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[6.0] "A good match but no classic of the stipulation and the result (although expected) left me feeling a bit flat."

[9.0] "A fantastic brawl between both men with really amazing and entertaining action and spots between each other, both gave fantastic hardcore performances and the crowd was hot throughout out the whole thing."

[8.0] "As with Backlash for me this was match of the night. Becky's desperate performance worked really well with Lyra who is proving to be one of the best in the women's roster. This was a very well paced match with some incredible wrestling."

[4.0] "Not terrible but I would have felt slightly short changed with this on an episode of Raw let alone a PLE. Not very memorable."

[7.0] "There was a lot of interference from Stephanie and that kiss with her and Jericho was bad, but this was still a solid match between both men with some solid and hard hitting in ring action, spots and chemistry between each other."

[4.0] "Bron Breakker's work looks very spontaneous but appears lost for long periods. Pentagon Jr is not very good at all here, and it appears the sheen is dropping off for him. Fans didn't seem to care about this at any point. Commentary was bad. I will be generous and say this is a good two and a quarter."

[8.0] "I had to watch the match more calmly later and watching it again I really noticed the great character work of both of them. Jey's limb selling was excellent and the way they told the story of this injury with Gunther noticing the injury and constantly attacking it really caught my attention. In addition, the fight between sleeper holders at all times, as if each one was trying to defeat the other with the weapons they had, was brilliant. In the end, the result was satisfactory after the tragedy that was their match at WrestleMania."

[6.0] "It was a fine chaotic tlc match with a lot of wrestlers. None of the spots stood out as that memorable big spot to me unfortunately. Still would say the match is enjoyable but not must watch on a crowded card."

[7.0] "A solid match between both men with solid and fast paced action, spots and chemistry between each other and the crowd was hot behind it all despite its finish with the Albert interference."

[6.0] "It's a decent tag match between both teams with some fine in ring action and spots between everyone and they all did fine with the time given."

[8.0] "It was great but really far away of the highest levels they both can accomplish. I feel like I'm being a bit hard with the rating more because of my expectations than the match itself, but still, definetely not a 10. Still recommended."

[8.0] "A good match and opener between both men with good in ring action and chemistry between each other, the crowd was behind it all, a big win for Edge as a singles star and it started foreshadow Christian's upcoming turn on him."

[7.0] "Another enjoyable match between the Young Bucks and The Lucha Bros, but it felt far tamer than their matches they would have in the future. It really was a superkick party, with all 4 men dishing out superkick after superkick, which brought a really cool moment where they were struggling to even stand and then eventually all collapsed after running the ropes. This match just felt like it was missing something, but for what the match brought to the table, it definitely delivered."

[7.0] "Brutal bloody matchup. Obviously neither was in their prime so it focused more on weapon spots than actual lucha action but the atmosphere felt special. Good near fall with the Wagner driver as I honestly thought that was the finish. Felt a little overbooked at the end to me personally. Overall enjoyable main event."

[7.0] "This was a good main event, the length was good and everyone got some time to shine, except Yoshiko, watching her leaves a bitter aftertaste, I don't want to see her in a ring honestly, however there were still 5 other phenonemal performers in this bout, the team of Nakajima, ASUKA and Makoto was a lot of fun, ASUKA was great as always. She slayed."

[5.0] "Very forgettable MITB ladder match. Goes on for too long, very standard action with simple bumps and weird moments where they wait around for spots to happen. Weak ending with very little buildup. Daniel Bryan was the right winner, but not much else here."

[7.0] "Certainly a much needed step-up from the previous two matches, although I don't really like Mizunami, she still had a pretty good performance admittedly, she was great obstacle for Kawahata to overcome, whom by the way really impressed me, first time seeing Kawahata and she already won a big fan in me, can't wait to watch more of her. My only complaint might be that it was bit too long, as some parts fell flat for me."

[9.0] "(9.25) Excellent match, nothing that you would not expect from these two. Technical wrestling at its highest level, especially when it feels like a competitive spar like it does right here, it constantly engaging. I loved the whole match, and Bryan embracing his hometown and knee strike at the end to win is a lovely touch."

