Every AEW PPV Ranked From Worst To Best

4. Double Or Nothing 2019

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Surreal magic from the opening frame: big-time competition was back.

Double Or Nothing was the perfect advertisement and mission statement for what evolved into a near-perfect promotion.

Don't like the oppressive, homogenised WWE style?

Enjoy a stunning stylistic range spanning the brutal charm of joshi to lung-bursting international trios action.

Sick of synthetic, trope-heavy violence?

Watch, anxiously, as Cody and Dustin Rhodes shed pools of blood and tears over a brand new mat they made sacred in 20 minutes.

Bored of rubbish scripted promos that somehow think obnoxious, intentionally unfunny copy is effective heat?

The delightfully cruel MJF will pop you daft by pretending Bret Hart is about to get attacked...again.

Tired of WWE's patronising mandate that wrestling stars have to wait years to "develop" into wrestling stars, by which point they just feel normal?

Here's Jon Moxley to remind you what the game-changing impact of a shock jump looks like.

One very good if a slight let-down of a main event blemished the show as a 10/10 effort, but a 9 never felt so important.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!