[2.0] "I really wish this didn't happen especially after Dynamite because it's clear they don't want you to remember this. It happened because Julia had to drop the belt due to injury and they didn't want Mercedes to debut like this so they had Willow win it. Unfortunate."
[5.0] "This just didn't have enough run time to get to a level of anything more than "okay, " which is really a shame since it didn't give much of a rub to willow, who deserved it."
[5.0] "So like it wasnt bad but it was basically a squash match. I love Willow though so whatever lol. The shorter the Julia Hart match the better. **1/2"
[3.0] "Unfortunate this, because Willow deserved a big match to finally win the belt and unfortunately her opponent was injured so this basically turned into a squash match. In a perfect world this should have definitely run longer but I'm glad it didn't."
[3.0] "** I guess Julia really is injured. This match was dissappointingly short, although Willow winning and celebrating with the belt was nice. But if Julia Hart is hurt, than maybe a three or four way could have been booked intsead to add more action, length, and make Willow's win more meaningful. Now she'll defend against Mercedes Mone at Double Or Nothing, where she might lose. So a short and dissappointing match to win the belt, and than a short reign for Willow Nightingale. It doens't sound good, but I understand these choices must be made."
[5.0] "Another case of a women's match being the shortest on the PPV for AEW, unfortunately. I really think this would have benefitted from being longer. Don't get me wrong, I love Nightingale and she's one of my favorites on the roster. However, this just felt too quick for me."
[5.0] "Never a fan of six minute title matches. Apparently Hart had a medical issue that she was working through until dropping the title, which is unfortunate, but I think you still got to give them a bit more to work with (either in terms of time or story). The feet to the face counter to the moonsault was cool, the rest of the match was whatever."
[4.0] "Worst match of the night, but I was happy that Willow won, let's see how her match with Mercedes goes in Double or Nothing, it's gonna be great, I hope the build is great as well. I've heard that Julia worked injured so it's understandable that the match wasn't very good, the main thing was to give Willow the belt and they did that - {**}"
[2.0] "[1.0*] I really hate to rate a match like this, specially between two wrestlers that I like a lot and respect completely, but this was a 6-min nothing match where one of the participants was injured and holding herself back for her own safety, so it is pretty hard to give something good on a situation like that."
[5.0] "This was decent for what it was and what they could do. It's truly a shame that Julia Hart was working hurt so they couldn't do more here. Willow wins the TBS Title in a great moment here and will defend the belt against Mercedes Mone at Double or Nothing."
[5.0] "Served its purpose without being particularly interesting. Short match to get the title on Willow and set her up for a match with Mercedes Mone."
[2.0] "Julias injury didnt help but this was pretty bad, I rate willow as a worker but maybe this should have just been a squash match if Julia was struggling this much. Makes willow look very strong going into her Mach with Mercedes and gives Julia a reason to come back with a vengeance"
[6.0] "Very impressive considering Julia's injury going into the match. Otherwise it was a match that would've been better served on TV had it not been for the title change."
[6.0] "I can't say I am much of a Julia Hart fan as I think she's not really anything special besides an entrance. It was a perfectly fine match and the winner was the right call. Willow is great and I am glad she is getting a run."
[5.0] "Julia's run as TBS Champion should've been a platform to improve herself, and while she showed some flashes of progress, nothing drastic happened in her in-ring ethic other than holding a great character alongside House of Black. Working through an injury is a situation that no one should be in, but Julia showed up, gave her best, and kindled the beast in Willow. Now that a new champion is crowned with an immediate target in Mercedes, I'm interested! 2.25 out of 5 stars!"
[4.0] "Given Julia Hart worked with an injury this wasn't as bad as it could have been, but obviously missing an entire finishing stretch, so it's slightly below average even though the match we did get wasn't terrible upon that point."
[1.0] "Barely a match. Julia Hart was injured so they wanted to get the title off her without vacating it which is understandable but you could've just had Willow who is like 3x the size of tiny Julia just squash her like a babyface should, no? They went out of their way to try and make this seem like everything was fine and it just made for a lame match."
