[6.0] "***.25 This was solid but I wish it was given more time & I wish Dominik would bring back some of his old moves, maybe when he's officially a babyface"
[5.0] "We saw this on raw twice previously and this is somehow the worst encounter. El Grande Americano costing him was so frustrating because it felt like this was getting into high gear."
[5.0] "It's a fine match, no real crazy story and is just a TV match given PPV time. It's passable and does it's job well as a breather match between two incredible athletes."
[4.0] "In itself, at the ring level, it wasn't that bad. He had *good* spots, Penta is very good in the ring, and Dominik accompanied him quite well. However, the ending isn't like a PPV fight. They could have done this fight on Raw and no one would have complained. It's always the same ending with Dominik. What they achieve with that is that he looks like a weak champion with no credibility to beat anyone. And out of nowhere, he beats Penta, who was coming on quite strong. This fight is very complacent."
[6.0] "This could have been so much better but it was really short, didn't even go over 10 minutes which I don't understand why. Really felt like a TV match"
[6.0] "This was fine and solid, but also another forgettable title defense for Dominik. I've been vocal about how I didn't really want Dominik as champion, since it would lead to a decline in match quality for the title, in my opinion. While this wasn't a bad match whatsoever, it's also was Dominik was able to do against one of WWE's best in-ring competitors. This is also the second match in a row between these two that was just...solid, and nothing more."
[6.0] "A solid match with the crowd white hot for Mysterio. I wasn't a huge fan personally of the finish but this was pretty damn good up until that point for the amount of time they got. The spot of the match to me was the Suicide Dive turned DDT from Dominik which looked fantastic. Penta has an out for this loss based on interference and continued the rift between Dom & Finn. 3 stars."
"A pointless match that we could've gotten on raw as well. Like, it was decent but I didn't give a damn about this match. Shouldn't have been on here. It should've probably been the women's tag match that mains ecented the raw after this event."
[7.0] "[6, 5/10] - This was a raw match, but decent overall. It wasn't the cleanest or most polished performance, but it had energy and intensity. Penta delivered his usual wild offense, and Dom kept the crowd involved with solid heel work. A few rough edges here and there, but it never lost momentum. Nothing spectacular, just a gritty little fight that did its job."
[6.0] "I thought it was a decent match. I know a lot of people are bothered by Judgement Day's interference in Dominik's matches, but in a way I think it makes sense for the character and also to protect Penta since he wouldn't win."
[6.0] "This match was okay, but what bothers me is that all the matches involving someone from Judgment Day end in the same way. I really like the group, but back in the day (with Balor, Dominik, Priest, and Rhea), even though they won with interference, it was always done in a different way. Nowadays, it feels like the creativity is gone, and all the matches end the same."
[6.0] "Best match on the card. I was surprised at how well both men sold each other's offense. The match had a simple structure but it worked because both men put each other's moves over. Dominik continues to improve in the ring. He hits Oblivion (Liv's finisher) perfectly and pulls off an impressive suicide dive into a DDT on the outside. Penta pulls off some impressive dives to his credit including a top rope tope over the ref onto Judgment Day. But do I agree with others that Penta is slower and less crispy than he used to be earlier in his career. However Penta still has it when it comes to character work and he just oozes charisma. Dom is once again very impressive at getting heel heat. He truly is a prodigy, and he deserved to keep the belt in the end."
[4.0] "It was going decently, not espectacular and no more than TV Raw level, until the umpteenth intervention of the Judgment Day ( and Chad Gable in this shameful gimmick). They have been teasing a Finn Balor rupture since God knows when and the still no make it. Leaving that aside Penta can be very repetitive as a wrestler, with more reason if you reduce his movements; Dominick its ok, he is growing a little so no complaint on him."
[6.0] "I thought this was a pretty solid match. I haven't really seen Dominic's ability to hang so far but here I think he did very well, almost too well as he was getting a bigger reaction than Penta at times. Nothing amazing but a perfectly solid first defense for Dom. Not keen on Penta being roped into this years big lucha storyline but that's a footnote in this match"
[3.0] "3.0 / People be hyping anything, this was a Raw worthy match placed on a PLE, I like Penta but he seems slower and I don't know why, Dominik nailed that DDT, and that's it, people talking like he did an incredible match, while it was below average, and the ending was way worse."
[4.0] "The beginning of this match was really good. great ddt from dominik outside the ring but this match is a typical definition the longer the worse. After that the action was at best slick. I give it a 4 because the length of this match didn't suit me and the typical judgment day intervention ruined the end of the fight. A guy like dom who has his 5 minutes should get more time in his first defense on ple. In addition winning with the help of the group doesn't give him anything in terms of power in my eyes. He could have won after a low blow or a title shot on penta's face. I hope that the next matches in his run with their title will be better"
[7.0] "If it wasn't for the Mexican Destroyer on the apron spot (huge props on Dom for taking it and more props on Penta for pulling it off flawlessly)this would be a 6 but I popped huge. Dom obviously wasn't going to lose but this was a prove it match and he proved it, excited for his run. When Finn went for the chair during the interference I thought for sure he was gonna turn but the getting caught spot was some pretty OK comedy during a whirlwind of a match."
