5 AEW Wrestlers and Their WCW Counterparts

#2. AEW's Jon Moxley and WCW's Cactus Jack

Mick Foley's time in WCW may have been short (a mere three years), but in that time, he wowed audiences over and over with his risky offensive style.

One of the more extreme wrestlers that ever wrestled for WCW, Cactus Jack's immediate and natural counterpart in AEW is without question Jon Moxley.

Both wrestlers have pioneered an unorthodox, hardcore style of wrestling in companies that aren't very well-known for their violent matches. WCW favored the "classic" wrestling styles of Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair, while AEW relies on more versatile, high-flying performers like Kenny Omega and PAC.

As stand-out wrestlers on each of their company's rosters, it's an interesting hypothetical to wonder:

If Cactus Jack had stayed in WCW longer, would he have entered the world title picture as Moxley's has managed to do Tony Khan's promotion?

#1. AEW's Kenny Omega and WCW's Hulk Hogan

Upon first glance, it's hard to see many similarities existing between Hulk Hogan and Kenny Omega. The two wrestler's styles and personalities couldn't actually be anymore different.

Hogan, after all, had about two maneuvers in his entire moveset. Plus, Omega never had a Hulkemaniac-style legion of fans he routinely called out to.

However, it's their runs in their respective companies--both as faces and heels--that the similarities between the two become more clear.

Omega's Elite faction and his version of Bullet Club in NJPW, for starters, has been called a more athletic version of Hogan's nWo by Kevin Nash and Jeff Jarrett.

Both wrestlers had a lengthy title run that saw them regularly beat their companies' top stars, usually cheating to win.

As faces, the two wrestlers are also able to win over an unbelievable amount of fan support in their matches.