There were 2 matches at AEW Double or Nothing that really stood out from the rest – everything else was fully anticipated to happen. Those 2 matches were:
- The brand-new, and very innovative, Stadium Stampede match between The Inner Circle and The Elite (which The Elite won with Kenny Omega’s One Winged Angel on Sammy Guevara from about 15 feet in the air); and
- Hikaru Shida winning the AEW Women’s World Title from Nyla Rose.
It makes sense for Shida to take hold of the Women’s World Title for a couple reasons. First of all, she is much more experienced than Rose, who is only six years into her career. Rose will get better. If she is already this good, imagine what she could be in 4 or 5 years. It theoretically makes perfect sense to make someone who is that big and dominant over everyone else champion pretty early in the company’s life. She is just not quite experienced enough to set the pace for the entire women’s division this early in her career. Shida on the other hand, has been wrestling for 12 years and is much closer to her ceiling. That said, she will still probably get better considering she is only 32 years old.
The Stadium Stampede match featured everything fans could possibly want out of a brand-new concept. The company is very lucky that it’s owner also happens to be a co-owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars. It featured many very creative wrinkles:
- Matt Hardy in the pool switching around his character and which incarnation of Matt Hardy he was about 8 times
- Nick Jackson driving white streaks over Jericho
And, “Hangman” Adam Page riding a horse through the Stadium and engaging in a bar fight with Jake Hager.