10 Match Star Ratings For AEW All Out

10. BUY IN: 21-Woman Casino Battle Royale

The Casino Battle Royale is essentially AEW's 'How can we do the Royal Rumble without doing the Royal Rumble?' match, and it is a failure by default, because the Royal Rumble is inimitable.

Part of the joy of watching the Rumble is gluing your eyes to the entrance screen, during a lull in the action, swept up in who might appear next to make the difference. Fans ask this question during the Casino Battle Royale almost a full minute after the entrance, diluting the moment, which is diluted further as a result of the group entrance format.

The format is unworkable - but the work, in patches, was very good and very effective.

The victorious Nyla Rose starred here. There was a quality, old-school hoss recklessness to her eliminations, her power spots looked great, and the big moment - the audacious and athletic handspring kick on the apron - was pure battle royal drama fused with modern workrate spectacle. Britt Baker looked significantly better than she had at Double Or Nothing by delivering an unvarnished and authentic beating to Bea Priestley.

Ultimately, this was a lowkey triumph: Nyla got over, a personal grudge feud heated up, and at least two breakout entrants (Big Swole and Mercedes Martinez) will create buzz around a lukewarm division, in the event that they get signed full-time.

Star Rating: ★★★½