AEW Double or Nothing: 5 big mistakes made by All Elite Wrestling

#4. The Complicated Casino Battle Royale

Despite the delightful moments it presented, the first match in AEW history was a sloppy affair, and it's not the fault of the talents involved in the match.

The entire premise of the match itself was just too complicated. For starters, the rules of the match weren't clearly explained. A set of wrestlers were clumped in groups named Clubs, Diamonds, Spades and Hearts. Each group would be introduced in the match at 3-minute intervals with the final 21st entrant kcoming out last.

The fans sitting at home were left confused as there was no clock on the screen to show the time as well as the countdown before the arrival of a group of wrestlers. The first batch of wrestlers came out after the fans in attendance saw the big screen and began a loud countdown. AEW realised that they had fans watching at home and panned the cameras to the big screen during the subsequent entrances.

The match was messy as well, which is a norm when it comes to overly-stacked battle royale matches. It was still quite entertaining as there were high-impact spots, timely moments of comedic relief and MJF showing off his exemplary work as a heel.

AEW still has a lot of work to be done when it comes to the Battle Royale and the first step should be simplifying the rules of the said match.