[9.0] "Underrated. Sasha Banks had just died; Mercedes Moné was born. This match is her first ever after her WWE departure. And her post-WWE career started with a bang. The highlight of this character is its presentation. Especially her entrance, this one being the best of her entire career, in my opinion. The lowlight is her finisher, which often doesn't look great. KAIRI was the perfect opponent, and San José the perfect location; this is made clear when you see Mercedes hitting the Bayley to Belly, honoring her (San José native) best friend--a moment I popped hard for. 9.5/10."

[8.0] "An enjoyable enough match, but I wasn't blown away. Things certainly picked up in the second half. However, the first half just felt like they were filling time. ***3/4"

[9.0] "Dude... I'm going to hate that 2 Rainmakers on a row spot forever. If you buy that, fine, I just can't. I can't believe a guy can escape a third finisher execution on a row with so much ease and even after receiving another one earlier, and I can't believe Okada is that big of an idiot trying to go for a fourth one instead of trying to pin Omega. A nearfall would've been much better honestly, since Okada was really hurt the whole match, his Rainmakers are not that powerful to keep Omega out for good, thereby justifying Omega being actually capable of kicking out of them and not just making it an easy epic resource. That's the only complaint I have about this match, because everything else was just PERFECT, and unlike the previous two matches, I finally truly connected with this one in all levels. The story and the drama were more constant and solid, I truly felt empathy towards Omega and Okada's motivations, one aiming to kill since the bell rang, the other one realizing he just had to survive to move to the Finals. The intensity of Omega in every attack, in every move, everything he tried, the constant work on the upper-back and neck of Okada with so much anger, the way Okada always found a way to stay alive and the sense of urgence in both men to fulfill their purpose. How well the building of the One Winged Angel was done the whole match, Okada being skilled enough to escape several attempts but after Omega throw so many neck-wrecking of his signature moves, he couldn't resist more and he paid his stupidity with that awful Rainmaker sequence by losing to Omega. The right man won here, Omega was the only one who was trying to win, Okada just had to survive and clearly didn't care about actually winning since reaching the finals was his only goal. Perhaps if it was a Title match things would've been different, but this opened the door for that 4th chapter I'm dying to see. This is my favorite match out of the 3 I've seen, maybe the most rushed, maybe the less complete in terms of pure wrestling since Okada played a survival role instead of being a truly equal fight, but I think the storytelling was far better and solid than in previous matches and the expecation to see what the outcome and how it would be made it more interesting IMO. If it wasn't for that sequence I would rate it 5 stars without a doubt, but I really think it was so stupid and not believable at all (**** 3/4)"

[5.0] "I was actually somewhat into this bout, I liked the pace and the action was quite good too, I wasn't even that bothered by the ref's shenanigans up until the end, they were irritating but I didn't mind all that much. Like, I dunno who she was, she was attacking Takase for som reason and at the finish she got Takase the win with a fast-count, I was kinda confused, like she attacks Takase during the match but helps her win? idk that wasn't needed, especially because Takase was already the best performer in the ring, in fact I liked her the most here, it is what it is"

[6.0] "As much as it hurts to see Wes Lee on Evolve the match was solid. Some nice spots and a decent watch"

[6.0] "A short match with some nice moments, but overall nothing to get me really invested in either one of them"

[6.0] "Solidly fun match with some genuine nice moments. But overall nothing really outstanding and just forgettable"

[5.0] "Initially this seemed to be really good, Riko attacked Fujimoto immediately as the bell rang, cathing her off-guard, but the match just kinda fizzled out for me, the longer it went the more uninteresting it became, there were moments where it seemed to gain some momentum, but then again, it started to become increasingly uninteresting, it just didn't work for me what they tried to do, due to the length even if I understand what there were trying to tell."