[5.0] "Raw main event. Some good spots here and there, Dom's adding moves to his arsenal that look good, especially that suicide dive, but it's all ruined by obvious Judgement Day interference and this slow build to an obvious Finn turn."
[6.0] "The highlight was naturally the suicide dive into the DDT by Dom, but I really enjoyed Penta's slingshot crucifix driver, too. Dom hit an obLIVion which is a new trick in his bag. Mexican destroyer on the apron gives Judgement Day a chance to come out. Finn "accidentally" takes too long and gets caught with a chair in his hands, they get evicted from ringside, which leads to El Grande Americano getting involved and helping Dom retain. These two were slightly booked into a corner here, the crowd just want to cheer Dom but WWE haven't pulled that trigger officially yet, and I thought it hurt the match a little. Good effort though, Penta is protected, Dom gets a cheap win, and two stories get progressed."
[5.0] "Felt like something you'd see on Raw, even if I preferred it over their last encounter. Way too short and ultimately frustrating -- especially with the lazy finish involving El Grande Americano's interference."
[6.0] "Match could've been so much better. Penta and especially Dom looked good before the stupid JD lore and whatever the hell El Grande Americano is."
[7.0] "This was a good match with some strong moments, but unfortunately it was too short to truly build into something great. The pacing felt rushed, and the heavy interference took away from what could've been a standout bout. That said, Dominik continues to improve every time he steps in the ring. He's evolving fast, and if he stays on this trajectory, I can absolutely see him becoming one of the faces of the company. The interference-heavy finish seemed designed to protect Penta's credibility while still giving Dominik the win--and while understandable, it diluted the overall impact of the match. It's becoming a recurring issue that WWE struggles to resist overbooking when The Judgment Day is involved. Hopefully, future matches let the talent shine with less distraction, because both Dominik and Penta are more than capable of delivering something special on their own."
[2.0] "Absolute rubbish. WWE makes a big deal of buying a traditional lucha libre promotion and then decides to do the following over the course of two PPVs - have Rey Fenix job out to a distraction finish from Chad Gable in a mask and then have Penta, probably the hottest Mexican act they've got at the moment, lose to a meme wrestler in Dominik Mysterio thanks to more interference from Gable. If you like this, then fair enough, but it's no good at all and doesn't exactly set the pulses racing for what their AAA collaboration will look like."
[5.0] "The way Dom got so over so quickly should be studied in a lab. The trajectory of his career and being so cheered is amazing. Great back and forth until Judgement Day got involved and then everything just devolved. I do appreciate the slow burn of Finn and Dom eventually getting set up though. This needed more time to breathe, probably time that was wasted on the next match."
[2.0] "It wasn't the worst match of the card just because Gunther faced Pat McAfee. I don't know if Penta got injured or something, but he looked slow. On Dominik's part, at least he added a New move to his moveset, but his matches are still lacking. And to think that they want to sell him to me as some kind of reincarnation of Eddie Guerrero, he's still mediocre in the ring. And let's not even talk about the ending. I don't know how much longer they'll drag out Finn's betrayal, but this is going from bad to worse."
[7.0] "Another very good match undermined by the finish... Why did the Grande Americano had to intervene here, that was quite pointless. It's bad because the rest of the match was pure fire, very good offenses, the mexican destroyer and the DDT were marvelous. I felt that Dominik Mysterio got out of the match very strong even with all that overbooking. He now is a top star in the company and that may lead to a big push in the future. Sadly Finn Balor will once again be the victim of that but I still hope they can write the turn to favor both wrestlers."
[5.0] "This was fairly enjoyable before the screwy finish, but they just didn't have much time to get going. Seems like this probably could've and should've been a top of the second hour of RAW thing and not on a PLE, but hey, good for everyone for getting on the PLE and getting an extra check out of it. Would love to see these guys have a proper singles match at some point down the line. What they did here was pretty fun to watch before the Judgment Day and El Grande Americano stuff caused the premature ending. 2.5 stars."
[6.0] "[2.75*] Good match, but also very damn short. We had a taste of what these two can do together, I loved the Suicide Dive DDT from Dom and the spot on the apron, but it ended quickly with a couple of interferences."
[8.0] "Penta and Dom was getting to the next gear and they did the best that they can with only 7 minutes of wrestling then the rest being interference. I feel like with just the 7 minutues dominik showed that he is very capable and can keep up with a good wrestler like penta. Especially with dom doing some new moves and penta and dominik going back and forth. But I feel like TJD needs to disband because its becoming tiring seeing every single dominik match not have the vital tools to be a classic do to interference and short time."
