10 Ups & 7 Downs For AEW In 2020 (So Far)

4. Double Or Nothing

AEW Double Or Nothing
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A middling build left several of Double Or Nothing's matches lacking meat on their bones, though the pay-per-view ended up a resounding success across the door - and came at just the right time for a sport close to buckling under the weight of the global health crisis.

DoN 2020 felt like the party at the end of the world. Fan and frantic, bold and brash, big and colourful: this was a rollicking celebration of everything professional wrestling is supposed to be, and a much-needed shot of pure escapism, particularly in the main event. The Stadium Stampede was the wild, weird ride it needed to be. An absolute riot from start to finish, it was dumb in all the right ways and capable of putting a smile on even the most curmudgeonly face.

Elsewhere we got a madcap ladder match highlighted by Brian Cage's debut, old-school excellence as MJF wrestled Jungle Boy, the inaugural TNT Champion's coronation, Hikaru Shida besting Nyla Rose in one of AEW's best women's matches to date, and the brutal, violent war between Jon Moxley and Brodie Lee. Not a perfect show by any means, though Double Or Nothing still delivered in spades.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.