[7.0] "I think the idea here was to have an 'epic' match simply because this was a tournament final, at the same time both wrestlers understood that Jr. Hvt approach has to be different enough from a classic Heavyweight style. In a vacuum it was fun and in the moment it worked, personally I thought they had a much better match in them at the time. ***1/4"

[3.0] "It's not even 2 months and Anthony Bowens' supposed push has already been dead in the water lol You know it's a bad sign when Caster has so much more momentum with his goofy loser shtick which works brilliantly. The booking of Bowens has been horrendous. Win a couple of meaningless squash matches then go up against other mid carders and lose and lose. The matches being lame and subpar also doesn't help."

[5.0] "Tay looked really good, she was the mvp of this match. Rest were fine to meh. I'd love to see Megan do something new but she's stuck doing this never ending feud for months. At least hopefully we can get a singles match between her and Tay at some point as that was the most exciting exchange during this rather dull affair."

[2.0] "Hurt Syndicate matches are either bad or boring, this one leans towards the latter but still not good. MJF's addition just hasn't really added anything, I have zero invesment in this story. It's just being dragged out, would rather see MJF do something else. This match didn't do anything for me as I don't really care about the random makeshift babyface trios either."

[7.0] "I think this was the weakest match of Shiozaki's series so far, which doesn't mean that it was bad, it was still really good, the other matches were just superior imo, this just felt like the previous two matches he had with Tanaka and Marufumji, same structure, same story, in fact all of these are kinda interchangeable, but still enjoyable."

[9.0] "I just loved seeing Takayama dominate KENTA, KENTA looked good to here, as Takayama's lesser opponent."

[2.0] "This was unfortunately wasn't great - crowd was far from invested in this match and it affected it - not great chemistry with each other"

[6.0] "This was a good match but not as Earth shattering as it's made out to be. I had fun watching it but when it was over I was ready to move on. Ethan Page looked way out of his element here. He's not ancient but age is catching up with him."

[8.0] "In the beginning Kojima was one-upping and kicking Muto's ass every step of the way, to the point that Muto started bleeding immensely (he didn't quite break his scale, however the visual was great because he's a great bleeder), but the more this match was going, the more it was becoming obvious that Kojima wasn't quite hitting the right note to make the obvious finish, where he would decisively win, actually effective, which is why it felt like they flipped the switch on the fly for Muto to win, because the crowd got behind him shortly after the started bleeding and they kept cheering him on no matter what. I'm not a Muto fan at all, though even I can't deny that his performance was really good and he showed why, at least at the time, he was a bigger star than Kojima. ***3/4"

[9.0] "Fantastic. The best two up-and-coming women in AEW mixing it up with, as they say, a lot of physicality. Aminata's strikes were super crisp, Thekla's antics were interesting, and in the end she pulled out a submission victory from underneath. I saw a lot of complaints about this that I believe stem from very non-traditional booking here, as the newcomer was fighting from underneath and they were both technically heels so the crowd chose to cheer the person who's already over with the AEW audience (Aminata). However, I watch AEW because of its alternative approach and these two delivered some great stuff in the ring."

[6.0] "Having not seen much of Kairi Sane and her comparatively high rating on this site, I was really curious to watch her match. A good short affair, but Kairi looked very slow in her moves. Raquel as well. Average mid card match which was greatly enhanced by the finish as this can start getting Kairi sane into some sort of credibility."

[5.0] "Really disappointing start to smackdown with this match. Big Jim should be invovled in storylines, not having random matches to fill time. JC Mateo hasnt yet clicked with me for some reason though I liked his debut. I am also optimistic for the Solo Jacob feud."

[10.0] "10/10 5 stars if this was in the Tokyo Dome. Despite the whole event being filled with botches, apart from one guy mostly everyone worked through them pretty well. This match was incredible and a display of what Jevon Evans has the potential to be. Ethan Page is a good heel champion."

[7.0] "Contrary to most people I actually found this match way better than what I expected it to be. Both of the lucha libre ladies were unknown to me and I was not particularly impressed by their look. But ther work was very good, and it helped put over both Stephanie and Lola Vice in my opinion."

[6.0] "Is this supposed to be some sort of tryout match for them or something? The asinine logic in AEW of making everything look as phony and "wink wink" as possible, and then try to PRETEND having an actual atheletic competition is hilarious. If AEW had been presented this way since the beginning maybe such completely unnecessary 30 minute draws would make the barest amount of sense. The match itself was good but held less sense than a random 12 man tag. The post match angle was truly one of the most terrible ones I have ever seen. Shit like that makes you switch off the tv for real. Overdramatic nonsensical move by Ospreay to save Swerve. This show slaps you in the face with how phony it is. Yet I will give this a fair rating for the match itself. A completely self indulgent one and that ended in a draw which atleast moves forward Ospreay and Swerve to All In."

[8.0] "I feel like they were taking the piss out of Cody Rhodes with that "Finish the paragraph" business, but when it offers a match this enjoyable, I really don't care. It gets a good four stars for the comedy alone, because I honestly just wanted to see Jake Manning finish his damn book off. It was great to watch him perform all these amazing moves whilst still having his eyes glued to the book. Must've been an interesting read. ***3/4"

[8.0] "I don't really associate Omega with these types of matches but he put on an incredible performance here as did Mox. Only thing is the match length which went just a tad too long for me otherwise this is brilliant and brutal fun."

[9.0] "I am so glad AEW put this on their YouTube channel as I have wanted to see it for ages. Without a doubt a modern classic featuring two of the very best. My words can't do this justice with the only poor bit being the interference spot from Don Callis giving Ospreay the screwdriver."

[7.0] "This match is so insanely odd. On one hand, you have a 20-something year-old Christopher Daniels with a full head of hair and, on the other hand, you have Minoru Tanaka (who's pretty much the antithesis of a WWF wrestler from that era). They're offering one of the best 5-minute exhibitions of pure wrestling ever and nobody in the arena understands it. The crowd is chanting "boring" for no reason, the stupid ref thinks that the cross armbreaker is a roll up and the timekeeper messes up the final count. It's like Daniels and Minoru are in a bubble of wrestling magic while the other 15 000 people in the building are living in stupid land."

[9.0] "This was nothing short of magical. At first glance, a World of Sport rules bout featuring a 67-year-old Johnny Saint might read like a pleasant novelty; something light and respectful, perhaps overly nostalgic. But what we got instead was a masterclass in timing, technique, and storytelling. Saint, though understandably slowed by age, was mesmerizing. Every twist of the wrist, every roll-through, every tease of a hold and he made the simple sublime. This wasn't a man trying to relive his glory days; this was a man owning his legend in real time. Mike Quackenbush deserves just as much credit. His role here wasn't just to bump and feed, but instead, it was to converse with Saint in the purest language of grappling. He sold the smallest moments with reverence and intensity, keeping the bout alive between falls and breaks. Watching Quack lean into the pace, adjusting his normally fluid style to complement Saint's rhythm, was a joy. It felt like two jazz musicians improvising within a centuries-old melody, neither overstepping, each enhancing the other. The rounds system worked beautifully, creating dramatic peaks and valleys. They used every pause to breathe life into the match. Transitions were seamless, and when a pin or submission felt near, you believed it. The third round especially crackled with tension as Saint pulled out some signature tricks--yes, the escape from nothing, the Saint Special, even a toehold that drew gasps purely from its execution. By the final round, the crowd was eating out of their hands. This wasn't just a polite applause-for-the-legend match. It was a genuine battle of wits, with both men elevating each other beyond their physical limits. No one was carried. This was a dance. Wrestling like this doesn't come around often. And when it does, it reminds you why you fell in love with it in the first place. Long live Johnny Saint. ****1/2"

[10.0] "Best women's 3-way match in WWE history. In fact, it may be the best 3-way match in the history of women's wrestling. There was NO fat on this match. It was incredible from bell to bell. It cemented Iyo Sky as one of the top female stars in WWE and reminded everyone why she, Bianca Belair, and Rhea Ripley are 3 of the best in the world. Instant classic."

