brian Pillman Jr. is the son of Wrestling/BrianPillman. The Varsity Blondes take their name from the team Pillman Sr. had with Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, "The Hollywood Blonds".

!!! Bear Country (Bear Bronston and Bear Boulder)
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* AnimalMotifs: Bears, obviously.
* BearsAreBadNews: That is their whole thing.
* TheBrute: A pair of them that definitely fit this trope.
* StoutStrength: As their name implies, both Bears are heavyset powerhouses.

!!! The Sydal Bros (Matt and Mike Sydal)
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* WrestlingFamily: They are RealLife brothers.

!!! The Men of the Year (Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page)
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* CoolShades: They both have these on when they are not wrestling.
* JerkAss: A pair of them who every time they show up act like total cocky assholes.
* RatedMForManly: Consider themselves the quintisenssial male specimens. Futher enforced with Dan Lambert talking them up.
* SharpDressedMan: A more casual version of this, but emphasized by their entrances which looks like a video package from GQ magazine.

!!! [[Wrestling/ThreePoint0 2.0]] ("Daddy Magic" Matt Menard and "Cool Hand Ang" Angelo Parker)
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* BullyingADragon: Along with Daniel Garcia, their first major feud involved actively antagonizing Jon Moxley, Eddie Kingston, Sting and Darby Allin with cheapshots outside of the ring. It ended just as well as one would've expected.
* BumblingHenchmenDuo: Already a comedic pair of {{Heel}}s, this dynamic is more pronounced when they team with Daniel Garcia as their straight man. {{Subverted}} after joining The Jericho Appreciation Society as Matt and Angelo prove to be deadly enforcers to Chris Jericho.
%%* CatchPhrase: "I DON'T THINK SO!!" from Matt
* LargeHam: Upon joining The Jericho Appreciation Society, Matt and Angelo really started to let loose their verbal rhetoric, often coupling it with SuddenlyShouting. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsIwKOafWG8 Emphasized in their promo]] after their win at ''AEW Revolution 2022'' in the Anarchy in the Arena match.
* PowerStable: The Jericho Appreciation Society.

!!! The Kings of the Black Throne ([[Wrestling/AleisterBlack Malakai Black]] and Brody King)
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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Just like death... we are inevitable".
* DarkIsNotEvil: While their visage may be brooding and menacing, Black says that they're far from truly evil.
* FinishingMove: "Dante's Inferno" (Suplex toss by Black towards King for a powerslam or piledriver)

!!! The Hardys (Wrestling/JeffHardy and Wrestling/MattHardy)
%% "The Hardy Boyz" is trademarked by WWE, AFAIK.
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!!! Swerve in our Glory (Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland)
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* ArchEnemy: Of Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs from Team Taz
* FinishingMove: "Swerve Stomp" (simultaneous powerbomb by Lee and diving foot stomp by Strickland)
%%* TeethClenchedTeamwork
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Factions]]
!!! Wrestling/TheElite (Kenny Omega; The Young Bucks; Brandon Cutler)
The splinter faction from the Wrestling/BulletClub that founded AEW, they are the headlining faction of this wrestling promotion. When Adam Cole arrived at the end of ''AEW All Out 2021'', he and The Young Bucks reformed their old "[=SuperKliq=]" group from Wrestling/RingOfHonor, while Adam's old compatriots from Wrestling/TheUndisputedEra would join before the end of the year. Due to Kenny Omega's absence because of injuries, Cole repurposed the group as "The Undisputed Elite" in 2022 until he, Fish and O'Reilly turned on The Young Bucks during the beginning of August.
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* HonoraryTrueCompanion: The Good Brothers (Wrestling/KarlAnderson and [[Wrestling/DrewHankinson Doc Gallows]]) are this since they're technically Wrestling/ImpactWrestling talent that helped out Kenny Omega, thus not officially on the AEW roster.

!!! The Nightmare Family (Cody Rhodes; Dustin Rhodes; Brandi Rhodes; Arn Anderson; The Gunn Club; Lee Johnson; Brock Anderson) (2019-2022)
Cody Rhodes' premiere stable consisting of his family and the staff and students from his wrestling school, The Nightmare Factory.
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!!! [[Wrestling/InnerCircle The Inner Circle]] (Chris Jericho; Sammy Guevara; Santana and Ortiz; Jake Hager) (2019-2022)
When Jericho announced he had major plans for his run in AEW, The Inner Circle is what resulted at the end of the debut ''Dynamite'' episode. Fighting against multiple foes since its inception, the faction would be one of earliest, most dominating groups in AEW, but started floundering in 2022 when Eddie Kingston accused Jericho of holding back Santana and Ortiz from main event status. Sammy would leave the group when tensions between Chris and Proud and Powerful were at an all time high; post-''AEW Revolution 2022'', The Inner Circle would effectively be disbanded when Jericho and Hager kicked Santana and Ortiz out, forming a new faction - "The Jericho Appreciation Society".
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* CoordinatedClothes: Occasionally, the group would wear matching motorcycle cut-off vests.
* FlippingTheBird: Their go-to gesture as {{Heel}}s against not only their opponents, but also the audience.
* HeelFaceTurn: They turned {{Face}} once they established their rivalry against The Pinnacle.
* ShoutOut: One of the patches on the front of their vests is "[[Series/SonsOfAnarchy Inner Circle Original]]".

!!! [[Wrestling/DarkOrder The Dark Order]] (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds, John Silver, Preston Vance, Colt Cabana, "–1" Mr. Brodie Lee Jr. (non-wrestling member); formerly Stu Grayson, Alan Angels, Anna Jay)
Originally Wrestling/TheSuperSmashBrothers with a retooled gimmick, The Dark Order initially struggled with their presence, but after a period of recruiting talent and well-received antics on Be The Elite, they have since become one of AEW's top stables.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Started off as {{Heel}}s, but turned {{Face}} after Brodie Lee's passing.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Alex Reynolds and John Silver are this within The Dark Order.
* VillainDecay: Were initially presented as a terrifying cult that were monsters in the ring. However, as their more comedic antics became popular they shifted into this even before their HeelFaceTurn.

!!! Team Taz (Taz; Ricky Starks; Will Hobbs; Hook) (2020-2022)
Initially starting as Brian Cage's manager, Taz expanded his stable to include Ricky Starks, Will "Powerhouse" Hobbs, and his son Hook. Team Taz also carries the FTW Championship, which is unrecognized by AEW. On the August 3, 2022 episode of ''Dynamite'', Taz officially disbanded Team Taz due to Powerhouse Hobbs attacking Ricky Starks after the latter lost the FTW belt to Hook.
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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Their signature color is orange, just like the FTW belt.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: {{Inverted}} by Taz as the (former) overseer of Team Taz. All members of Team Taz had apparently gone into business for themselves (Starks throwing out extra open challenges for the FTW Championship, Hook taking one of those open challenges, Hobbs betraying and assaulting Starks) without running anything by Taz, so the veteran took it upon himself to officially dissolve the group since he was fed up with everyone going over his head.

!!! Hardy Family Office / Andrade-Hardy Family Office / Andrade Family Office (Andrade El Ídolo, Matt Hardy (formerly); The Butcher and the Blade; The Bunny; Private Party; [=TH2=] Jora Johl; Jose the Assistant; Rush)
When Matt Hardy leaned into his "Big Money Matt" persona, he elected to take Private Party under his win for a cut of their paycheck. Ever since then, Matt Hardy kept gathering other wrestlers into his own stable for fun and profit until he [[{{Kayfabe}} sold a majority interest]] in the faction to Andrade El Ídolo. However, after a string of losses, Matt was violently voted out of the group after ''AEW Revolution 2022'', re-joining his brother Jeff Hardy as a tag team.
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!!! Wrestling/ThePinnacle (MJF, FTR, Shawn Spears; formerly Wardlow and Tully Blanchard)
AEW's incarnation of Wrestling/TheFourHorsemen, this faction was formed as part of MJF's plan to betray the Inner Circle.
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* EvilCounterpart: To The Inner Circle as MJF fashioned his group to behave like the former with him as their leader.
* EvilerThanThou: Part of MJF's reason for forming The Pinnacle and turning on The Inner Circle was that he was disappointed by how [[HarmlessVillain silly and ineffective]] Chris Jericho had become.
* VillainDecay: With FTR firing Tully Blanchard so they could focus on acquiring tag team championships and Wardlow leaving the group because of his grievances with MJF, The Pinnacle has slowly become a shadow of its former self after ''AEW Revolution 2022''. The fact that Max has been absent after losing to Wardlow at ''AEW Double or Nothing 2022'' is indicative of the faction's downfall.

!!! The Factory (QT Marshall; Anthony Ogogo; Nick Comoroto; Aaron Solo; Cole Karter)
Frustrated with his treatment under Cody Rhodes, QT Marshall decided to swipe from Cody's top talent to create his own stable of wrestlers.
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* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: They're renegade students from The Nightmare Factory (the wrestling school run by The Nightmare Family), led by their disgruntled teacher.

!!! The Wingmen (Peter Avalon; Cezar Bononi; JD Drake; Ryan Nemeth)
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* BeardOfEvil: JD Drake has this.
* GoldfishPoopGang: This faction consists mainly of egotistical goofballs that rarely win their matches against the mid- to upper-card.
* RedBaron: "Hollywood Hunk" for Ryan Nemeth
* WrestlingFamily: Ryan Nemeth is the brother of Wrestling/DolphZiggler.

!!! Best Friends (Wrestling/ChuckTaylor; Trent Beretta; Wrestling/OrangeCassidy; Kris Statlander; Sue Marasciulo)
The lovable misfits of AEW. Originally a simple two-man tag team formed by Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta, The Best Friends became a full-blown faction when Orange Cassidy joined the group shortly after he saved Chuck and Trent from The Dark Order, and Kris Statlander subsequently joined after helping Chuck and Cassidy [[DesignatedGirlFight take on Penelope Ford]] in the "Arcade Anarchy" three-on-three match. Cassidy's protege Wheeler Yuta and the popular indy star Wrestling/{{Danhausen}} became close confidants, while Trent's elderly mother Sue (who's made several memorable cameos) is considered an honorary member. However, Yuta would join The Blackpool Combat Club in April 2022 following a third match against Wrestling/JonMoxley.

