Ricochet to bring in two former WWE stars as manager and enforcer of his new faction? Exploring the possibility

Ricochet has managed to resurrect his career in AEW. He joined the Jacksonville-based company last year and has established himself as a top heel. He is quite over with fans, and all signs point to a potential AEW World Championship reign.

With time, the erstwhile Prince Puma realized the advantage of having a faction in All Elite Wrestling. He is now trying to form his own group, and hopefully, he will succeed in his mission. Several candidates could join The Future of Flight's potential stable, but if former WWE stars Samantha Irvin and Braun Strowman ally with The Human Highlight Reel, the internet wrestling community will go berserk. While Irvin left the global juggernaut last October, the former Universal Champion was released from the promotion last month.

Braun Strowman joining Ricochet's faction makes sense because the two have history. When they were both signed to the Stamford-based company, they momentarily teamed up for tag team action. Additionally, Samantha Irvin is the former WWE Intercontinental Champion's real-life wife, who has previously expressed her desire to play the role of an on-screen manager. Irvin would be perfect as the group's manager due to her impeccable microphone skills, while Strowman could be Ricochet's enforcer.

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However, this is speculation at this point. Only time will tell if the 36-year-old succeeds in forming a faction in the Tony Khan-led company.

Journalist Bill Apter does not see Ricochet as a main event player in AEW

Bill Apter is one of the biggest names in professional wrestling journalism. Interestingly, in a December 2024 Live Q&A on Backstage Pass, he said that he didn't see former WWE star Ricochet as a main event star in the Jacksonville-based promotion.

"I think it's too far gone to make him an upper level. I just don't think the fans are going to buy it. I do like, you know, they just got the whole heel persona, but I just don't see him up in the main event," he said.

The AEW star is a modern-day high-flying genius, and hopefully, Tony Khan will have big plans for him moving forward.