AEW may have started with the foundation of stars like Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, and Chris Jericho, but there’s homegrown talent being built.
While Adam Page came in established, Hangman has the unique opportunity to come into his own here instead of somewhere else. More importantly, AEW has started cultivating talent that haven’t had a lot of eyes on them, and Jim Ross is singling a few out as the future of AEW.
The most recent episode of Grilling JR had Ross talking about potential breakout stars in All Elite Wrestling, and three names were singled out in particular as who could stand out in the future for the company. The three names Ross brought up pretty quickly were Jungle Boy, Will Hobbs, and Wardlow. For various different reasons, Ross likes the potential in the trio, and was happy to put them over on his podcast.
“I like Wardlow. He is a big, athletic guy with a great look. He has a big-time demeanor. He wants to learn. He is open to constructive criticism. I like him a lot. I think he could easily be the next big thing in AEW. I think Jungle Boy Jack Perry has the chance to be a really unique babyface because he’s smaller. I have a lot of time for Jack Perry I’ve been criticized for calling him Jungle Boy Jack Perry. He can’t be Jungle Boy forever. I like his game a lot. His secret is going to be how well he learns to sell over the course of time in various situations because you can’t sell everything the same way. Sometimes you register, sometimes you sell big.”
“There are different levels. I like Wardlow’s opportunity because no matter what, size matters athletically speaking. Bill Watts said years ago that nothing sells like an athletic big man. Warlow is an athletic big man. I think he has a great upside. Will Hobbs, I like his game. He just turned heel and is working with Taz. That should make him better. Willie Hobbs is a good kid. He texts me a lot. We communicate a lot because I want to help these young guys. I’m not going to be around forever. So, what I can leave behind, I think I’m doing the right thing for the business.”
JR knows what he’s talking about when it comes to talent, considering he’s worked in talent relations for WWE in the past. He knows who has potential when he sees them, so it might be worth listening to what he has to say.
h/t to Wrestling News for the quote
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