10 Terrible Gimmick Wrestling Matches One Tweak Away From Excellence
5. Casino Battle Royal
Why It's Terrible: The multiple entry format results in nobody getting any focus upon arrival, as well as asking odd questions of how that all looks backstage. Diffusing the easy pop instead of enhancing it, much of the bout is clouded by confusion as the "suits" are all revealed.
One Tweak: Accept defeat and run it like a regular Royal Rumble.
The suits just aren't that captivating for the audience, even if the last person in the ring is a guaranteed popper. There's too much risk for too little reward - AEW enjoy boasting a diverse, different and dangerous roster compared to their rivals, but there's nothing worse than seeing folk that fit this exact brief getting lost in the shuffle because another wrestler is getting their sh*t in.
As much as it might p*ss on Cody's chips (but if anybody needs that once in a while, it's him), WWE have figured this one out well enough and engineered it accordingly. The mid-match pins and submissions still keep it different from their competition too.