[9.0] "Very good match between this two. His chemistry is perfect, they can fight 9 times and the 9 times will be a banger, everytime no doubts. This match had a amazing atmosphere with the Wales crowd cheering Sheamus and the chop battle. Is a meat war, this word explains perfectly this type of match where they only fight with hard punches, slaps, chops. Is a war, is something satisfying. I almost forgot about the beginning, is one of the best beginnings that i can remember in a match, Gunther and Sheamus looked at each other while Pete Dunne and Holland fights Vinci and Kaiser, is incredible. As Gunther says, the mat is sacred and after the bell rang they start to punch each other in the first duel. For me is not 5 stars because they wait a lot between a move, the final moments of the match is a kickout, move, kickout. Not a big problem of course but is not original, the thing i liked is when Sheamus tries to hit the Brogue kick and he can't because his knee(well, maybe the entire body) is injured , that selling is incredible and the way Gunther is looking at him is very well done. ****/75"

[7.0] "Well... it was good, but way too focused more on insane and overshot kickouts instead of trying to tell a grander story. Not that it suffers, the work here is good, as per usual with these two, and I do like some of the more grounded spots in this match, but at the same time, it feels uncharacteristically slow. I get why they did this, to go to the 30 minute draw, but it just felt more like the two just cycling through their offense for half an hour and there isn't a winner, because then we have to move forward with that Bucks angle. It worked for the crowd and the angle, but not for me. ***"

[10.0] "This was a PROPER KNOCK! This man Gunther was out there butchering Sheamus. Chop after chop after chop, constant slaps to the face, vicious kicks right in Sheamus' face. There was a moment mid match where Sheamus is leaning against the ropes and Gunther is just viciously putting a beating on him, literally punishing the guy. At that point Sheamus just drops to his knees and you see the look of a broken man on his face. Even though this match was mostly Gunther being an absolute savage, it's not a squash match by any means. Sheamus gets plenty of offense and until the very end doesn't back down from the fight. His body fails him after taking a vicious beating for 20 minutes, but not once he backs up. From the entrances, to the face off, to the atmosphere in the stadium, to the slugfest they put on and the standing ovation in end, this match is truly remarkable. 5*"

[5.0] "When half of the participants in a tag match are a washed Cena and Jey Uso you can't really expect much. Slow, sloppy, and boring. Outside of the last 2-3 minutes of the match this was a sloppy snooze fest. R-Truth coming back and the Logan Paul moonsault through the table were the only good things from this match. 2.50*"

[6.0] "Fun match while it lasted. It wasn't anything too special but a showcase of the Octagun Jr and overall a good addition to the event. 2.75*"

[10.0] "CM Punk vs Rollins was a match which will be played on replays and in wrestling schools for years. The match had a rare "fight" feel to it, which mostly no "great" match nowadays has, The Punk rollins match was exilerating and unpredictable and every attack and move had meaning and impact, and moved the story forward. Not just done to pop the crowd. I feel the way Seth has been carrying the rivalry both inside and outside the ring, never breaking the feeling that there is legitimate hate and heat between the two, makes their matches better to me. Kinda like the Hangman one as well."

[10.0] "Look I hate to say this is a perfect match for me, if you were there to remember this you remember how much of a big fight feel this was. The match itself to me was really good as well these two worked the crowd really well, I don't really know what else to say it was awesome."

[6.0] "It's nice to see Nakamura main eventing. DDT booked themselves into a bit of a corner here with him, due to the way both his losses and Masada's wins have shaken out. While this match never quite found a story or hook to shake the inevitability of a Takeshi victory, the sprint is executed competently enough and the closing stretch, particularly Nakamura's struggle to escape out of Masada's finisher, is quite fun."

[9.0] "So I thought personally this was a really fun match with okay probably the wrong winner. Punk maybe should have won here but I still believe this match rocks and is actually heavily underrated. This is another one of those matches that feel almost real."

[8.0] "Way more fun than I expected, love both of these guys and some of the spots they strung together in this 8 minute sprint were genuinely sick, camera work was awful but it's kinda what I expected going in and watching through someone's fancam lol, great match!"

[6.0] "It was a good TV match and a good enough TV debut on NXT for Eric Young. Samoa Joe methodically killed his opponent in his destroyer style, but Eric was also exposed as a good underdog who could also resist."

