Top 5 AEW breakout stars in 2021

Modified Dec 31, 2021 14:52 GMT

AEW's Britt Baker (left) and Miro (right) had a stellar 2021

#2. AEW breakout star – Britt Baker

AEW Women's Champion Britt Baker feels like she's been on top for ages. But the real-life dentist only truly broke out this year. She showed glimpses of her star potential when she turned heel in 2020, but it was her feud with Thunder Rosa that cemented her as one of the hottest wrestlers on the roster.

The two delivered a critically acclaimed unsanctioned Lights Out match on the March 17 episode of Dynamite. Their gruesome encounter pushed the envelope of a women's match and displayed Baker's toughness even though she lost that bout.

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Baker used that momentum to challenge Hikaru Shida in AEW Double or Nothing for the title and finally ended her year-long reign.

As the reigning AEW women's world champion, Baker has steadily improved her in-ring work to complement her excellent promos and character. She has truly become the face of the AEW women's division and no one can realistically knock her off her perch.

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Farhan is a AEW journalist at Sportskeeda Wrestling, holding a Major in Communications and English. He has close to 9 years of previous experience writing and editing content for reputed websites like Yahoo and AsiaOne. A lifelong fan of wrestling, Farhan found a way to stay connected to the sport through journalism.

Farhan consistently strives to ensure complete accuracy and relevance in his content by only citing credible platforms like Cagematch and ProFightDB. His reporting exploits in the industry have led him to interview two-time WWE United States Champion Samuray Del Sol (aka Kalisto), and the host of the Insight podcast, Chris Van Vliet.

He is a big fan of CM Punk’s oratory skills, and the fact that the veteran is a man of values and vocal about his beliefs. If he could book a storyline, Farhan would like to produce a second chapter of the iconic storyline The Bloodline Civil War, after the success of the first part.

When not writing, Farhan loves to watch football and is a massive fan of Liverpool.

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