In 2021, all of The Best Friends were inducted into the famous Wrestling/{{CHAOS}} faction in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling thanks to Chuck and Trent's previous association with them, and they now serve as the group's representatives in AEW.
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* CoordinatedClothes: Chuck and Trent began wearing rainbow-colored gym wear in July 2022 with Orange occasionally having a rainbow-colored vest to match.
* {{Foil}}: The group has some rather striking parallels with Wrestling/LosIngobernablesDeJapon of Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, another [[TrueCompanions exceptionally close-knit group]] of [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits quirky weirdos]] who are frequently portrayed as the lovable underdogs of their promotion. Like L.I.J., they often indulge in colorful and eccentric pageantry, and their most famous member is [[Wrestling/TetsuyaNaito a wrestler]] known for his [[TheSlacker apathetic and laid-back personality]]. The chief difference is that L.I.J. are {{Anti Hero}}ic {{Heel}}s who frequently antagonize the fans and resort to underhanded tactics, while The Best Friends are conventionally heroic {{Face}}s portrayed as some of the most genuinely good-natured wrestlers on their promotion's roster.
* GroupHug: They traditionally celebrate every victory with a group hug. You got to give the people what they want!
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: A [[TheSlacker slacker]], a [[MamasBoy mama's boy]], a dork, a girl who thinks she's an alien, and a demonic goofball who collects jars of teeth. Yeah, they qualify.
* RedBaron: "The Kentucky Gentleman" for Chuck Taylor
* SignatureTeamTransport: Sue's minivan.
* TrueCompanions: As their name suggests, The Best Friends genuinely love each other.

!!! Death Triangle (Penta el Cero Miedo, Rey Fenix, PAC, Alex Abrahantes)
The trio alliance between The Lucha Bros. and PAC.
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* GuestFighter: Due to Rey getting sidelined by injury in late-2021, upon challenging The House of Black to a trios match at ''AEW Revolution 2022'', they brought out a familiar face who hasn't been seen since the ''Brodie Lee Celebration of Life'' - [[Wrestling/ErickRowan Erick Redbeard]].

!!![[Wrestling/HouseOfBlack The House of Black]] (Malakai Black, Brodie King, Buddy Matthews, Julia Hart)
The disciples of Malakai Black, the faction was teased following Brodie King's arrival into AEW, with Buddy Matthews' appearance cementing the stable's existence. The House's true intentions, however, remain a mystery.
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* CatchPhrase: "The House always wins."
* CoordinatedClothes: All members are fully decked out in black, be it formal wear or their wrestling gear.
%%* DarkIsEvil

!!![[Wrestling/JerichoAppreciationSociety The Jericho Appreciation Society]] (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Daniel Garcia, 2point0, Sammy Guevara, Tay Melo, Anna Jay A.S.)

-> ''The Jericho Appreciation Society: for over (insert length of time), the recognized symbol of excellence, of sports entertainers''.
-> ''The Jericho Appreciation Society: the epitome of sports entertainers''.

After getting sick of the friction happening within The Inner Circle in early 2022, Jericho decided to reinvent himself yet again and regrouped with a brand new faction after ''AEW Revolution 2022'' that's focused on sports entertainment.
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* CoordinatedClothes: During the "Anarchy in the Arena" match at ''AEW Double or Nothing 2022'', all of its members (sans Sammy and Tay as they didn't join the group yet) dressed in the same color-coded clothing as one another (white gloves, pants, shoes and cut-off vests). This would be repeated at ''AEW Blood and Guts 2022'', but this time in red.
* CultOfPersonality: As the name implies, the other members of The Jericho Appreciation Society exist to prop up Chris Jericho's ego. He founded the group (at least in part) because his former teammates, Santana and Ortiz, didn’t “appreciate” him.
* EvilCounterpart: To The Inner Circle, especially since this is basically Jericho rebooting the former to fully embrace his egotistical {{Heel}} persona.
* {{Foil}}: While not quite to the level of EvilCounterpart like the JAS is to the former Inner Circle, they are the antithesis to The Blackpool Combat Club - both factions were founded at a similar time, but while the BCC is focused on promoting serious wrestling, the JAS desires to put sports entertainment first, with the BCC acting as an obvious counterpoint to Jericho's gang of entertainers. The JAS is also (as the name implies) a CultOfPersonality formed around Chris Jericho, while the BCC pride themselves on their devotion to the craft of wrestling, and they balance their individual aspirations against their commitment to the group.
* ItsAllAboutMe: With a name like The Jericho Appreciation Society, we wouldn't expect anything less.
* ShoutOut: Their outfits at Anarchy in the Arena practically turned them into a parallel of [[Film/AClockworkOrange The Droogs]].
* TakeThat: The emphasis of this group as sports entertainers who beat up pro wrestlers makes them a giant jab at the Wrestling/{{WWE}}, to wit they call their fans the "AEW Galaxy", similar to how WWE proclaims their audience as the "WWE Universe".
* TokenGoodTeammate: Daniel Garcia is noticeably less sycophantic than the other members of the group, and is one of the few who generally avoids relying on underhanded tactics to win. Despite the group's animosity with The Blackpool Combat Club, Garcia and Bryan Danielson clearly view one another as {{Worthy Opponent}}s.

!!![[Wrestling/BlackpoolCombatClub The Blackpool Combat Club]] (Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, William Regal, Claudio Castagnoli)
Formed following ''AEW Revolution 2022'', this faction prides itself on professional wrestling while delivering "violence" the likes of which no other group in AEW has ever done.
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* CallBack: Prior to the stable's formation, Jon Moxley stated to Bryan Danielson that he won't "stand side-by-side with nobody 'til I bleed with them first". Wheeler Yuta's induction into the Combat Club had him bleed profusely in his third match during 2022 against Moxley, ultimately convincing William Regal to allow Yuta into the Club.
* {{Honorary True Companion}}s: Jon Moxley's old tag-team partner Eddie Kingston frequently allies with the BCC, along with his friends Santana and Ortiz. It helps that the three of them [[EnemyMine hate the Jericho Appreciation Society]] just as much as the BCC do (Santana and Ortiz were formerly Jericho's stablemates until he turned on them, and Kingston has had a heated rivalry with Jericho ever since they faced each other at ''AEW Revolution 2022'').
* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: Blackpool, England is where Regal hails from.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The faction's M.O. during a tag team/trios match - each one of them will hold one of their opponents in an abdominal stretch and deliver hammer-and-anvil elbow strikes to their heads simultaneously (Danielson, however, holds his target's wrists and stomps on their head).
* TooManyBelts: As of Summer 2022, the group boasted three titleholders[[note]]Jon Moxley - "Interim" AEW World Champion, Claudio Castagnoli - ROH World Champion, Wheeler Yuta - ROH Pure Champion[[/note]], two of them heavyweight champions.
* WorthyOpponent: If a wrestler can prove themselves by fighting its members in the ring to such a notable degree, they'll not only earn the Club's respect, but they might even earn a spot on their roster.

!!!The Baddies (Jade Cargill, Red Velvet, Kiera Hogan, Leila Grey)
The first major female faction in AEW led by current TBS Champion Jade Cargill with Red Velvet and Kiera Hogan as her recruits, while Stokely Hathaway joined as their manager following ''AEW Revolution 2022'', as well as him bringing in Leila Grey during July 2022, though Stokely would leave the group by mid-September to form his faction, "The Firm".
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!!!The Beast of Burdens (Nyla Rose, Vickie Guerrero, Mercedes Martinez)
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!!!The Trustbusters (Ari Daivari, Parker Boudreaux, Slim J, Sonny Kiss)
Formed in July 2022 on AEW Dark, this faction arose from Ari's trust fund kicking in during the month, making him "the richest person" in the promotion. He quickly acquired the contracts for Parker Boudreaux and Slim J afterwards and added them to his name, while Sonny Kiss joined in August.
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!!!The Firm (Stokely Hathaway, Lee Moriarty, Ethan Page, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, W. Morrissey)
Formally introduced in September 2022 during ''Dynamite'' by MJF, Stokely Hathaway began offering his services to multiple clients during the mid-year. Initially described by Stokely as a "support system" for MJF, The Firm is composed mostly of disenfranchised wrestlers who believe they're not getting the respect and attention in AEW that they deserve.
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%%* DudeWheresMyRespect
* HiredGuns: The Firm's first outing as a faction was during the Casino Ladder Match at ''AEW All Out 2022'' where they helped out the "Joker" entrant win by beating up the other opponents before the former's entrance and retrieving the poker chip, which guarantees the winner a shot at the AEW World Championship in the future. As the Joker turned out to be MJF, he revealed he spent a lot of money for their assistance during his return at the pay-per-view, calling them a faction "on retainer" during their ''Dynamite'' introduction.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Broadcast Team]]
!!!Wrestling/JimRoss
The hall of fame voice of wrestling.
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!!!Wrestling/TonySchiavone
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* PapaBear: As revealed in an episode of the AEW podcast, despite the on-screen animosity between Adam Cole (bay bay) and Tony, in real life, Adam had asked Tony to look out for Britt and keep her out of trouble.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Initially with Dr. Britt Baker. Eventually became...
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Dr. Britt Baker.

!!!Wrestling/{{Taz|z}}
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* ArchEnemy: He despises Jon Moxley, Darby Allin, CM Punk and Dante Martin, taking great pleasure in his boys beating them down.
* BaldOfEvil: Not a hair on his head and he hates pretty much everybody except the members of Team Taz.
* BerserkButton:
** He hates anyone outside his crew wearing orange, claiming it to be a color with which only he can be associated.
** He wants to be the one instigating feuds with other wrestlers. He was incensed at CM Punk calling out Team Taz even if it was with more respect than Taz would offer to any of his enemies.
* CatchPhrase: The slogan of Team Taz is "We build assassins".
* CombatCommentator: Taz won't wrestle any more, but he'll still hurt you if you provoke him enough.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: He really likes singing off key to Tarzan Boy, much to Excalibur's chagrin.
* MoralMyopia: Would often call out wrestlers for pulling illegal moves... unless they're part of Team Taz; with them it's just strategic thinking. He does the same for fellow Heels, one such example being a Dark match between Orange Cassidy and Nick Comoroto where Taz becomes irritated at Kris Statlander for getting QT Marshall in trouble with the ref by throwing him her knee brace… After QT was already in the ring and with clear intent to harm Orange behind the ref’s back. Clearly, Taz hasn’t heard of turnabout’s fair play.
* RetiredBadass: Long since retired from the ring, Taz is still dangerous, as Cody found out when he made the mistake of taunting Taz about his son Hook training at the Nightmare Factory instead of with his father.
* RunningGag: To this day, he wonders how Dante Martin breached his contract signing with Team Taz with no issue. Likely an unintended side-effect of Lio Rush being silently phased out of the company after issues with him occurred, leading to everyone unable to speak further of the topic, as they'd likely have to bring him up.
* VillainRespect: While he hates just about nearly everyone, he nevertheless gives praises to some {{Face}}s, even those that have crossed paths with Team Taz.

