Matt Hardy vs. Shelton Benjamin

[7.0] "Good match that got really good in the closing minutes. Benjamin's buckle bomb looked brutal in a good way. It felt like a big win for Benjamin to take the US Title, and the crowd reacted well to it."

[7.0] "This match definitely impressed me! It started off with some hot quick pin attempts to give you a taste of what was to come. At the same time, they didn't fly the whole match and varied the pace pretty nicely to keep it interesting. Their timing was a little bit off at the start, but they pulled it together. Shelton looks really strong during this one, but you'd think he's going to look strong and come up short like is usual for him, but he picks up a well earned clean win. It was just a well performed extremely exciting match and it used the time it got perfectly. 7 points might be just the slightest bit generous, but it was great."

[8.0] "Excellent midcard match for the era, both men were in good form and even if WWE didn't really know what to do with them, they had a very fun match together."

[7.0] "A good match between two very solid midcard talents. Nice to see Shelton get a title for the first time in a few years, as he always produces the goods, even to this very day in AEW."

[6.0] "Nice to see Benjamin back in the singles competition. Both guys knew how to do their job and even though they didn't set the seats on fire the crowd seemed to be interested and divided between both guys. The action was fast, Shelton was once more impressive with his pace and agility and it was good to see the title on him."

[5.0] "A fine match, a bit clunky at times. The moonsault looked horrifying from Hardy, just looked like he landed straight on Shelton's knee. Fine match though 2.25/5 Stars"

[6.0] "A perfectly fine match, but not what it could've/should've been. It takes a couple minutes for the crowd to get into it, and then the match ends rather suddenly and arguably "too clean" considering that Hardy and MVP had just had a lengthy program that brought some much-needed prestige to the United States Championship. Beating Hardy should've been a semi-big deal. Benjamin was/is a solid performer, but I challenge most anyone to name a single feud or match from Benjamin's 240+ day US Title reign that came after this. Hardy and Benjamin work hard, but maybe if Benjamin had won the title in a more "epic" match (honestly, just 2-3 more minutes with a couple more nearfalls would've been enough to nudge this into at least "somewhat memorable" territory) it actually would've resonated as a big deal. Hardy and Benjamin could both the goods, but after a pretty putrid opener and Benjamin not being remotely over, they had an uphill battle to get the crowd invested. They did...and then they went home. Too bad."

[6.0] "It was an okay match here, the building was correct but I think this was a little bit too long for what it was. For a title change, the ending was nice but nothing really important here, logical because it's the beginning of the pay per view. ***1/4"

[6.0] "The match has a shock factor when Shelton Benjamin, underused in the previous years and maybe burner after the IC Title reign, gets a victory on Matt Hardy and gets the belt. Well, he deserved it and he proved to be a good performer. Nothing special but a solid match. ***"