10 All Out Mistakes AEW Can't Afford To Repeat At Full Gear

10. The Lack Of A Set

Did you see the official All Out 2020 t-shirt?

Perhaps not, since the design was never reproduced in the staging area, but it was badass. A giant skull with palm trees covering the eyes, set in front of a tropical colour palette, it promised a violent professional wrestling show held in an exotic location. That's what All Out was, yes, but not in the most ideal of ways.

On the night itself, AEW just screened the decidedly less vibrant, partially distressed PPV logo on a big screen. It looked like something virtually any pro wrestling company would muster up, and it was presented, simply, as "big", in a way not unlike that of WWE.

Howay, lads. You missed an open goal there.

Bespoke set designs are fairly high up on the list of lapsed fan complaints AEW studied to present an alternative in the first place. The unique spectacle is crucial in enhancing a major show at the best of times, and All Out needed something amid literally the worst. Beyond the aesthetic appeal, Kenny Omega, Jon Moxley and Hikaru Shida have all used those sets to build cool, violent spots around. All Out's humdrum look also stifled AEW's winning creativity.

It's as simple as repurposing the old set, à la Double Or Nothing 2020 - and Moxley and Eddie Kingston can use those jagged metal edges to evoke the word "quit".