5 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Dynamite (8 Feb - Review)
1. (Hot)ShotGunn
Oh boy.
One of those decisions that'll either divide opinion or - and this could be the worry - not divide it at all, The Gunns' Tag Team Title victory was not so unpredictable that top podcasts weren't calling it before the show, but actually seeing it happen left a lot to be desired and bigger questions about the booking of the division at large.
The Gunns won cheaply and it already feels as though the reign exists to be ended by an Acclaimed rematch or returning heroes FTR more than anything else, but that "this is so sh*t you'll never see it coming" meta booking move is a mistake WWE made so often that they ended up with Jinder Mahal being so useless as Champion that Brock Lesnar laughed off the idea of even facing him.
That comparison might scan as harsh, but it's a slippery slope, and not one AEW necessarily even needed to entertain with their titles. Another troubling question - would the company have gambled with the prestige of their doubles belts if Trios ones didn't exist too? The straps held by The Elite suddenly feel like the ones that matter, but they're being contested for in matches that don't. The tag straps can't be serious with The Gunns, while the three-man ones won't be as long as the matches only exist for adrenalised quick hits.