[4.0] "suprisingly short match that felt like a TV match and not a PPV title match. Story wise we're setting up for Willow vs Mone which is fine but unfortunately means that Julia isn't needed anymore. It's been a while and at first I enjoyed the reign but it really slowed down towards the end to the point I forgot Julia was champ."
[4.0] "For a PPV, it was really short and a little underwhelming. Since she became TBS champion Julia Hart stopped improving and it's disappointing. However, I'm so glad for Willow to finally have this spot because she has been impressive for the last two years. I also look forward to Kris' potential heel turn on Willow. Not a good match but not too bad neither."
[4.0] "Short match and didn't really have much to it with average work by both wrestlers but didn't last last long enough to be either bad or good. Set up the future match with Mone which was the plan."
[5.0] "Average match. It wasnt anything special, they went through the motions, nothing stood out, there were some moments it dragged but it wasnt anything too bad. The short match time also didnt help, well, at least the crowd was into Willow winning a Title. I am glad that Nightingale gets some flowers but this was perfectly fined for TV and not really PLE worthy. **1/2"
[4.0] "I was tempted to go higher because this bout delivered where so many AEW matches fall short. Nightingale's bubbly energy got the crowd behind her. Hart's wicked witch routine might by corny but she had a little bit of heat and didn't kill it by doing crowd interactions or too many flashy spots. Now, there were issues and certainly Hart's limited ringwork was more about her lack of experience than a sober understanding of how to maintain heat. But Nightingale kept her green opponent mostly on track and nothing too bad happened. Not worth seeking out but I think AEW would be more popular if their bouts always had the "meat and potatoes" that this one had instead of starting with a whole plate of sauce."
[5.0] "A match that seemed more suitable for TV, just fine action with a well-deserved TBS Championship win for Nightingale. Not bad, but it went a bit short. [2.5]"
[4.0] "Very nothing match overall. Great moment with Willow winning, I've heard that Julia's been hurt so her dropping the belt feels necessary. All-in-all, inoffensive, but something I'd rather watch if I had to just to see Willow win. Felt good."
[5.0] "This was more of a moment rather than a match. It was only 8 minutes long but I enjoyed Willow getting her moment and being crowned TBS Champion. And I also wan't surprised the match was short because Julia had been battling with injuries."
[5.0] "[3.0*] It was an interesting match, it was shorter than I thought, and less exciting than I imagined too, but Willow's moves were very good, her final sequence and her Doctor Bomb were incredible, she more than anyone deserved this title ."
[4.0] "Willow -- finally -- gets the big win over Julia after a pretty long, injury hampered run. Willow's charisma carried the match into watchable in the moment, and hopefully Julia regroups and stays healthy. I'd be a little disappointed if the title went to Mone, who I really don't believe in as a face. Willow's big moves always makes something out of nothing, and that's that."
[4.0] "Cool moment for Willow to win a title at a PPV like this, but the match itself wasn't really deserving of a PPV spot in my opinion. I think Julia's injured though, so it makes sense why this was so lackluster. However, it doesn't make the match itself any better."
[4.0] "This wasnt great or good. But it wasnt terrible. It was more suited to a Rampage though, or a Collision given the title change. The big angle was Mercedes coming out to challenge for the title to not much reaction other than the chanting because Americans love chanting. **1/4"
[3.0] "Im not gonna beat around the bush. It was a bad match. Julia being injured I completely understand that and the effect it had in this match. But ultimately the match just wasnt even there. Nothing special in this one. But julia character work is top notch as normal"
[5.0] "The match wasnt the greatest, and was definitely to short but the injury to Julia a few weeks back definitely played a role in it, it was solid for what we did get and honestly Willow is just so fun that her winning a title definitely brings this to a pretty middle of the road match."
[4.0] "Not really much to this as Julia was working injured which led to this match being only 6 minutes long. What we saw in those 6 minutes was fine, but the only purpose of this match was to get the title on Willow to set up the Mercedes match at DoN. Nothing actively bad here, but nothing particularly great either. **"
[4.0] "I expected much more from this match. Except for a few good moves, the match consisted mostly of brawling with no progression. Willow's win is great though."
