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W. W. W. W. E. E. W. The press release from Warner Brothers when they launched

Red, they were going to introduce statistics to wrestling for the first time ever.

AEW, they say, will raise the stakes for its matches and

deep and fan engagement by tracking each competitors wins and losses as

restless pursue championships their moves and damage to their opponents will also be

analysed on air to provide insights into their winning streaks.

Well the ranking system did exist fundamentally it did exist and that's what part of

this sort of mission statement if you like covers off like we saw the rise of Darby Allen is the example

I always use when I address the ranking system and how I wish they would bring them back for a third time now.

Because it keeps the booking honest and more to the point as well like when you saw those, like the

men's rankings as an example it was just strange to say

Darby Allen who a lot of fans had just been introduced to at what Fighter Fest

yeah like creeping up on you know know, John Moxley, who I think was number one for a long time

and just to see these wrestlers getting pushed and this visual signifier of that.

Like sort of evidenced if you like and reminded you. I just thought was a great great idea.

It's wild in retrospect however how hard they went on this sort of damage to the opponent's skulls and body parts and how

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