[9.0] "Man, this was great. Rey and Kenny put each other to work here. Both had good chemistry and the moves were beautify executed. I feel like this would've been better if it was given a better time. 17 minutes is a good time, but the way these two were going, it felt like this would've lasted 30 minutes or something"
[10.0] "Absolutely insane match! I could watch stuff like this for hours and literally never get bored. The spot where Fenix flipped over Omega and hit that brutal german suplex was awesome. Despite it being clear that Omega was retaining, I felt this built the drama of Fenix nearly getting the upset extremely well."
[10.0] "The moves were so brutal, I loved them. Kenny & Fenix have superb chemistry together and the few spots they did together were all superb. Especially Fenix's Moonsault & German Suplex combo, or the one where Fenix does his Rebound Spinning Heel Kick, countered with a V-Trigger, Fenix gets right back up and kicks him! A great match!"
[6.0] "I mean it's cool but at the base it is just a television spot-fest with no real storytelling or limb work. Lacked good structure but could've been significantly better if they turned if they turned up how insane the spots were. Just not a very compelling match in general aside from the couple cool things they did. Not a very moving match at all but nothing was outright bad or a negative asset to the match quality. Just nothing special."
[10.0] "Hands down a 10 dude, can't be lower than that, they did everything they could, Rey is phenomenal guy when is comes to wrestling, Big thing after Rey Mysterio, I would say bit better at wrestling?"
[9.0] "The spots in this match were incredible, and the story telling really came through. The out the ring work really helped make these spots special. The wear down of Fenix at the end, all the to the limp after three kickout really helped show how intense this one was. The commentary team really add a stain on this, over talking took away from the drama, which in the pandemic era you can't drown out to crowd noise."
[9.0] "Probably my least favorite of the Kenny/Fenix trilogy, though that says something about their amazing chemistry because this match was still so good. The mid-air catch into the Tiger Driver was a brilliant counter. This series of matches is more on the down-low compared to some of Kenny's more acclaimed ones, but it still managed to produce lots of memorable moments. ****1/4"
[10.0] "A real phenomenal match, really spectacular in ring action and spots of all different wrestling styles between both men, Fenix's best singles match ever and an incredible way to kick off Omega's reign as AEW World Champion."
[9.0] "[4.75 Stars] It was an excellent match, perfect for the TV format, but it wasn't a 5 Stars match, but a solid 4.75. I was very entertained by this crazy sprint between these 2 incredible wrestlers - I didn't feel the 17 minutes at all, as they were so lively in their movements. (****.75) !"
[8.0] "Dont get me wrong, this is a very fun match but it is slightly overrated if you ask me. There were some crazy spots, big moves and overall the two worked really well together which got the crowd going. Kenny was able to retain but Fenix put up a really good fight and almost won the title at points."
[9.0] "Ray Fenix's tope con giro was outstanding. I don't know if I've seen anyone launch with that much speed before. Then the moonsault German suplex combo somehow surpassed that. Awesome match."
[7.0] "A fantastic match, and Fenix's best singles match in AEW by far. The moonsault German suplex was sick, and the striking was unexpectedly crisp. The flow of the match isn't exactly there for me, but the highlights alone make this one worth the watch in my book. 3.75 stars."
[9.0] "5*? No, there are a lot of better Spotfest out there but this is still a tremendous fight. The action was no - stop for the most and some of the reverseals looked beautiful, obviously they should have kept on fighting until the 23/25 minutes mark due the match looked like cut and yes, Fenix actually kicked out the OWA. ****1/2"
[9.0] "The match that got me hooked on AEW. I used to never look at wrestling outside of WWE, and I chose to start watching after the Brodie Lee Tribute Show, and my mind was fucking blown. I know this isn't the best match of either of these two, but this match will always hold a special place in my heart as the match that opened my eyes to a bunch of other wrestling companies. 5/5 and a 9/10."
