3 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW: Battle Of The Belts
AEW stretch things too thin; Britt Baker retains; Battle Of The Belts = Rampage?
AEW could've subtitled Battle Of The Belts, 'For Those Who Just Didn't Get Enough On Friday's Episode Of Rampage'. Too long? Well, BOTB wasn't. It clocked in a just over 60 minutes in length, and that'll feel like a bit of a disappointment to those fans who were expecting more.
Listen, the show wasn't bad - it zipped along and featured wrestling that ranged from solid enough-really good, but yours truly left the experience wondering if Tony Khan could've made this a bigger deal. It lacked the sparkle and shine people have become accustomed to with All Elite hype, and there were a lot of top names missing that could've helped make the night special.
The entire experiment came across as half-baked, which isn't good enough.
On the plus side, the opener defied expectations going in to steal match of the night honours. Typically though, some wonky psychology really stopped it from going a notch higher. Elsewhere, Riho's latest flirtation with the Women's Title came to an end, and AEW used the night to set up several other bouts on Dynamite.
Here are all the 'Ups' and 'Downs' from a card that really should've been more memorable.