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We are less than 100 hours away from the highly anticipated event of All Elite Wrestling - AEW All Out. Being seen as the sequel of last year's massively successful show, All In, fans around the world are excited to see what does Cody and company have in store this time.
The new wrestling promotion started off with a bang as Double or Nothing (DoN) was considered one of the best shows in recent memory, but soon after the quality declined in the next two events. One of the major reasons for this was the lack of major returns and debuts to take the fans off-guard. We saw Jon Moxley make his debut at AEW DoN and if the trend continues, we might see multiple unexpected stars show up at Chicago on August 31.
In this article, let's take a look at the five major returns/debuts that we can witness at AEW All Out. Feel free to let us know in the comments section about how excited are you for the show this weekend?
#5 Jon Moxley
This might not exactly be a return of sorts, but no one is expecting Jon Moxley to show up at the event. Moxley was recently taken out of his match against Kenny Omega at the show due to an unfortunate elbow injury. The company was quick to announce another former WWE star Pac (aka Neville) to replace him at All Out.
At the recent Being the Elite episode, Omega addressed Moxley having to pull out of their match and accused him of being too excited and not being professional enough to take the PPV seriously and getting injured. If anything, their rivalry has got more intense with this delay.
While Moxley's injury is real, AEW won't want one of their biggest stars to entirely miss out such a major show and hence can decide to let him show up to confront Omega in some way. If there's one thing we know about him, he does not need to step into the ring to entertain the crowd.
#4 Austin Aries
AEW's roster, in general, composes a lot of young talents who are relatively new to the world of pro wrestling. As much as the company wants established stars, they also need experienced veterans who could guide these stars of the future to higher levels.
One guy who can provide them with both of the above services is Austin Aries. Having been a major part of TNA and ROH, Aries had a disappointing run in WWE. Although he is known to be a guy with issues, he still is a great athlete and wrestler.
Having a heel of the level of Aries can help AEW deepen its roster and provide some much-needed dynamics to it.
#4 Austin Aries
AEW's roster, in general, composes a lot of young talents who are relatively new to the world of pro wrestling. As much as the company wants established stars, they also need experienced veterans who could guide these stars of the future to higher levels.
One guy who can provide them with both of the above services is the Greatest Man Who EVer Lived, Austin Aries. Having been a major part of TNA and ROH, Aries had a disappointing run in WWE. Although he is known to be a guy with issues, he still is a great athlete and wrestler.
Having a heel of the level of Aries can help AEW deepen their roster and provide some much needed dynamics to it.
#3 and #2 Enzo and Cass
The team of the former Enzo Amore and Big Cass - now known in the independent circuit as nZo and CaZXL - had a pretty decent run in WWE before being released by the company due to different reasons. Cass, in special, was considered to have a bright future with the company, but the 7-footer somehow was unable to generate faith in the higher-ups.
After initially embarking on their journeys outside WWE separately, the two came back together to invade ROH's G1 Supercard earlier this year. Being two of the most charismatic individuals, the two can become a huge part of AEW's Tag Team roster. The people in lead at AEW are known to take tag team wrestling very seriously and, with some proper direction, these two could thrive in this new wrestling promotion.
Enzo is arguably one of the best trash-talkers in the industry currently, and his pairing with Cass has been pretty successful in the past. Cass, on the other hand, has the advantage of his size and looks. The two together check all the boxes of having the potential to be the inaugural AEW Tag Team Champions (and you can't teach that!)
Would you like to see these two show up at All Out and mark their territories? Or do you think they are too SAWFT? Comments section. Now!
#1 CM Punk
It all comes down to this one, doesn't it? Ever since the Elite announced their new promotion, the Internet has been buzzing with the talks of former WWE Superstar, CM Punk joining them. Even though Punk has himself dismissed any such alliance, even trolling fans who were expecting him to show up at Double or Nothing, many are still expecting him to show up.
The fact that AEW All Out will take place in Chicago, IL - the hometown of the Straight Edge Superstar - there are reasons for us to believe that the former WWE Champion might have one last run up his sleeve with the company that is being considered the biggest competition of WWE today.
One thing is for sure if he does show up at All Out, he'll arguably be the biggest star in the company (Sorry Jon Moxley). That right there would help them get the mainstream attention that they need to stand a chance to compete with McMahon's wrestling giant.
While Punk has stated in interviews previously that he is done with wrestling, his recent actions of appearing at an indie event under a mask suggest otherwise. Whatever the case may be, his return might just prove to be the biggest one of this decade.
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