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#11 Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho is perhaps one of the biggest WWE stars to make the jump to AEW. Jericho's accomplishments speak for ifself: a multi-time World Champion, 9-time Intercontinental Champion, 2-time WWE United States Champion, and a multi-time WWE World Tag Team Champion.
Jericho left WWE in 2018; partly because of the way he was handled. He said that he and Kevin Owens were supposed to main-event WrestleMania 33, but that was changed to Goldberg and Brock Lesnar.
The release from WWE allowed him to explore other opportunities, specifically in NJPW, where he held the IWGP Intercontinental Championship for 209 days.
When the offer for AEW came around, it was an excellent opportunity. Y2J would become the inaugural world champion and the biggest heel in the company. Jericho was a central figure in the assembly, main-eventing and enjoying a great run with the belt before losing to Jon Moxley.
#10 and #9 FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood)
Formerly known as The Revival, FTR was one of the leading tag teams in WWE, winning Tag Team Championships on all three brands. But, like the others, they were unhappy with their time in WWE because of how they were used. In several interviews, FTR said that staying in WWE would diminish their legacy.
FTR has held the AEW Tag Team Championship, managed by WCW legend Tully Blanchard, and is also part of The Pinnacle alongside MJF, Wardlow, and Shawn Spears. The pair have already taken on the likes of The Young Bucks, Santana and Ortiz, Jurassic Express and other teams.
While the pair are far from done in the tag team division, it'll be interesting to see how things shape up for the men who exude an old-school menace.
