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[8.0] "This was a very good time. There's surely been more spectacular and epic COD shows but this felt like a well built "biggest show of the year" type card that was very rewarding for somebody who followed CZW's 2002. The Zandig/Lobo final showdown was pretty much everything it should be; amusingly nonsensical drama followed by a phenomenal high-spots compilation. Elsewhere the three-way and the TLC match deliver everything you should want to see if you are checking out an old CZW show."

[9.0] "Start to finish this might be the best Collision episode in its history. Pure good pro wrestling which what we love about AEW. Each match delivered in it's way and was fun easy to watch. Rosa did one of the best promos in the women division history and finally it's not just Storm story while the others just part of it. This have back and forth with Rosa trying to get the belt she never lost back. AZM in 5 minutes won the crowd and got cheered more than the champ. So happy for her. I hope AEW use The Callis Family more as tag teams and trios."

[6.0] "A decent pre show, only one match on the show was good, the others were average to okay at best. Premier Athletes vs Adam Priest, Rhett Titus & Tony Deppen: Felt like a match that was a subpar match to be honest, an overstretched squash match [*3/4]. The Beast Mortos vs Blake Christian: The only match on the pre show that was good, some cool moments like the avalanche press slam, Mortos winning was a surprise [***]. Cole Karter & Griff Garrison vs Angelico & Serpentico: Another tag match that felt like it was an overstretched squash match [*3/4]. Mariah May vs Momo Kohgo: An okay women's match that could have been better if given the time, the action was of a average quality [*3/4]"

[5.0] "After a really fun Summerslam we go back to middling PPV's. It does start off pretty well though with Edge vs Owen Hart nice back and for with mostly fluid offenseand nice technical work. Some cheap sports heat from Owen to get the crowd riled up and Christian's debut leads to the finish (7/10) Snow/Scorpio vs. Too Much is for the most part an enjoyable silly undercard match with the crowd really into Snow's Head gimmick. There are a few sloppy moments and the finish is weird but otherwise an innofensive match (5/10) Mero vs Droz is super short and doesn't really do much. Could've been on TV (4/10) Bradshaw vs Vader doesn't make use of its gimmick at all and Vader totally didn't care about the WWF by this point (same could be said the other way around) Bradshaw has some nice looking stiff moves, but this is pretty boring (4/10) Brwon/Gangrel is another undewhelming match. A few cool moves and trash talk from D'lo while Gangrel's best moment is his entrance (4/10) Triple Threat cage match is the MOTN with some sick foley bumps nice intensity from Shamrock and great crowd work from Rocky. Very fun to watch (8/10) Venis/Rhodes has an awful story going into it and its a mostly average match that doesn't feel like a PPV bout. A kick out botch does suck the energy out of it as well (4/10) DX vs Jarret and the ex-Godwinns. When its Double J and X pac match is pretty fun when any other pair is in the ring its very nothing. (5/10) Main event is a very plodding brawl with an inconclusive finish some, theres a story to it but its not really fun to watch (4/10) Gets a 5 since there's nothing awful even when most of it its boring"

[0.0] "Holy shit. I'm at a loss for words, how is this the same company I fell in love with in 2021. This was the most unorganised, amateur show I have EVER seen from AEW. They have a PPV in a week and I am not excited about anything (bar Ospreay vs. Bryan). At this point Tony Khan needs help, he is seriously out his depth as a booker. I want the best for AEW, I want the best for the industry, the only way they will succeed is with Tony handing over the reigns to someone with proper experience. But he hasn't listened in the past, I don't have much hope he'll listen now."

[2.0] "Terrible episode of Dynamite, and only for the footage, using tv time to talk about a wrestler that hasn't been in you company for 8 months, a promo mentioning the booker from the other company, having a Jericho match in 2024, that terrible segment with Mercedes, putting a Rhodes vs a Samoan in the main event felt so TNA, the only positive here thing was the opening match and the Joe vs Swerve feud. When the major talking point is about a wrestler from another company and a kiss you know you booked one bad show"

[7.0] "Considering how late timewise it was on, there were some interesting matches and decisions. Jordan Oliver vs Aigle Blanc: On paper an exciting match but this one while it was decent, it could have been given a bit more time to get into the second gear it needed [***1/4]. Griffin McCoy vs Session Moth Martina: This match was a bit weak in standards, a weak finish as well [*3/4]. Masha Slamovich vs Syuri: This match even though it went the time distance literally flew by, they complemented each other in the ring stylistically, the best JCW title match so far, which will be very hard to beat in standard terms [*****]. Los Desperados vs Team Dragon Gate: This felt it lacked that certain thing that could have been a great match but it fell short [**1/4]. Astronauts & Rina Yamashita vs 1 Called Manders & Gahbage Daddies: An okay match that was enjoyable [***]. Team GCW/JCW vs The World: An interesting match that had unique moments, with different styles in this one [***]. Four Way Tag Team Match: A great main event, second match of the event behind JCW title match, some great moments that was enjoyable from bell to bell, given how late this match was on it was better than expected [****1/4]"

[8.0] "A great episode of NXT. The opening promo was solid as it started a new feud between Lyra and Paxley, while starting Roxanne first title defense against the veteran Natalya. The opening tag match was fine, as all the women involved look decent. Jevon Evans is insane, and what a debut. Dude is only 19 years old and is already delivering these insane over the top moves. Scrypts also looked great as well. Roxanne and Natalya put on a solid match, as it was a good first title defense for Roxanne. Interested to see how long she holds the title for since she'll be in the draft. The Family vs NQQC was fine, but I really hope the Family turns heel, as Tony D is awesome as one. Parker continues to look impressive as she gets a good win against Brinley Reece. The main event between axiom and Frazer and the wolf dogs for the tag titles was a banger just like their match at stand and deliver. Really happy for Axiom and Frazer winning as they make a great tag team, and hopefully now Bron can fully go up to the main roster. I wouldn't be mad if they brought him and Corbin up together as a tag team though, as I've really liked the wolf dogs work. The promo between Ilja and Trick was good, as it seems it'll be Ilja vs Trick at Spring Breakin for the title, where if Trick loses, he leaves NXT. Carmelo attacks trick after and wants a steel cage match with him next week. This should be a good way for Trick to be the new face of NXT beating Melo again and getting the NXT Title, allowing both Ilja and Trick to get called up to the Main Roster in the Draft. Overall, a very good NXT after Stand and Deliver."

[7.0] "This was a decent episode of raw. Although the Rock Cody promo went on for a bit too long, it did a good job at teasing a rock Cody feud in the future. Loved seeing Ilja debut on the main roster, just wish the match went on for a little longer as it was starting to get good. Judgement Day's presentation as a whole was great and R-Truth coming in was very funny as he always is. The 6 man tag match wasn't anything crazy but Cena's surprise entrance made it really entertaining. Like Ilja, seeing Roxanne on the main roster was cool as well, and I liked that Indi was her opponent considering that Indi won the title that Roxanne never lost last year. Roxanne looked strong and I'm liking her heel character. Sami and Gable's backstage promo was good as it teased a Sami Gable feud for the ic title, and possibly a heel gable. I enjoyed the tag match with them against imperium, as Ludwig and Vinci continue to show how underrated they are. I'm definitely sensing a triple threat between Sami gable and Gunther at backlash for the ic title. Jade looked strong against Chelsea, as she continues to get built up to be a star. The Fatal Four Way main event was great. Drew's promo at the start going after Punk and Priest was awesome, and the actual match was match of the night. Although the first couple minutes were filled with commercial breaks, after that it was fast paced back, and back and fourth. All four of these guys showcased their talents, especially Bronson reed and ricochet. Bronson Reed is so good for his size, and continues to impress me, and ricochet continues to do insane moves, especially his splash through the announce table. Punk costing drew was cool as we are definitely gonna get a drew vs punk feud once punk is cleared. Jey winning was a good choice, just interested if this match is happening on RAW or Backlash. Overall, a solid raw after WrestleMania."

