There are quite a few modes you can jump into in AEW Fight Forever. There's Road to Elite that gives you a story to play through, single-player matches you can test your skills in, and online ranked matches to prove that you're an elite competitor. The latter can be a daunting task if you don't know what wrestler to pick.
AEW Fight Forever has a large roster for you to choose from, including a few unlockable characters. Each wrestler has their own signature and finisher moves that set them up for victory. You'll want to select the best of the best to ensure you stand a chance against the tactics of other players who will do anything for the win.
10 Custom Wrestler
You can create a wide variety of custom wrestlers in AEW Fight Forever. From speedy luchadors to towering powerhouses, the creation is completely up to you.
And when it comes to the latter, you can take them through the Road to Elite mode to give them an unstoppable set of skills.
Online ranked is littered with gigantic super heavyweight wrestlers who have almost all of their skills maxed out. This is a great way to cheese the system, and also a great way to receive a raging message after the match.
If you want to win, go this route. If you want to win with honor, pick a real AEW wrestler instead.
9 MJF
MJF is the default AEW World Champion in AEW Fight Forever. And for good reason.
He has all the skills needed to win a competitive match-up in AEW Fight Forever. Whether you're in a typical singles match, a tag team match, or something a little more hardcore, MJF is a balanced choice.
He has two very important finishing moves that will help you succeed in a fight of any kind. Submissions are notorious for frustrating opposing players.
Salt of the Earth will surely make another player tap out. Then he's got the Dynamite Diamond Ring Punch, delivering a massive strike to the other wrestler, knocking them out cold for the one, two, three.
8 Darby Allin
It doesn't hurt to have a little bit of speed on your side in an AEW Fight Forever online ranked match. Darby Allin might be small, but he is a mighty wrestler who can traverse the ring with ease.
You can use that to your advantage if you find yourself against one of the larger and slower wrestlers.
His moveset is perfect for keeping the pressure on your opponent, and keeping them grounded. Darby comes with a lot of running attacks, including both grapples and strikes.
Put his speed to work by hitting first and hitting hard. Then get to the top rope, land the Coffin Drop finisher, and call it a day.
7 Jade Cargill
Jade Cargill famously went on a 60-win undefeated streak in AEW. When she finally lost the TBS Championship, it did nothing to hurt the image she had grown as a wrestler.
That carries into AEW Fight Forever, making her a formidable wrestler to use in the online ranked mode.
Against men or women, you'll be able to hold your own with Jade. She is a powerhouse who inflicts incredible damage with every move she pulls off.
The only downside is her lack of multiple finishers and signatures. She has just one of each and they are situational.
You'll need to hurt your opponent quite a bit before you can land Jaded, but once you do, you're guaranteed a win.
6 Sting
Sting is an icon. He is over 60 years old and still puts his body on the line with death-defying stunts in AEW.
The legend is one of the toughest opponents to face in AEW Fight Forever, so you might as well get him on your side. His moveset is filled with classic attacks he has used in his nearly four decades of wrestling.
The likes of the Stinger Splash signature and the Scorpion Deathlock and Scorpion Deathdrop finishers are hard to come back from for even the most seasoned online players. With Sting, deliver a nonstop assault and you'll get the win quickly and painlessly.
5 Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho goes by many monikers. Le Champion, Y2J, the Painmaker, whatever you call him, just know that he is considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time.
He does wonders in AEW Fight Forever online ranked matches because of the boosted stats the developers game him simply for his great career.
As the inaugural AEW World Champion, he's got plenty of skills to complement his moves. He also has something that almost always ensures success in online matches, a striking finisher.
The Judas Effect is a devastating spinning back elbow that you can hit from running, standing, the top rope, or when an opponent is running at you. That makes it very difficult to reverse, so expect some wins off of it.
4 Paul Wight
Paul Wight, known as the Big Show during his time in WWE, is the largest wrestler in AEW Fight Forever. If you go up against smaller wrestlers, they will initially struggle with lifting you off of the ground.
This will stagger them for a moment and you'll be able to deliver heavy punches and powerful slams.
Of course, you have to unlock him in the game. This requires you to lose every single match in Road to Elite until the final chapter.
Eventually, you'll encounter Wight and have to be him for a certain amount of time. This will put him in the AEW Fight Forever Shop for you to unlock.
Then and only then can you use the behemoth legend in online ranked.
3 Bryan Danielson
Bryan Danielson combines speed with technical wrestling and pure aggression. In AEW Fight Forever, he's a dominating wrestler everyone should consider taking into an online ranked match.
From incredible grappling and submission moves to dangerous kicks, The American Dragon is hard to stop.
His three finishing maneuvers are more than enough to get the job done. Online ranked players hate being put in submission moves.
Danielson has two, with the Lebell Lock and Cattle Mutilation. Alongside those, he has his flying knee strike.
Running finishers almost always catch opponents off guard. He's got all the goods to make you a winner.
2 Cody Rhodes
The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes returned to WWE after he helped establish AEW. Even with that in mind, all of the licenses were in place for him to appear in AEW Fight Forever.
He's an unlockable character and costs 10,000 in-game bucks to purchase him from the shop. After that, you've got a great choice for online ranked.
What sets him apart from the rest of the pack is his momentum gain. Cody Rhodes has the ability to gain momentum faster than just about every other wrestler in the game.
This means he'll have his signatures and finishers available after only a few minutes of a successful offense. As long as you keep from getting hit, you can land signature after signature, before setting your opponent up for the Cross Rhodes and the pin.
1 Kenny Omega
Kenny Omega is arguably the best professional wrestler in the world. He is a staple of All Elite Wrestler and hands down the best wrestler to use in any capacity in AEW Fight Forever.
He quickly became the go-to for many players in the game's online ranked environment due to his in-game skills and erratic moveset.
He has variations of the V Trigger, a hard-running knee strike, as signatures and finishers. Attacks like that are invaluable against real players.
His One-Winged Angel finisher has also been notoriously protected throughout his career. The game takes note of that and has made it the most powerful move in the game, so land it, and you've got yourself a victory.