16 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Double Or Nothing 2019

12. Baker & Rae Emerge As Future Stars

Britt Baker Kylie Rae
AEW

Double Or Nothing's women's four-way match wasn't the blow-away spectacle many hoped it would be.

Dr. Britt Baker was positioned as the division's star at the Jacksonville press conference, Kylie Rae is one of the most promising babyfaces in wrestling, Nyla Rose has boatloads of monster heel potential, and Awesome Kong's unexpected entrance into the bout was an awesome surprise. Even without the former TNA Knockout, many expected a show-stealing scramble. What we got was a good, solid battle between four wrestlers with a firm grasp of what they're doing, smartly laid out to highlight Rae and Baker over everyone else, but nothing more.

'Smiley' Kylie looked particularly awesome as she tried to steal the win away from Baker, but it was Britt's night. With Rose and Kong neutralized by Nyla's own spear into the ring steps, Baker took the victory by blasting Rae with a Superkick and her partner Adam Cole's Last Shot, proving Brandi Rhodes' pre-match Being The Elite prediction was a smart one, capping a fun bout that's well worth watching.

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