[9.0] "I think this was a pretty good post-Mania SD episode, a lot of things were set up for the champions and there were some good angles too"

[] "Much better than night 1. The weakest match by far was "Six Man Tag Team Philadelphia Street Fight (Special Referee: Bubba Ray Dudley)" everything ranged from decent to exceptional."

[8.0] "Pese al aburrido y descafeinado Maint event, el evento en general me ha gustado bastante. Una alegría también ver que van a añadir otro cinturón para el roster femenino de NXT."

[5.0] "A very okay show without anything truly worthwhile, except the pure spectacle of the most disappointing Dream Gate result/champion in quite a while, which ended the whole show on a sour note. The opening 6-man tag was actually rather atypical for a DG PPV opening tag. It started off as a typically fast-paced and flashy spotfest with good chemistry all around, and it likewise ended that way too, but it developed in the middle by slowing down, giving a greater focus to some sharp strikes, and introducing an engaging story of the beaten-down Nagano selling sympathetically before eventually getting a bunch of impressive hope spots. Good start to the show. ***1/4. Hyo vs Horiguchi was merely fine in the 1st half but pretty good in the 2nd. Hyo smartly played up his arrogant ex-heel side here to enhance Horiguchi's already sympathetic babyface charisma, and his control work was nicely varied and executed cleanly. Horiguchi showed good energy in his various hope spots, while Hyo impressed with his agility in response to Horiguchi's creeping momentum. Unfortunately, they ended things JUST as it was getting pretty fun. A few more minutes would've pushed it beyond just being 'decent'. ***. The M3K 6-man tag was a really quick but relatively fun showcase for all 6 men, with everyone hitting their signature stuff with good energy and solid technique. Too short to be properly good but still fine enough. **1/2. The "Christmas Special" 8-man tag was another showcase match, but with some younger and therefore more physically capable talents involved to make it more exciting than the last. Like the last one, there was no real story here, just a lot of exchanges, sequences, and spots, but with good enough technique and chemistry for it to be more enjoyable than not. ***. Kid, Punch & Yamato vs Ishin, Kai & Kato was another decent match, with a mildly interesting story of Kato and Punch's singles-match feuds. Punch was an endearing babyface in peril during Z-Brats' control work, with the babyface champs then getting a fun comeback which caused Z-Brats to begin wresting with more purposeful (i.e. non-brawl) offence to counter them, which was thus more exciting. The pace picked up well with the run-on spots towards the end, with some nice Punch-and-Kato 1-v-1 interactions in the finishing stretch. ***. Alejandro & Kiyomiya vs Ben-K & Minorita was quite good, possibly the MOTN. As usual for DG tags, there were some good interactions all around but not story to accompany them or hold that work together. Ben-K and Minorita were all around good with their intensity and explosiveness, while Alejandro had some nice high-flying offence and Kiymoya was impressively athletic with his varied attacks. They all put together some more fun interactions in the 2nd half as they picked up their pace and intensity. ***1/4. Kikuta vs Mante vs Skywalker was quite good but it undeniably ended in very underwhelming fashion with a very undeserved result. This being an elimination match was smart as a means to add extra drama behind each near fall, so that was fun. They had lots of run-on 3-man spots mixed in with the annoying multi-man match trope of the various pairs constantly cycling in and out. Some of those 3-man spots were cool or at least creative, but quite a few were too rushed or simply way over the top. There were a few okay storytelling moments but they were always very telegraphed, like Mante and Skywalker teasing reforming their team and all the Z-Brats interference, or they didn't make sense, like Skywalker being protected by getting DQ'd (you're telling me nothing else from Skaywalker/Z-Brats prior was DQ-able though? ) but for the most part this match was still typically mindless DG action without. Kikuta and Mante had some nicely impactful and athletic trades as the final 2, though nothing special. Mante's win was just a bad idea, since he doesn't feel remotely deserving as the top guy, plus even if he did, this was still way too soon to have been truly cathartic. ***1/4. The handful of low-level good matches here (including the main-event itself) weren't nearly enough to make up for the greater (albeit only slightly) number of forgettable matches and especially not for that disappointing main-event result."

[7.0] "Pretty good show here, started off pretty decently with another Cody promo just wishing all the triple threat competitors luck and referencing Brandi. The first triple threat was pretty good. The Bloodlines segment was really amazing too, the character change by Solo in just one week is insane, hes just a quiet guy in the corner and now hes basically the tribal chief. Bron Breakker looking dominant as always but I hate how Cameron Grimes is so mistreated in this business though. Bayleys promo was good and Tiffany vs Naomi was great too. The main event was a great spotfest and triple threats & AJ Styles are great combinations. Overall a pretty good episode of Smackdown, about the same amount as good as Raw."

[7.0] "Buenas luchas, que es lo que quiero, y "algo" de salseo... No entiendo porque debo de poner tanto texto por poner una nota de 7, pero bueno. Adam vs Penta me dieron un combatazo, con grandes momentos. Samoa Joe vendio bien que estaba lesionado, y su lucha fue muy decente. Y Mariah May tiene un futuro prometedor por delante."

[8.0] "I am watching all of AEW from start to the current day and this is the beginning. Really impressive show. As a fan of the storytelling aspect of wrestling I had the idea maybe AEW was not for me. I am hoping the quality remains this high."

[9.0] "Great Korakuen Hall show, they always seem to be. It's a special place as everyone knows. Fun show though, kicking off with the Cosmic Angels examination match. To see if Aya, Kurara and Yunamon were worthy to join the unit. Tam was on it today too, not holding back at all and hitting hard. Loved to see it. Oedotai vs EXV was ok, SLK and Hanako are off to Taiwan so this was a tune up for that match. Hanako looked great here and has really shown she's capable to go against anyone in Stardom. I hope she's in the 5 Star, and gets her chance to show it. 3 way tag team match, with Koguma and Komomo teaming up for a change. The usual Kuma dance at the start with new High speed champ Saki Kashima and Miyu joining in. AZM wasn't there to prevent it haha. Fun match with Koguma proving herself the high speed genius, and picking up the win. 6 woman tag Oedotai vs Crazy Star and Rian, Rina got the win over Rian. Wasn't expecting to see Fukigen but it's always fun. Crazy Star are great, after the match Risa Sera showed up with Prominence to challenge for the Goddess of Stardom titles. So that will be fun, I love Risa Sera. Fatal 4 way was really good, nice chop battle between Xena and everyone else. Momo and Hazuki teaming up for a moment was a nice callback. Momo staying strong with the win too. Then came the reason we're all here, the final matches for Giulia and Utami. There isn't much to say except, both matches are worth watching and both women will be missed in Stardom. It's no surprise they both got these final matches as a send off, Giulia has basically been the most popular wrestler for the past 4 years. While Utami their rising star and Ace of the company. Beautiful moments at the end of both matches, and a great final singles match between Utami and Saya at the end. Couldn't ask for more really. A show worth seeing, I wish Giulia and Utami the very best as they start their next chapter."

[5.0] "This show has the right name. Clusterf**k. Neither of the matches were great in my opinion but if you were watching hoping to see violence and chaos (which you probably are if you chose to watch this show), you would not be disappointed. The Battle Royal has a bunch of comedy spots that didn't land with me and elimination that were incredibly sloppy but it did have some fun legend appearances."

[4.0] "I can't, I just can't. This is so mid, the only thing that I really enjoyed was the Kevin Owens promo into the main event. Rey Mysterio in 2024 is still absolutely amazing ! Tama Tonga well I'm glad I won't see him in New Japan anymore, please take Tanga Loa too. Cody Rhodes is already insufferable. Too much bla bla and corny promo segments. The wrestling is... so blank, devoid of soul. I'm giving a chance to the next RAW and SmackDown of the new HHH era, maybe that was the mid WM aftermath week."

[9.0] "One of the best events of the year, no bad matches, even the worst ones had a lot of interesting things and positive points, and despite not having a really great match, this event was rock solid, and extremely enjoyable to watch. The biggest NJPW show in America of all time delivered and reached the expectations."

[8.0] "On a pure scale, this show is like a 5. Underwhelming matches that set up further probably underwhelming matches. But considering the year NJPW have had, and how eye-clawingly horrific some of the booking decisions have been, a show that plays it straight and gives plenty of people new life in Japan, it's a massive breath of fresh air. No real standout matches aside from Perry vs Umino, which I found to be really entertaining, and Naito vs Moxley was good, if a little underwhelming considering how washed Naito is. A clean slate will do NJPW some good, from here to Dontaku, I can see it being massively improved."

[9.0] "Crazy good show. With the exception of Zelina Vega vs. Doudrop, every single match is really enjoyable. This came out of nowhere. The Saudi shows had been almost consistently rotten since they began in 2018. WWE in 2021 had been a real low point."

[5.0] "this episode of aew rampage was alright you could skip this if you want too jay and sydal could have been better"

[9.0] "I think this was the NJPW i had more fun watching it from beginning to end. I think every match is worth watching."

[4.0] "I appreciate the shorter length, but it's mostly squashes against unsigned talent, seems like these are only here to fill the time."

[4.0] "My rating feels kinda harsh because this was perfectly acceptable as a pre-show, but I can't help but feel my time could have been spent better by not watching it. [MOTN: n/a]"

[7.0] "While the matches on this show were all decent and never left the realm of good but unremarkable, I can't deny that I was super excited to see Tama Tonga debut in WWE (with his name no less! ) This is also the most interested in the Bloodline story that I've been in over a year now that we're in the fallout stage of Roman losing his title. [MOTN: AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens vs. Rey Mysterio]"

[5.0] "This was a very middling Rampage. The TBS title defense was disappointing for me because I was kind of excited for Leyla Hirsch's return to AEW TV and it sucks that it ended how it did. All the matches other than that never really escaped the realm of simply being okay. [MOTN: Jay White vs. Matt Sydal]"

[6.0] "Solid wrestling for all the men's matches on this episode (outside of the abbreviated TBS Title match, which *might* be part of an angle anyway), and some welcome storyline developments featured on Rampage (which isn't super common). Specifically, the Cassidy/Trent feud added a clear cliffhanger element with a battle for Chuck Taylor's loyalty and the Zak Knight/Parker match was a fitting payoff for a story that's been running exclusively on Rampage for a couple of months. The pre-tapes with the Callis Family and O'Reilly/Strong were compelling enough to add a little fire to Collision storylines that are imminent too. The Jay White/Sydal match was probably my favorite match on the card from an in-ring perspective."

[] "This show was underrated and fun. The crowd was frozen otherwise we would be talking about things a bit diffrently"

[9.0] "Great episode of NWA World Championship Wrestling. Arn and Tully took home the gold medal for destruction of jobbers, with Ron Garvin and then Barry Windham. The Windham heel turn angle is absolutely tremendous, I am loving it with the Horsemen and Dusty and Luger and everyone involved."

[7.0] "This was a good episode. I definitely didn't see the tag title change happening at all. Stand and deliver was a damn good show and this show continued that streak. Roxanne vs Natalya was a fine match. I definitely recommend checking this episode out."

[6.0] "A rather forgettable Pay-Per-View for AEW, not necessarily bad but one of the weakest the company has ever done. CIMA and Omega had the best match of the night by far. Cody and Dustin vs. YB didn't have to go 30+ minutes but in the end it was good main event. Having Jericho cutting a promo to draw heat for his match against Hangman was a good idea but Chris' promo was kinda mid. However I liked the brawl with Page. Outside of the absolutely terrible women's match between Allie and Brandi, nothing on the show was bad but everything was just extremely average and pretty skippable to be fair."

[7.0] "I thought this was a good go home show. As have been the consistent theme of the road to WrestleMania the same people just keep putting out good promos and stories. The best has been the Bloodline storyline but Drew is not far behind. Admittedly hadn't bought into Sami being a good challenger for Gunther. A lot of focus on Judgement Day in this show makes me wonder what WWE has instore for them after Mania. My MOTN would be Ivar v. Ricochet neither of which were on the Mania card."

[9.0] "Better than Night 1. Drew McIntyre vs Seth Rollins: An opening match that could have been great, but with the time constraints, it only did half of what it was supposed to do, both did a somewhat performance, with McIntyre winning the title was not surprising, but CM Punk attacking McIntyre after the match which led to Damian Priest cashing in the MITB Briefcase and winning the title [***1/2]. The Pride vs The Final Testament: Bubba Ray Dudley being the special referee was good to see, both teams did okay given the time they had, there were a couple of okay spots with it being a street fight, for the most part it was not that bad [**]. LA Knight vs AJ Styles: Styles being in the twilight of his career did a decent job of putting over Knight, who had a decent first outing at Mania, not a bad match in their feud but hopefully should lead to a better match [***1/4]. Logan Paul vs Kevin Owens vs Randy Orton: A decent triple threat match, surprised Orton or Owens didnt win, iShowSpeed getting RKOd through on the announcement table was well executed, Paul is really coming into his own especially in this one [***3/4]. IYO SKY vs Bayley: A match that while I thought was better than what I thought I was gonna be, the match could have reached that next level, decent back and forth action [***3/4]. Cody Rhodes vs Roman Reigns: Way better than I thought it would be, one of the best Mania main events, the best match so far of Rhodes since his WWE return, the title change was surprising but the right way to go, the returns of John Cena and The Undertaker were exciting to watch, best match of Mania 40 by far [*****]"

[6.0] "This event is far too hated. Despite the stupidity of the Stairs match, for every poor match there is a very good one. Harper vs Ziggler in particular is a little gem in a little more than mediocre ppv. Although I don't blame anyone who had to shoot themselves seeing Big Show and Erick Rowan in action in a stairs match"

[2.0] "Y'all are being way too generous about this show. The women's match (which had the objectively wrong winner) was the only good match on this show, Zack Ryder winning was the only positive moment on the show even if it made zero sense, and the entire show was built around no babyfaces winning so that people would be happier about Roman winning the main event which backfired hard because everyone was very unhappy that Roman won the main event. Toss in an abhorrent Lesnar/Ambrose match and keeping the entire Wyatt Family off the card so that The Rock could clown them and you get easily the worst WrestleMania of the 30s."

