Kris Statlander vs. Penelope Ford

[5.0] "Hard to get excited for this one as it's a bit thrown together due to the injury of Baker, but as a match it's not too bad. 2.75 stars"

[5.0] "Ford needed to step it up from the very beginning. Stat is a great athlete and deserved more from her opponent."

[6.0] "A decent match that was sadly didn't have any story because it was supposed to be Britt Baker instead of Ford. 2025 Edit 4>6 Thinking the day of the show definitely had a negative impact on me personally and I may have been a little harsh on some of my ratings"

[4.0] "2.25/5. Pretty average match that wasn't even supposed to happen if not for Britts injury. Kris looked pretty good here but Penelopes offense was... unconvincing."

[6.0] "I honestly don't understand the really low ratings, this was a pretty decent match. Sure, there was very little heat since Penelope Ford replaced Britt but it was still done well."

[3.0] "Really bad, can tell it only occurred because Britt was injured as these two had absolutely 0 heat or chemistry and you could tell. The match stopping so Statlander could do cartwheels around the ring for no reason was very funny."

[4.0] "This was a nothing match that took place simply because of an injury. There wasn't any real heat between these two as Penelope was just a replacement for Britt Baker who got hurt a few days earlier. The action was fine, maybe a bit clunky but both ladies were still green so I can understand that. Statlander looked a bit better but I forgot how bad the alien gimmick was. Just a throwaway match on a Pay-Per-View which didn't belong on a Pay-Per-View in the first place and would've had better chances on TV but I don't want to be too harsh on this one. It only happened due to the outside circumstances and I'll probably forget about it in a few hours. **1/4"

[7.0] "It was good and I liked it and it was still like Penelope Ford's most notable outing only because she was a last-minute replacement and did a decent job!"

[4.0] "This match wasn't very good: Statlander had a nice comeback and the two showed a bit flexibility towards the end but I can't save this match. Penelope was Britt's replacement and I didn't have high expecatations but this match is still bad. 4/10 - 2*/5*"

[3.0] "Nothing about this match stood out to me. Ford dominated a good chunk of the match, but Statlander wins because she was being built up. Both these women are decent with potential, but this was a very forgettable match."

[3.0] "Not very good. I forgot this match even happened. Shame Statlander keeps getting injured because shes improved alot since this"

[4.0] "The simple fact that Meltzer gave this match a three-star rating defies any form of rational judgment..."

[4.0] "Decent match that was simply a pleasant way to give Statlander a win. Penelope was so green here and looking back here now, she's still green. But, Statlander had potential and she improved a hell lot now. 2 out of 5 stars!"

[6.0] "Kris Statlander vs Penelope Ford was alright, these 2 are great potential for AEW, needs to improve and it will be great. ***"

[4.0] "A throwaway match that resulted because of an injured worker. Nothing really to say as this was pretty much a generic TV type match that was thrown on this show as a replacement"

[5.0] "So this average match got more stars than Grace vs Purrazzo? ahahahah Meltzer sucks. Keep on overrating aew matches."

[4.0] "Baker was replaced by Penelope Ford due to injury. Sabian came out to the ring to manage Ford with crutches as a result of the ladder match. Ford hit lots of kick based strikes throughout the match. Statlander hit the big bang theory for the win."