Battle Royal Match 2023

[9.0] "This was an excellent battle royal, some excellent examples of skinning the cat and some great tension throughout. Maxxine had a funny spot, as did Chelsea Green, and Zoey Stark, a relatively newer high potential prosepct received the push and a huge opp at Suv Series"

[5.0] "[2.5*] To be quite fair I was expecting it to be a disasterclass but this ended up being pretty decent. Absolute right winner there and I thank god Nia Jax lost. There were good character progressions but they should just stop with this Sanity bullshit for Nikki."

[5.0] "This was a good match , I liked the spots with Chelsea Green , she had some really good character work during the match , I also liked how they presented Ivy , and her power performance , I didn't like the final two as I am not a fan of either Zoey or Shayna. Zoey winning was the right call as it led to a pretty solid match at survivor series with Rhea . My highlight moment is where Chelsea just fell out of the ring to get eliminated while Raquel was holding her. Good match , but a little lackluster at the end."

[6.0] "This is not a great Battle Royal, but certainly is one of the best booked I've seen in quite some time. Finally the participants had some time to shine instead of getting thrown out so quick, apart from Piper Niven, one of the three big women of the match, really dull and inexplicable move, and Nikki Cross, whose gimmick is completely random at the moment. I mentioned Piper Niven, but although Chelsea lasted longer, her elimination is as ridiculous as her character and her reign with Piper. Those two are the weakest Champions I've seen in my life, I hope they take away the titles from them and give them to either the KC's or the Unholy Union. Unlike some reviews down me, I don't see any really bad performance in this battle royal. These kind of matches are very limiting, so I don't expect some great things until the last 2 or 3 competitors left. Ivy Nile was the star of the match, eliminating most women and having the spotlight in her Main Roster debut. That was cool. Not having Becky and Xia Li competing was odd, and I think their whole feud is just placeholder for Becky to put herself over until challenging Rhea. She is most likely going to win her second Rumble, so Xia is just a grudge feud to keep some momentum and Xia is not going to benefit from it at all. They should've been in the match and Xia could've eliminated her, increasing her status a bit after that feat. Zoey Stark winning doesn't excite me too much, but considering other options, she may be the most fit to challenge Rhea as she is probably the best performer along with the Champion herself. (*** 1/4)"

[4.0] "I can't believe this is rated that high because the execution in most of the match was just embarassing, the layout wasn't bad and the match became quite good at the very end but before that my god what a botchfest. I have no words to describe Nikki Cross gimmick and Natalya screaming at the top of her lungs to MOVE AWAY from the corner so she can do her spot was hilariously bad. At least the right person won and they did a good job pushing Ivy Nile"

[4.0] "Typically battle royals have the same formula, in rare circumstances can a battle royal stand out from the rest, and this was not one of those cases. Im happy with the winner as zoey stark has potential, and can actually work and put on solid matches."

[3.0] "This is the weakest part of the release in my opinion. First of all, having four girls who just lost their title match over the weekend seems a little unfair, with three of them remaining in the final four. But even as a fight it was dull. Usually battle royale is a good tool for building new short-term feuds, but here there was nothing like that. Perhaps Lynch and Lee advanced the line, but that was before the match. Just a dull fuss that didn't arouse interest. As for the winner, of course I'm happy for Zoey Stark. But I already said that I dont see the logic in giving a candidate to someone who lost literally over the weekend. It was much more interesting to look at a new and more unusual combination. In addition, battle royale is the type of match that can be given to an unexpected winner. I'd rather see some Tegan Nox, Indi Hartwell, or even Nikki Cross. But in the end, Nikki was used simply terribly, and of all those who at least somehow showed themselves, Ivy Nile stands out."

[2.0] "Throwing the entire RAW women's roster into a battle royal to determine a challenger is incredibly lazy. Why not a 4-way, similar to what's being done for Gunther's challengers? Why not a mini-tournament? You wouldn't do this with the men's roster. Battle Royals are hardly ever fun to watch outside of a few spots, and this was just too much. Nikki Cross standing motionless at ringside was more compelling than anything in the ring until it got down to Shayna and Stark, who did well with the finish. Not a fun match live either."

[7.0] "The Women's Battle Royal was better than I expected, but some parts left me puzzled. First, the absence of Becky. If WWE wanted to leave her out of the match they shouldn't include her in the first place. Having Xia Li cost her the match was lame. Xia is in no way at the same level as The Man... The angle with Nikki Cross is becoming more and more absurd. What's the point with that one? I liked Ivy Nile's performance very much and her elimination by an already-eliminated Nia Jax felt odd to me. For me, the winner should have been Shayna Baszler. She looked great on Saturday and in this one as well. I get that WWE wants to push Zoey, but I think they made a wrong judgment call in this case."

[6.0] "A pretty good battle royal to determine a number one contender for Rhea Ripley. It starts off like every other battle royal, just a bunch of people brawling with nothing much happening. Nikki Cross just standing in the middle of the ring with all the chaos around her was kinda funny. Ivy Nile had a good showing for her first match on the main roster, getting several eliminations and the crowd seemed to react well to her. There was the obligatory spot of everyone left ganging up on Nia to eliminate her. The final exchange between Shayna and Zoey on the apron was good. Zoey winning was the right way to go, she's shown plenty of potential and getting a title match at Survivor Series is a big opportunity for her. 6/10"

[6.0] "A solid Battle Royal here with an unexpected winner, in my opinion. However, it's a very welcome one. It's well-documented than I'm a big fan of Stark's in-ring ability. I think Stark is more than capable of putting on an awesome match with Ripley, and I'm glad it's happening at an event like Survivor Series. I'm really looking forward to this one."

[6.0] "This was surprisingly watchable for a battle royal, with decent pacing and lots of of creativity and drama around the eliminations. I'm not a regular viewer, but I picked up plenty about the different personalities involved in this one, which is a job well done ***"

[4.0] "Battle Royals all have a ceiling and this one did nothing to exceed that. The crowd could not have cared less and the work wasn't exactly the sort of super riveting stuff that gets bums off seats. Stark is at least a different challenger for Ripley to squash before her eventual Lynch feud."

[6.0] "It was quite a usual Battle Royal with some highlights like Nikki Cross' catatonic presence, Chelsea Green's elimination or Carten and Chance teamwork. Zoey Stark getting a win and being highlighted against Rhea at SS is nice and probably a better build-up than any challenger of Rhea has been getting since the start of her reign (which is a very low bar though). 6/10."