[] "if "pro wrestling is back." then why does this still stink of "sports entertainment"? the opener is just finisher spamming to pop the crowd. i wouldn't be as bothered by this as I am if they didn't do this with two of their best in-ring workers. waste of potential but does its job as an opener. the damian cash in I do really like with drew now in a bitter feud with punk. it actually feels like they seriously dislike each other unlike a lot of these other feuds, relatively fun 6 man tag but we didn't need to bury kross and aop like this. the next two matches I enjoyed somewhat. some good spots and good wrestling as well as a good payoff to the knight/styles feud. bayley vs io is my match of the night. great in ring, great story. as much as I love io, bayley deserved her moment after all this time and I'm very happy that she got that. now... this main event. i was surprised that this match only just went north of 30 mins because it felt so much longer. i mean its not an awful match. but does anyone remember a single spot from this match that wasn't to do with interference or this finish? because I cant. 30 mins and no memorable spots from the two wrestlers, yikes. maybe I there was something and I was just half asleep and didn't notice. and I don't mind run-ins and this match was advertised so we knew run ins were going to happen but... cena? taker? what business did they have in this match other than to pop the casual fans. i mean this is a silly amount of overbooking for what should be the son of a great, revolutionary wrestler beating the final boss and overcoming the odds. not getting saved by two faces of yester year that have nothing to do with the story. maybe this show just wasn't made for me but the fact people are calling this the best wrestlemania ever? this isn't even the best wrestlemania of the last two years. wm39 shits all over this show and people just don't want to admit it because cody lost. mid, disappointing show. ***"

[7.0] "What a main event. As you can see with the match at the top, which blew away everything else on this card, the main event scene in NOAH *should be* based around Kenoh and Kaito at all times: they lost Nakajima, Go is being transitioned into NOAH dad, Marafuji is already there, and Jake Lee just don't got it. Wagner is good, but he still feels like a cool special guest star (he's totally pulled his weight and is over with the fans, but my guess is this time next year, he's somewhere else). Regardless, watch this main event yesterday. Maybe the semi-main, but that's even a stretch. Nothing else matters like the main event."

[8.0] "NXT followed up a great Stand & Deliver PPV with an also-great episode of NXT. We had some damn fine wrestling on the show as a whole, a number of surprise appearances including the apparent return of the Final Testament, a big Tag Team Title change and matches already being set up for Spring Breakin' in two weeks. Very little on this show was lackluster, and all in all this was an episode it was easy to have a blast with."

[7.0] "This was a pretty good show, and was pretty watchable throughout. I felt like it didn't suffer from a lot of pacing problems that are so perverse in American PPVs in 2024. Even if I'm not huge on the inclusion of talent such as Nemeth and Riddle, I still thought the benefits of the show came through completely. Most notably is a pretty invested crowd of 6, 000 -- especially in the Umino-Perry match. MOTN to me was Vaquer-AZM, followed by Umino-Perry. My least favorite match was Takahashi-Ali, followed by the BCWG v. Team Kingston, both of those were pretty poor to me. ZSJ getting a belt that made him one of the most must-see wrestlers of 2023 was really exciting! Moxley winning the IWGP v5, becoming the first American to hold the top title since AJ Styles, was really cool for fans like me. I'm really curious what his run looks like. I suppose it gives a lot of question marks on the health of NJPW domestically if they're pivoting to Moxley to hold their top prize against someone who'd been one of their better money-makers over the last decade. Overall, there's a little something for everyone here, and the show is fairly consistent across the board without hitting anything incredibly great."

[] "Being as charitable as possible here but if I went to a show that ended with Nemeth and Moxley going over New Japan talent I would ask for my money back. NJPW clearly has been in a less than ideal spot lately but having a champion who isn't signed to the company to occasionally defend the belt in lukewarm matches sure doesn't seem like the way to go. Poor Naito and Ishii."

[5.0] "In December 1997, Eric Bischoff had a problem: the nWo had reached its logical storyline conclusion, but he was not keen on laying to rest the goose that laid the golden egg. Coupled with a man for which the concept of losing just didn't work for him, brother, Starrcade 1997 shit the bed in spectacular fashion, making Sting and Bret Hart look like colossal dorks. The following year led to an internecine civil war within the nWo which represented the creative, and ultimately, total decline of WCW as a promotion, as the zombie storyline ran rampant across the product snuffing out new talent and new feuds in their crib. Now, WWE may have avoided their own Starrcade moment last Sunday, but the Obligatory Friday Night Bloodline Segment in which Solo forms what is effectively Bloodline Wolfpac had alarm bells ringing in my head as I watched it back. Coupled with the paucity of wrestling - even by SmackDown standards, not even scraping 30 minutes is disappointing - and its clear that you can take the Terra Ryzing out of WCW, but you can't take the WCW out of Terra Ryzing."

[5.0] "A decent episode of Nitro, though it really had no impact on the product as a whole. We get Roddy Piper three times. We start out with V.K. Wallstreet joining the nWo when Ted DiBiase, his old Money Inc. partner, gives him a contract from ringside. Terrible choice. Rotundo did nothing in the group. The best match was probably Nasty Boys and Faces of Fear, if that tells you anything. Not the best episode, but I've seen worse shows."

[] "[6.0] I was happy to view the backstage footage, as it confirmed my belief: "fragile ego, fragile body, weak mind, weak spirit." I absolutely loved Will Ospreay's promo. So good. Always enjoy watching Penta & Dustin work, but wasn't excited about Lion Hook and an Okada squash match. Best match of the night was Mariah May & Anna Jay, great job ladies."

[7.0] "Really good New Japan show, in front of quite the crowd in Chicago. Ali, Nemeth and Riddle really freshened things up. Jack Perry was a hit. A few decent matches in Vaquer/AZM, the 4-way tag and ZSJ/Riddle plus two really good ones in Naito/Mox and Perry/Umino. I absolutely love that Mox won the title. Great decision and I'm looking forward to him taking on the New Japan musketers/future stars one by one."

[6.0] "Despite not really stellar matches and a disappointing premature finish to the women's bout due to injury, this episode definitely felt less missable than the last due to mostly to some development for the Cassidy/Berretta feud."

[7.0] "I wish I could do my job as casually and impressively as Kevin Owens does giving a promo while walking backstage to the ring. I get the sense that he also doesn't like CM Punk very much. The wrestling was touch-and-go, but the storytelling was great. Cody's opening promo was short and sweet. The new championship picture feels fresh while also continuing to advance individual stories. The Bloodline stuff was jaw-dropping. Solo usurping Heyman (and maybe Roman? ) is long-awaited and satisfying. Tama Tonga has muscles and is intimidating. Very intrigued as to where things go next for Jimmy Uso. It was good to see Cameron Grimes on TV again; now please give him some time to cook. Chelsea Green running into Jade Cargill again was funny, and it was nice to see Piper Niven get some time as well. The LWO stuff wasn't at the forefront, but it seems they're building to the Carlito turn in due time. Good stuff, looking forward to the future."

[] "Ever since Wrestle Kingdom this year, I think its safe to say that New Japan hasnt been at its best. So thank God this was an awesome show. The Chicago crowd was amazing last night and I absolutely love how Mox is an IWGP Champ now and ZSJ got his belt back."

[7.0] "Overall, this was a solid night one for Wrestlemania. More positive matches than negatives. Only two really disappointed me and that was the Usos match and LWO vs LDF. Other than that, I would say this is a successful night one, but it doesn't hold a candle to last year's night one. Still, with Sami vs Gunther and Rhea vs Becky, this one was a double hitter at best."

[8.0] "Great show altogether, the card was really really nice, the crowd was pumped, the matches were all good and I had a shitload of fun while watching this, especially during Jack Perry vs Shota Umino. Not really a fan of Jon Moxley winning the IWGP World Heavyweight Title, it's not the time for NJPW to put their main belt on someone that's going to show up for one or two shows and call it a day. Oh well."

[9.0] "For a promotion seemingly in transition after the loss of Ospreay and Okada, the NJPW Strong shows are definitely pulling their weight and are not content to just sit there and wait until Wrestle Kingdom 19 to put on a show. Whilst I get the amount of guys from the American circuit showing up isn't to everyone's tastes, there is a point in NJPW doing so: to get the next generation of aces (Shooter, Tsuji, Narita, Uemera, etc) ready for the spotlight. And if tonight is any showing, then they're doing very well already."

[7.0] "[3.50/5.00]: Goes to show that even without the star power, the Bloodline saga is the end all be all of SmackDown, Tama Tonga is a nice addition to the faction while giving Jimmy Uso some arc to accomplish within the midst of it all. Besides that, both the #1 Title contenders were good TV-level matches. It may not be the best SmackDown after WrestleMania, but WWE is so hot right now that even the most minuscule of episodes will get great reactions from it - case in point, Bron Breakker even in his squash match. Both RAW and SmackDown were great building block episodes to set up a strong year after, and it accomplished that somewhat. I don't mind the Cody's promo at all either, he made his potential opponents as credible as he is, which is fine, he should stop wearing suits though. So, this show might've had a couple of those quick matches that you'll forget by tomorrow, but overall, SmackDown was solid tonight."

[8.0] "The second night of BOLA 2014 is another strong event with a diverse range of matches. It did take a little while to get going for me (despite everything being at least decent), but once we hit reDRagon vs. Busick/Gulak things started to pick up. Sydal vs. Hero and ZSJ vs. Cole were especially great, with the latter being my choice for MOTN. I'd say this show was a notch above the first night, although my personal favourite match of the weekend so far remains Night One's O'Reilly vs. Gulak."

[8.0] "Maybe the best match in the history of this rebrand or relaunch or whatever it is of Xplosion. These three gelled so well, and in what might surprise infrequent TNA viewers, I think Ace Austin looked the best of the three (though not by much)."

[10.0] "This was peak WWE. The whole opening segment was very well done. Crazy entrances, hot match, Punk on commentary, magnificent post-match. In the middle we got some damn good wrestling that got better and better with each match that passed - from the awkward silly fun of the Philadelphia Street Fight to the unexpectedly good wrestling of Styles/Knight to the great work in the triple threat and the women's title match. It was all capped off by the WWE main event to end all main events. The entrances were so good my jaw was on the floor. Everything about the actual match was perfect (with the small exception of Undertaker appearing instead of Stone Cold - but honestly, if Austin wasn't doing it, Taker was the only other option). Spectacular rendition of "God Bless America" to start the show too!"

[7.0] "Some really good matches but felt a bit underwhelming given the high expectations going into it. Jey vs. Jimmy Uso was doomed to fail; Becky Lynch went into her match with Rhea Ripley with a fever, and Sami Zayn vs. Gunther could've been better, had people not wanted Chad Gable to be in Zayn's spot so badly."

[8.0] "Stand & Deliver is always consistent in delivering the best of NXT. The only problem this time around was that the NXT North American Championship match was almost too good that everything seemed to pale in comparison. Especially Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes."

[8.0] "The first time that Night 2 of WrestleMania trumped Night 1 in terms of quality, and thank goodness that's the case. This night had quite a couple of surprises: Damian Priest cashing in on Drew McIntyre, Bayley winning over IYO SKY, and Cody Rhodes FINALLY finishing the story. A great night of action, and a great way to end the beginning of a new era."

[7.0] "A fun show but felt somewhat underwhelming given how all the matches transpired. Why did Cody & Jey win the tag titles off Judgment Day if they were going to drop them the following week?"

[6.0] "A couple of solid matches that felt more like filler rather than anything shocking or brilliant. The return of Kairi Sane didn't hit as well as I thought."

[9.0] "A good show elevated by the three big returns. CM Punk's return is and will continue to be talked about in the vein of surprise returns. A surreal moment, but one that wasn't out of the realm of possibility. Good to see Orton & R-Truth back too."

[6.0] "NJPW Windy City Riot 2024 - The Buy In was a decent buy in not a bad watch or boring didnt feel like a waste of time"

[3.0] "Not a very good Pay-Per View. Nothing notable, nothing really exciting. It was a thing, and I struggled getting through it. I really didn't remember it even though I watched it when it first happened, and after rewatching, I fully understand why. A couple solid matches, but otherwise nothing."

[6.0] "A decent pre-show match up, felt like it was just beginning to reach some rhythm when it ended. Really, this one felt like a showcase of Alex Windsor to the audience to set up other things later on. Good showing from Viva Van and Shirakawa, and Trish Adora still got a good shine later in the match"

[3.0] "I wanted to give the "BEST (modern) WRESTLEMANIA EVER" a go, but this show started terribly, had an incredibly mediocre middle period, and then finished poorly. Rollins vs Drew was overkill trash, even by WWE standards. About 80% of this was just finishers and kick-outs, with basically every finisher completely recovered from in 10-20 seconds. They tried to have a story of Rollins' injured leg, but it was so totally inconsequential to the actual match story because they were so completely obsessed with finisher spam. At least they both executed all these moves okay enough, but that couldn't make up for how hilariously excessive this was. It was basically just a garbage indy bombfest. *3/4. Punk's post-match beatdown on Drew was kind of awkward, and then Priest's cash-in win was lame, just like every single MITB cash-in, because they completely devalue what wrestling actually is by removing the concept of championship *matches*. The 6-man Philadelphia street fight was pretty weak but with some okay moments. It started with some incredibly bland kendo-stick spam but did move to some more interesting work as AOP and Lashley had some brief power displays, and Ford had some nice high spots. B-Bad and Scarlett were pretty awkward, sadly. The entire segment with Bubba self-indulgently getting involved and everyone then doing Dudley Boyz tributes was really lame. It also made zero sense how AOP were completely sidelined after taking a simple aerial attack from Ford (and not even an especially impressive one). **1/4. AJ vs Knight was decent. AJ carried this with his all-around strong efforts, while Knight had some okay efforts but was mediocre or even poor in most other areas. Both guys were energetic, but AJ channeled his energy towards some really impressive bumping and really slick offence, whereas Knight never did anything interesting with any of his own energy, instead just being basic and competent at best. I enjoyed AJ's aggressive and varied leg-targeting, but Knight would always soon drop his leg-selling as soon as his comebacks began, even after AJ would return to his targeting. The finish felt pretty anti-climactic, even if it was a fitting callback to what kick-started their feud. **3/4. Logan vs Orton vs Owens was another decent match. Before I start: obligatory "3-ways suck because of the 1 million completely predictable tropes" comment. Owens and Orton were entertaining as the beatdown Logan. Logan's heel-getting-comeuppance selling was mostly good, as was Orton's cheekily egotistical character work when soon betraying Owens. Logan was impressive athletic although he's still a slight bit rough at times, while Orton and Owens never did anything great but were definitely very solid all-around. Surprisingly, the multi-man spots/sequences were mostly set-up well, since usually everyone was realistically already in position for whatever spot/sequence was up next. The match collapsed towards the end with the overbooking of the brass-knuckles shots, IShowSpeed's embarrassing interference segment, the finishers, the teases finishers, and the near falls. At least all the spots and sequences (excl. IShowSpeed's stuff) were executed decently in isolation. **3/4. Iyo vs Bayley was alright and the clear MOTN. It was total Ito-carry job, given Iyo was all around flashy, smooth, and athletic, plus she had convincing aggression to go along with it. Bayley, meanwhile, looked pretty broken-down, lacking speed and intensity, plus generally moving around really awkwardly. Her leg injury actually looked to be real, given she was 'selling' it perfectly yet Iyo never targeted it that much. Whether intentional or not, that was really the one impressive thing Bayley did all match. They had some definite generic 'epic match' stuff towards the end, but Iyo's efforts made them still somewhat worthwhile. Bayley looked so shot that her win wasn't remotely convincing. ***. Roman vs Cody was exactly what it needed to be, which is exactly the sort of overcooked 'spectacle' that doesn't at all appeal to me. The booking was weak, given it was completely obvious Cody was winning, hence there were 0 real stakes. The 1st half was actually okay, with some actual, decent wrestling exchanges and a solidly story of Roman's dominance and Cody's massive uphill struggle. None of this, nor Cody's resulting comeback, were anything special but at least acceptable. And then came the mindlessly spammed signature moves, finishers, and near falls. None of it mattered, since we were all just waiting for all the beyond-telegraphed run-ins anyways, and BOY were those run-ins obnoxious once they finally came, completely killing this 'wrestling' match dead. Ultimately, Cody didn't actually overcome Roman and The Bloodline himself, given all the massive assistance he got, and he therefore wasn't even the actual star of the match despite this intending to be be him "finishing the story". **1/4. Of the 3 world-title matches here, 2 were bad and 1 was merely alright. Cody and Roman's story has never meant anything to be and its conclusion likewise failed to work to any extent, either in terms of in-ring work or storytelling, and when this was the sole match/story this entire 2 days of Wrestlemania was built around, I can therefore only consider this a really weak show. At the very least I totally understand why this appealed to WWE's diehards, and I'm morbidly interested in how WWE builds from here now that Cody-vs-Roman is (surely? ) done."

