5 best storylines potentially building up for the year

3. Kenny Omega's AEW redemption arc

Can Omega turn it around?

Kenny Omega might just be the most self-less wrestler around. He might not have opened up NJPW to western fans, but he sure solidified its presence as a viable alternative to the WWE. With classic matches against the likes of Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi, the brilliant Bullet Club and Golden Lovers storylines, Omega could have chosen to accept a multi-million contract from the WWE a star of his magnitude deserved.

But Omega chose to join AEW with his pals and while his EVP position might have been an incentive, the best wrestler in the world has proceeded to show wrestling fans that he can conduct business the right way. Omega's AEW Singles record stands at 1-2 with a stunning loss to PAC at All Out the most noteworthy.

With his feud with Jon Moxley still going on, Omega could have chosen to protect himself with a positive result in the match - or he could have accepted a fluke loss. While fellow EVP Cody was busy downgrading Shawn Spears from potential top heel to mid-card hand at All Out, Omega chose to have PAC knock him out in the middle of the ring with the devastating Brutaliser. It is an act that is starkly different from other wrestlers who have the power to book themselves.

With all due respect to Chris Jericho, Omega is the biggest star in the company and the end game is surely him capturing the AEW Championship. But Jon Moxley would be another stumbling block and the story of how Omega rises to the top of the AEW mountain is an intriguing one.