10 Wrestling Matches Never Meant To Be This Good
4. Serena Deeb Vs Riho (AEW Double Or Nothing 2021)
Perhaps the match that suits this list the most, Serena Deeb and Riho were impeccably matched in terms of chemistry and dynamic, but few had this pre-show encounter threatening to steal an entire pay-per-view.
Gifted the prized spot of opening up Double Or Nothing 2021, the pair had the enthusiasm of the first full Daily's Place in over a year, but capitalised on that with a total ripper that much of the main card couldn't even hope to follow.
When the ultra-worker Deeb wasn't folding the former Women's Champion in half with her range of submission holds, she was leathering her with strikes so hard that any pre-match love from the crowd dissipated in an instant. A maestro display from one of the very best in the world, Deeb could have been hot-shotted into the main event without complaint on heat alone.
Riho, to her credit was inch-perfect foil. The match didn't have a story or a build, but often - as astoundingly illustrated here - the in-ring basics are best.