WARHORSE: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Cody's Next AEW TNT Championship Challenger

2. Transformation to WARHORSE from the ashes of criticism

He was always more than just the littlest viking. Photo / EverIpedia

WARHORSE stood out without question. It became his quest to be unlike the rest of his Viking War Party stablemates.

Go vote @JPWarHorse to be in this game! https://t.co/N1E6EuSAy1

— Viking War Party (@VikingWarParty) January 31, 2020

Unlike teammates Frank Wyatt, or "The American Viking" Alex Herzog, Parnell was the "Littlest Viking." Much like a younger sibling wanting to stand out from their older brother or sister, so was the case for WARHORSE. Face paint was the immediate difference from his Viking brothers. But it wasn't the only one.

WARHORSE IS HERE TO GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT! AND WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT ARE BITCHIN’ HEAVY METAL T-SHIRTS THAT RULE ASS!!!AVAILABLE NOW ON @PWTees WARHORSE WANTS YOUR SOUL-https://t.co/2yctQnADoP pic.twitter.com/Z7Rmm2LFjO

— WARHORSE (@JPWARHORSE) October 4, 2019

His temperament is akin to a heavy metal rock star if they had merged with the energy of the Ultimate Warrior. WARHORSE was determined to do things that made him unlike anyone else and to prove everyone wrong, WARHORSE's rebirth at the Turbo Graps 16 Tournament was a testament to that.

For all the skeptics that he faced in the past, WARHORSE made that night the first night of the rest of his career. It was the birth of the man who would challenge Cody for the AEW TNT Championship.