[2.0] "Willow taking some great looking bumps immediately. Julia looks fantastic, not in the ring but just her look as a wrestler. She unfortunately can't sell to save her life yet. If she gets the in ring part down she will be a star. This was short and uneventful. Generic underwhelming wrestling. * For the opening Willow bumps."
[7.0] "Julia Hart is a damn trooper. Obviously injured. Gave it everything she had so Willow had her moment. Willow got her through it and definitely won with the Babe with the Powerbomb for the big babyface win. Group Hug, celebrates with her family and then sets up her big challenge with Mercedes post match. Good on both ladies for getting everything out of it that they wanted."
[4.0] "wait, Julia was injured? uh, I was in shock like what the hell is going on? she just lost the Title in 6 minutes? I wanted this to be longer with more exciting and intense spots, but with Julia's injury it was impossible. but Willow was OK and they managed to handle the match to an adequate level. (**1/4)"
[5.0] "Willow finally getting a big championship win really boosts this match a lot for me. Outside of that it was an extremely short match that I wish could've gone longer if Julia was healthy. Hopefully they revisit this one in the future with maybe a stipulation added or something to add some spice."
[6.0] "This match was very quick but still satisfying enough, Willow showed her power and comes out of this looking strong. Julia seemed to be working hurt but still had an aura about her. Julia didn't look too weak even working injured."
[3.0] "I really don't know what there is to discuss here because it was a mediocre match, just like every other Julia Hart solo fight. It was very short and practically empty of anything, as if he were watching some kind of training match. The result here is rather interesting, because there was a title change. I cant say that I wasnt expecting her here, but still. First of all, I'm very happy for Willow, who finally took some kind of title within the walls of AEW/ROH, and she deserves it. Nightingale is a really good wrestler and also attracts the attention of the audience. As for Julia, she is still the most interesting character in the AEW women's division, even with the arrival of Mercedes Mone, but one character is not enough to be a good champion. She hasnt progressed even once in the ring during all this time, and its sad. As far as I know, she has been performing with an injury recently, so let her go and get treatment and continue to develop further. As for the future of Willows reign, apparently it wont be long, because already in May at AEW Double or Nothing she will have to defend the title from Mercedes Mone, and this is the first official fight for this show. This is a little sad, but maybe at least the confrontation will be interesting, besides, something tells me that Kris Statlander will play an important role in this confrontation. We'll keep an eye on it."
[0.0] "Even with Julia Hart injured they still tried to make it seem like she was competitive. Just a joke all around I think. WIllow could crush her easily at full health so this was just a lame angle to cover up for an injury and pass it off as a PPV match. Willow finally won something so that was nice but the celebration was short lived with Mercedes Mone coming out to set up her title win at the next PPV as if they couldn't make this all feel like more of a waste of time. At least that match should be good."
[5.0] "I was seeing rumblings that Julia has been a bit injured as of late, so taking that into consideration it was a perfectly fine match with some nice hard hitting moments. Willow getting the win is a long time coming and made for a feel good moment."
[5.0] "I enjoyed this. Julia Hart fought tooth and nail to keep the threat at bay, but Willow Nightingale brought a dose of power to the table that simply could not be accounted for. This may not have been the most complex of stories, but I think it was actually quite impressive considering the injury that Hart is dealing with. Putting that aside, I was invested in the story of Hart using momentum against Nightingale at almost every turn. It built well to what ultimately proved to be a strong finish, which saw a moment that many fans have long been waiting for. This was certainly satisfactory."
[3.0] "So we're still presenting Julia like genuine threat that can go without cheating against a woman twice her size. It would work if she could actually move in the ring with some agility, instead we have a wood of a wrestler dominating the new champion who only won by a fluke."
[4.0] "Average match, I don't know why the hell these random 6 minutes of bad AEW women's wrestling actually happened on a major show. I mean, do it in the weekly shows and give these 6 minutes to the opener. Probably the only reason why this match was there is it's result I suppose. **1/4"
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