Ranking AEW's 5 best factions of 2020

#2 AEW faction The Dark Order

The Dark Order

What a difference a year makes. When Stu Grayson and Evil Uno appeared at AEW Double or Nothing 2013, it was met with chants of "who are you?" by the fans in attendance. After their debut, Uno and Grayson began speaking of "The Exalted One", but fans still didn't catch on quickly.

It wasn't until The Dark Order began increasing in size by recruiting John Silver and Alex Reynolds that fans began truly wondering who the exalted one would be.

Many fans believed The Exalted One to be Matt Hardy, who had just left WWE. Instead, on a March episode of Dynamite, Mr. Brodie Lee (formerly known as Luke Harper) debuted in AEW as the leader of The Dark Order.

From then, The Dark Order became one of the most interesting storylines on AEW. Fans that watched Being the Elite on YouTube began to see just how charismatic and entertaining the group was.

Following an unsuccessful AEW World Championship match against Jon Moxley, The Dark Order recruited life long babyface Colt Cabana to the group.

Dark Order can't seem to stay out of the business of @CodyRhodes!Watch #AEWDynamite NOW on @TNTDrama or https://t.co/GdI7QAsxEP for our International fans. #AEWonTNT @AEWonTNT pic.twitter.com/JWgmUB5Wqw

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 15, 2020

Lee would go on to defeat and destroy Cody Rhodes to become the AEW TNT Champion. Even though his title reign didn't last long, it was still a major accomplishment for The Dark Order. The group looks to continue to grow in size and is still one of the most entertaining acts on AEW television.