AEW Fight for the Fallen 2019: 5 Mistakes made at the show

AEW is still working out some kinks as they prep for their TV debut this fall.
AEW is still working out some kinks as they prep for their TV debut this fall.

#2 Too many matches with outside interference

Brandi Rhodes can give half of her win over Allie to Awesome Kong.
Brandi Rhodes can give half of her win over Allie to Awesome Kong.

Another go-to that AEW utilized throughout FFTF was the use of outside interference. If someone accompanied a wrestler to the ring and was present during the match, chances are that they stuck their noses into the matches.

It started out with the first match of the night but it wasn't a big deal. Leva Bates simply got on the ring apron to distract Sonny Kiss, but he ended up winning anyways. Peter Avalon wanted her to interfere more earlier in the match, but she just picked Kiss up and threw him back into the ring.

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Christopher Daniels and Marko Stunt both interjected themselves into their respective matches and did so right in front of the referee's eyes. They appeared shocked when they got tossed out.

And the most blatant but acceptable outside interference was how Awesome Kong help led to Brandi Rhodes beating Allie. While Brandi's win is okay since Kong interfered, that's four matches that used the same trope. That's also almost half of the matches on the same card.

Once again, AEW needs to use some varied tactics to cause matches to stand out from each other. Just as WWE gets criticized for using roll-ups and "X has pinned the champion" multiple times in the same night, AEW needs to try and use alternatives to make their matches stand apart from each other.

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Edited by Alan John
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