[8.0] "Sting might'nt've been able to go at the speed he did in his glory days, but he knew how to wrestle an entertaining match and Kurt Angle was able to make things up on the physical end. While this wasn't Sting vs Flair or Angle vs <redacted>, it was still a heck of a main event that the hot crowd ate up. Karen Angle and Kevin Nash come out to muddy the waters, followed by ref bumps and the introduction of a bat, which dragged things down just a touch, because TNA was apparently allergic to putting on a straight professional wrestling match with no folderol."

[6.0] "This was a match that I see the people really made it look greater and more incredible then what it really is, let's see it's not a bad match but It needed more to be more, the pace was slow and It is not something I would consider great, not like the match Bret had with British Bulldog which for me knowing the story behind that was a 5 stars classic for me, and this one could've been better knowing the talents and everything but Scott Hall was on his PPVs matches here, but then got better of course, and since this was a match where I didn't feel the weight of the crowd either. 6/10 [***1/2]"

[9.0] "I think this was one of those matches that will forever be remembered in RAW history. Everything about this match was great. The quality, the result, the emotion, the atmosphere were all great and we saw a good, classic match. I give this match a 9."

[3.0] "Raven was in rough shape physically and Dustin "Black Reign" Rhodes was dealing with drug issues at the time, so this would've been worlds better if it was just Abyss vs Rhino. The uglier kind of garbage match, pathetic and kind of uncomfortable."

[10.0] "OMFG! This was a great match and one of the best singles matches in wrestling in a while. Gable once again showed what a great and talented pro wrestler he is and can deliver great matches in any style of wrestling. I really enjoyed watching this match. I give this match a 10."

[0.0] "A match that was simple, didn't make me connect and the classic match I've seen before on some of the multiple previous World Wrestling Federation Pay Per Views where a big powerhouse, and here you have 2 actually, they go and burn time, I don't know if there was a storyline, but for me It seem like more showcase, after Shawn Michaels vs Jannetty was something interesting and had a good level, but this didn't. 0/10 [DUD]"

[9.0] "A rabid crowd split between Christian Cage and Samoa Joe made this seem like Hogan vs Andre. Hats off to you, folks at the Gwinnett Civic Center. Cage and Joe meshed perfectly, the normally cocky Christian showing fear and a seemingly-unstoppable Joe demonstrating why he deserved to be feared, though the cagey Cage held his own with some high-flying, technical work, and cheaty heel shenanigans. Late in the match I said to myself "Oh yeah, Matt Morgan is there, " his presence adding absolutely nothing, then providing an unnecessary distraction as he fought Tomko and Styles."

[7.0] "This was entirely carried by Kurara's selling. She is the last true whitebread babyface in the world, the last person able to pull off such an act."

[6.0] "A fun little match with the weird stipulation that it could also be won by "borrowing" a random item that was revealed after every two count or rope break. Kurara eventually won the match by bringing into the ring a president (Okada from Stardom) with something blue (his tie)"

[6.0] "Unfortunately, we only get to see 9+ minutes of this, but still, they delivered a strong TV title bout. It was well-paced, opening with a technical section and adjusting the pace once the crowd got on board with it, trading some physicality, and then going back and forth for the remainder in a babyface versus babyface match. It seemed like we were headed for a tough crowd, but they got them invested and even had dueling chants, but the majority ended up siding with Finlay, giving this an odd atmosphere but a good and unique one. ***1/4"

[7.0] "A good showing for Sayaka Kurara, who got this far into the tournament by virtue of a disqualification. Who would have guessed that she would go on to win this tournament the very next year?"

[7.0] "Not bad, a good match where the storytelling kept growing between Shawn and Jannetty, and also how it ended on a new Love drama or triangle between Sensational Sherry, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty, maybe not the best rivalry but still was entertaining, like this match that was watchable and had a great level and psychology. 7/10 [****1/4]"

[4.0] "Once again, TNA overthought the rules, as this was Royal Rumble/gauntlet-style battle royal (the second weird, not-totally-a-battle-royal on the show) until two competitors remained, then it became a normal match. Chrissakes, pick a lane. Early on I was promised lucha libre moves from Shelly Martinez by Don West, but did not receive them, as she was eliminated before doing anything interesting. Generic and kind of boring, though with the right winner, as the rest of the women's division (excepting Jackie Moore) was far below Gail Kim at this point."