!!!Excalibur
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* CombatCommentator: Being a former wrestler himself, he often names and explains moves as they're unfolding. Dustin Rhodes actually said he was surprised with the sheer extent of his wrestling lexicon, since he's able to name effectively any move on the spot within seconds of seeing it.
* InSeriesNickname: William Regal doesn't bother calling him by his name, but as the "man with the mask".
* LargeHamAnnouncer: Particularly when screaming the name out of moves ("''Topé Suicidaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!''").
* MaskedLuchador: A proud member of the Mexican wrestling tradition. Despite being retired, he still wears his mask out of respect.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: "[=UN!=] [=BE!=] [=LIEVABLE!=]"
* RetiredBadass: A former Luchador now in the commentary booth. His knowledge of Lucha evidently comes in handy.
* TheSmartGuy: Excalibur's claim to fame is being a co-founder of and a major on-screen presence in Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla, a pillar of the 2000's indie wrestling scene which brought up and inspired many of today's stars. As a result, he is extremely savvy about the history of the wrestlers he calls for, and his role on commentary is often to fill in the knowledge gaps that his co-commentators may have about the state of present-day wrestling.
* TheStraightMan: Is arguably the most straight-faced voice on commentary, and is ''absolutely'' the sane counterpart to Taz on AEW Dark.

!!!Wrestling/MarkHenry
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* CatchPhrase: "Well, it looks like there's been enough talk. IT'S TIME FOR THE MAIN EVENT!!" The first part was eventually turned into a BorrowedCatchphrase by Orange Cassidy, which was immediately lampshaded by Mark.

!!!Justin Roberts
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* BrutalHonesty: Knowing the absolute chaos that was in store for the Anarchy in the Arena match at ''AEW Double or Nothing 2022'', Roberts told the crowd in the most exasperated tone, "[[{{Understatement}} Shit's about to hit the fan]]".
* DeadpanSnarker: He doesn't stop himself from expressing annoyance or disbelief if something causes it, like having to announce Cutler and Avalon's tiebreaker match, anytime Avalon uses his sled during his entrance with The Wingmen, or anytime Lance Archer literally throws his opponents to the ring.
* LargeHamAnnouncer: He likes to draw out the way he announces certain wrestlers' names. Notable examples include "The... ''Bastard'', PAC!" and [[Wrestling/JonMoxley "JEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON MOXLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!"]]
* RedBaron: "The Dapper Yapper"

!!!Alex Marvez
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* DemotedToExtra: He was AEW's "third wheel" on commentary in its early days before Tony Schiavone signed on, after which he moved to being AEW's backstage interviewer.
* IntrepidReporter: Has an uncanny ability to pop up out of nowhere to get that backstage scoop.
* TheWatson: As someone without much prior professional wrestling experience, he tends to act as the slightly ditz-y reporter that receives exposition from whoever he is interviewing.

!!!Alex Abrahantes
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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Penta says..."
* InTheHood: During Rey Fenix's absence and Penta el Cero Miedo turning into his Penta Obscura persona, Alex started wearing a robe with a hood, but {{Averted}} after Rey's return.
* TranslatorBuddy: Is this to Penta.

!!!Dasha Gonzalez
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* ShoeSlap: Unusually skilled at throwing a flip flop, which terrifies Santana and Ortiz.

!!!Alicia A
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!!!Chris Van Vliet
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!!!Wrestling/VedaScott
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!!!Kevin Kelly
The English commentator of Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, he joined the commentary team during the [=AEWxNJPW=] pay-per-view ''Forbidden Door''.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Coaches and Managers]]
!!! Tony Khan
The founder, president and chief executive officer of All Elite Wrestling.
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* BenevolentBoss: ''Very much'' a RealLife example, as AEW's Wrestling/BrodieLee tribute show was hailed as the greatest such show in the history of the industry, with AEW and Tony Khan in particular being universally praised for their consideration and kindness towards Jon Huber's widow and children, most notably ''retiring the TNT Championship belt''[[note]]The title itself wasn’t retired (though -1 was declared champion for life) - only the belt with the red strap; Darby Allin would enter his next title defense carrying a new belt with a black strap[[/note]] to allow Brodie's son (who they actually signed to a legitimate AEW contract to support his family) to keep the belt his father held, despite all the difficulties AEW had gone through getting the belt crafted in the first place. He would later hire Jon's widow as well, naming her the company's community outreach officer.
* DeadpanSnarker: Is a big one when it comes to his ads on ''Impact Wrestling''.
* DealWithTheDevil: Struck a deal with MJF (who has repeatedly [[SatanicArchetype compared himself]] to the devil) to return to AEW at ''All Out 2022'' in exchange for a large sum of money and a place in the Casino Ladder Match to stop his absence from hurting the company any longer. The promo MJF cut during the episode of ''Dynamite'' after ''All Out'' implied a second reason - to help AEW compete against the Wrestling/TripleH-led WWE.
* MinorMajorCharacter: Despite his importance to the company, Tony's appearances on television are typically limited to brief interactions with other wrestlers backstage (particularly if fights spill out into the gorilla position) and moments where he directly speaks to the cameras are exceedingly rare, such as his Ring of Honor acquisition and ''Forbidden Door'' pay-per-view announcement.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He is a rather passive on-screen presence and often only shows up whenever a {{Heel}} needs to be shown mocking his authority in AEW. He also understands that unfettered {{Heel}}s bring good ratings, and in the case of letting Kenny Omega running to ''Impact!'' with the AEW World Championship, openly states that he is fully willing to exploit ''letting'' {{Heel}}s run amok for the company's benefit.
* PromotedFanboy: Tony Khan agreed to fund the foundation of AEW for one reason - he's a ''massive'' wrestling fan, having lurked out on message boards since the ECW days. This has actually worked out extremely well for AEW as his extensive knowledge of (and love for) wrestling and desire to give the fans what they want to see has made him a very successful booker.
* SameCharacterButDifferent: In AEW, Tony very rarely makes appearances (to avoid taking attention away from the product [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon unlike]] [[Wrestling/PaulHeyman some]] [[Wrestling/EricBischoff other]] [[Wrestling/VinceRusso people]]), but when he does, it's usually as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure. When he appeared on ''Impact'', he was a ''massive'' douchebag who managed to be even more obnoxious than Wrestling/KennyOmega.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Gave a massive sum of his own money to MJF in exchange for his return at ''All Out 2022''. MJF would later use that money to acquire the services of Stokely and his clients, resulting in the creation of "[[PowerStable The Firm]]" (whose ranks are comprised of disenfranchised wrestlers who [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Tony neglected]]) and giving MJF control of another group of hired goons following Wrestling/ThePinnacle's dissolution.

!!! Wrestling/ArnAnderson
Former member of legendary stable Wrestling/TheFourHorsemen and ArchEnemy of Wrestling/DustyRhodes, Arn has put aside old grievances to become the coach of the Nightmare Family, accompanying Cody to ringside and giving him advice during his most important matches.
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* BeleagueredAssistant: Has fallen into this a time or two when Cody deviates from the match plan Arn had set up to make an example of an opponent or accepts a stipulation that won't do wonders for Cody's long-term health and title reign, like the brutal street fight with Eddie Kingston.
** Comes to a head at Full Gear 2020 where Arn's ''vocally'' stressing to Cody to put Darby Allin away throughout most of the match since he has the clear edge in strength and experience, only for Cody to get cocky and ultimately lose the TNT Title when a series of reversed pinning attmepts leads to Darby getting a three count out of nowhere.
* OldMaster: Passing on his teachings to Cody and the other members of the Nightmare Family.

!!! Wrestling/JakeRoberts
The legendary snake made a shocking return to wrestling in 2020 as the manager of Lance Archer, with both men coming to AEW with a bone to pick with Cody.
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* EvilMentor: You don't get any more old-school evil with a capital "E" than The Snake.
%%* HiredGuns
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He's presented himself as an openly sexist, almost misogynistic, old pig since his debut, mocking Cody for Brandi apparently "wearing the pants" in their marriage, making a very creepy assault on her with the aid of his latest snake after getting Britt Baker to knock her out for him, and cutting [[StayInTheKitchen an absurdly over-the-top sexist promo]] the next week. Since he's an old-school heel doing his best to generate the best heat he can, the understanding is there that you're ''supposed'' to disagree with and despise him for it.

!!! Wrestling/VickieGuerrero
The famous widow of the late great Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, Vickie knows as much about the wrestling business as any woman and at ''AEW Fight For the Fallen 2020'', she revealed her services had been employed by Nyla Rose as her manager.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: Vickie had made several appearances in AEW beforehand, including a guest stint on commentary and appearances in a number of comedic segments, but her employment as Nyla's manager marks her official debut as a full member of the promotion.
* LargeHam: Oh yes - she's still every bit the loud, abrasive harpy she was in WWE, making her a ''massive'' heat magnet.
* NoIndoorVoice: "EXCUUUUUUUUUUUUSE MEE!!!!!!!!!!"

!!! Wrestling/DonCallis
The Executive Vice President of Wrestling/ImpactWrestling, Don Callis is a long-term friend of Kenny Omega. After helping Omega get a dirty win for the AEW World Championship, he became his manager, embarking on a cross-promotional journey to help him and a newly-reformed Wrestling/BulletClub acquire as many belts as they can.
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* ChekhovsGunman: He made his debut at ''AEW Full Gear 2020'' as a seemingly one-off guest commentator brought in to support Kenny Omega during his fight with Hangman Adam Page. The importance of the Callis-Omega connection wouldn't become fully apparent until ''AEW Winter Is Coming'' and Omega's HeelFaceTurn.
* EvilMentor: It's hinted that his influence was a big part of Kenny's {{Heel}} turn, having groomed him into becoming the perfect wrestler from a young age.

!!! Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr
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* HumiliationConga: After helping his client Andrade win against PAC on a episode of ''Rampage'', Andrade attacked Chavo for his UnwantedAssistance, then the Lucha Bros. superkicked him, then PAC put him in the Brutalizer for two minutes. The poor guy couldn't catch a break.
%%* PutOnABus

!!! Dan Lambert
The legendary founder of American Top Team MMA stable has decided to grace AEW with his presence, bringing some of his students along for the ride.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: While Lambert doesn't exactly inspire many positive feelings about himself, he's able to poke holes in the logic of his opponents easily, first dismantling Cody and Brandi Rhodes and then wrecking Sammy Guevara and Tay Melo.
* LargeHam: In order to gain heat from the audience, Dan's promos are always unabashedly loud and self-serving.
* StrawCritic: He's often spouting conservative-leaning rhetoric as part of his {{Heel}} routine and belittles Tony Khan and the promotion's wrestlers.

!!! Wrestling/WilliamRegal
A veteran of the wrestling industry, Regal made his debut at ''AEW Revolution 2022'' to break up a post-match brawl between Bryan Danielson and Jon Moxley. He would be a major mouthpiece of The Blackpool Combat Club.
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* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: William's first order of business in AEW was to slap some sense into Bryan and Jon for their post-match antics at ''AEW Revolution'', even ordering the two of them to shake on it.
* InsistentTerminology: Mixed with RunningGag, Regal doesn't address commentator Excalibur by his name, but rather as the "man with the mask".

!!! "Smart" Mark Sterling
The man who serves as legal counsel to a wide array of clients, he is primarily the attorney for Jade Cargill, but has also worked with MJF and Tony Nese.
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* AmoralAttorney: Most of his clients are {{Heel}}s and he'll use every legal loophole to allow them to get away with anything.

!!! Stokely Hathaway
Appearing suddenly at ''AEW Double or Nothing 2022'', the man once known as "Malcolm Bivens" became the new manager/publicist to Jade Cargill and The Baddies. Simultaneously, Stokely frequent offers his services to other wrestlers such as Leila Grey, Lee Moriarty, Ethan Page, The Gunn Club and W. Morrissey.
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%%* FourEyesZeroSoul
* HiddenAgendaVillain: Stokely's goals in AEW were unknown; the fact that he was slowly giving {{Heel}}s his business card implied he was building his own faction in the promotion secretly, but to what end was anybody's guess. At ''AEW All Out 2022'', he, Moriarty, Page, The Gunn Club and Morrissey helped the "Joker" participant for the Casino Ladder Match win. By mid-September, Stokely and his clients formed a new PowerStable called "The Firm".
* VillainousFriendship: With MJF, who proclaims Stokely as his "best friend" as a ContinuityNod to their days working together in the independent scene.

!!! Sonjay Dutt
During ''Supercard of Honor XV'', Sonjay Dutt appeared to stop Jay Lethal from attacking Matt Sydal, but sided with Jay after the latter turned {{Heel}} at the same event. From then on, Dutt began serving as Jay's manager in AEW, while recruiting Satnam Singh into their group.
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!!! Wrestling/MadisonRayne
A veteran in the women's wrestling business and a household name in the TNA/Impact Knockouts Division, she joined AEW in August 2022 as one of the coaches.
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[[folder:Notable Guest Talent]]
Wrestlers who aren't officially All Elite, but have made multiple appearances in AEW's dark tapings, vlogs and weekly shows or are reserved for special events like the pay-per-views.

!!! Jeff Cobb
A former free-style wrestling Olympian who participated at the [[UsefulNotes/OlympicGames 2004 Athens Games]], he was hired by The Inner Circle to take out Jon Moxley in February 2020. [[TheBusCameBack He later came back]] with the rest of Wrestling/TheUnitedEmpire in May 2022 in order to participate at the ''Forbidden Door'' pay-per-view where he defended the IWGP Tag Team Championship with his partner, the Great-O-Khan.
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* {{Acrofatic}}: It isn’t enough of him to be as strong as an ox, but Cobb has displayed jaw-dropping levels of agility for a guy his size.
* FinishingMove: "Tour of the Islands" (reverse-spin scoop powerslam)
* LeotardOfPower: Wears customized singlets from SPLX.
* LightningBruiser: Despite being under six feet, he's a former Olympic wrestler, weighs around 250 pounds and tends to steamroll his opponents with suplexes and powerslams. Also, one of his signature moves is a standing moonsault fallaway slam, followed by a ''standing shooting star press''.
* RedBaron: "Mr. Athletic".

!!! Wrestling/{{Glacier}}
A Wrestling/{{WCW}} veteran, Glacier made his AEW debut in Casino Battle Royale at ''AEW Double or Nothing 2019''.
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!!! Wrestling/TommyDreamer
An Wrestling/{{ECW}} veteran, he made a cameo at ''AEW Double or Nothing 2019'' in the Casino Battle Royale where his legs were destroyed (but not really, obviously) by Orange Cassidy.
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!!! Ace Romero
A 400-pound wrestler that can do dropkicks and suicide dives, Ace Romero appeared at the Casino Battle Royale during ''AEW Double or Nothing 2019'', but left and signed up with Wrestling/ImpactWrestling.
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!!! The Good Brothers (Wrestling/KarlAnderson and [[Wrestling/DrewHankinson Doc Gallows]])
An Wrestling/ImpactWrestling tag team consisting of two Wrestling/BulletClub veterans, they acted as Kenny Omega's muscle.
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* HonoraryTrueCompanion: They're considered honorary members of the Elite mainly due to their history in Bullet Club.

!!! [=KiLynn=] King
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* AmazonianBeauty: King is over 5'10" tall, something emphasised by her teaming with Big Swole (5'5") and Red Velvet (5'1"), causing her to ''tower'' over them.
* BraveScot: Her gimmick leans into this archetype.
* FieryRedhead: Has dark red hair and is a beast in the ring.
* SmashSisters: She's tag-teamed with her good friend Red Velvet in several matches.
* StudentAndMasterTeam: Despite not being officially on AEW's roster, she's a member of the Nightmare Family as of Fall 2021, and apparently a handpicked protégé of Wrestling/CodyRhodes (along with "Big Shotty" Lee and Red Velvet).
* ThisMeansWarpaint: Has a blue, woad-like streak across her face.

!!! Baron Black
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* {{Jobber}}: He has no wins in AEW. In fact, he was even one of the opponents when fellow long-time jobber Fuego del Sol [[BrokenWinLossStreak got his first win]] (although at least it was Black's tag team partner Ryzin who ate Fuego's pin).
* RedBaron: "The [=EmphBruh=]"

!!! Madi Wrenkowski
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!!! Ryzin
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* BadassPreacher: Gives off the image of a priest who can wrestle with the best of them.
* FieryRedhead: He has red hair and looks and acts like a evil priest.
* SinisterMinister: Has blood red pentagrams decorating his priestly garb.

!!! Maki Itoh
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* CloudCuckoolander: She's... not all there, to say the least.
* CuteAndPsycho: Acts like an IdolSinger (she was formerly a member of the idol group [=LinQ=]), but is also a psychotically dangerous heel.
* HardHead: Not only is her head the best offense, but also the best defense. If she is hit in the head by an arm or a leg, said arm or leg suffers more damage than her skull.
* UseYourHead: She headbutts her opponents a lot. One of her signature moves is the Kokeshi (headbutt drop).

!!! Ryo Mizunami
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* SempaiKohai: Has this rivalry with Hikaru Shida.
* YearsTooEarly: Says this word for word when challenging Hikaru Shida for the belt. Before AEW Mizunami consistantly defeated Shida numerous times.

!!! Julia Hart
Originally debuting as a perky cheerleader and wrestler for The Varsity Blondes, Julia Hart became the newest (and only female) member of The House of Black, courtesy of a corrupting mist from Malakai Black.
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* TheCutie: Perky, constantly smiling and absolutely adorable - plus, [[CuteBruiser a decent wrestler, too]].
* CorruptTheCutie: Ever since she was hit by the Black Mist from Malakai Black, Julia has been shedding her initial sweet side for a more outwardy vicious persona.
* EyeScream: Malakai Black sprayed Black Mist into her eyes to provoke The Varsity Blondes. Her agonised screaming made for a disturbingly convincing sell (apparently it made her kid sister cry when she saw it).
* EyepatchOfPower: Wore one as a result of getting hit with The Black Mist. The "power" part came in her new aggressive streak that seemed to have manifested thanks to the attack. {{Averted}} after joining The House of Black as she no longer needs to hide the corruption.
* FaceHeelTurn: A gradual, but noticable one ever since getting hit with The Black Mist - she went from sweet cheerleader to sour delinquent. The turn would be complete at ''AEW Double or Nothing 2022'' by joining The House of Black as its fourth member.
* HellIsThatNoise: Her screams of pain after being attacked by Malakai Black.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She was a blonde former cheerleader and was very nice and sweet, but {{Subverted}} when she joined The House of Black.
* PomPomGirl: She was a former cheerleader and dressed like one until her FaceHeelTurn. Even then, Julia wears a black version of her Varsity Blondes costume in her match against Valentina Rossi on AEW Dark, her first match since joining The House of Black.
* ThroatSlittingGesture: Before being attacked by Malakai, her entrance would include her pointing to her name printed on her top and moving her hand back and forth several times, some time after the attack she started only moving her hand once, then making a sharp slashing motion across her neck in the opposite direction.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: The girl accompanying The Varsity Blondes. This would be increased to three guys upon joining The House of Black.

!!! Wrestling/{{KENTA}}
The first athlete from Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling to cross through the "Forbidden Door", he attacked Jon Moxley during ''AEW Beach Break 2021'' and later teamed with Kenny Omega to battle Moxley and Lance Archer.
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* EnemyMine: Explicitly tells Kenny Omega he's not his friend despite the both of them having history in the Wrestling/BulletClub. He's only there to fight their common enemy Moxley.

!!! Wrestling/YujiNagata
A legend and long-time New Japan mainstay, Yuji Nagata battled Jon Moxley for latter's IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship in May 2021.
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* WorthyOpponent: He and Moxley both bowed respectfully to each other at the end of their match.

!!! Wrestling/NickGage
When MJF issued the second of the "Five Labors of Jericho" during 2021, he decided to bring in one of the most dangerous free agents in professional wrestling - Nick Gage, the biggest deathmatch veteran of Wrestling/{{CZW}} and Wrestling/{{G|ameChangerWrestling}}CW fame, who challenged Jericho to a No Rules match at ''AEW Fight for the Fallen 2021''.
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* AxCrazy: MJF laid it in thick when talking about his past deeds, which included stabbing "[[Creator/DavidArquette his opponent in the jugular]]" during a match and robbing a bank without hiding his identity.
* BloodKnight: Known for being an especially brutal deathmatch wrestler.
* GarbageWrestler: Considered to be the modern day king of hardcore wrestling, when fighting Jericho, he employed the use of a [[WeaponOfChoice pizza cutter]], fluorescent light tubes, and a pane of glass.

!!! Hikuleo
A New Japan wrestler and member of The Bullet Club, Hikuleo challenged Lance Archer for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship at ''AEW Fight for the Fallen 2021''. He would reappear in AEW at the onset of ''Forbidden Door''.
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* TheGiant: At six foot eight inches, Hikuleo towers over the already huge Lance Archer.
* PowerStable: A member of The Bullet Club.
* WrestlingFamily: Wrestling/{{Meng}} (uncle/adoptive father), Tama Tonga (brother), Tanga Loa (cousin/adoptive brother), Bad Luck Fale (cousin).

!!! Juventud Guerrera
As the third of the Five Labors of Jericho, MJF decided to bring an old enemy of Chris Jericho’s after being inspired by a CallBack to an earlier ''Dynamite'' episode where Jericho mentioned said person in passing. Who was that man? Former WCW Cruiserweight Champion and the man Jericho unmasked for it - "The Juicy One" himself, Juventud Guerrera.
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* ArchEnemy: Was one to Jericho in WCW.
* MaskedLuchador: Oddly he wrestled in AEW with a mask on despite losing his mask to Jericho years ago and has mostly wrestled without one over the years.
* RedBaron: "The Juice".
* RingOldies: Still wrestling in his mid-40s.
* WrestlingFamily: The son of Fuerza Guerrera, brother to Fuerza Guerrera Jr/El Hijo de Fuerza Guerrera and Hija de Fuerza Guerrera and the uncle of Furia Guerrera.

!!! Skye Blue
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!!! Jora Johl
The latest member of the Andrade Hardy Family Office.
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* BaldOfEvil: He's bald and part of the HFO.
* EvilCounterpart: To Wheeler Yuta, both of them being the newest members of their feuding groups.

!!! Rocky Romero
Trent Baretta's old tag team partner in New Japan and one half of Roppongi Vice.
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%%* EyepatchOfPower

!!! Lulu Pencil
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* AscendedFan: She's a journalist who's a huge fan of wrestling, despite having very little skill in it.
* BattleButler: She acts as Emi Sakura's butler in AEW and is technically a wrestler in her own right... barely.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: In AEW, Lulu is Emi Sakura's ''butler'', not her maid, and dresses appropriately. With her short bob hair style, she can even [[https://cdn.fanbyte.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Lulu-Pencil-Emi-Sakura-1024x768.jpg?x72619 plausibly be mistaken for a pretty man at a casual glance]].
* {{Jobber}}: She's never won a match, ever. In fact, her losing streak is a crucial part of her character.
* PluckyGirl: Despite having a massive losing streak and no wrestling skill whatsoever, she never gives up and keeps on smiling.
* PutOnABus: She eventually had to return to Japan, much to the disappointment of both the fans and the commentators.

!!! Wrestling/SatoshiKojima
Considered one of the greatest Japanese professional wrestlers in the 21st century, Satoshi Kojima made his AEW debut fighting Jon Moxley at ''AEW All Out 2021''.
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!!! Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki
The father of proto-mixed martial arts company "Pancrase", leader of Wrestling/SuzukiGun, and all around the most sadistic fighter that New Japan has to offer, Minoru Suzuki made a surprise appearance at ''AEW All Out 2021'' following Kojima and Moxley's match. He would sporadically appear in AEW during 2021 and 2022, even winning the ROH World Television Championship at ''Supercard of Honor XV''.
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* CombatSadomasochist: He flat out enjoys getting into a striking contest with his opponents and laughs when his opponents hits aren't enough to down him.
* TheDreaded: Has a monstrous reputation among fans and wrestlers alike.
* {{Leitmotif}}: ''Kaze Ni Nare''
* RingOldies: In his 50s and still wrestling with the best of them, to the point that many fans have nicknamed him "Murder Grandpa".
* SadisticTeacher: The biggest reason for his feared reputation.

!!! Ari Daivari
Originally appearing as "Ariya Daivari" in November 2021, he wrestled in occasional matches on AEW Dark. During July 2022, when his trust fund finally kicked in, he shed his old name in favor of "Ari Daivari" and began recruiting other wrestlers into his new faction, "The Trustbusters", by proclamining himself "the richest man" in All Elite Wrestling.
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!!! Wrestling/TomohiroIshii
Another New Japan wrestler, Tomohiro Ishii made his AEW debut in November 2021 during ''Dynamite'', partnering with fellow Wrestling/{{CHAOS}} stablemate Orange Cassidy to fight The Butcher and The Blade. He would reappear in April 2022 to compete in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.
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!!! Wrestling/JayWhite
The fifth leader of the Wrestling/BulletClub, the Switchblade crossed the Forbidden Door, appearing on ''Dynamite'' in February 2022.
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!!! [[Wrestling/ErickRowan Erick Redbeard]]
Former tag team partner of Mr. Brodie Lee, Erick Redbeard made his AEW debut during the ''Brodie Lee Celebration of Life'' in honor of his friend by helping out The Dark Order in their match against The Inner Circle. He would return for a second appearance when Death Triangle invited him to fight against The House of Black at ''AEW Revolution 2022''.
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!!! [[Wrestling/EnzoAndCass W. Morrissey]]
The man formerly known as "Big Cass", W. Morrissey made his AEW debut in May 2022 on ''Dynamite'' to take out Wardlow on request from MJF. He would reappear on ''Dynamite'' at the end of August by attacking The Wingmen, leading to Stokely Hathaway recruiting him for his new faction, "The Firm", in September.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: MJF warned Wardlow his next opponent was someone smarter, stronger and taller than him, ending with "And you [[PunctuatedForEmphasis can't. Teach. That.]]", the CatchPhrase of Enzo Amore, Morrissey's former tag team partner.
* HiredGuns: Max evidently hired Morrissey to come to AEW to beat Wardlow for a whopping ''six figure amount''. Morrissey would return to the promotion to help Stokely Hathaway assist the "Joker" in the Casino Ladder Match at ''AEW All Out 2022'' win, the latter turned out to be MJF all along.

!!! Konosuke Takeshita
The youngest to hold the KO-D Openweight Championship from [[Wrestling/DramaticDreamTeam DDT Pro-Wrestling]], Konosuke entered AEW during the April 2021 non-televised "The House Always Wins", teaming with The Elite. He would return beginning in May 2022 for periodic appearances.
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!!! [[Wrestling/JohnMorrison Johnny Elite]]
A 20-year veteran of the wrestling industry, Johnny Elite entered AEW via the "Joker" position for the men's Owen Hart Cup Memorial Tournament, facing Samoa Joe in the quarterfinals.
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!!! Wrestling/{{Gangrel}}
Former leader of The New Brood, Gangrel made a surprise appearance on the go-home ''Rampage'' episode before ''AEW Double or Nothing 2022'' in a Young Bucks' parody against The Hardys.
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!!! [[Wrestling/LosIngobernables Rush]]
The leader of ''La Facción Ingobernable'' in AAA, Rush came to be the new business partner of [[Wrestling/AndradeCienAlmas Andrade El Idolo]] during ''AEW Double or Nothing 2022''. Afterwards, he would occassionally assist the Andrade Family Office in AEW.
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* AnimalMotifs: Bulls; not only does Rush wear a bull's skull for a mask, but his entrance music is called "Bull Whip", including his FinishingMove.
* DirtyCoward: He, alongside Andrade, are not above cheating in order to win their matches. In both singles matches against each of The Lucha Bros., Rush took off their luchador mask in order to get the victory.
* FinishingMove: "Bull's Horns" (corner shotgun dropkick)
* LightIsNotGood: Befitting his RedBaron status, he often wears a white suit during his stage entrance.
* RedBaron: "El Toro Blanco" (The White Bull)

!!! Wrestling/TheUnitedEmpire (Wrestling/WillOspreay, Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan, Mark Davis, Kyle Fletcher and Aaron Henare)
One of the most powerful stables from Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, during the Three-Year Anniversary episode of ''Dynamite'', Jeff Cobb returned to AEW alongside his tag team partner, the Great-O-Khan, and interrupted a match between FTR and Roppongi Vice, declaring their intentions just before the ''Forbidden Door'' pay-per-view, while group leader Will Ospreay brought his stablemates Mark Davis, Kyle Fletcher and Aaron Henare to attack FTR and Trent Beretta in an unexpected AEW debut. Ospreay would make occasional appearances on AEW in 2022, as well as "Aussie Open" (Davis and Fletcher).
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* FinishingMove: "[=OsCutter=]" (springboard cutter), "Stormbreaker" (double underhook Canadian backbreaker rack into a modified corkscrew neckbreaker) and "Hidden Blade" (running back elbow to the back of a kneeling opponent's neck) for Ospreay
* RedBaron: "The Commonwealth Kingpin" (Ospreay)
* SoreLoser: After losing to Kenny and The Young Bucks for a spot in the finals to determine the inaugural AEW World Trios Champions at ''AEW All Out 2022'', Ospreay and Aussie Open attacked them due to Will's grievances against Kenny from New Japan.

!!! David Finlay
Son of Fit Finlay, four-generation wrestler David Finlay of Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling came to AEW to face "Hangman" Adam Page one week before ''AEW Road Rager 2022''.
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!!! Wrestling/HiroshiTanahashi
"TheAce" of Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Hiroshi Tanahashi entered AEW to compete for the Interim AEW World Championship at the ''Forbidden Door'' pay-per-view against Jon Moxley.
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* TheAce: Literally his RedBaron status in New Japan, Tanahashi was the top man in the promotion for the better part of a decade and is regularly mentioned in discussions about the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.

!!! Wrestling/ZackSabreJr
Having called out Bryan Danielson, Zack Sabre Jr. proclaims himself "the best technical wrestler in the world" and headed into ''Forbidden Door'' against an opponent of the American Dragon's choosing - Claudio Castagnoli.
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* RedBaron: Per his entrance video, ZSJ is widely known as the "Submission Master".

!!! Silas Young
Hailing from Ring of Honor, the two-time ROH World Television Champion Silas Young appeared on ''Dynamite'' to fight his old rival "Hangman" Adam Page days before ''Forbidden Door''.
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!!! Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada
Heading into ''Forbidden Door'', "The Rainmaker" of Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling faced Adam Cole, "Hangman" Adam Page and the man who defeated him to obtain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship during ''DOMINION'', Jay White, in a four-way match.
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* SignatureMove: "The Rainmaker" (ripcord lariat)
* SignatureSoundEffect: The distinct sound of a coin dropping and hitting the ground is indicative of Okada's appearance.
* RedBaron: "The Rainmaker"

!!! Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi)
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!!! Yoshinobu Kanemaru and El Desperado
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!!! LA Dojo (The DKC, Kevin Knight, Alex Coughlin and Yuya Uemura)
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!!! Shota Umino
Jon Moxley's protégé during his time in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Shota Umino would take time out from his training excursion in the United Kingdom to assist his mentor in The Blackpool Combat Club's feud against The Jericho Appreciation Society, joining Eddie Kingston and Wheeler Yuta by facing Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara and Minoru Suzuki at ''Forbidden Door''.
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* ContinuityNod: Shota [[https://twitter.com/Shooter_us/status/1537423452180779009 hasn't forgotten]] [[ItsPersonal what Chris Jericho did to him (and to his father, referee "Red Shoes" Umino)]] in New Japan. At ''Forbidden Door'', Umino locked Chris into the Walls of Jericho, just like Jericho had done to him.
* InSeriesNickname: In New Japan, Jon Moxley gave him the nickname "Shooter" while tagging with and managing him.

!!! Clark Connors
Because of Wrestling/TomohiroIshii exiting ''Forbidden Match'' for the inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Championship due to injuries, runner-up Clark Connors replaced him at the pay-per-view as the Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling representative.
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* FinishingMove: "Trophy Kill" (Belly-to-back suplex lift into a one-handed powerbomb)

!!! Shingo Takagi
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!!! El Phantasmo
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!!! Wrestling/KatsuyoriShibata
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%%* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown
* RedBaron: "''The'' Wrestler"

!!! Jonathan Gresham
A former Ring Of Honor World Champion, Jonathan Gresham made his in-ring debut during ''AEW Battle of the Belts II'' in April 2022. Upon partnering up with Lee Moriarty against The Gates of Agony in July 2022, Gresham betrayed his tag team partner by aligning himself with Tully Blanchard Enterprises.
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* RedBaron: "The Foundation"
* ShoutOut: The mask that Gresham wears when heading to the ring is modeled after the titular Great Old One from ''Literature/TheCallOfCthulhu''.

!!! Miyu Yamashita
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!!! Cole Karter
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!!! Josh Woods
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* RedBaron: "The Technical Beast"

!!! Slim J
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!!! Mance Warner
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* RedBaron: "The Southern Psychopath".

!!! Dragon Lee
The younger brother of Rush from ''La Facción Ingobernable'', Dragon Lee joined his sibling and Andrade el Idolo in August 2022 for the first match in the tournament to determine the inaugural AEW World Trios Championship.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: After losing their match to Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks in the World Trios Championship tournament, Andrade delivers a DDT to Dragon Lee for costing them the win.

!!! Wrestling/RickySteamboat
A wrestling legend who perptually stayed a {{Face}} in professional wrestling, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat appeared on the ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'' episode of AEW ''Dynamite'' in August 2022 as the special timekeeper for the 2 out of 3 falls match between Bryan Danielson and Daniel Garcia and the trios match between Kenny Omega with The Young Bucks and ''La Facción Ingobernable''.
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* CallBack: When confronting The Jericho Appreciation Society about Daniel Garcia, Ricky clearly hasn't forgotten what he and Chris Jericho went through [[Wrestling/{{Backlash}} more than 13 years ago]].
* RedBaron: "The Dragon"
* ShutUpHannibal: When Angelo Parker got in Ricky's face and tried to choke him, Ricky slapped Parker across the chest.

!!! Zack Clayton
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* RedBaron: "The Reality"

!!! [[Wrestling/MotorCityMachineGuns The Motor City Machine Guns]] (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley)
Hailing from Wrestling/ImpactWrestling, this tag team was invited by Jay Lethal to join with him to fight Wardlow and FTR in a trios match for ''AEW All Out 2022''.
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%%* TagTeam: They are one of the most known examples in history.

!!! [[Wrestling/KeijiMutoh The Great Muta]]
TheRival to Sting during their time at Wrestling/{{WCW}}, The Great Muta appeared during ''Rampage Grand Slam'' in a No Disqualification match between Sting and Darby Allin against The House of Black.
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* SuperSpit: Muta's well known "Green Mist" is put to use once again when he sprays Buddy Matthews with it, giving Sting the chance to deliver a Scorpion Deathdrop on Buddy for the pinfall.

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[[folder:Former Talent]]

!!! Bea Priestley (2019-2020)
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* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She's notoriously unpleasant.
* ArchEnemy: She had a legitimate beef with Britt Baker after she injured the latter.
* CommutingOnABus: She rarely appears due to being a part-time member of the roster. Released in August 2020 due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic restricting travel for UK talent.
* EvilBrit: A notorious Heel who is a native of New Yorkshire, England.

!!! Sadie Gibbs (2019-2020)
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* CommutingOnABus: She rarely appears due to being a part-time member of the roster. Like Bea, she was released in August 2020 when Covid prevented her from reaching America for shows.
* MsFanservice: She's also a fitness model in addition to her wrestling career.

!!! Wrestling/JimmyHavoc (2019-2020)
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* OddFriendship: With Kip Sabian.
* PutOnABus: Havoc was released in August 2020 alongside Sadie Gibbs and Bea Priestly, although in his case it was in response to allegations that he'd assaulted a fan as well as allegations of domestic abuse and rape made as part of the [=#SpeakingOut=] movement.

!!! Wrestling/MattCardona (2020)
The former Broski from the LI, Cardona came to AEW to team with his real-life close friend Cody, debuting to save him from an assault by The Dark Order. He only signed with the promotion for a 2-month initial run and departed for the indies again at the end of it, keeping the door open to return at a later date.
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!!! [[Wrestling/LukeHarper Brodie Lee]] (2020)
The previously unknown Exalted One of The Dark Order before finally revealing his identity on AEW. Won the TNT Championship from Cody in August 2020 and dropped the belt back to him again in October in a brutal Dog Collar match. Sadly, that proved to be [[DownerEnding his last match]], as he passed away in late-December 2020 from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a rare progressive respiratory illness.
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* BerserkButton: In no particular order, do not eat until he is done eating, sneeze or yawn around him, call him anything other than "''Mister'' Brodie Lee", slouch over while kneeling, call The Dark Order "a cult", and likely a lot more.
* DueToTheDead: Because of the immense respect everyone in AEW had for Jon Huber, he is still listed as an active member of the [[https://www.allelitewrestling.com/aew-roster AEW roster]] even after his death, with his win/loss record permanently frozen on his 11-3 2020 record, and will probably remain there for as long as the promotion remains active.
* FinishingMove: Discus Clothesline
* HairTriggerTemper: As his list of {{Berserk Button}}s implies, he was eerily calm, but was easily set off by small things, usually involving his underlings' incompetence.
* LargeAndInCharge: He was the leader and physically largest member of the Dark Order.
* LightIsNotGood: He wore a white robe with purple and gold accents, in contrast of the rest of the Dark Order's black/purple/green color scheme.
** After becoming the TNT Champion he adopted a white trench coat with silver lining and [[SpikesOfVillainy spikes across the shoulders]].
* TakeThat: A lot of his character was influenced by a [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon certain chairman]] of [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} another wrestling company]]. However, people familiar with Wrestling/{{Chikara}} saw at least as much of that promotion's Mike Quackenbush in Mister Brodie Lee as they saw of Wrestling/VinceMcMahon, particularly the "you WILL wear a mask and you WILL use the gimmick '''I''' give you" bit. Perhaps not ironically, Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, Alex Reynolds[[note]]As [=combatANT=][[/note]], John Silver[[note]]As The Shard[[/note]], and Lee himself all did time in Chikara.
* TheManBehindTheMan: He was the one behind The Dark Order's creation, using Evil Uno to recruit new followers.
* RedBaron: Was referred to as "The Exalted One" by Evil Uno and his followers.
* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: He demanded to be addressed as "''Mister'' Brodie Lee", announcers included.

!!! Wrestling/IvelisseVelez (2020-2021)
A Puerto Rican wrestler and half of the tag team that won the AEW Women's Tag team Cup. She was released in April 2021 amid allegations of backstage issues and a match against Thunder Rosa where both women shot on each other.
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!!! Shanna (2019-2021)
A veteran wrestler from Europe finally in the American spotlight. After debuting for the company in 2019, her contract expired in May 2021 and was not renewed.
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* ArchEnemy: After being attacked by Nyla Rose backstage, Shanna has Rose in her sights, and the feeling is clearly mutual.
* RedBaron: Known as "Portugal's Perfect Athlete".
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: She is often [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IFENQGfkEbw/maxresdefault.jpg draped]] in the colors of the French flag. She also wears a cord with the flags of France and Portugal around her waist.
* WholeCostumeReference: Is also known to be wearing ring gear that resembles Goku's gi.

!!! [[Wrestling/KiaStevens Awesome Kong]] (2019-2021)
A legendary WrestlingMonster, Awesome Kong debuted for AEW as a surprise entrant into what had initially been a women's triple threat match at the first ''Double or Nothing'' event, making it a fatal four-way. After initially appearing as part of the ill-fated Nightmare Collective, she transitioned into a backstage position after the plug was pulled on the angle, as well as taking time off to shoot the third season of ''Series/GLOW2017''. Her contract expired in May 2021 and was not renewed, and she would retire from wrestling later that year.
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!!!Mel (2019-2021)
A veteran wrestler who was one of the first members of the Nightmare Collective. She was taken off the official AEW roster in August 2021 after months of inactivity.
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* BaldOfEvil: Got her head shaved when she joined the Nightmare Collective.
* PutOnABus: Hasn't been seen much since the Nightmare Collective disbanded.

!!!Big Swole (2019-2021)
One of the signings from the independent scene after a fantastic night on AEW Dark. On November 30, 2021, she announced that she would not be renewing her AEW contract.
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* ArchEnemy: She had formed a rivalry with Diamante.
* {{Determinator}}: Swole had to overcome many difficulties to get where she is, and this is reflected in her sheer willpower in the ring.
* DreadlockWarrior: Styled in [[EightiesHair an undercut]].
* FinishingMove: Dirty dancing
* MeaningfulName: She's ''jacked.''
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Only called by the name of Big Swole.
* UnskilledButStrong: Commentators highlighted her insane athleticism making up for her relative lack of experience and classical training.
* WholeCostumeReference: Has ring gear that resembles Storm's 90s outfit and the Yellow Mighty Morphin Power Ranger.
* WrestlingFamily: She's married to [[Characters/WWENew Cedric Alexander]]. This was referenced in an exchange between her and Britt Baker where Swole taunted Britt about the fact that at least she was married to her WWE-bound partner, [[Wrestling/AdamCole unlike Britt]].

!!! Wrestling/LioRush (2021-2022)
The Man of The Hour arrived at the Double or Nothing 2021 during the Casino Battle Royale match as the "Joker". However, Rush later announced his retirement from professional wrestling on June 8, 2021, after sustaining an injury from his match at Double or Nothing... until it was announced on September 29, 2021 that he is officially All Elite...before officially leaving in February 2022.
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Announced after his Double or Nothing debut that he would be retiring from wrestling, which lasted just under four months. And even before coming to AEW, he was wrestling several matches in New Japan Strong.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Outside of Matt Cardona, Rush has one of the shortest signed stints in AEW.

!!!Wrestling/CodyRhodes (2019-2022)
One of the founders of the company. As the son of the legendary Wrestling/DustyRhodes, Cody has a big legacy to carry on, as well as establishing a name for himself outside of his family name. Following the expiration of his contract, he announced in February 2022 that he would be leaving AEW.
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* BadassInANiceSuit: He's well-known for his impeccably tailored suits, which contribute to his clean-cut image. A suit and tie is his default look when he's not in the ring.
* BerserkButton: Hurting Brandi will set Cody off as seen in what happened with Wardlow and in the match between him and Darby.
* BigGood: His role in the story in a nutshell. As a co-founder and Executive Vice President of AEW, he relishes his role as a ''leader'' in addition to being a powerhouse in the ring, and is currently the only EVP who has (so far) resisted every temptation to turn heel, instead preferring to play the role of a morally upstanding hero who inspires other wrestlers to greatness. His rivalry with Malakai Black particularly plays this up: Malakai is implicitly portrayed as the embodiment of ''evil'' corrupting AEW, while Cody implicitly embodies the goodness keeping him at bay.
* ButNowIMustGo: After his contract expired, he unexpectedly announced in February 2022 that he would be leaving AEW. It remains to be seen how long he'll be gone.
* CaptainPatriotic: Invoked. In 2021, Cody started making his ring entrances wearing a highly stylized red, white, and blue costume with a cape and gold epaulets, strongly evoking ComicBook/CaptainAmerica (with a bit of UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington thrown in for good measure). [[{{Face}} Doesn't get much more heroic than that.]] He even named his daughter "Liberty"!
* CurbStompBattle: His first TNT title reign was brought to an end in less than 5 minutes by Mr. Brodie Lee.
* {{Determinator}}: Not that he wasn't before, but a standout example is him taking [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5RXng3ZYaQ 10 lashes]] and still managing to get to his feet at the end of it. That is until [[spoiler: [[Wrestling/{{MJF}} MJF]]]] [[GroinAttack intervened.]]
** As if the ten lashes weren't enough, Cody showed everyone how far he was willing to go to get to MJF. Facing Wardlow in a steel cage match as per the stipulations set by MJF, Cody dealt in a bloody battle. In order to finish Wardlow off, he scaled the twenty foot tall cage and, without hesitation, leapt off the top with a moonsault onto Wardlow.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Make no mistake, Cody is a very badass wrestler, but even ''he'' was unerved when a bat shit Jon Moxley storms in the ring with a barbed wired bat, wanting to settle things with Omega, while Cody just watched from the sidelines.
* FinishingMove: "Cross Rhodes" (rolling cutter).
* {{Foil}}: To Wrestling/KennyOmega. Both founding members of Wrestling/{{the Elite}} who serve as Executive [=VPs=] of AEW when they're not in the ring, both of them are known for their nerdy streak, and both of them were introduced as charismatic and upstanding {{face}}s. But Cody is a HappilyMarried family man who regularly works with his wife and his brother, he eventually leaves the Elite to start his own group "The Nightmare Family", he takes pride in serving as a mentor to younger wrestlers, and he's generally pretty serious in the ring. Kenny, by contrast, is a perennial bachelor who's remained consistently in charge of the Elite throughout his time in AEW, he's gotten noticeably more selfish and brutal since his [[FaceHeelTurn heel turn]], and he's known for his quirky personality.
* FriendToAllChildren: Cody is nothing if not friendly towards the younger fans. His notable examples include allowing a boy dressed as Orange Cassidy to pin him on air in the ring, and recently giving a child a $100 bill to prove he had a briefcase of money.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: A sizable contingent of the fandom ''really'' wants Cody to turn heel, despite his continual insistence that he won't (some fans find it hard to identify with him due to his fame and status, and some of them just feel that he plays the role of a villain better). Some fans also take issue with a few of his victories over newer talent, with his wins over Anthony Ogogo and Malakai Black (who already had two wins over Cody before then) being particularly criticized. Partly due to this, booing can be occasionally heard from the stands during Cody's promos and entrances, despite the narrative presenting him as a hero. But Cody is aware of this to an extent, and has made an effort to incorporate it into his character. He notably addressed it in one [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVmwZq0Z-Ek promo]] after his victory over Malakai, telling the audience that he'll always do what he feels is right--even when he doesn't get praised for it.
* HeroesLoveDogs: Cody and Brandi have a pair of dogs. One of them, a husky named Pharaoh, has even shown up to some events with them.
* HonorBeforeReason: Vowed that if he lost his match with Jericho then he would never get another opportunity to win the World Championship, as he feels that becoming a champion while being part of management could become a conflict of interest. Indeed, after Cody had lost despite MJF throwing in the towel for him, he’s kept his promise ever since?
* OhCrap: On the night heading to Full Gear, he had this when Moxley stormed in the ring with a barbed wired bat. Thankfully for Cody, Moxley wasn't targeting him.
* OnlyOneName: WWE owns the Cody Rhodes name, and while he could use the name in the indies, national TV is another story, hence why he is always called "The American Nightmare" Cody. Given that Rhodes was added to his last name in real life before he turned 18, he could very well challenge for it, and many still off-handedly call him Cody Rhodes even on TV. In 2020, he began looking to secure the trademark for his own ring name and after the go-home episode of ''Dynamite'' before ''Full Gear 2020'' had gone off the air he announced to the live crowd that he'd successfully done so; however also [[https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2020/11/cody-says-he-will-not-use-cody-rhodes-name-in-pro-wrestling-676620/ announced]] that he does not intend to use it in his wrestling career as he's grown used to being introduced as "The American Nightmare Cody", saving his full name for other 3rd party ventures.
* RedBaron: The American Nightmare. A play off his father's "American Dream" moniker, as well as a reference to his brother Dustin, who used the same nickname.
* SignatureMove: Figure-Four Leglock, Disaster Kick, Cody Cutter (Top-rope springboard cutter)
* WrestlingFamily: His father is Wrestling/DustyRhodes, his brother is [[Wrestling/{{Goldust}} Dustin Rhodes]], and his wife Brandi is also a wrestler.
* WritingAroundTrademarks: For a while, AEW wasn't allowed to call him "Cody Rhodes" due to WWE owning the trademark on the name, officially just calling him [[OnlyOneName "Cody"]]. They were, however, able to get away with calling one of his signature holds "The [[{{Pun}} Cross-Rhodes]]" (as long as nobody ever saw it written down), and they were able to acknowledge that Brandi '''Rhodes''' was his wife and that Dustin '''Rhodes''' was his brother.

!!!Brandi Rhodes (2019-2022)
Cody's wife, the former head of the Nightmare Collective before realigning with Cody during his feud with MJF. She would leave the company along with her husband in February 2022.
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* ActionGirl: Brandi isn't afraid to get physically involved. Whether a {{Face}} or a {{Heel}}, if she's managing you, you can expect her to try to get some licks in on the opposition.
* AccidentalPun: '''Brand'''i as the Chief Brand Officer is definitely not intended to be a PunnyName.
* BareYourMidriff: Surprisingly averted for a time. As stated below, Brandi preferred the ImpossiblyLowNeckline, but she began to wear cutoff tops when she realigned with Cody.
* BigBadWannabe: Brandi talks a big game but ends up being nothing more than a smug bully who only got anywhere because of Kong. When forced to do her own dirty work, she breaks down like a coward and gets beaten easily.
* BlackBossLady: She is the company's CBO (Chief brand officer).
* DirtyCoward: She acts smug and confident when Awesome Kong and Mel are at her back, but when forced to face Kris Statlander alone, she breaks down and begs for mercy. No longer the case after her HeelFaceTurn.
* HeelFaceTurn: on the 2/5/20 edition of ''Dynamite'', when Cody was taking his ten lashings from MJF, Brandi came out to ringside to be emotional support for her husband. Not long after, she posted [[https://twitter.com/TheBrandiRhodes/status/1226688110060331008 a video]] on her Twitter where she burned her Nightmare Collective attire, signaling the end of her involvement with the group.
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: She's taken to wearing some impressive Elvira-like dresses as manager for a number of wrestlers.
* LoveRedeems: Seeing her husband getting repeatedly lashed prompts her HeelFaceTurn.
* MsFanservice: Brandi had a modeling career before entering wrestling, and isn't afraid to flaunt her looks.
* ShoeSlap: When Pentagon threatened to injure her husband’s so badly he would never be able to hold his daughter, Brandi responded angrily in a tweet: “Pentagon better shut up about my kid before I smack him with a shoe.”

!!!Wrestling/JoeyJanela (2019-2022)
From Hazlet, New Jersey and a mainstay of GCW, he's the bad, bad boy.
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* TheHedonist: Has been on a binger after losing the Casino Ladder Match at Double or Nothing.
* FaceHeelTurn: After teaming with Sonny Kiss for several dark matches, he kicked him in the face to reassert himself as the bad boy.
* GarbageWrestler: He's best known for taking reckless amounts of damage during deathmatches.

!!!Marko Stunt (2019-2022)
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!!!Stu Grayson (2019-2022)
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!!! Jake Atlas (2021-2022)
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* FinishingMove: The Stonewall DDT, named after the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_Inn Stonewall Inn]].

!!!Alan "V" Angels (2020-2022)
An enhancement wrestler who enlisted himself into The Dark Order after continuous losses.
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* ButtMonkey: Has become the Dark Order's whipping boy ever since Silver and Reynolds went over with the fans.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Fights against Lance Archer and Kenny Omega in losing efforts prior to his reveal as 5.
* LightningBruiser: Is very small in physique but still manages to maintain good offense in matches.
* RedBaron: "The Southpaw Serial Killer" as Alan Angels, and "The Dark Angel" of The Dark Order as 5.
* [[YouAreNumberSix You Are Number Five]]: When he first joined The Dark Order he was only known as 5 and rarely showed his face. Ever since dropping the mask he goes by his full name while keeping the 5 as his nickname.

!!!Tully Blanchard (2019-2022)
Another member of The Four Horsemen, Tully opposed the Nightmare Family (including his old compatriot Arn Anderson) as the manager to Cody's friend-turned-rival Shawn Spears, and later to the freshly heel-turning FTR, ultimately joining The Pinnacle. Unfortunately, a string of loses by FTR would lead to Tully [[{{Kayfabe}} getting fired]] by them after ''AEW Revolution 2022''. He shifted to Wrestling/RingOfHonor, where he led a newly-formed faction called "Tully Blanchard Enterprises" consisting of "The Gates of Agony" (Kaun and Toa Liona) alongside Brian Cage and Jonathan Gresham. During ''Death Before Dishonor'', Prince Nana returned to ''Ring of Honor'' and bought out Tully Blanchard Enterprises, absorbing it into his faction, "The Embassy".
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* RetiredBadass: Actually came out of retirement to team with FTR in a 3-on-3 tag match against Jurassic Express, his first nationally televised match in 30 years[[note]]Not actually his first match in 30 years as it was promoted, as he continued wrestling on indie shows and the like (including the [[Horrible/ProfessionalWrestling infamous]] ''Heroes of Wrestling'' PPV) up into the 2000s, but still his first match in about 14 years[[/note]]. Not only did his team win, but he scored the finishing move (a Spike Piledriver on Luchasaurus, who needed both members of FTR to hold him up for Tully) and pin, and during the match hit his iconic [[SignatureMove slingshot suplex]] on Marko Stunt.
* SenseiForScoundrels: Teaching Shawn Spears everything he knows about the ways of the {{Heel}}, including bequeathing to him a single black glove (capable of being "loaded" for cheap knockouts).

!!! Wrestling/BobbyFish (2021-2022)
One half of the former tag team reDRagon as well as one of four members that comprised of The Undisputed Era, following an impressive match against Sammy Guevarra for the TNT Championship in October 2021, it was revealed afterward that Bobby Fish was now All Elite.
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* ContinuityNod: Was introduced to The Young Bucks (and formally to the audience after an appearance or three) as an "old friend" of Adam Cole's, an obvious reference to their time together in Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}} and Wrestling/TheUndisputedEra.
* ScaryTeeth: He wore a mouthpiece that resembled shark teeth.
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* TheAce: In AEW so far he's the one with the longest winning streak. For more than an entire year he was '''never''' defeated, and he did it not by beating no-name jobbers, but taking out the top wrestlers in the company like Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho, Brodie Lee, PAC, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Brian Cage, and Darby Allin. And he managed to hold the top championship in All Elite Wrestling for 277 days, defeating all challengers without cheating or interference. The ''only'' wrestler who's been able to defeat him since the foundation of AEW is Kenny Omega in their first "official" match[[note]]their first match against each other, which Moxley won, was a savage no-holds barred match which AEW refused to sanction[[/note]], and even Omega ultimately had to cheat to overcome Moxley.

* SatanicArchetype: A big part of his characterization. In addition to being one of the most [[CardCarryingVillain proudly and unabashedly evil]] wrestlers on the AEW roster, he frequently compares himself to the Devil (''"[[BadassBoast I am the Devil himself!]]"''), and even hid his face with a horned Devil mask when he made his return at All Out 2022 following a long absence. His tendency to rebel against his mentors and heroes (first Wrestling/CodyRhodes, then Wrestling/ChrisJericho, then Wrestling/CMPunk) has a noticeably [[Creator/JohnMilton Miltonic]] edge to it.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To the Brainbusters - old-school hard-hitting, tag team specialist {{Heel}}s, a comparison made even more obvious by them being taken under the wing of Tully Blanchard himself.

TheRival to Sting during their time at Wrestling/{{WCW}}, The Great Muta appeared during ''Rampage Grand Slam'' in a disqualification match between Sting and Darby Allin against The House of Black.

* WrestlingDoesntPay: One of the segments shows they actually do seem to run a butchery, although the implication is there that it's not [[TheSecretOfLongPorkPies cattle they're using]].

* SmoochOfVictory: Played to the nth degree for {{Heel}}s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy6FQtY31-8&t=42s during his celebration after beating CM Punk]] - one girl kissed him on the cheek, while another pulled Max in for a deep kiss on the lips.

* RealSongThemeTune: "Ruby Soho" by Rancid. She's friends with Lars Frederiksen, the band's lead, and he greenlit her using the song as her entrance theme as well as the song's name as her {{Stage Name}}.

* RealSongThemeTune: During her entrance at ''Dynamite Grand Slam'', Saraya's music was "Zombified" from Music/FallingInReverse.

* HypocriticalHumor: On the December 4, 2019 episode of ''Dynamite'', he starts talking about a list of wrestlers he won't wrestle again that year. The crowd cheer, but he shuts them up by telling them that it's not [[Memes/{{WWE}} 2016]] anymore. That being said, his "lexicon" of wrestlers he won't fight is constructed oddly like the 1004 Moves of Chris Jericho list-- [[Wrestling/DeanAmbrose Jon Moxley]] ends up being the "armbar" this time around.

!!![[Wrestling/DeanAmbrose Jon Moxley]] - '''AEW World Champion'''

* LargeHamAnnouncer: He likes to draw out the way he announces certain wrestlers' names. Notable examples include "The... ''Bastard'', PAC!" and [[Wrestling/DeanAmbrose "JEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON MOXLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!"]]

!!![[Wrestling/DeanAmbrose Jon Moxley]]

The American Dragon of Wrestling/RingOfHonor and founder of the "Yes! Movement" in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the former Daniel Bryan has come to AEW as the last surprise during ''AEW All Out 2021''.

* PowerStable: Blackpool Combat Club.

* PowerStable: Blackpool Combat Club.

* HiredGuns: She was brought back into AEW full-time by Britt Baker in the hopes that Mercedes can "take out" Thunder Rosa, who was steadily rising up the women's rankings for a shot at Britt's world title.

* CatchPhrase: Max will always start off his entrance raps with "Yo! Listen!"; after Caster's rap, Bowens will always say, "AEW/(Name of city)! The Acclaimed have arrived!"

* FinishingMove: "Mic Drop" (elbow drop from the top turnbuckle) for Max

!!!Wrestling/TheAcclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens)

!!! Swerve in our Glory (Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland) '''AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS'''

!!!Wrestling/ChrisJericho

!!! Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli - '''ROH WORLD CHAMPION'''

* {{Honorary True Companion}}s: Jon Moxley's old tag-team partner Eddie Kingston frequently allies with the BCC, along with his friends Santana and Ortiz. It helps that the three of them [[EnemyMine hate the Jericho Appreciation Society]] just as much as the BCC do (Santana and Ortiz were formerly Jericho's stablemates until he turned on them, and Kingston has had a heated rivalry with Jericho ever since they faced each other at Revolution 2022).

* TooManyBelts: As of Summer 2022, the group boasts three titleholders[[note]]Jon Moxley - "Interim" AEW World Champion, Claudio Castagnoli - ROH World Champion, Wheeler Yuta - ROH Pure Champion[[/note]], two of them heavyweight champions.

* CultOfPersonality: As the name implies, the other members of the Jericho Appreciation Society exist to prop up Chris Jericho's ego. Jericho founded the group (at least in part) because his former teammates in Santana and Ortiz didn’t “appreciate” him.

* TokenGoodTeammate: Daniel Garcia is noticeably less sycophantic than the other members of the group, and is one of the few who generally avoids relying on underhanded tactics to win. Despite the group's animosity with the Blackpool Combat Club, Garcia and Bryan Danielson clearly view one another as {{Worthy Opponent}}s.

!!!The Baddies (Jade Cargill, Red Velvet, Kiera Hogan, Stokely Hathaway, Leila Grey)
The first major female faction in AEW led by current TBS Champion Jade Cargill with Red Velvet and Kiera Hogan as her recruits, while Stokely Hathaway joined as their manager following ''AEW Revolution 2022'', as well as him bringing in Leila Grey during July 2022.

* HiredGuns: The Firm's first outing as a faction was during the Casino Ladder Match at ''AEW All Out 2022'' where they helped out the "Joker" entrant win by beating up the other opponents before the former's entrance and retrieving the poker chip. As the Joker turned out to be MJF, he revealed he spent a lot of money for their assistance during his return at the pay-per-view, calling them a faction "on retainer" during their ''Dynamite'' introduction.

The man formerly known as "Big Cass", W. Morrissey made his AEW debut in May 2022 on ''Dynamite'' to take out Wardlow on request from MJF. He would reappear on ''Dynamite'' at the end of August by attacking The Wingmen, leading to Stokely Hathaway recruiting him for an unknown cause.

* HiredGuns: Max evidently hired Morrissey to come to AEW to beat Wardlow for a whopping ''six figure amount''.

* CultOfPersonality: As the name implies, the other members of the Jericho Appreciation Society exist to prop up Chris Jericho's ego. Jericho founded the group (at least in part) because his former group was starting to get more recognition than ''he'' was ([[ItsAllAboutMe something that he couldn't tolerate]]).

* {{Foil}}: While not quite to the level of EvilCounterpart like the JAS is to the former Inner Circle, they are the antithesis to The Blackpool Combat Club - both factions were founded at a similar time, but while the BCC is focused on promoting serious wrestling, the JAS desires to put sports entertainment first, with the BCC acting as an obvious counterpoint to Jericho's gang of entertainers.

!!! Wrestling/TheElite (Kenny Omega; The Young Bucks; Brandon Cutler; Adam Cole; Bobby Fish; Kyle O'Reilly)

Formally introduced in September 2022 during ''Dynamite'' by MJF, Stokely Hathaway began offering his services to multiple clients during the mid-year and is composed mostly of disenfranchised wrestlers who believe they're not getting the respect and attention in AEW that they deserve.

* HiredGuns: The Firm's first outing as a faction was during the Casino Ladder Match at ''AEW All Out 2022'' where they helped out the "Joker" entrant win by beating up the other opponents before the former's entrance and retrieving the poker chip. As the Joker turned out to be MJF, he revealed he spent a lot of money for their assistance during his return at the pay-per-view.

* DealWithTheDevil: Striked up a deal with MJF (who has repeatedly [[SatanicArchetype compared himself]] to the devil) to return to AEW at ''All Out'' in exchange for a large sum of money and a place in the Casino Ladder Match. Apparently to stop his absence from hurting the company any longer. The promo MJF cuts the ''Dynamite'' after ''All Out'' implies a second reason, to help AEW compete against the Triple H-led WWE.

* HiddenAgendaVillain: Stokely's goals in AEW were unknown; the fact that he was slowly giving {{Heel}}s his business card implied he was building his own faction in the promotion secretly, but to what end was anybody's guess. At ''AEW All Out 2022'', he, Moriarty, Page, The Gunn Club and Morrissey helped the "Joker" participant for the Casino Royale Ladder match win. By mid-September, Stokely and his clients formed a new PowerStable called "The Firm".
%%* VillainousFriendship: With MJF

* DealWithTheDevil: Striked up a deal that involved a large sum of money with MJF to return to AEW, after his absence started to hurt the company and the fans.