4 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Battle Of The Belts V

The Acclaimed mention WWE's Vince McMahon; BOTB needs AEW's World Title; Portland is hot.

by Jamie Kennedy
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AEW didn't really take much of a break at all between this week's excellent episode of Rampage and the latest Battle Of The Belts special on TNT. Indeed, the company followed up those three dizzying bouts from the Friday night weekly with another trio of title matches that must've had hardcore All Elite-rs checking if it was Christmas morning all over again.

If it was, then Santa is a bit of a d*ck for keeping that AEW World Title under wraps instead of under your tree. When will Tony Khan learn that this semi-regular special sorely needs more star power and the bigger prizes if it ever has a hope in hell of surviving long-term? Brace yourselves for that whinge within.

It's a soapbox moment that's merited.

On the plus side, BOTB V slapped everyone around the chops with some sports entertainment style action that'd make Vince McMahon giddy. Speaking of the soon-to-return WWE boss, ol' Vinnie Mac actually got a mention on AEW TV here; for the record, that's in the 'Downs' section.

Here's all the good and bad from BOTB V.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.