[8.0] "Cobb vs Dijak was a super-heavyweight clash, which I love, with two of my favorites going at it hard for a really quick hype opener, even if it was just a greatest-hits sort of match (***1/4). Riddle vs Speedball was a very smooth, exciting, and skillful match that got really hype over time, and the final moments were fantastic, especially that beautiful transition into the Bromission (***3/4). Ilja & Thatcher had a wonderfully hard-hitting bout that told a good story and had very strong psychology, with Dragunov's hard head being able to withstand the trademark headbutts of Thatcher, allowing him to reverse it into his own at first, and then tank it to hit his finish to end the match (***3/4). WALTER vs Al-Ani was a methodical destruction by WALTER against a tough opponent; never does it feel like Al-Ani has a significant upper hand despite his constant attempts, WALTER's degree of control over the match is immaculate (***1/2). Cody crowd-surfing shows just how over the guy is. Bad Bones jumping Cody got the match HOT from the bell, and the way they structured it was masterful; it felt very much like a WWE match with the ref bump, water spit, and big kickouts, but they did it so well with the pacing and getting the crowd behind Cody with everything he did that the crowd went crazy; loved this (****1/4). I'm sure wrestling Kanemoto was cool for Kaspin, but the match was just okay (**1/2). The Shotgun title match brought some levity, that's all (**3/4). Dunn vs Avalanche was actually a really cool little bout with great power moves and strikes (***1/4). The main event was a solid back-and-forth high stakes match, worked well enough and clean in the end after the interference was gotten out of the way; Dieter the professional heel vs Jurn the blowhard face was a good dynamic (***1/2). Not as strong as the first show, but very good. I wish Dijak/Cobb and Dunn/Avalanche had gotten more time, both could've been great."

[4.0] "Part of my pleasure in watching these events is that it affords me the privilege of looking at WXW's shows since last year's '16 Karat. ' I deplore spoilers of any kind, and as such, I don't look at results of events unless I've seen it, or plan on never watching it. Looking through WXW's year, and assisted by a very good video package pre-Main event, I see evidence of quality booking. A longtime heel champion loses the belt, but is not pinned, and is undeniably the #1 contender, particularly after winning such a match. A new heel has emerged and, one would think, would gain a victory over this former champion as to soldify his reign. To me, that is logical booking. Tonight's results threw a wrench in those plans. Why was the decision made? Perhaps WXW's sins of the past, pushing Axel D too strong as a face before he was ready, left a lasting sour residue on many WXW fans. Axel does receive the melodious Cena-inspired "Axel Dieter Sucks, " but I thought as a heel, w/ Walter and Thatcher by his side, his reign as champion could have been longer than three months, and should not have gone back to the same dude who first won "the big belt" (said like Sami C. in AAW) at last year's 16 Karat. Anyway, I thought this show was noticeably weaker than Night 1. Perhaps that feeling emenated from the crowd who were, overall, much more muted. Though I'm sure all the guys worked hard, none of the matches floated my boat. I probably enjoyed the opening two contests more than anything else on the card, but they were both 7 minute sprints. Bless Ilya, but he's the dude who gets the duke from effort... like the subpar, but well-liked, athlete in school who is put the star as a feel-good moment. As a match, Marius/Walter lacked charisma. The KK/Avalanche bouts were profile contests. Starr/ACH are guys whose personas try so hard to be over that attempts at light-hearted comedy lack the grace/buoyancy necessary for a comedy match. 4. 25 - tonight did not ring my bell."

[2.0] "Well, this sure was a lot weaker than Night 1. Dijak/Cobb was an OK opener, quite action packed (**), Riddle/Speedball was pretty good - would've been better had Riddle dominated more of it (**3/4), Dragunov/Thatcher was really awesome, best match on the show in my eyes (***1/2), Marius/WALTER was meh (*), Cody/Klinger was awesome, Klinger with another strong performance much like in the match vs. Paul London the night before (***1/4), Kaspin/Kanemoto was very forgettable (*), I actually thought that the comedy stuff in the beginning of Starr/ACH/Andy/London was pretty fun, but when they started the "actual" match, it wasn't any interesting (*), Dunn/Avalanche was yet another forgettable bout (*) - the main event was interesting, as someone who doesn't follow wXw regularly, I couldn't make out who was the heel & who was the babyface - both came off as heels in the video package, but I guess Jurn was more of the babyface in the match. The match wasn't any interesting though, really missed some intensity, and the transitions between the segments there didn't come off well (*). Really good match in Thatcher/Dragunov, good one in Cody/Klinger & a pretty good one in Riddle/Speedball - but other than those, everything was VERY forgettable."