I'm just going to flat say no to Britt Baker. It would be interesting, and I think she could pull it off, but AEW tends to shy away from intergender matches and stories. The only intergender matches in AEW have been non-televised.
CM Punk would be the stupidest work ever. And frankly, disrespectful to the audience. If I had been at All Out in Chicago this past summer only to learn I paid hard earned money to be worked like that, I'd be pissed.
Adam Cole would be the most interesting, but assuming Cole's injuries weren't a work, he might not be able to wrestle for a while.
Jack Perry would definitely be unexpected, but probably the least interesting.
Roddy and Samoa Joe both have really dumb "it was me all along, Austin!" energy, so I hope not.
MJF himself would just be weird. Maybe some kind of way to turn him full heel again, calling the audience a bunch of stupid marks or something.
My money is on Adam Cole. He'll have henchmen that can do the physical stuff while he heals, and frankly, if Britt could feud with Big Swole while her leg healed, Adam Cole can do the same with MJF. The unfortunate side effect of it being Cole, however, is it would give an excuse to delay the reveal while he heals.
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