Despite still being in the early stages of its existence, AEW has seen some of the best feuds in wrestling take place, with the likes of Kenny Omega vs Jon Moxley, Kenny Omega vs Hangman Page, and FTR vs The Young Bucks taking the cake for many. But what about the feuds that have flown under the radar or the ones that do not get talked about as much?
Within the first three years of AEW's existence, while some of the more high-profile feuds in the company have been showered with recognition, a number of them are often less talked about despite being great.
10 Eddie Kingston & Jon Moxley vs The Young Bucks
Ahead of Double or Nothing 2021, The Young Bucks would fully turn heel, aligning with Kenny Omega, Don Callis, and The Good Brothers, as the group would come together as The Super Elite in AEW. With the Bucks turning heel on Jon Moxley in the weeks before, this would set-up a major match for the PPV, with Moxley reconnecting with Eddie Kingston as the two would team to take on the Bucks.
From stealing shoes to bloodying one another, the feud between these four would come to a head at Double or Nothing with the Young Bucks' AEW World Tag Team Titles on the line. In the subsequent match, all four would deliver an incredible spectacle with the champions retaining. Following the match, Kingston would face off against the Bucks again, subbing in Penta for Moxley.
9 Peter Avalon vs Brandon Cutler
The feud that most have not seen, during the no-crowd era of AEW, AEW Dark and Being The Elite would shockingly thrill during an extremely underrated comedy feud between Brandon Cutler and Peter Avalon. Telling the story of two men who were winless in the company, coming together as a team in order to try and fix that, before the two would break up over the debate of whether or not to cheat, the storyline would not only be funny, but also very compelling.
Facing off in a series of matches that would end in ridiculous fashion, either in a double DQ or a double countout, things would reach a breaking point in a No DQ Match on AEW Dark. Brandon Cutler would defeat Avalon in the end, with the feud being one that hardcore fans should seek out on AEW's YouTube.
8 Best Friends vs Proud-N-Powerful
While the Parking Lot Fight remains one of the hottest tag team match in AEW history, the overall feud between Best Friends and Proud-N-Powerful remains quite underrated. With the four men being some of the most talented tag-team wrestlers in the company, it should not be shocking that the feud between them was wildly compelling
While Santana and Ortiz may no longer be a team in AEW, with Santana rumored looking to leave the company, fans can look back at this feud and the huge Parking Lot Fight as the pinnacle of their time in All Elite Wrestling. If that was not enough, the feud also gave us Best Friends riding in Sue's minivan.
7 Ruby Soho vs Britt Baker
Coming out of All Out 2021, Ruby Soho would become the number one contender for the AEW Women's Championship. On the road to their clash, the two would collide in a series of firey promo segments on TV that would do a great job to sell the match.
Not only would the promo segments deliver some of the best promos in the women's division for AEW, but Ruby Soho and Britt Baker would also headline AEW's first outing at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Main-eventing AEW's first stadium show, Baker would defeat Ruby in one of the best matches of her reign as AEW Women's Champion.
6 Andrade El Idolo vs PAC
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Facing off in two big singles matches in the early days of AEW Rampage, PAC and Andrade would turn up the heat in the second half of 2022. Going to war in some great TV matches, the two would also face off at Full Gear in a special tag match, with Cody and PAC facing off against Malakai Black & Andrade in an often forgotten tag bout.
With Andrade likely sidelined for the foreseeable future, and possibly until his contract runs out, the chances of this feud being revisited seems very unlikely. Still, their matches remain some of the strongest in AEW Rampage history.
5 MJF vs Jon Moxley
When people talk about Jon Moxley's first reign as AEW World Champion, the highlights tend to be talking about him carrying the company through the pandemic, while shining a light on his capturing of the belt during his feud with Chris Jericho, his Double or Nothing match against Brodie Lee, his blood feud with Eddie Kingston, and finally, his loss to Kenny Omega at the end of 2020.
Thanks to All Out 2020 being one of the company's worst show, the first feud between MJF and Jon Moxley often gets overlooked in the grand scheme of things, which is a shame. The feud would see a massive elevation for a younger MJF, with him acting the role of a wannabe politician trying to smear Moxley's name in the lead-up to their match. Two years later, the two men are poised to clash for the AEW World Championship, with many assuming MJF will take the win.
4 Sting & Darby Allin vs Team Taz
Arriving on the scene in AEW during the end of 2020, Sting would debut in a shocking moment at AEW's first-ever Winter is Coming special. The Icon would eventually align with Darby Allin after weeks of teasing, as the two would begin a feud with Team Taz, one of the more underrated stables in AEW's 3-year history.
Building up to Sting's return match at AEW Revolution, his first since the infamous and tragic match against Seth Rollins in 2015, the feud would see Sting and Darby playing mind games with Taz's heel unit while they would make fun of Sting and Darby. With the bout being a cinematic match, Sting and Darby would walk out on top to kick off Sting's AEW career with a strong feud and a memorable debut match.
3 Hikaru Shida vs Serena Deeb
Easily one of the strongest feuds in AEW's women's division, Hikaru Shida and Serena Deeb remains the longest running feud for the women in AEW. Beginning during the Fall of 2021, Deeb would ruin Shida's moment during an episode of AEW Dynamite where she was set to receive an award, beating the Joshi star before brutalizing her after the match.
Through the end of 2021, the two would remaine entangled, something that would bleed into the following year in a series of matches that saw the women trade wins back and forth. Since their first meeting, the two have faced off in a total of 5 matches in AEW, with the latest outing taking place in August, meaning there could be more on the horizon.
2 Hangman Page vs PAC
A match originally scheduled for Double or Nothing 2019, the match between Hangman Page and PAC was set up during AEW's first press conference, though due to creative differences, it would be put on hold when the company came about with their first show.
Facing off in a trio of matches during the Fall, Page and PAC would first face off on the debut episode of AEW Dynamite, with The Bastard taking the victory. From there, the two would stick together on the road to Full Gear, with Page winning at the PPV and PAC then winning the rubber match on Dynamite.
1 Hangman Page vs Team Taz
While Hangman Page and PAC's longstanding rivalry may be more remembered, it would be hard to deny the Team Taz vs Hangman Page feud in 2021 being one of, if not the most, underrated feud in AEW's short history. Before Hangman's rise during the later parts of the Summer of 2021, he would do battle with Team Taz in May and early June, facing off the group in a series of great matches.
Despite this feud giving Ricky Starks a major neck injury during his match with Hangman, the overall feud would deliver greatly, as following Starks falling to Hangman, Brian Cage would hand Page a very, very rare loss on TV. Cage and Page would face off in a rematch at Double or Nothing that would be a very strong and memorable match for both men, with two other television matches afterwards that would continue to heat up Hangman before his feud against The Elite.