Much of the discussion after the event was due to the unprotected chair shot that Cody Rhodes took to his head from Shawn Spears following his match with Darby Allin, which necessitated the insertion of 12 surgical staples, with Jim Ross mentioning on-air about long-term health concerns for Rhodes. The Young Bucks claimed in an interview after the event that the chair was "gimmicked" in order to make the chair shot look unprotected (while remaining safe), but something went wrong, causing the head laceration. AEW received criticism by those in the industry for allowing the spot due to concerns of head trauma and CTE; by contrast, WWE legitimately banned chair shots to the head following the Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide.