Deadspin’s AEW ‘Double Or Nothing’ preview

Fels: I’m pretty pissed they’re doing this again. The first Stadium Stampede was a blast, but also felt like a project borne out of pandemic shows with no crowds. That’s not really the case anymore, and I don’t know how you make this as much fun the second time. Then again, Chris Jericho has had a habit of doing just that.

The other frustration is that this feels like an odd concoction to give The Inner Circle their win back from Blood & Guts, which just starts all of this over again. Which kind of makes all this seem pointless and endless. There’s just no way they’re going to break up The Inner Circle, but few want to see these two factions bitching at each other for months. If they can find a way to keep the feud going through rivalries with other people, maybe. But FTR needs to get back to the tag division. So do Santana and Ortiz. Sammy Guevara needs to be in the TNT Title picture. Shawn Spears needs to…well, go home and be replaced by his wife and her delirious friend. I’m curious to see where this goes, while not jonesing. Inner Circle takes it, but there will be some kind of twist. Or at least there better be.

Fonseca: I’m here for my guys and fellow Boricuas, Santana & Ortiz — but like Sam, I’m not entirely crazy about this match at the moment, and I also think it needs a twist. The aforementioned Baker joining The Inner Circle, as MJF has been interested in, would be something. Sammy Guevara could be a big star on AEW and I’d be looking for him to steal the show in this bout. I actually think The Pinnacle takes it, though. It makes more sense with the stipulation of The Inner Circle having to disband forever if they lose. In wrestling, stipulations don’t always mean what they should. Why wouldn’t Chris Jericho discover some type of loophole to that? But still, I think The Pinnacle takes it and something happens within the Inner Circle.