[7.0] "A very good and entertaining match from both women aided by a hot crowd. Mina is already a star and had the crowd in the palm of her hand for everything that she did and is looking very good glad that she is officially All Elite as both matches in the last two weeks she has been great looking forward to the match on Sunday. Julia or Spooky Jules as I will now call her was great in this match and has been on a really good run since the tag match at the start of April and is starting to show that she has gotten rid of the rust of being out for most of 2024. One minor botch on the crucifix bomb but it didn't have much effect on my enjoyment of the match with a solid post match putting Skye blue and Julia back together whilst also building for Sunday. Also the match gets bonus points for Toni storms commentary as she kills it every time she is on the desk. (***1/4)"
[6.0] "Fine match that's only purpose was to get Mina another win. The post match segment continued to set up some kind of women's tag division, which is nice."
[6.0] "This match was decent, but it had many sloppy moments. Julia Hart still has areas to improve in her wrestling skills; however, Mina Shirakawa showcased her talents well and has been effectively utilized since joining All Elite Wrestling. Now, she can direct her attention towards Toni Storm, as they are set to compete for the AEW Women's World Championship at the AEW Double or Nothing event."
[8.0] "Through sheer popularity of both of these ladies this match got actually kinda awesome. The fans both love JuJu with their Hart and want Mina here and now. They wrestled well, Mina got to show some of her moves and JuJu was leading the match, it seemed. Old School spots were neat too. Toni wasn't as great as she usually is on the commentary since she tried to sell concern over Mina and didn't have that much to say about Hart. But in the final few minutes the crowd was SO HOT, I couldn't help but to love this whole segment."
[5.0] "[2.5*] Another decent match, but as it was labeled as the Main Event a couple of times by the commentary team, I need to be a little bit more harsh here. As a ME, this was below average for AEW. Overall it was nice but it had some clunky moments, I think they made a mistake with the match order here. Julia is evolving but very slowly imo, she should do a couple of months in Japan."
[4.0] "A lot of the action looked very sloppy. The action just doesn't hit at all. It seems like they just didn't click during the match. This isn't anything against Julia, I really like her look and theme but she really hasn't gotten into a rhythm since her injury. 2.25/5"
[4.0] "Idk I like both Mina and Julia but I thought this was kinda bad? The action was really sloppy and it felt like both were really slow and uninspired. The chemistry just absolutely was not there. None of Mina's offense really clicked at all and just felt so fake."
[7.0] "Maybe both Julia and Mina's best match in AEW? Close, at least. Very glad both women have noticeably improved in the last year, especially Julia, who I was getting pretty bored with in 2023."
[4.0] "Meh, das war ok. Sehr viel Submission-Wrestling, da sind aber beide keine Spezialisten. Julia Hart immer noch grün wie Gras, da gab es eine üble Top-Rope-Aktion wo sie einfach umgefallen ist. Das Finish war auch eher unterwältigend. Gutes Characterwork von Shirakawa."
[4.0] "this match is really MEH, Julia is mediocre and Shirakawa, despite having a big presence in the ring, is nothing special. There is a really serious botch and an avoidable rollup finish. Why should Mina beat Julia Hart by rollup, how can I believe the fact that she will be a valid challenger for Toni Storm? For me, this is not how you build a worthy challenger"
[7.0] "Good match. Julia has been noticeably better ever since the Mercedes PPV match in my opinion. Shout out to Spooky Jules. Mina always lovely as a babyface as well, gonna be a hit with the fans I think."
"Mina had the crowd eating out of the palm of her hand all match - great to see such a vibrant atmosphere for a women's match, as that's often not the case on American soil, regardless of match quality. Her popularity is only going to keep rising, she'll likely have gold (maybe the tags? ! ) sooner rather than later. Also a shout out to Julia, a really solid performance, comfortably her best since returning from injury. Nice to see her re-aligned with Skye Blue too. Overall, a very sold match with a hot crowd, hopefully her match with Toni on Sunday reaches it's maximum potential too"
[6.0] "Dieses Match kam mir um einiges länger vor, als es letzten Endes war. Julia Hart hat probiert neben ihre akrobatischen Manöver etwas mehr Härte zu kombinieren. Die Schlüsselspots wirkten doch ein wenig künstlich. Das Endergebnis war in meinen Augen dann jedoch solide"
