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AEW has a deep roster and almost everyone is part of a faction. While there are plenty who do not like that, being in a faction ensures almost everyone is involved in a story instead of being directionless.
AEW has perfected the 6-man tag team match, consistently producing matches between different combinations of wrestlers, most recently the match between FTR and Wardlow and Proud-n-Powerful and Jake Hager at AEW Road Rager.
Because of the number of factions, it's quite plausible for AEW to introduce an AEW Trios Championship. Although there have been rumors, there's no certainty of them being introduced.
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Nevertheless, it will be a unique and fascinating introduction to the AEW roster. Moreover, there are plenty of superstars who can be classed as top stars yet haven't won a title. With just 3 titles on the roster, the AEW World Championship, the TNT Championship and the AEW Tag Team CHampionship, title opportunities are hard to come by.
There are plenty of worthy candidates should the title be introduced. Before we list the top 5 candidates, here are three honorable mentions:
- The Dark Order: Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, John Silver
- The Nightmare Factory: QT Marshall, Anthony Ogogo, Nick Comoroto
- Hardy Family Office: Matt Hardy, Isiah Kassidy, Marq Quen
Let's now look at the top 5 contenders.
#5. AEW trio: Best Friends
Best Friends have been an entertaining part of AEW programming. Orange Cassidy has risen to become a main event-level star after a series of matches against the likes of Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega and Pac. His nonhalant style of wrestling and ability to deliver when called upon has endeared him to AEW fans.
Trent and Chuck Taylor have been an underrated workhorse pairing, consistently delivering high quality matches. Their Parking Lot Brawl against Santana and Ortiz was a brilliant bout, even earning a rare 5-star rating from Dave Meltzer. Together with Kris Statlander, they've become a popular team and the trio would definitely contend for the Trios title.
#4. AEW trio: The Jurassic Express
The team of Jungle Boy, Marko Stunt, and Luchasaurus debuted together for the first time in a losing effort against SoCal Uncensored at AEW All Out. The unorthodox team featured a giant in Luchasaurus and two tiny guys, Marko Stunt and Jungle Boy.
It took people some time to warm up to the idea of Stunt and Jungle Boy wrestling against bigger guys but their in-ring skills and natural charisma got them over.
Luchasaurus is the muscle of the group, but has the agility and moveset that smaller guys would envy. The journey wasn't easy but the trio are a popular team on AEW now.
Jungle Boy, however, has gone up a notch and is presented as equal to the top stars in the company. He's a guaranteed future superstar and is already a part of AEW history after becoming the first man to 50 victories in AEW history.
He outlasted Christian Cage in the Casino Battle Royale at Double or Nothing 2021 to get an AEW World Championship opportunity and produced a stellar contest against Kenny Omega. His rise deserves a championship, and doing it next to the two people helping him throughout will only elevate the moment.
#3. AEW trio: Death Triangle
Penta, Pac, and Fenix wrestled as the Death Triangle for the first time in a March 2020 episode of AEW Dynamite against Private Party and Joey Janela. The newly formed trio emerged as the winners. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, Pac was stranded in his home country for a long time and the Lucha Brothers wrestled as a tag team. Upon his return, two of the three members would often team up in tag matches, with Pac and Ray Fenix challenging the Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Team Championship.
Eddie Kingston and Jon Moxley occasionally became allies to fight a common enemy, but the original team of the Lucha Brothers and Pac is a formidable one. If a Trios Championship is introduced, they would be one of the favorites to challenge for it. All three men are sensational athletes, capable of wrestling multiple styles. Pac, in particular, is as adept at taking to the skies as he is at mat wrestling.
None of the three have won a championship at AEW and all of them have a strong case for being worthy of one, based on their stature and performances.
#2. AEW's The Pinnacle: FTR and Wardlow
The Pinnacle and Inner Circle have been at each other's throats in AEW for months now. Both factions wrestled each other in two different but grueling matches at AEW Blood and Guts and AEW Double or Nothing 2021 in a Blood and Guts match and a Stadium Stampede respectively.
Having picked up a victory apiece, the dissension between individual members of the factions gave way to individual feuds. At AEW Road Rager, FTR and Wardlow defeated Inner Circle's Proud-n-Powerful and Jake Hager in a huge 6-man tag team match.
With MJF and Shawn Spears tending to their personal rivalries against Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara respectively, FTR and Wardlow would be nigh impossible to keep away from the Trios Championship.
The FTR are widely regarded as the best tag team in the world alongside the Young Bucks and Wardlow is a behemoth of a wrestler with bags of ability.
While the FTR are former AEW Tag Team Champions, Wardlow's credibility as a juggernaut would skyrocket with gold around his waist. The Pinnacle will get another feather in their cap as they look to run over the AEW roster.
#1. AEW's Inner Circle: Proud-n-Powerful and Jake Hager
The Inner Circle have been a regular sight on AEW shows since its inception as the most influential faction alongside the Elite. Santana and Ortiz debuted at AEW All Out 2019 taking out both the Lucha Brothers and the Young Bucks after a hellacious ladder match.
Their first victory came alongside Chris Jericho as the trio beat Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks in the main event of the first ever AEW Dynamite episode. The company positioned them as a strong team from the start and the win over big names like Omega and the Bucks was testament to that.
Eventually, the undefeated MMA powerhouse Jake Hager joined the Inner Circle. For some reason, the tag titles evaded the former LAX members and Hager fell just short of the AEW World Championship in an Empty Arena No Holds Barred match against Jon Moxley.
The introduction of the Trios Title is tailor-made for the Inner Circle members as they've been wrestling for AEW from the beginning and have immense credibility, enough to be the first ones to carry the title and give it legitimacy.
