There are many matches that would easily be considered draws on certainly one of AEW’s biggest pay-per-views of the 12 months, and the AEW World Championship match pitting Darby Allin against MJF in a hair-vs-title match is one. While the consequence of this match seems pretty obvious, as MJF is not more likely to lose the hair he paid for (and suffered for, I’d imagine, as hair transplants don’t exactly look nice) while he’s also dabbling in Hollywood, just the indisputable fact that he could lose it makes it intriguing and fun. It is not only a rematch now, there are stakes, they usually felt vital for this match that appears like it has a predictable consequence.
Since winning the title from MJF in a squash match on the April 15 edition of “Dynamite,” Allin has been on a tear, successfully defending the gold on every episode of “Dynamite,” plus just a few “Collision” episodes, since landing multiple coffin drops on the now-former champion. From Brody King, to Tommaso Ciampa, Konosuke Takeshita, and more, Allin has defeated all of them in impressive, crowd-pleasing matches. All of those bouts have been not less than quarter-hour in length, for much longer than the two:17 it took for him to beat MJF, and now, MJF is out for blood.
While it is probably not the all-time primary event match of Double or Nothing, it may be a hard-hitting one. While it is not advertised, as of this moment, as having any sort of hardcore stipulation, there isn’t any real doubt that MJF and Allin will spend plenty of time outside of the ring, to the delight of the sicko crowd. MJF goes to do every little thing he can to not only win, but to maintain Allin down so he cannot hit any coffin drops or pull out the rest from his arsenal of crazy moves.
After Allin has had so many longer, consecutive defenses against great opponents, it’s possible he runs out of gas toward the tip of this match, and it is going to be exciting to see the group behind him in attempts to assist rally him to victory. It actually looks like MJF is walking away as a three-time AEW World Champion, and if that is the case, Allin could be pleased with himself for what he achieved in such a short while. The match is a draw for fans of MJF, fans of Allin, and all of the AEW sickos, especially those hoping “The Devil” loses his hair in dramatic fashion.
Written by Daisy Ruth