9 Match Star Ratings For AEW Double Or Nothing 2020
4. Dustin Rhodes Vs. Shawn Spears
![Stadium Stampede](https://d2thvodm3xyo6j.cloudfront.net/media/2020/05/389bf1678eda83dc-600x338.png)
This was a match that happened.
On a night that miraculously felt worth the premium price in the untenable conditions of the no-fans era, this was the outlier: a glorified angle pitched, looking at it cynically, as a thank you to both men, Spears in particular, for holding things down amid the crisis.
Rhodes did the big job for Lance Archer, and prior to that had elevated interest in Dynamite by risking his credibility in an attempt to sell an unconvincing retirement match against Kip Sabian. Spears meanwhile had appeared for virtually every minute of every broadcast since March 11 in an artificial - but admirably energetic - bid to create an atmosphere.
Spears tried to play the old Shawn Michaels trick - the creeping reveal of his face was damn good, truthfully - and then Rhodes emerged to avenge the sh*t-talk by spanking his ass. This wasn't damn good. At one point, it looked like his Johnson was on the loose, but it was a deceptive image of Tully Blanchard.
It was a nice and earned time for them - for the audience, not so much.
Star Rating: ★½