Eddie Kingston vs. Zack Gibson

[5.0] "I was surprised to see Zack since I clearly missed that memo. The opening ruled though, Eddie cutting him off and jumping straight into the fight felt perfectly on brand and woke the crowd up a bit. Eddie also looked slim, more than usual. The match itself was fine but nothing special, Gibson taking forever to set up his facebreaker completely killed the momentum."

[6.0] "Honestley for a sub 6 minute match this was oretty cool in every way it could be just two blokes who don't like each other trading big strikes until one couldn't keep going allowing for one to hit a finish and get the win. Gibson had a good showing with a really nice top rope code breaker and a crazy dive to the outside giving it his all loved him telling Eddie he isn't good enoguh i don't know if the interfernce from Drake was needed though. Eddie looked decent in this match with some great strikes and selling to overcome the numbers to get the win. Nice to see Ortiz return to save Eddie. Overall a solid short hard hitting match. (***)"

[7.0] "This was an exciting little 5+ minute match. Eddie comes in hot and doesn't wait for the intros or music to be over before he starts brawling. That's exactly what he does best and what we want. It was nice having the added element of GYV teammate Drake at ringside helping out Gibson a few times. It makes sense that Gibson would need a little assistance vs Eddie in kayfabe. The wrestling is good and a quick pace - which is a good change for Eddie. A doubleteam attack post-match by GYV on the victorious Eddie leads to a shock return of Ortiz to make the save. That's a great reunion and I hope he's healthy for a long time. Fingers crossed he gets booked well too!"

[4.0] "Glad to see GYV on the card in some capacity, however the match itself was a bit of a snooze-fest. Eddie was made to look pretty weak again; half the time we're being convinced he's a World Championship contender, half the time he's being out-struck and out-wrestled by a talent that AEW have made close to zero effort in establishing."

[3.0] "In the same vein as the previous match: forgettable and pointless on a pre-show. In-ring quality: 0.5/4. Stakes: 0.5/2. Justification: 0.5/1. Placement on the card: 0.5/1. Suspense: 0/1. Bonus/penalty: none. Total: 3/10. Match watched on Triller TV."

[6.0] "I thought this was fine, Zack and Drake played the heel very well here and seem to be making a claim to move up from ROH soon. Eddie was alright, he's getting more consistent with his performances since his injury but there's something certainly missing."

[7.0] "Really good strong style match! I've watched Zack Gibson all the way from his early Progress days and he continues to be good. Here he showcased his toughness by straight up fighting it out with the Mad King with slaps, uppercuts, and chops. The match went by a bit too quick because there was a post-match angle with the return of Ortiz, but otherwise it was nice. not enough Shankly Gates though!"

[5.0] "Nothing groundbreaking here. Kingston had to deal with Drake interference a lot. The top rope code breaker from Gibson was class. Outside of the Ortiz return it was not a memorable match."

[5.0] "An okay match, which were short and very trading strikes. The story were clear and very much made sense, even though it was all mostly a set up to the return of Ortiz who even the numbers. Clearly a set up to a at match at a later point. The brawl of a match worked"

[6.0] "Not a match I expected but one that I was really into when I realized it was happening. Eddie & Gibson trading strikes was decent even if the slaps looked a bit pulled at times, but man what a dive from Zack here. Eddie overcomes the numbers advantage and gets a succinct win. I enjoyed this even if it was just a vehicle to return Ortiz. ***"