[6.0] "Totally good Raw match that happened to be on a PLE. Nothing wrong with it, nothing great about it; doesn't really stand out in Penta's career. It did make me a little higher on Dom, though, so that's something."
[6.0] "Fine match, shortest on the PLE. The in ring action was smooth and looked good. Had some good story progression for the finish with the Finn vs Judgement Day and Penta vs Americana."
[6.0] "Tidy enough moves match, though one that failed to make much of an impression beyond some light action. That'd likely be less jarring on a more traditional PPV card, but exacerbated the B-Show feel as part of this five match slate. Dominik Mysterio had a nice showing regardless, displaying surprising comfort in this shootout setting. **3/4"
[7.0] "Despite El Grande Americano interfering, this was a solid match between both men for what it was with nice enough in ring work and chemistry and the crowd was hot for Dom."
[7.0] "Loved how the match started. If they just went a different route in how the finish came into play this would have been better than their last match, but instead, it's on a very similar playing feel. Missed opportunity"
[6.0] "Predictable. A good match. But predictable. Obviously Judgment Day was going to get involved. Liked El Grande Americano interfering and costing Penta the match. Can't have Penta lose clean, and it also sets up a feud now between the two of them. Just a run-of-the-mill match. Didn't go too long. Nothing really spectacular about the match. Still entertaining though. Dom is really good. Hope he holds the title for a long time and drop it at SummerSlam or something like that. It'll be interesting to see what happens."
[5.0] "in my opinion this was my least favorite match on the card. There just wasn't anything to it no heat and the match was a glorified raw top of the 2nd hour match. It's just a whatever match that i'm shocked they put on ppv. Isn't bad by any means though. I feel like something with penta has to change because he's been in the wwe now for nearly 5 months and just stayed the exact same since day 1 just a guy that they portray as a legend in lucha libre and has a cool walk. Americano interference is interesting i'm sure this will lead to a feud over the summer time resulting in a mask vs mask match at summerslam. 3.25 stars"
[5.0] "This was the worst match on the show. It is pretty skippable. It isn't horrible, but at the same time, it isn't great. Nothing from this match really stood out from making it a good match. There was a basic Judgment Day interference, and a El Grande Americano interference, which was cool, I guess. It just didn't hit. I wasn't expecting this match to be a classic, nor was I expecting it to be a horrible slop fest. It was just okay. Nothing too crazy to make it an amazing match. Overall, it's a 5/10. 5/10"
[5.0] "Decent match for the IC title. Dom and Penta came out hot, the early going was pretty exciting. The suicide dive into a tornado DDT that Dom pulled off was awesome. Penta got in a crazy spot of his own by hitting a Destroyer on the apron. Unfortunately, immediately after that we got the usual Judgment Day shenanigans to bring things down a lot. With the ref distracted, El Grande Americano comes in to headbutt Penta then Dom hits the frog splash to retain. The match could have used some more time. This was fine, but would have been better on Raw rather than a PLE. 5/10"
[6.0] "The match started off well--I honestly didn't expect that kind of performance from Dominik. But once he lost control, Judgment Day showed up and tried to attack Penta with a steel chair. They wasted too much time, and the referee saw it and ejected them. But of course, they didn't actually leave. When Penta was about to dive off the ropes, if I remember correctly, Finn Bálor--who was already ejected--tried to re-enter and caused a distraction. Then came a surprise: El Grande Americano showed up and headbutted Penta mid-air. Dominik took advantage of the moment, hit a Frog Splash, and got the win. Honestly, they could've extended the match a bit more. Ending it with just one finisher? That's weak. If Dominik had hit two Frog Splashes back to back, I could maybe accept it. The match was going well, and then it ended with a ridiculous finish. If you're going to use Penta like this, just don't use him at all."
[5.0] "The Intercontinental Championship match was better than I expected, until The Judgement Day interfered, and the stupid finish with the moronnic "El Grande Americano" character only made it worse. Dom and Penta had decent chemistry, working pretty well together. I hope we get the chance for a real 1-on-1 match between the two. It could be a really good match."
[6.0] "Pretty alright fight, I don't remember anything too memorable. I like both wrestlers, especially Penta, but Dominick is still lacking as a solo performer. I get why the match ended that way, they still need to build on the champion, and getting Penta over this quickly would be the death of his character."
[6.0] "It was a decent fight although with the same old formula, something that brings the fight down in rating for me. It's also that in the ring has not been the big thing, although Penta for me has done tremendous and in the future should be champion of some title."
[2.0] "Wow...just... just wow. Yes, Dom has gotten over via character development and reinvention but he still can't really have a great match. Why is Penta eating pins for this guy instead of taking his title and having a great run? Dom got his moment at mania and now it's time to move on."
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