The way HBK put his career on the line against Undertaker was the right way to do it... where he had a reason to put it all on the line for one last shot against Taker. It was the only way he was going to get that rematch.
I don't know why AEW just didn't do the same, with Danielson putting his career on the line against Swerve for the title match at All In. Instead they gave him the win in the Owen Hart tournament. The whole thing is kinda unnecessary. Yet Tony loves having random tournaments, battle royales, gauntlet matches, eliminator matches, scrambles, ladder matches, and other means to get title opportunities.
Heck Darby Allen won some battle royale on Rampage for a Title shot in a month. Meanwhile he has a shot at Perry's title at the PPV. Why book someone to have a shot at two different titles at the same time? It's the same as Pac winning that four way... then they conveniently forgot about it. It's just very poor, confusing booking all-around. Let alone when they often consider rankings and win/loss records... The worst is that at other times wrestlers just ask Tony for title shots and he gives it to them.
Tony continues to be his own worst enemy. Now they're defending CMLL title as well? Not everyone on the roster needs a title! It's become confusing. You notice how even though TNA stars are appearing on NXT it never involves TNA titles. This is probably one reason why Joe Hendry did not win the TNA World Title, as they didn't want to bring that belt over. It's unnecessary overbooking.
I'll say it again, again, and again. AEW has some remarkable talent. It's great they have more creative freedom than WWE. That's why I watch, as WWE's style is often overly coordinated and manufactured. Yet the booking in AEW is brutal. So is Chris Jericho... why is he on every single Dynamite?
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