Top 5 AEW breakout Stars of 2020

#3 Hikaru Shida (Became the Longest-Reigning AEW Women's Champion)

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After Hikaru Shida failed to secure a spot in the inaugural AEW Women's World Championship match on the first episode of AEW Dynamite, she was pushed down the card.

But Shida turned her AEW career around once 2020 arrived. She was one of the competitors who held down the fort when AEW had to run shows with less than half of its roster readily available.

At AEW Double or Nothing (2020), Shida became the third AEW Women's World Champion by dethroning Nyla Rose. Since then, she has managed to defend her title against all odds. Some of her notable challengers include Rose, Thunder Rosa and Penelope Ford.

Hikaru Shida upsets Nyla Rose to become the new AEW World Women’s Champion pic.twitter.com/GjxWGm6FJk

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Shida has not received a lot of television time during her title reign, but she has added several accomplishments to her résumé. She has become the longest-reigning Women's Champion in AEW history, and she enters 2021 with the title still in her possession.

It will be interesting to see what the new year has in store for Shida.