Call them the “King/Queen of Prospects” (the K/QoP). Basically, a belt reserved for wrestlers 25-or-under. Here’s a list of men and women who would qualify:

Men: Daniel Garcia, Dante Martin, Darius Martin, Action Andretti, Hook, Komander, Kyle Fletcher, Lee Johnson, Nick Wayne, Parker Boudreaux, Cole Karter.

Women: Anna Jay, Julia Hart, Billie Starkz, Skye Blue, Leyla Hirsch.

(That info comes from https://www.thesmackdownhotel.com/roster/aew/ and is likely incomplete).

PROS:

  • Acts as a great way to start long-term rivalries between top prospects.
  • Shines a spotlight on young talent. Could be good for the demo?
  • Gives insight into who Tony likes and wants to push down the road.
  • Offers new story-telling devices. Example: A 24-year old has 3 months before they turn 25 to make good on their promise of one-day becoming the K/QoP.
  • Could make Forbidden Door matches between AEW / NJPW’s top prospects more interesting.
  • Could act as a recruiting tool for top prospects. “Come to AEW and we’ll let you have a run as K/QoP.”

CONS:

  • There are too many belts. Enough with the belts.
  • Without Dark/Elevation, there isn’t enough time to feature green wrestlers.
  • There aren’t enough prospects under-25 to make it interesting. Especially on the women’s side.

What do you think?

  • TellumSiege@kbin.socialOP
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    1 year ago

    I like the idea of swapping out a title. I think you nailed it with FTW and the MTV championship (can’t hear “real world” without thinking of that damn MTV show lol) too.