3 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Battle Of The Belts IV

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4. Who’s The Babyface?

Nyla Rose
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Most have likely spotted this flaw in the upcoming Jade Cargill vs. Nyla Rose battle. During BOTB, Nyla used Vickie Guerrero's "Excuse Me"-led distraction to dash in and steal the TBS Title before darting from ringside. That...was rather heelish, so the question must be posed again.

Exactly who is supposed to be the babyface here?

Jade is obviously an unlikeable egotist and bully, but Rose used deception to steal something that doesn't belong to her. If AEW thinks they can book some heel vs. tweener tale here, then they might be in for a nasty shock soon when fans sit on their hands mid-match.

There was a lot to like about Cargill's performance on Friday. More on that later - for now, just know that Nyla rushing in to literally steal Jade's championship hasn't done Rose any favours. What a strange decision this was.

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