10 Wrestling Matches That Pissed You Off Straight Away
1. Britt Baker Vs Big Swole (AEW All Out 2020)
Britt Baker and Big Swole's 2020 rivalry proved to be the definitive turning point in the former's AEW trajectory having rebounded from a failed babyface run during the company's launch.
Relying more on promos and segments than matches deep into the lowest ebb of the pandemic era, Baker became a weekly highlight on Dynamite, particularly during exchanges with Swole that somehow walked a tightrope of comedy and violence with effortless aplomb.
The same couldn't be said for their eventual payoff.
Moved from the Buy-In to the main card on merit (ostensibly due to online audience pressure), with hindsight this pre-taped battle in Baker's dental surgery would have been best kept off both. Neither particularly vicious nor hugely creative, the walk-and-brawl made passable use of the props but felt phoney to the point of total alienation.
A noble failure under difficult circumstances perhaps, but the contest completely extinguished Swole's momentum and was a long way from being the intended springboard the future Women's Champion still desperately needed.