5 Reasons why Chris Jericho's new AEW heel stable will be a ratings draw

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A new Alpha team (pic credit: AEW / Lee South)
A new Alpha team (pic credit: AEW / Lee South)

#3 There is a resemblance to The Four Horsemen of WCW

Horsemen reborn
Horsemen reborn

If wrestling fans are aware of who The Four Horsemen are, they will realize the group was probably the best wrestling stable in the history of professional wrestling. They were a huge draw that was the centerpiece of both the NWA and WCW. One could argue that they were bigger than the nWo and D-X. Cody Rhodes already has two of the original Horsemen in AEW in Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard.

Cody Rhodes is a student of wrestling history and his fondness for WCW is integral to that. His father lived and breathed WCW, as well as NWA. Cody is continuing that history by creating a new heel stable reminiscent to the greatest heel stable of his father's era. Heroes need villains and that is how professional wrestling has always worked.

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Each person will have a role to play in the weeks to come and that's quite evident in the way they have been picked.The Elite (Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks) are the heart and soul of AEW for all intents and purposes. Jericho and his new "Alpha" team could probably dominate AEW Dynamite in the weeks to come. Fans will have to tune in to find out what happens.

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