Violent & Bloody AEW Matches That Made Us SICK!
5. Thunder Rosa Vs. Dr. Britt Baker - St. Patrick's Day Slam 2021
One of the best matches in AEW history, Thunder Rosa Vs. Dr. Britt Baker was absolutely shocking.
A women's main event? On Dynamite?!
Yes, but beyond that, the extent of the violence was unsettling. It didn't lack for spectacular set-pieces, but it was a match better for its tone and sense of struggle; even when doing something as simple as re-entering the ring, Baker was smothered by Rosa. There was nothing clean here. She scratched at and shoved Rosa away just to find enough space to throw a thrust kick at her jaw. The masterpiece of the AEW women's division, every second counted.
One sequence in particular churned the gut. More so than a brutal collision into a ladder, the sort of thing that adrenaline could override in the moment, watching Rosa tear her own back up in thumbtacks to reverse the Lockjaw into a pin attempt was shudder-inducing. The spot put over her sheer will to win in a match that can often act as an excuse to perform cool spots.
Nasty and attritional, the violence was not always glorious - but all the more effective as a result.