#Indie boys who become highly loved in AEW I love it

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Watching old Bullet Club Ring of Honor matches because my anxiety is so high I can't move very well (thanks unexpected thunderstorm), and oh boy are younger Matt, Nick, and Hangy adorable.

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In regards to Cesaro,if and when he were to show up expect him under his likely original indy name of Claudio Castagnoli. There is also Limitless Keith Lee who I’m sure you’re going to just love,I’d highly recommend checking out his indy matches on yotube before he got signed to nxt...obviously we don’t talk about his main roster run,same in regards shane “sw3rve” strickland fka isaiah scott. Brodie Lee,rip worked up some hints of what an epic run he could’ve had before he was taken from us all too soon,Miro has become a brutal hard hitting hoss who proclaims himself god’s chosen champion.dustin rhodes the sympathetic veteran face who is clearly showing what wwe wasted and miss out on when they had him as golddust, including his 5 star clash with cody at the first double or nothing pay per view which was everything their feud could’ve and shouldve been but never was in wwe. Bryan as you can see is channeling a little of his old American Dragon indy persona,hece the fans chanting “gonna get your effin’ head kicked in”,and moxley is very much a fary cry from dean ambrose hell he’s even allowed to work and show up in other promotions,having won new japan’s iwgp us title and is currently the world champion for game changer wrestling. CM Punk in aew,yes you will,little fyi miseria cantare was his original indy entrance theme back in his indy days at ring of honour from 2003 to 2005 and the dog collar match he had with mjf wasn’t just a tribute to the one between the late rowdy roddy piper and greg the hammer valentine but also cm punk’s 2003 dog collar match with ecw veteran Raven.

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yes Malakai Black,formerly alesiter,known prior on the indies as tommy end,has former his own tag team now growing stable,the house of black,its current mmebers including his old rival buddymurpy,now buddy matthews,and brody king,the west coast bounty hunter who so happens to be the current pro wrestling guerilla tag team champions with black as the kings of the black throne. king is also a member of the hound andlead singer for the band god’s hate. not sure where they’re going with the group but expect plenty of their overall gothic vibe esp if their feud continues with pac,your favourite geordie bastard formerly nxt/wwe flyer adrian neville and his death triangle partners rey fenix and pentagon,the lucha bros,whose accomplishments are as epic as their lucha ring gear,the man of a thousand lives and the ninja skeleton arm breaker with zero fear.

there are of course the elite of kenny omega,who you likely heard of by reputation,the young bucks nick and matt jackson aka jim cornette’s “favourite wrestlers”(note sarcasm),and their most recent associates ReDragon formerly undispute era tag team Kyle o Reilly and Bobby Fish who have quite a history with the bros and the man in the middle,Adam Cole baybay!! whose history with omega and the bucks as well as current aew world champion hangman page,the sad millenial cowboy.the most notable longterm storyline had been page’s struggle with his own sense of worth from the very first time he fought jericho to determine the first aew world champion all the way to his long awaited victory against omega for that same title.

other wrestlers in the male roster I think you’ll enjoy are lance archer,the murderhawk monster(everyone dies!!),darby allin the straight edge skateboarding daredevil who is currently aligned with epic legendary veteran Sting,who is still able to put on quite the matches and even bumps at his age!! Jungle Boy Jack Perry,sone of the alte actor luke perry,current tag champion alongside his partner in the team Jurassic Express in Luchasaurus,the six foot plus wrestling dinosaur who has a masters’ degree in history XD. and Andrade’s current alliance with matt hardys family office group which includes the gifted young tag team of isaiah kassidy and marc quen,the private party,and the hybrid 2 team of jack evans and angelico,as well as the butcher andy williams,former frontman and lead guitarist for the band everytime i die,and his tag partner the blade braxton sutter and his lively wife and valet,the bunny allie. there’s team taz,lead and managed by the ecw veteran himself,consisting of ftw champion,the absolute stroke daddy ricky starks,powerhouse hobbs and taz’s son Hook. But i think you’ll especially be drawn to eddie kingston,a war king indy veteran of several years whose workrate is matched by his stellar promo skills,who debuted in 2020 during cody rhodes’ open challenge run as the first tnt champion.

there is also the tag team and stable of the best friends,the dorky chuck taylor,his partner and mama’s boy trent(his mom sue is comedy gold),the slacker king of sloth style himself orange cassidy,the currently unsigned by technically gifted wheeler yuta and the alien kris statlander,their post match shtick involves hugging XD. the martin bros dante and darius,known as top flight,and the dark order who at first started off as a dorky cult handled by the former smash bros tag team evil uno and stu grayson whose aim was recruting jobbers that wanted to win. the presence ofthe late brodie lee as their leader and their comedic chops during scenes in being the elite helped them win fans over,now theyre a lovelable bunch of adorkable but gutsy folks,their tanks including uno and grayson,pre10 vance,alan “5″ angels,the team of john silver the pintsized powerhouse and alex beaver boy reynolds and the ever loveable comedy technical veteran colt cabana and rookie anna jay and former nxt also ran tay conti who has improved leaps and bounds in her time with aew. also keep an eye out for lee moriarty,king of taiga style,and 2.0 formerly everrise’s third wheel daniel “red death” garcia.

but i think you’re especially going to love that danhausen https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/Danhausen basically imaginie if conan o brien fused with peewee herman,got possesed by a demon whose idea of being evil is on par with the monarch from venture bros,doofenshmirtz from phineas and ferb and you’re close.the bad boy joey janela who is still making himself quite a presence on the indies esp his stomping grounds of gamechanger wrestling with his annual spring break shows,also matt cardona formerly known as zack ryder has made himself quite the run on the indies.