[7.0] "Fun match but heavily carried by Cena. Cool finish that HBK ran back last year for Ethan Page to get the belt. Edge was pretty rough in this match and did not contribute very much besides the little mid-match story with Randy, who also didn't do very much."

[5.0] "[2.25*] I thought this match was really fun. Obviously absolutely nothing impressive on the wrestling at all but it was short and fun. I'll take it."

[5.0] "Aside from the fact that Rick Steiner took a long nap from the early middle of the match right on up to the ending, this was fine. The Steiners were way past their prime and the 3Dudleys were themselves, which was never all that great; however, a top rope Frankensteiner and a couple of other mildly interesting spots canceled out the dull brawling that dominated the action."

[4.0] "[2.0*] This wasn't good. It looked like a Dark/Live Event match with a very simple structure and a not very thrilling execution. This wasn't the classic Collision Main Event Tag we're used to see. Huge disappointment."

[6.0] "Good average match to open the show, The Steiners looked amazing and the Beverly Brothers just ran with the bad luck of being the ones to open here the way on the PPVs for the Steiners. 6/10 [***3/4]"

[8.0] "[4.0*] I can't believe I'm saying this, but this match was fucking incredible. A WWE TV MOTYC. I think Jey's bad of course but he was a great underdog here. The thing about this match is that it had something a lot of big TV matches nowadays lack: a well executed story told from great limb-work and selling. Gunther attacked Jey's injured ribs and Jey was selling very well and trying to resist. That's it. Great storytelling that invested me in a match I wasn't giving a single shit when it started. That's the goal. I loved the rare surprise world title change in HHH's boring "long-term" regime too."

[2.0] "Nothing happens and then the street profits run in, this match is totally pointless filler that wouldn't even work on a house show. Pete Dunne does his tired bit of bending someone's finger and Ridge Holland is Ridge Holland. The Good Brothers couldn't get anything out of them and I was relieved when the match ended."

[7.0] "[3.25*] Another very fun match on this very, very good wrestling show. Very choreographed that's for sure but the chemistry was great and it had a ton of fun spots. The ending was very nice."

[8.0] "[3.75*] This one was really great, specially the work during the ad break. Very heavy on nearfalls but also pretty physical with tons of crazy bumps and stiff offense. I just loved Bron here, he was phenomenal. Great ending too. Everything worked out perfectly, this was very well produced."

[9.0] "Even better than the opener, Jay Lethal was really coming into his own at this point and Christopher Daniels was a veteran talent who was incapable of having bad matches, so this combination of technical and high-flying action was hitting on all cylinders."

[9.0] "I'm a sucker for Royal Rumbles and unfortunately this is no different even though I will say this might be the worst rumble of the modern era. The winner isn't all that great but to be honest go back and choose who you would like to see and unfortunately with this roster it wouldn't have been much better."

[3.0] "Rasheed Lucius "Consequences" Creed appeared out of nowhere, both in the sense of never having been seen or referenced before replacing non-wrestler Pacman Jones in this match and also materializing from nowhere at ringside after Truth and Jones made their entrance. Did his miss his cue and run down the ramp? The match was nothing special, Creed vanished to whatever netherworld had produced him for the ending, and comedy revolving around referee Earl Hebner picking up cash instead of counting a pin made the eventual title change a farce."

[5.0] "I really struggled with what to rate this match because it could have been really good. I thought the pacing was fine, the physicality was good, the tags were alright, and I actually felt invested in the match. But the ending was just... disappointing. Why? Why did yet another match at Wrestlemania have to end in a count out? For what purpose? Honestly. This was shaping up to be a good match. The teams had a decent chemistry going. The Rockers looked pretty damn good. The Orient Express didn't look that bad, either. But the ending was anti-climactic, disappointing, and frustrating. The ending really pulls this one down for me, but at least Marty Jannetty sold it well. 5/10"

[2.0] "A dumb, overly-complicated match concept, the early going was an absolute farce as everyone on the outside pretended that it was hard to climb into the ring, even when there was nobody else anywhere near them to keep them from doing so. The middle portion was a generic battle royal with too much shtick, including a lot of time wasted on Junior "Rikishi" Fatu's butt. The ending one-on-one between Roode and Young was too short and basic to be worth anything."