[9.0] "Amazing match between these two: both men delivered amazing perfomances with Fenix selling Omega's offense extremly well and having some great comebacks and Omega being the best bout machine once again. Lots of great counters and fantastic sequences, my favorite were: v-trigger/kip-up and superkick and dive countered into a tiger driver. 9/10 - 4.75*/5*"
[8.0] "This was a great match and one of Omega's strongest AEW performances. I'm not shocked at how overrated it's gotten because it's a pure spotfest with innovative and dangerous moves. Omega's plays the heel bully perfectly here. Loved the beginning with Omega catching Fenix with a spike hurricanrana out of nowhere. Omega did some solid work on Fenix's back which of course Fenix didn't sell. They kept a very fast pace with lots of creative spots and sequences. One of AEW's biggest flaws is how their matches could have improper technique and weak looking moves. This wasn't a problem here as both men had fantastic impact on their strikes and moves. Great ending with Omega countering a dive into a Tiger Driver > OWA. ****1/4"
[9.0] "To quote Michael Rosen "It was great. Really great.". In fact it was a really great match with spectacular moves but also with some nasty hits (can we admit Fenix has one of the most brutal chops in AEW history? ). I know the outcome of this match was really predictable, but the match itself was great"
[9.0] "That was excellent. One of the best match I have ever watched on TV. Fenix and Omega have an insane chemistry together. This was all action and no nonsense. Omega needed this, the fans needed this and I needed this. Very spotty match that somehow worked extremely well with these two freak athletes. I Highly recommend this, it is a must see. ****3/4"
[9.0] "We know how Kenny worked in all his matches since his heel run - solid striking and counter striking, comebacks and limb work, the the "snapdragon suplex & V Trigger" spam and the OWA - bang! This is the same here but Fenix simply elevated the quality of this match with his unique and daredevil spirited aerial action that amazes most of us. I loved when these two were pitted against each other in the past and the love existed here too as nearly 17 minutes or so flew by so fast. An excellent spot rally to start AEW's 2021. 4.5 out of 5 stars!"
[10.0] "A top 20 MOTY and probably the 2nd best TV MOTY apart from Danielson vs Omega and maybe Danielson vs Kingston. This was awesome. Probably wouldn't give it the full 5 but definitely 4.75."
[10.0] "Absolute sleeper, and hidden gem of a match. It legitimately might be one of my favourite matches ever, I've watched it over and over again, and it's not often I do that with a match. Truly. Also, it's difficult to tell who's more impressive in this match, with both Kenny and Fenix putting on an absolute masterclass performance. Fantastic."
[9.0] "Unbelievable. Rey Fenix is one of the most remarkable athletes in the history of professional wrestling. And this may have been his finest performance to date. There were certainly some issues to take, including there mysteriously being no referee counts on the outside, the Tornillo reversal that clearly didn? t connect, and the fact that Fenix visibly got his shoulder up on the OWA. But this was a phenomenal match nonetheless. They hit each other with everything imaginable and told one heck of a story of determination versus unrivaled skill. One of those matches that you truly wish could have gotten a packed house. Struggling with the rating, but it is undoubtedly the best male Dynamite match I have seen thus far. 4. 5 stars, 9 out of 10."
[1.0] "The match was great but c'mon that ending was ridiculous. Fenix blatantly kicked out of the OWA but nobody on the commentary said anything. Why the hell would you raise your arm like that when you know you're losing. What the hell man? That turned me off completely. If that wasn't a kick out, then I don't know what it was."
[7.0] "Omega and Fenix did exactly what everyone expected them to, tearing the house down in a pay-per-view-quality main event that had the commentary team exclaiming they had never seen some of the moves or sequences before. Fenix looked every bit Omega's equal and came within seconds of winning the AEW title."
[6.0] "It wasn't bad. I consider their match at Northeast Wrestling to be complete garbage, and this one was definitely better. The beginning was strange, Fenix absolutely didn't sell two bumps on his head, even in the long run he didn't remember that his head hit the ring hard twice. But then the exciting part began and their interactions looked really great, that German suplex from Rey was the cherry on the cake. After this spot, I began to like the match less, it somehow slowed down, and their actions were dictated not by logic, but by the rest of the spots. When I believed that they had chosen minimalism (well, for today's North America it could well be considered minimalism), Kenny again remained true to himself and gave the match a dozen unnecessary strikes and dangerous bumps on the head. As it seems to me, the match never went to the climax, it just ended in its middle after a successful reverse. Whatever it was, but this is the best single defense in the reign of Omega (***1/4)."
