The Inner Circle and The Pinnacle: AEW did a great job of establishing the possibility that this may have been the last time the Inner Circle would be together due to the pay-per-view stipulation that they must disband if they lose. Bringing in former Chris Jericho’s storyline nemesis Eric Bischoff as the host of the segment was a nice touch, though I thought I saw his nose grow when he implied that the Inner Circle could eclipse the NWO. The Pinnacle using Dean Malenko as bait was well done, and the segment put good heat on the heels heading into the Stadium Stampede match. Will AEW close Double or Nothing with Stadium Stampede? If so, one can only hope that the closing minutes will spill over to Daily’s Place, as it would be a strange move to close a show with a live crowd watching the big screen. By the way, I suspect that Jericho’s elbow will lead to the finish one way or another. Either MJF exploits the injury with his finisher or, more likely, Jericho uses a loaded elbow brace while hitting the Judas Effect.
