2022-01-09

AEW Battle of the Belts

Overall rating: ★★★●☆☆☆

If this is the "battle of the belts", why are only two legitimate and one official championships being contested? No TBS championship, no men's championship, no tag championship. The Danielson/Page rematch should have been on this show. The inaugural TBS championship match should have been on this show. The Jurassic Express vs. Lucha Bros. match should have been on this show. Sure, it would have been twice as long (a whole two hours, even) but it would have justified the name. They could even have introduced a women's tag title if they wanted to go completely crazy with it.

  1. Interim TNT Championship (Dustin Rhodes vs. Sammy Guevara)
    ★★★○☆☆☆
    I like Dustin's "I'm an old man, I need a rest" bit, but not in a title match. Why is he even in this? I don't understand what's happening here. In fact, why is this an interim title? Normally when a champion can't compete they get stripped of the title. But Cody gets to keep it because he's the boss, I guess?
  2. FTW Championship (Matt Sydal vs. Ricky Starks)
    ★★★●☆☆☆
    If the FTW Championship is not recognised by any company, why is there an official match for it? This plot makes no sense.
  3. Women's Championship (Riho vs. Dr Britt Baker)
    ★★★●☆☆☆
    I know Riho was champion before, but it's never seemed plausible. She's just never seemed like she could actually win. And it's not just her size, it's her presence. Or lack of it. I just don't buy her as a competitor.

No comments:

Post a Comment