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#2. AEW's resident rapper Max Caster
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AEW has its own resident rapper in "Platinum" Max Caster. One half of tag team The Acclaimed, along with Anthony Bowens, the 32-year-old regularly comes to the ring dropping diss bars on his opponents before his matches. The AEW wrestler is legit when it comes to his rapping and music-making abilities. He posts weekly "Freestyle Friday" videos, his Shook Crew ring entrances often include musical performances, and he is also the beat-maker behind the ring entrances of multiple wrestlers. In an interview with Sportskeeda last year, Caster explained his philosophy in melding wrestling and music:
"Sometimes you need that hook to bring people in, and that's what I do with the music. I love making music, I love putting out these songs. I want a true competition, I want people to fight me in the rin... The best decision is putting it out there, I'm the guy who puts out a freestyle on social media every Friday. I'm the guy who makes diss tracks. I'm the guy who when I get a big match opportunity, I'm gonna go out of my way to get that match a lot of hype behind it. That's just kind of the deal with "Platinum Max" now."
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John Cena, of course, rose to superstardom on the back of his insanely popular Dr. Thunganomics gimmick. He's had verbal jabs with the likes of Kurt Angle, Big Show, Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker, which resulted in hilarious segments on Smackdown throughout his mid-card run. His rapping definitely helped Cena win over the audience and pushed him to main event status.
Whether Max Caster's rapping ability is on the same level as John Cena is subjective, but it's clear that the AEW crowd enjoy his bars. If he keeps getting a reaction from the audience, AEW might be compelled to put him on the same trajectory as Cena. Caster's rapping gimmick certainly makes him stand out from the AEW roster just like Cena did during his time in WWE. You could say, in this regard, he is already AEW's John Cena from a rapping gimmick perspective.