in terms of women wrestlers there is the first aew womens’ champion riho who has wrestled since 2006 at the age of freakin’ 9,the native beast nyla rose who is also the first transwoman wrestler,britt baker the wrestling dentist,current champion and girlfriend of adam cole,baybay!! thunder rosa,hikaru shida,emi sakura,the genie yuka sakuzaki,the living dead girl abadon, and current undefeated and tbs champion the rookie sensation jade cargill,as well as ruby soho formerly riott.

then you have santana and ortiz,proud n’ powerful formerly lax from impact also known on the indy scene as eyfbo*entertain your effin’ balls off,the accalimed of platinum max caster and antony bowens,the brusier tag team bear country,...and of course there is the four horsemen class stable,the pinnacle,founded and lead by the scumbag and self proclaimed salt of the earth,maxwell jacob friedman,aka mjf. think of the most smug narcisstic rich little douchebag you ever seen or met and you won’t even come close,flanked by manager and four horsemen veteran tully blanchard,the chairman shawn spears formerly perfect 10 tye dillinger,the muscle wardlow who’s known for his “powerbomb symphonies” and the tag team ftr,cash wheeler and dax harwood,formerly the revival dash wheeler and scott dawson,the old southern style tag wrestling throwback pair,whose influences such as the minnesota wrecking crew and the midnight express make them a philosophical clash with their rivals the young bucks whose influences include the hardy boys

and that’s even getting into their guest appearances from outsider promotions such as new japan,impact wrestling the indies. from the murder grandpa of new japan minoru suzuki,WARHORSE!!the violent pop idol princess maki itoh,the hawaian juggernaut jeff cobb to the stone pitbull tomohiro ishii,the switchblade jay white and the infamous deathmatch king himself,nick freakin’ gage.

in terms of matches to checkout from their debut onwards,there are cody vs dustin from double or nothing 2019 fyter fest 2019 the lucha bros and laredo kid vs omega and the bucks jon moxley vs joey janela,same show, full gear 2019;the bucks vs proud n’ powerful,moxley vs omega unsanctioned revolution 2020=darby allin vs sammy guevara,omega and hangman vs the bucks,orange cassidy vs pac double or nothing 2020=moxley vs brodie lee,the stadium stampede match full gear 2020=page vs hangman,mxoley vs kingston,the bucks vs ftr revolution 2021=darby and sting vs team taz,mox vs omega don 2021=hangman vs cage,the bucks vs moxley and kingston all out 2021=miro vs kingston,bucks vs lucha bros full gear 2021=mjf vs darby allin,bryan vs miro,christian cage and jurassic express vs adam cole and the bucks,punk vs kingston,hangman vs omega revolution 2022=mox vs bryan,pac pentagon and erick redbeard vs the house of black,jericho vs kingston dynamite 2019 matches ocotber=cody vs guevara,jericho vs darby allin,private party vs the lucha bros november=darby vs moxley december=the bucks vs proud n’ powerful, 2020 january=the elite vs pac and the lucha bros,aew bash at the beach tag title no.1 contenders’ 4 way february=moxley vs jeff cobb,omega and hangman vs the lucha bros,cody vs wardlow june=cody vs ricky starks july=moxley vs brian cage,cody vs kingston,young bucks vs butcher and the blade,cody vs  WARHORSE august=lucha bros and butcher and the blade vs ftr and the bucks septmber=best friends buck and trent vs proud n’ powerful,ftr vs socal uncensored,cody rhodes vs brodie lee,cage vs hobbs,pentagon vs fenix november=the natural nightmares dustin rhodes and qt marshall vs the butcher and the blade,top flight vs the young bucks december=the bucks vs th2,the brodie lee tribute show, 2021 march=the formation of the pinnacle,britt baker vs thunder rosa april=miro and kip sabian vs best friends in arcade brawl may=the pinnacle vs the inner circle july=darby allin vs ethan page,jerichi vs nick gage,archer vs moxley sepyember=bryan vs omega october=casino ladder match,dustin vs bryan december=bryan vs hangman 2022 so far=bryan vs hangman 2,adam cole vs orange cassidy,lance archer vs hangman rampage matches 2021=christian vs omega,punk’s debut,lucha bros vs butcher and the blade,suzuki and archer vs moxley and kingston,bryan vs suzuki,bryan vs kingston,anna jay and tay conti vs penelope ford and the bunny aew dark and dark elevation janela vs omega,janela vs sabian, Konosuke Takeshita  vs danny limelight,janela vs sonny kiss,anthony greene vs adam cole

I trust this will help?

I'm sure you've not checked it out entirely but who would you say in terms of top 5,no particular order,favourite wrestlers and women wrestlers in aew,tag teams,faction or stables and of course matches?

I MEAN TBH I WASN’T PAYING ATTENTION UNTIL LAST NIGHT so I wouldn’t be able to tell you!

But YOU CAN TELL ME??

Tell me thingssss.

Jon Moxley is obviously my top pick, but also Bryan Danielson. I was never a big fan of CM Punk, but I might be in time here?

I see that Malakai/Black is running some sort of stable with fucking sick gear, what’s that all about because count me intrigued.

I am completely blank with the ladies so you’re gonna have to fill the blanks there!

God I have my fingers crossed that Cesaro goes All Elite too. GIVE ME AEW CESARO