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#2. Former WWE star Tucker praises AEW's Chris Jericho and Britt Baker

As noted earlier, AEW has developed quite an impressive roster, and some of its biggest names have worked really hard to reach the top.

Recently released WWE star Tucker Knight, aka Levi Cooper, appeared on Sportskeeda Wrestling's UnSKripted with Dr. Chris Featherstone. The former Heavy Machinery member spoke on several topics, including his thoughts on a few AEW stars.

Tucker was thoroughly impressed by Britt Baker's rise in the wrestling business as he recalled the reigning AEW Women's Champion being a 'nobody' merely two years ago.

Levi was happy with AEW's progress and noted the importance of having healthy competition in the pro wrestling space. The former NXT star stated that Baker's evolution is a big success story for AEW as she is presently one of the best female talents in the world:

"Yeah, I mean, they are doing very well. I think in any industry, healthy competition is good for the industry, right? I mean, the more eyes on wrestling as a whole, the better it is for indie wrestling and companies like TNA and all of them. I think AEW has been doing great. They have been servicing a population of new wrestling fans, and it seems like those people are extremely happy with what's going on. I think, obviously, Britt Baker has been very impressive, right? Somebody right off the bat from being essentially nobody to becoming one of the biggest female stars in wrestling in two years," said Levi Cooper.

Tucker continued to talk about AEW and brought up his admiration for Chris Jericho, who he rightfully called a 'living legend.' He said that AEW seemed like a place with a thriving locker room filled with performers who loved what they did in the ring.

"I'm also a big fan of Chris Jericho. He's a living legend who's done pretty much everything in the business. Yeah, I mean, it just seems there's a lot happening with people loving what they are doing over there, and that's ultimately to me sort of what this is about, you know, with energy permeating through the locker room, and into the ring," said Tucker

Chris Jericho and Britt Baker are inarguably two of the faces of AEW, but who has impressed you the most since the company's inception? Let us know in the comments section below!