11 Ups & 1 Down From AEW Double Or Nothing 2020

by Andy H Murray

1. The Stadium Stampede Was A Sugar Rush

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Professional wrestling is supposed to make you smile.

It's supposed to provoke other emotions as well, of course, but at the end of it all, particularly considering the raging dumpster fire that is our planet in 2020, you want to feel good about your entertainment. That's why the Stadium Stampede is our top Up: this thing was too much fun.

Part epic spotfest, part batsh*t arena-wide brawl, this was an S-tier comedy match that started with the wrestlers entering and bashing into each other like opposing NFL teams and only got madder as time passed. Hangman Page made a late arrival and chased Sammy Guevara into the building's guts on a horse. Matt Jackson, taped midriff and all, Moonsaulted off a goal post. A ridiculous Pool of Reincarnation bit saw Matt Hardy dunked underwater by Proud and Powerful, emerging as a different version of himself each time. Chris Jericho hit a Judas Effect on the Jacksonville Jaguars mascot. Kenny Omega and Hardy tried to run Guevara over with a golf cart, though 'The Spanish God' and his Prometheus running escaped this time. Page ran a line-painter over Jericho. Tony Schiavone name-dropped Alex Wright.

Seriously.

It was a hoot.

The Stampede boiled down to Kenny hitting an insane One-Winged Angel on Sammy from the bleachers, landing on a massive pile of bump stuff below. A spectacular finish to a hilarious match that should draw smiles from all but the most curmudgeonly critics.

Goddamn pal, this was a great wrestling show.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. 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.