[9.0] "So many matches with these guys man, Punk and Morrison uce, matches on PPV's, TV on Raw or Smackdown, ECW and etc man, this case here on ECW then the later end of the hay days, they was once again put up against with one and other and they just created a banger like more then a lot of there matches."

[8.0] "Many matches singles, triple threats and tag team matches, this was an underrated banger with them in their respective careers in BJ and CM Punker lol. Great showing and fantastic action these two guys always would deliver together with each other men."

[6.0] "6/10 I won't give it a bad rating simply because of Zoey getting injured, but it does heavily impact the score I give. It was a solid match, but Zoey getting injured so early on very clearly impacted the action in ring as it went from the expected triple threat to a singles match, Kairi had to eat a pin on her return, and I generally can't get behind the booking decision of Rhea in the MITB match at all just yet. If this match went as planned, I have no doubt it'd be closer to an eight for me."

[6.0] "Yea this just didn't click all the way with me. Undoubtedly a good match but it's weird pacing and various ups and downs in crowd heat left me also feeling disengaged a few too many times. Bandido did get the crowd pretty hyped a few times and Mortos is a fantastic worker but yea just a solid match for me"

[10.0] "Just somehow Orange Cassidy capable of pulling off anything or any type of it he portrays and then snaps into real and legit, it's a great gimmick and love the work he does man, this case, he's wresting Hornswoggle lmao, cmon man, gotta give the respect and dues to Swoggle, deserves more recognition and respect in his career man, no doubt about it."

[6.0] "A much more gritty and physical encounter for this pairing, with both offering much more clobberin' via punches and forearms. Finlay was much more head-on and aggressive from the outset, which was fitting for the stakes at play, even if it was against his better judgment, as he paid for his troubles. Mark worked with a quicker pace when attacking and even did some limb work targeting Finlay's arm, as did Finlay by working a leg late in the match to chop Mark down. ***1/4"

[6.0] "Fun intergender 6 man tag match here. It's a sure fire way to have a good bout when you pair up 3 workhorses from the conglomeration and 3 members of a fantastic comedy heel faction like MxM Collection. The match doesn't achieve much besides being a fun way to blow 5+ minutes but sometimes that's all you need"

[] "i watched this for the first time after aew posted the full match on their youtube channel and i'm a very opinionated person. it's remarkable how much lamer ospreay looked back then! regardless of what u think of his look today, he was way more basic looking just two years ago. anyway, this match was really brutal, they did some wild and probably very dangerous/reckless stuff, and that creates a sort of can't-look-away factor. despite this, the match kind of has a weird sense of psychology. omega is the babyface because he's from canada and ospreay is the heel because he's don callis' guy, and ospreay does heelish things and omega sells a lot, but neither one really acts like they much dislike the other or even really wants to beat them. they're wrestling like they wanted to do a sequel to their match from wrestle kingdom, and anything that's gone on angle-wise to facilitate that is a nonfactor here. but they both took a hell of a beating!"

[5.0] "It's a fine match but the booking is awful. I don't know why Toni Storm is routinely getting man handled in the ring right before what is supposed to the biggest women's match in the company's herstory. Storm winning via small package and then having Mercedes embarrass not only her but Mina Shirakawa as well just feels like such a clunky underdog narrative that is just not the move here. Nothing awful in the match but at its core it's kinda busted"

[5.0] "I enjoyed this even if the crowd was less than enthused for much of it, and it does end in a bang via Evan's shooting star. All three men's respective roles and strengths are showcased, producing a highlight or two, respectively. Mark was the imposing wall using his power, and he was taken out in believable ways. Finlay was rugged, and Bourne is the dynamic one. