Last Updated on March 30, 2024 by Avik Das
AEW has run riot with their impressive signings this year, and they have attained significant momentum in the past few months. Besides AEW Dynamite, they have two shows called Collision and Rampage. Needless to say, they are slowly emerging as the new competition for the biggest company in professional wrestling, WWE.
AEW Rampage ratings have been impressive since it’s debut episode. Currently, AEW is stacked with some of the best talents in the world. The AEW roster has wrestlers from all over the world, including many former WWE wrestlers. As a matter of fact, AEW has been also criticized for hiring too many former WWE stars, but they have certainly done a great job while booking them. While some former WWE stars are way past their prime, some are reinventing themselves after a disappointing run in WWE. Let’s take a look at ten such best former WWE Superstars who are presently signed to All Elite Wrestling.
# 7 Christian Cage
Christian Cage or known as Christian in WWE, wasn’t an active wrestler. Christian Cage’s age is 47 years old. Therefore, he was in the twilight of his career, and he also had an injury. But after signing for All Elite Wrestling earlier this year, he has rejuvenated himself, winning the Impact World Championship. The Christian Cage vs Kenny Omega match for the AEW World Championship also headlined the show at AEW All Out.
# 6 Miro
Miro was certainly one is the most underused talents in WWE, where he was popular as Rusev. While he had an amazing start to his WWE career, his momentum eventually faded away, and he was released in 2020. In fact, Rusev and Lana one of the famous WWE couples in real life and worked together for the majority of their time there. In contrast, Miro has done well in All Elite Wrestling, and he has already delivered some outstanding matches. He has also captured the AEW TNT Championship.
#5 Malakai Black
Malakai Black was called Aleister Black in WWE. With a dark gimmick, he was certainly a man with huge potential, but WWE wasted him on the main roster. After his release in June, he went to All Elite Wrestling as Malakai Black. Since his arrival, he has been impressive, especially against Cody Rhodes. Also, his ring attire and the new entrance are impeccable.
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# 4 Adam Cole
Adam Cole was the biggest name in NXT history, enjoying a record-long NXT Championship reign in the developmental brand. He was also the leader of the famous faction called The Undisputed Era. But right after Adam Cole WWE contract was over, Cole jumped ship and signed for AEW. As part of All Elite Wrestling, he has aligned with Elites. Moreover, Adam Cole and Britt Baker, who are a real-life couple, can work together in the same company. They are one of the popular AEW couples now.
# 3 Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho was the first big name to be signed by All Elite Wrestling after the company was formed in 2019. As a result, he was also the first AEW World Champion in the history of the company. Jericho helped to build the AEW singles as well as the tag division from the scratch by delivering many incredible feuds and matches. Jericho reinvented himself with a new character, contrasting to his old gimmick in WWE.
# 2 Jon Moxley
Like Chris Jericho, Jon Moxley also signed for All Elite Wrestling after the inception of the company. He shocked the wrestling world by showing up at AEW Double or Nothing pay-per-view. Moxley, who was popular as Dean Ambrose in WWE, ran out of contact to sign for AEW. Mosley also produced many extraordinary matches, and he won the AEW World Championship once in his career.
# 1 Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson was known as Daniel Bryan in WWE, and he was one of their biggest stars in the past decade. From winning the WWE Championship dive times to maineventing WrestleMania, he did it all in WWE. He even mainevented WrestleMania 37 against Roman Reigns and Edge. But he signed for AEW recently, making it one of the biggest signings in AEW history. Besides the name change, Bryan Danielson AEW theme song is amazing too.
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Avik Das is the founder of Sportsheed. He is a sports lover with broad knowledge of Professional Wrestling, MMA, Football, and Cricket. He has an English major and has previously written articles for various sports and entertainment websites