[8.0] "It's a great spotfest with some really good moments, zero doubt about the outcome, some stupid judgement by Fenix and a slightly controversial end. If this is a 5* match nowadays, there should be 300+ on the 5+ list at this point."
[10.0] "These two may be the two best going today and even though I was looking forward to this, it still exceeded my expectations. Kenny is known for being able to do long epics but this was a relatively short 15 minute spectacle that left me wanting more."
[9.0] "Good match with some truly excellent spots, although their match in AAA was better. Still worth really good and I wish they could find better opponents for Omega because they haven't really done anything close to this since"
[6.0] "I got exactly what I expected from this. Fenix is an incredible athlete and amazing high-flyer, but he is one of the worse sells in the company. He wrestles at one speed, and Kenny tried to match it the whole match. Both men used their flashiest offense to get pops from the nearly empty crowd, and Omega obviously won. Fenix took some gross looking bumps to the outside as well, which is bound to shorten his career alongside the injuries. Nowhere near the five-star range in quality."
[4.0] "This match is nothing more than just a spotfest and is a bad choreographed one, where no move matters at all and no one here is slightly worried to sell any offense, i expected little of this but this was somehow worse."
[8.0] "I wouldn't call this a 5 Star match, especially since I don't really think there were smooth transitions between their most impressive moves, although I wouldn't even call it a proper spotfest, since the storytelling was really strong there. Fènix pulling out all the stops in order to defeat Omega, a man that quite always defeated him, while Kenny playing the vicious yet dynamic heel. Of course, Fènix wants to prove The Cleaner wrong, and in their biggest battle both men have an actual reason why they want to defeat one another. Overall, surely not a fiver, but a damn enjoyable match for sure (****)."
[8.0] "Tremendous spotfest. High octane, action packed stuff. Both men looked even, and came out even better. There were tons of smooth, picture perfect and well timed spots throughout. Fantastic main event, and easily one of the best Dynamite matches of all time. A great start for AEW in 2021. [****1/4]"
[7.0] "A fun match felt like the there was something missing in drama knowing the winner but, athletic move things are enjoyable, these two are quite good at athletic move things making a notably good+ tv main event"
[9.0] "A great match. Lovely action and a great showcase for Fenix. There werent any botches in this match and it flowed really well. I think they could have even gone longer and an iron man match between these two wouldnt go a miss. They have really good chemistry and countered off each other perfectly. Id of liked an extra 15 minutes, more false finishes and maybe a submission or two but I know that neither wrestler specialises in submissions. I just think they could have done with a few more minutes to really let the finish sink in well as it was good but it felt almost as if it came too soon. This would probably have been a five and a half star match if they just let it out for a bit longer. Im going to give it ****4/5. It is better than most four and three quarter matches, but just falls shy of that five star rank. Again, great stuff. ****4/5"
[9.0] "A very good title match. Fenix performed well and Kenny Omega has some outstanding sells. Maybe the match length could be longer and Kenny gets more time to show, the match will be better. (****3/4)"
[10.0] "I loved this match , it was short and explosive . Reminded me of Eddie/Rey at Halloween Havoc at 1997 . I'd say both are equal in quality , although they did what these guys did 23 years ago. The story telling was good along with decent enough psychology . I liked the babyface role played by Fenix and his high flying lucha libre offense is very creative and in human . Don did not play any heel shennanigan's which is a plus point. The match was very fast paced , hard hitting and intense . The outcome was never in doubt so the near falls did not really do much and another negative of the match was the backwork done by Kenny turned out to be futile as Fenix refused to sell it . The psychology was basic with Rey putting in extra effort due to what was on the line like it should be . I liked the no selling parts by Fenix which added to the fire and energy of this match . Examples include Fenix standing right up after the tornado DDT and the super kick , V trigger and another super kick sequence was legit the best one in the match . The spots were well