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AEW is still in its relative infancy and trying to find itself. Some ideas are sticking well, while others aren’t quite landing and could use adjustments. The Casino Ladder Match concept is one that I feel is prime for some tweaks that could take it from being good to great.
Let’s bury the lead here. You read the title. In my mind, AEW is missing out on replicating WWE’s Money in the Bank ladder match one of the best overall gimmicks in professional wrestling today.
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Last year, instead of the Casino Battle Royale (which is returning at Double or Nothing this year, mind you), it was replaced with the Casino Ladder Match. Effectively, this was just a regular ladder match with a poker chip instead of a championship title that everyone was vying for.
AEW Dynamite (Episode 85)
Aired May 12, 2021 on TNT
[Hour One] A split screen shot showed Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston on one side, and Yuji Nagata on the other while Jim Ross hyped the IWGP U.S. Championship match… The Dynamite opening aired… Pyro shot off in the building while Ross, Excalibur, and Tony Schiavone checked in on commentary. Justin Roberts was the ring announcer…
1. Jon Moxley (w/Eddie Kingston) vs. Yuji Nagata (w/Ren Narita) for the IWGP U.S. Championship. Ross said Nagata has not appeared on TNT in 23 years. Moxley and Kingston entered to “Wild Thing” by The Troggs. Excalibur noted that the match was being fought under NJPW rules with a 60-minute time limit and 20 counts if the wrestlers go to ringside. Rocky Romero was shown watching in the crowd.