[6.0] "It was dragging a bit at first with it being overall a mixbag, but once the Last Man Standing Match happened you couldn't get your eyes off the screen. There were some alright bouts up to this point though, but nothing incredible. The opener was fun and Venis vs Rikishi was interesting, but it also had Taz vs Snow for some reason, The Acolytes vs Edge & Christian sucked, Taker vs Angle was a weird booking decision and in the European Title match Eddie looked like he didn't care even about the basics. But like I said, then Jericho vs Triple H took place which was absolutely phenomenal. It made Chris a star and at the same time was a fantastic, brutal grudge match that wasn't overbooked or over rehearsed, just a believable fight between two people that hated each other. And then the main event had a hard task of following it up, but they did a great job with that. The fans weren't worn out at all and were loud throughout the whole thing, plus the false finish really worked. I'm glad that they increased the quality of the show after a horrendous King of the Ring."

[5.0] "On the whole, I thought that Stand & Deliver was a pretty mediocre show. Only two of the six matches hit the *** mark in my book and a couple of bouts really annoyed me with their insistence on melodrama and 'storytelling'. The opener was probably the best match and if they'd hit all the big spots, would have been close to notebook level."

[3.0] "This weeks episode of level up wasnt very good and pretty boring this show can probably just be skipped as per usual probably watch the tag match even then I wouldnt recommend it pretty bad episode"

[5.0] "The obligate wishy-washy promo from Cody, at least he kept his mouth short. Jubilation, jubilation, we got another BL member. If you were happy and thought we got rid of Roman all your dreams just got smashed as of now it is pretty clear that this faction will haunt us for life. The overall match quality of the show wasn't great and the call ups from nxt didn't feel important. Bron Breakker seems to be a complete dum dum and I am not interrested in his character at all. Paul Heyman should consider him lucky to be introduced to the HOF for his past as the stuff he is involved in today is just an insult of intelligence. Nonetheless I am looking forward to RAW seeing Sheamus back and hopefully getting the right intercontinental champion."

[6.0] "After a while, there is a show I can't say any real bad things about (aside from Naomi and the way she was made a number 1 contender. Really lame). It doesn't mean it had its lows, as those were more about uninteresting parts than awful (Jade squashing Chelsea Green once again, the first Triple Threat, Cody Rhodes promo. It was ok, but it was more relaxed and average and it was more centered about announcing the contender's matches). The best parts of the show were the Main Event, that despite its short time, all three men delivered a pretty good match full of dynamism; and Solo Sikoa's character turn with the debut of another Bullet Club OG in Tama Tonga. The whole segment caught me off guard, and not only that, it finally gave Solo Sikoa some purpose, some intrigue, some true badassery. It truly made Roman Reigns loss mean something to The Bloodline and now with Solo betraying Jimmy it opens a door to unknown territories and when I thought the whole Bloodline story was already stale and done, they once again managed to bring it back to life. For the first time I'm interested in Solo Sikoa, I'm interested in seeing what Tama Tonga brings to The Bloodline in a whole different thing that what he did in NJPW, how Paul E. fits in all of this (maginificent acting btw), and, if the rumors are true, how Jacob Fatu arriving to WWE is going to drive people crazy when they see him wrestle. A more relaxed show to calm things after Mania before starting the heavy build-up towards Backlash."

[5.0] "It's a perfectly acceptable pre-show, but nothing to write home about. Very short too, basically just enough time to figure out how to order the PPV ;)"

[] "Good show, not exceptional, but relatively well. Disappointed with the women's match but otherwise the other 3 matches are well watched"

[8.0] "Following this show, I think Smackdown is slowly becoming Smackdown again, instead of Raw in blue. The pacing was great and it didn't feel tiring to watch the show. Cody's opening promo was nothing new, but I don't think it needed more. There were little show-off matches for Bron Breakker and the more or less official tag team formation of Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill. There was a rather underwhelming #1 contender match for the women's title. And to determine the competitors of the #1 contender match for the Undisputed WWE championship, there were two triple threat matches. While the choice of competitors doesn't make 100% sense to me, I love that the opportunities are valued and not given. The main-event triple threat was my favorite match of this show. The highlight was definitely the debut of Tama Tonga (despite the underwhelming reaction) and how quickly they introduced the next chapter of the Bloodline."

[6.0] "Normal Buy In with an average match and a good one. The first was your usual showcase for Indy american wrestlers and the other one was a really solid tag team match that even featured Mina Shirakawa which was a bit of a waste in my personal opinion. ***"

[8.0] "The Bloodline stuff was the highlight here, with Tama Tonga being added in a good moment. Other than that, they set up a #1 contenders match to get us the Backlash main event and gave us Bayleys first challenger. Throw in squashes for Bron Breakker and Jade Cargill and this was a fun show which also played off what we saw at Wrestlemania."

[8.0] "I were trying to be objective, I would probably rate this show a 6, as it's mostly just composed of solid little wrestling matches. The vibes these shows have though are just so good. The New Age Chronicle shows might my favorite thing in wrestling in 2024. Fun, lively shows with a very hopefully, punk-rock aesthetic. The main event featuring the junior and triple crown champs is a bit odd on a show like this, but that doesn't make the match less awesome. Super fun show, very worth the watch. Also, I wish there were more companies that would put up shows with no commentary. Mike the ring and let us at home feel like we are at the show, not watching a TV show about the show."

[4.0] "I fucking love AEW. I am an avid supporter of this company and we NEED this company to thrive because the fate of professional wrestling depends on it. With that being said, it was unnecessary to show this footage. Ospreay was definitely entitled to respond to things that have been said about him (subliminally) but it wasnt the time for him to address this. So much has been said about the footage and the aftermath of this episode, so Im going to skip that and just keep it real on here. Tony Khan needs to move on from this bullshit. AEW has become home to some amazing talent, living legends and spectacular PPVs that have been considered as some of the greatest in the history of pro wrestling. Its time to heal. Punk is thriving, hes moved on. Let him talk his shit; thats what he does. Its time to focus on the positives AEW has to offer. Samoa Joe, Swerve, MJF, Ospreay, Danielson, Okada, Kingston. The list goes on. Fuck it, the world saw what went down between Perry and Punk. It is what it is. Competition is healthy but we cant have a repeat of WCW. All the tribalism doesnt help the situation. Like I said, we need AEW to succeed for the sake of the business we all love. Theres so many amazing wrestlers in the world and theres space for multiple companies to shine. I hope that everybody just moves past this shit and focus on the future of wrestling, which is looking insanely bright. All this bullshit overshadows things like the amazing match Copeland and Penta had, and this intense build up between Joe and Swerve. Dynasty is just around the corner and the card is already shaping up to look like a all timer. Lets focus on that. Its time to move on."

[10.0] "As a whole, it indeed was the biggest Wrestlemania of all time and its safe to say that no one can create a spectacle filled with emotions quite like the WWE. Night 1 was decent, very entertaining and had some great Wrestlemania moments sprinkled throughout but Night 2 easily takes the crown for best night. From top to bottom Night 2 was one of the best WWE PLEs Ive ever seen, and each match did exactly what was needed to build us up for the massive main event. Drew McIntyres obsession with CM Punk proved to be a detriment, with a fed up Punk attacking Drew, which gave Priest an opening to cash his MITB briefcase that has been in his possession for far too long. Great to see Drew finally have his moment in front of the fans, tweeting during the match and having a slugfest with Seth that kept me at the edge of my seat. I think Priest will make a fine champion and with the right feuds/matches, could call for a great reign. Bobby & the Profits vs. Kross & AOP was pretty good, dont let the ratings fool you. It was fun and kept the crowd hot. Snoop on commentary took this match to a upper echelon. Shit was pure comedy. AJ and LA knight had a pretty great match. In my honest opinion this was one of LAs best matches in the main roster for sure and Im all in on a heel AJ Styles. If this match had a stipulation Im sure it wouldve been even better due to the pure hatred displayed in the build up. The triple threat match slapped and all 3 guys put in some awesome performances. Logan Paul sneaks away with the W and has yet again another solid showing. As a person, Logan is a piece of shit. As a wrestler, this man was built to do this. Hes been able to hang with the best of the best and this match was no different. Although the buildup was a bit shakey at times, Bayley and Iyo tore the house down and in my personal opinion was the better match compared to Rhea vs. Becky. Bayley has been a unsung hero ever since she came back to form Damage CTRL, and it was great to see her finally get rewarded for her hard work. Iyos reign couldve been better but her talent and skill is undeniable. This will not be the last time we see her win a title. With that being said, lets shift our focus to the main event. Roman vs. Cody II felt like a love letter to wrestling, a passing of the torch to the new generation. Pure, raw emotion. Everything on the line, under Bloodline Rules. It took us a whole year to get here, a moment almost snatched away from us. The fans rallied and demanded that Cody be the one to have this moment. We can sit here and talk about the run ins, the Usos, Solo, Cena, The Rock, The fucking Undertaker. But enough has been said. One of the greatest Wrestlemania moments Ive ever witnessed. God I fucking love Professional Wrestling. When Cody won, my eyes welled up with tears of joy. I thought about Dusty, the sight of Mama Rhodes holding the belt. It was pure bliss and it felt so good to see Cody finish his story. I thought about Romans colossal 3 year run as the tribal chief, holding the company down and creating a stable that took the wrestling world by storm just like DX and nWo. I thought about the future of the business and how the art of wrestling almost died. But like the Phoenix, it rose from the ashes. If it wasnt for Cody betting on himself, leaving WWE and showing the world that other wrestling companies could exist and thrive and Roman putting the WWE on his back and keeping them afloat during uncertain times, we wouldnt be in this Renaissance era in pro wrestling. Wrestlemania XL will always go down as the biggest Mania to ever go down and the night that Cody finally finished the story. 10/10"

[10.0] "This is a really fun NJPW show that I could watch again. I was as invested in the matches as the audience was. Especially the Jack Perry vs Shota Umino match, which ignited the spirit of the roaring crowd, marking a success for NJPW. It's not just the matches that bring the burning spirit alive, but also the people involved. The pre-show matches showcased the talent made by NJPW, and we can expect to see them achieve great things in the future. The opener was great and enjoyable. I can't wait to see more of Stephanie and her STRONG title defense. The 4-way STRONG openweight tag titles match was awesome and really fun. Shota vs Jack fired up the crowd, with Jr. Heavyweight stars also delivering stellar performances. BULLET CLUB finally showed its dominance, and I hope to see more beastly moves from them in the future. ZACK SABRE Jr. becoming the 2-time TV champion was a highlight for me! His presence elevated the match. The Most Wanted Man defeated The Most Feared Wrestler in New Japan, and the main event was a banging showcase of Jon Moxley's deadly nature, catching Naito off guard. Overall, the show was perfect to me, and I loved it."

[9.0] "This is what NJPW needs. Good cards that happen after WK and before the G1. Which is to say they need to heat up guys and let them showcase it on good cards. MOX IS ACE OF THE FN' WORLD BABY! Honestly an amazing ending with arguably the least interesting of the 3 musketeers setting himself up as the next challenger. I love Ishii so much, he continues to prove he can have good matches with anyone. ZSJ getting his belt back ruled. The chaotic energy of Gabe and Kingston was fun. AZM is someone I'll never complain to watch wrestle. I missed the opening match but probably not going out of my way to watch it. TMDK winning was the right choice. Then we have Shooter and the Scapegoat. Holy hell this match was elevated by that Chicago crowd. With all the discourse that came from Wednesday the composure from Jack Perry was amazing to see. The cry me a river jacket being reveled after dropping the Chicago flag was amazing. Awesome card and a statement show for NJPW."

[9.0] "This was genuinely, front-to-back a great show. In fact, I think this is the best overall, top-to-bottom New Japan Strong in history. While there arent any match of the year candidates on this card I can conceivably make the argument that their were 5 legitimately great matches on this show (AZM/Vaquer, Perry/Umino, Ali/Takahashi, Nemeth/Ishii, and Naito/Moxley which was MOTN). The atmosphere and crowd were great all night, and there was only one below average match on the show (Narita/Suzuki). The rest of the card was solid-to great. NJPW has been hit of miss this year, but Windy City Riot was a major HIT."

[9.0] "Great card top to bottom. 3 significant title changes with TMDK and Zack Sabre Jr. winning gold as well as Jon Moxley winning the IWGP World title. He does so in the same building he won his first AEW World title. Big match feel and certainly a very significant shift for New Japan. Not a bad match on the show. Nothing crazy epic, but really good stuff. Surprises were good with the rest of War Dogs and Kenta coming out. Eddie Kingston brought in Homicide. Nic Nemeth probably had his best match against Ishii. Hiromu and Ali got going and entertained. Jack Perry had a memorable reaction."

[7.0] "Satisfactory matches all around. As mentioned, I need new direction for the Pride and Legado Del Fantasma. I need something that shows me they are legitimate threats. Something other than just constant interference after constant interference. Tiffany Stratton and Jade Cargill come off as stars and the future of their respective divisions. Jade alone makes me excited for her vs Belair and her vs Flair. Chelsea Green is so good at what she does, its criminal how underrated she is. One of the best things about the Triple H era is how heels arent all afraid. Heels want to fight. Heels want the opportunities. Heels want championships. None of this Ill fight you. But not tonight bullshit of Vinces era. Lastly the Bloodline takes a sharp turn. The power vacuum of the Rock and Reigns absence gets filled by Solo, Tama Tonga, and assuming a debuting Jacob Fatu. The Wiseman becomes a reluctant one. One that will ultimately lead to a choice in the future."

[8.0] "Everything in this show was very solid overall. Codys promo to kick off the show was good as he addressed the rock from monday and talked about his opponents he could be facing. The first triple threat between Bobby Santos and LA Knight was great as maybe we could see a Legado vs Bobby and Street Profits fued. Solo turning on jimmy and bringing on Tama Tonga was amazing and this new bloodline story is gonna cook. It seems solo is trying to take over the bloodline now as he wont let heyman call roman reigns. Exicted to see where this goes. Bron Breakker once again looked great and not much to say about him tonight as we already know he has a huge future ahead of him. Naomi and Tiffany had a decent match and im excited to see naomi vs bayley next week. The Tag Team of bianca and jade should be amazing and hopefully it leads to a fued between the two. The main event of styles owens and rey was match of the night by far and all three men absolutely delivered. Really glad aj styles won and im exicted to see aj vs la knignt 2 as they had a solid match at mania 40. i do think aj should win tho as cody vs aj has been a match fans have wanted for a couple years now and it would be a great first fued for cody. overall, a great smackdown after wrestlemania."

[6.0] "This weekly edition of Friday Night SmackDown was just okay even with the big moments that happened this show was overall just disappointing. We opened with Cody Rhodes who went on to have a generic babyface promo and then we got the first Triple Threat match on this show which was filled with shenanigans and was disappointing overall. We then transitioned to the Bloodline coming out and what a SEGMENT this was, Highlight of the night as Jimmy Uso was murdered by Solo Sikoa & the debuting Tama Tonga. Bron Breakker vs. Cameron Grimes was up next and they gave him a new theme song and it SUCKS and Grimes was jobbed. Then we had Naomi vs. Tiffany Stratton which was BORRINNGG and I couldn't care about it also Bayley had a generic babyface promo #2. Then we got Bianca and Jade squashing Niven & Green and the main event was MOTN right here with Styles moving on. Overall an okay show that left more to be desired. [***1/4]"

[6.0] "Average episode of Saturday Night's Main Event. The matches were ok, but the angles moved along nicely as well. Red Rooster fired Bobby Heenan, Hulk Hogan and Randya Savage continued to drift apart, Beefcake cut Ron Bass's hair. Koko and Mr. Perfect could have had a legit great match given more time. Enjoyable."

[6.0] "Short but fine episode of NWA World Championship Wrestling. Ron Garvin has the best showing, Wilbur wasn't the best tag partner but oh well. Arn murderizing his guy in 30 seconds was glorious. Great promos as always, top tier work from the usual suspects."

[7.0] "I was expecting more from this Monday Night RAW to be honest but...It ended up being another basic Monday Night RAW with the good and the bad and it's not surprising at all to be honest. The opening segment was good and emotional with Cody Rhodes & then The Rock came out and it set up a future match down the line. Nakamura came out and Ilja Dragunov made his debut on a main roster, I WAS EXPECTING A BANGERRRR but...it was 4 minutes and nothing was achieved. Then we had a JD segment that turned into a match with Awesome Truth & JOHNNN CENAAA! Then we got Indi vs. Roxxane which I didn't care about. Then we got Zayn/Gable vs. Imperium which was good and then Chelsea vs. Jade which was a quick squash and then the main event stole the fucking show. Great stuff. [***1/2]"

[] "[5.0] Nothing stands out but nothing is truly awful. The consistent issue with this version of ROH is the champions aren't featured in some way every week. This is ROH Dark. They should be focusing on the rivalries and storylines and not random matches."

[3.0] "The kissing contest is very difficult to watch and it goes on forever, I had to take a break midway through the episode because of that. First match had its moments, like when Harris caught Kaval on a dive or Kaval countering a slingshot to the corner into a stomp. McGillicutty and Cannon's "confrontation" backstage was cringe but Miz and Kofi were able to salvage the segment a bit. Alex Riley vs Percy Watson wasn't too bad either, but the finish came pretty abruptly. A bit of a disappointing end to McGillicutty's undefeated streak, it felt like they could've given that a bit more weight. The work overall wasn't awful but the opening segment is just unbearable."

[8.0] "First ever live edition of iMPACT, which all in all turned out to be very solid. All of the matches were great, they served their purposes and it was a great buildup for Lockdown. Also infamous due to a particular member of the Impact Zone: Dereck Graham-Couch (WWE's Highlander Robbie) trying miserably to hide his face from embarrassment. Which resulted in him losing his WrestleMania paycheck and being fired later in the year. While this episode worked out very well, Dereck's career... not so much."

[7.0] "If we're talking combined night 1 and 2 this is the best mania ever but this show was honestly carried by Drew vs Seth the Triple threat and Cody vs Roman but they did real good heavy lifting for this otherwise mid show so that's why I'm giving this a 7."

[6.0] "The good matches were amazing but the bad matches stunk up the building like the super kick fest that was Jey and Jimmy or the just mid Andrade and rey vs Dom and Santos or the jade match but other then that the good matches were some of the best matches of all time like the ladder or the Sami match or the main event tag match so great job to all the workers on the card."

[6.0] "this show was actually pretty good fun opening match and the hardcore title match was a lot a fun watch this show was pretty good the wcw title match was alright and the NBT and Nash turn was good"

[0.0] "A lot of people saw this because they wanted to see the train wreck that was the releasing of the all in london backstage footage. It wasn't the trainwreck I thought it was but it was still a dumb idea. It distracted from the story. The Bucks tried to use it as part of their story with FTR and possibly for Jungle Boy's return but failed. AEW should focus on themselves and not on something that happened 6 months ago with a guy that's not in the company since. What people don't talk about enough is how bad the Will Ospreay promo was. I respect(ed) Ospreay as a wrestler. He used his airtime on Dynamite to respond to something Triple H said. Yes yes, Triple H did the same but we teach small children that "two wrongs don't make a right". Will Ospreay used his promo time for something that's outside the company about someone they can never do business with. This interchange can never lead to a match or even an angle. I had no idea what he was even talking about and I had to look it up. So all he did was move my eyes away from the AEW product and onto the WWE product and both company's are already doing that well enough (AEW is running people of and WWE is hot, that is). Will Ospreay should be suspended for this without pay for some time and warned that one more misstep and he's fired. That's how bad this is. Off course he's not going to be punished in any way shape or form. There's another example of AEW not focusing on themselves in this same episode and it's the main event. They booked a son of Dusty Rhodes against a Samoan named Joe for the world title. Again, mirroring WWE and making themselves look like the cheapest parody of WWE they can possibly be. I don't remember the last time I saw so many bad ideas on one show. I'm not even sure I ever saw it. Some have compared this to the fingerpoke of doom. But the fingerpoke at least TRIED to do something for the company. It tried to put heat on Hogan and Nash. It didn't blatantly copy or otherwise imply the other company. This episode actively told everyone watching it: hey look at that other bigger, more successful company... and that's all they told us. This is so much worse than the fingerpoke of doom."

[3.0] "this weeks smackdown was the go home show for judgement day and it wasnt very good very skippable ep."

[5.0] "jamie Knoble absolutely swung that chair and try kill the Dragons not a bad nitro not the worst I have seen"

[] "This night alone makes Wrestlemania XL one of the better Mania's in recent memory. Drew and Seth put on an intense and unpredictable showdown. Punk on commentary is always a treat. Priest cashing in added that shocking Wrestlemania moment. Also, great to see Drew finally win the big one in front of a live crowd. The street fight was okay and a fun little pick me up match. Also, Snoop on commentary was hilarious. Knight and Styles could have done so much more, but it was fine for what it was. The triple threat was phenomenal and match of the night to that point. Logan Paul continues his streak of phenomenal PLE matches. Bailey and Sky pleasantly surprised me and was better than it had any right to be. This match surpassed Ripley and Lynch for best women's match of the weekend, and one of the best of the year thus far for WWE. Not enough can be said to do justice for Cody vs. Roman. This match had EVERYTHING. One of the best Wrestlemania main events of all time and that is not an exaggeration. It is a match I will go back and watch again and again for years to come. Well done HHH and WWE. A truly historic and memorable show."

[7.0] "Good match, I like when highflyers show their skills to fly on the ring, I think Axiom should've win it, but it was fine, I like when WWE presents new championships, and this speed championship and the new NXT Women's North American Championship, look really good for me so that's why I give this a 7/10"