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#4 Beating Chris Jericho on TV Could Immediately Create A New Star
There aren't very many people in AEW who are well-known by people who only watch WWE, short-term fans or the ones who used to watch but haven't for a long time.
If they see a wrestler who they are unfamiliar with, or maybe only slightly recognisible, get a shot at the mighty Chris Jericho, that instantly makes them look more legitimate.
If the wrestler goes toe-to-toe with him in a verbal battle, or if he physically outdoes him in a brawl on an episode of TV before the title match, the new audience will look at him as someone who is qualified to be a challenger for the most important championship of a brand new company, and a person qualified to take on international superstar like Chris Jericho.
While it isn't a complete guarantee that defeating Jericho would make a man a star, it certainly would give that wrestler a solid foundation to start building their name in front of a larger audience than they have ever been in front of.
AEW would have to choose the right guy, of course. You don't want to put the belt on Kip Sabian or Darby Allin, for example. As good as those men (and so many others) are, they need some more time to develop their characters on a big stage.
Some possible options for lesser-known wrestlers to become the second World Champion include Adam Page, MJF, Shawn Spears, or PAC.
The last two names on that list have been on national TV in the past wirh WWE, and PAC even had two different strong runs on the main roster -- one as a babyface who had a decent stint as a mid-card guy and a pretty high profile SummerSlam match with TV star Stephen Amell, and a second run as a dominant heel Cruiserweight Champion (even though that ended very poorly.
The other was barely on television at all, and his most successful run was on NXT, on the WWE Network, for a couple of months before being called up to the main roster to do absolutely nothing.
It could still work, of course, since he has had a high profile feud with Cody and has the legendary Tully Blanchard (if he's sticking around) in his corner.
