[7.0] "Dull and quick ending to the Scramble match. Predictable result in the Lightning match. But the show picked up after that with Mistico, Bishop Dyer, Kojima and Shotzi all putting in good performances. Wish I had have gone to this double taping in New York!"

[4.0] "Nothing offensive, but a lot of this came off as a bit of a filler show on the MLW schedule. Shotzi Blackheart, who at the time of this taping was having only her fourth match since returning to the indies, had the best match of the event against Ava Everett. Mistico vs Kwan in the main event was solid, but a bit too short to have a chance to hit its full potential. Kojima vs Fish was was a solid midcard match between veterans who knew that at that spot on the card, they just needed to put on a decent showing and not try to steal the show (the current condition of Kojima was also likely a factor in holding it back. If this was still the Paul London of the 2000s or early 2010s, he could've had a hell of a high-flying bout against Neon; as it is, London's current slowed-down style - which certainly works for a veteran - wasn't quite the right match for the style of a young aerialist like Neon. The multiple-segment brawl between Dijak and Krule was also pretty entertaining. Nothing spectacular or even memorable, but a decent enough watch while it lasts."

[6.0] "A fine showing from MLW here with a couple of good matches and the rest were meh to okay at best, I wished the World Heavyweight Title match did happen but what we got with the brawl with Dijak and Krugger was actually interesting to watch. Mads Krule Krugger vs Ariel Dominguez vs CW Anderson vs Matthew Justice vs Mr. Thomas vs Okumura: A rushed scramble match to open the show, the main highlight was the double powerbomb from the corner, Krugger winning was not surprising as he is gearing up for a world title match at some point and they want to give him some momentum and look dominant [**]. Neon vs Paul London: This Lightning Match was better than I thought it was going to be, they had some solid sequences and London did well against the up and comer Neon, the time limit draw outcome was not surprising to see [***1/4]. Bishop Dyer vs Anthony Greene: Dyer had control most of the match which was okay to see but Greene did try and gain momentum but ended up losing due to taking his time at the end [**3/4]. Satoshi Kojima vs Bobby Fish: Two veterans going at it for nearly 9 minutes, in what was a fine Opera Cup tournament match, Kojima winning was good to see [***]. Shotzi vs Ava Everett: A fine women's match on the card, Shotzi winning was kind of obvious, Ava was fine [**1/2]. Mistico vs Ikuro Kwon: Needed more time to really get going but what they were able to do within the time they had was decent to be honest, Mistico winning was the right call here [**3/4]"

[5.0] "It's fine. I'd give it a 6, maybe even round a 6.5 to 7 but it's hurt massively by the fact the advertised main event does not happen. Despite them teasing it repeatedly, which is groan-inducing. If I knew going in there's no main event or they put something else on, it would have been different. IDK if Riddle wasn't medically cleared or what happened. But they didn't deliver on their billed main event of Riddle/Dijack and didn't replace it with anything which kind of sucks, ngl. Nothing else is main event tier, but it's not bad. The backstage fight sequences were amusing, but not amusing enough to make up for a lack of a main event. Best match is the Bishop Dyer/Greene match IMO which is p solid. Most of the matches are pretty middle of the road. Nothing even vaguely bad. Nothing that stands out. None of the matches go over 10m so not really time to. I liked the scramble match and where it was going but then it was over lol. Mistico match was fine. Kojima/Fish was fine."

[7.0] "Solid card here again by MLW. The Opera Cup matches were good, and Shotzi vs Ava Everett delivered. Bummer on the World Title match not happening, but assuming they are setting up a triple threat there assuming Mads Krugger isn't dead."

[8.0] "Not a great show but it was good enough, continuing the upward trend in quality for MLW in 2025. Still some silly booking but the matches tend to be "solid" to "good" even with their roster average age being 150."

[5.0] "A middle-of-the-road show, hurt by the fact that there was a world title match promised beforehand and promoted on Blood & Thunder itself right up to the ring introductions, only to not be delivered as Matt Riddle was "taken out by Mads Krule Krugger"/probably not medically cleared due to a legitimate injury. The crowd was not happy about the match getting scratched last minute, justifiably so. Shotzi Blackheart vs Ava Everett was pretty good, Ikuro Kwan vs Mistico was all right, everything else was skippable."