{"id":100932,"date":"2021-10-25T16:00:42","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T20:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=100932"},"modified":"2021-10-25T13:58:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T17:58:20","slug":"aew-roster-best-us-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/10\/25\/aew-roster-best-us-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the AEW Roster the Best in U.S. History?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the recent major acquisitions of Ruby Soho, Adam Cole, Bryan Danielson, and most notably CM Punk<\/a>, All Elite Wrestling has never been so hot and their roster has never been more stacked. But can we really say it can compete with some of the most beloved in North American wrestling history like WWE\u2019s 2002 roster or World Championship Wrestling\u2019s 1997 squad, what about some of the Jim Crockett Promotions lineups of the late 80s?<\/p>\n

Whichever your opinion may be on the matter, we believe there is no denying AEW has a legitimate claim to having the best roster ever with a perfectly assembled mix of industry legends, fresh up and comers, and some of the very best talent in the business today.<\/p>\n

To answer the title question we\u2019ll try to put AEW\u2019s roster under a microscope while also defining what makes a pro wrestling roster great to ultimately decide exactly how \u2018Elite\u2019 AEW\u2019s roster really is.<\/p>\n

To be perfectly fair, everything surrounding this topic is completely subjective and a matter of opinion so feel free to disagree with any take you see in the following article.<\/p>\n

AEW Roster: Is It The Best Ever<\/h2>\n

What makes AEW\u2019s roster great?<\/h3>\n

Firstly, one of the biggest strengths in the group AEW has assembled is the depth of the active roster which has barely seen any cuts from its original version.\u00a0 The roster has only gotten bigger and better over time as Tony Khan has not been shy about the importance of adding<\/a> both quality and quantity to your roster.<\/p>\n

It is not only the fact that Khan has always been willing to sign wrestlers to his roster permanently but the formula around the Dark and Dark: Elevation shows has been proven a stroke of genius. Dark has allowed both signed and independent wrestlers to showcase their abilities in hopes of earning a contract maybe even a spot on Dynamite. While having currently a little over 70 male wrestlers and over 20 female wrestlers signed to a contract may be enough for your typical major wrestling company, this implementation of indie talent on the minor shows is exactly what has given AEW a feel of freshness ever since their inception. A deep roster doesn\u2019t make a great roster but in this case, it is enhanced by a couple of factors, one of which is the great distribution of divisions all around the four weekly shows AEW currently produces.<\/p>\n

What we mean by this is how all the divisions, from the world title picture to the women\u2019s division and even the guys lower on the card have presented and established obtainable goals. The two singles titles, the tag team, and the women\u2019s title are constantly being defended against an array of challengers. The ranking system for all five belts has given the roster a legitimate feel of competition in a scripted event.<\/p>\n