executed and reversals were so crisp and enjoyable to watch . The crowd also added to the excitement of the match and was hotter than ever. The sequences I personally loved and appreciate were the snap dragon outside , hurricarana outside \, reversing one winged angel into a poison rana , double foot stomp on apron , moonsault attempt into a beautiful german , the part where Fenix chops Kenny and then Fenix tries to hit a springboard only to get chopped mid air , the frog splash with Fenix paying tribute to Eddie Guerrero , V trigger when Fenix tried to get in the ring and many other crazy stuff that I loved . This is definitely a early MOTY contender and certainly proves that Kenny is transitioning into the New Japan Kenny Omega. This was incredible wrestling content. ****3/4"
[9.0] "An early contender for Match of the Year, and I can't say I'm surprised. Kenny Omega is once again proving that he's one of the best in the world, going back to the singles match bangers as world champion that defined him, and Fenix is quite simply one of the best high flyers in the world today, bar none. The only thing that really held this match back are one, the constraints of TV time, and two, the fact that the ending was never really in doubt. No one truly thought that Fenix was going to win this match, and honestly, there wasn't a moment that truly made me bite on it. But the athleticism, the energy, and the hammering offense more than made up for that, and seeing Fenix as the plucky babyface against the Winnipeg weasels was pretty great."
[8.0] "8. 25/10: While the beginning of the match lacked some story and structure, these guys? athleticism more than made up for it. I? ve missed an investing spotfest like this one. Shades of prime Omega."
[9.0] "Absolutely amazing even with the obvious ending, for sure the best world title match so far. The building to this title shot was fine since it was a transitional one, but with a better one and a long construction it would have been for sure a 10. ****3/4"
[7.0] "I don't understand what Meltzer sees in these modern-day epics that warrant a perfect 5-star score, especially the matches at WK this year. That does not, however, mean that this match was by any means, bad. In-fact it was a really solid TV-banger with some creative spots as you'd expect from these two, along with a surprisingly great show of storytelling by Fenix. Still though, 5 stars is way too high, (***3/4)"
[9.0] "Awesome TV main event this was brilliantly worked throughout although certainly not perfect this was still as good a TV match as you will see, this match had some amazing spots that enhanced the match so much and what crowd they did have was really into it."
[9.0] "Match of The Night. Awesome dives, acrobatics, outside the ring action. Fenix's Moonsault into German Suplex was the best moment of the match. Rey also screwed something up. Very awkward looking top rope tornado springboard. I don't even know what the hell was that supposed to be - an offensive move or a defensive? Only thing I know, he got striked by Kenny right away and he got knocked out. Overall, it was a good match and I recommend watching."
[9.0] "What a fantastic TV-show main event with brilliant moves and counters. Fenix is clearly one of the best highflyers of all time, and Omega finally showed his true talents in singles match."
[7.0] "Kenny Omega (c) -vs- Rey Fenix - (AEW Title) [*** 1/2] Omega/Fenix was top-notch! Omega looked a little off early on, but that opened for Fenix to look like a million bucks, and he took the spotlight like a pro with some absolutely spectacular stuff. Omega looked better once he got warmed-up, but this was always Fenix's match to shine, both booking wise and as a performer. The final crushes looked devastating, well fitted for the ending. Only wish the match had a more big-match-feel, but they certainly gave it a big match effort."
[9.0] "It's clearly not a 5-stars, but it's an excellent wrestling match that Omega and Fenix have delivered together here. I was expecting a match with impressive spots and aggression, and that's what we got. They're two fascinating wrestlers who always work very well together, and this was definitely their best bout. So much happened that I won't be able to say what I liked best but I want to underline their sense of timing for all the incredible spots they did, there were no mistakes and no inaccuracies, everything was done to perfection. Again it was clearly not a perfect match but it was a stellar TV contest between two amazing wrestlers. I preferred Bálor vs. O'Reilly a little bit so it wasn't my match of the year so far but I loved it. Great job guys."
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