SquaredCircle

AEW's Battle of the Belts has been a colossal failure for those of us that like character building and not just bangers because nothing ever happens on the shows since BotB I when Sammy became Interim TNT Championship and BotB II when Sammy became TNT Champion. Since then, the champions always win and the matches are telegraphing the winners based on opponent choice.

I can't comment too much on your takes (I'm not too familiar with the older WWF/WWE stuff) but here's mine:

The most important thing in wrestling isn't wrestling. It's character and promo work.

Seeing aew bend over backwards for cm punk is souring me on the show as a whole.

I was ready to give up completely when they made him champ the second time. But with the gripebomb I thought I was in the clear.

What a joke.

Probably more of a "warm take" but when Mark Henry says "It's time for the main event!", the main event needs to fucking start. Or he needs to say "It's time for 2-3 minutes of match announcements, then the main event!"

Edit: Did TK follow us here? Because it was actually time for the main event this week.

For all the negativity it gets, I really like Rampage. The hour tends to fly by, and JR is a good fit here compared to longer shows.

The Ryback should have come out eating local foods when his catch phrase is "feed me more".
If they want him to be a face he can bring extras and hand them out to fans, if he's a heel the takes a bite and throws it in the trash every time.

I was at Wrestlemanias XXV and XXVI. I agree with Meltzer's ratings for both Undertaker/HBK matches.