5 wrestlers who could win the AEW TNT Championship in 2021

#3 Lance Archer

Lance Archer reached the finals of the inaugural TNT Championship tournament in 2020

Lance Archer will always be tied to the AEW TNT Championship. The Murderhawk Monster competed in the tournament to crown the inaugural TNT Champion in 2020. Archer dominated through a field of AEW competitors until he was defeated by the eventual first AEW TNT Champion Cody Rhodes in the final of the tournament at Double or Nothing.

It's official!In the #TNTChampionship Tournament Finals, it will be The #AmericanNightmare @CodyRhodes vs. The #MurderHawkMonster @LanceHoyt at Double or NothingMay 23rd, 2020Order the PPV via @BRlive pic.twitter.com/SCqOyrzAIQ

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 30, 2020

Despite the devastating defeat, Lance Archer has recovered in AEW by feuding with the likes of Eddie Kingston, eventually turning babyface in the process.

Mentored by professional wrestling icon and WWE Hall of Famer Jake "The Snake" Roberts, there's no doubt that Lance Archer can be a major player in AEW. Despite being 44 years of age, there is still a plethora of potential for what Archer can achieve moving forward in his career.

Redemption in capturing the AEW TNT Championship

Now that the dominant Murderhawk Monster has turned into a babyface in AEW, it has certainly opened a new pool of opponents to face off against and has breathed new life into Lance Archer's on-screen persona.

AHHHHHHHH 💩 !!!!! Today is THE DAY! @AEW #AEWDynamite LIVE on @tntdrama 9/7c pic.twitter.com/QPW6xMl9hN

— The Murderhawk Monster Lance Archer (@LanceHoyt) February 3, 2021

However, perhaps the key to taking Lance Archer to the next level in AEW is by rewriting his greatest failure in the promotion to date, his TNT Championship loss to Cody Rhodes at Double or Nothing in 2020.

By capturing the AEW TNT Championship, not only would Lance Archer rewrite the wrong of his past championship defeat, but it would also catapult Lance Archer back into the main event spotlight that The Murderhawk Monster desperately needs to be in.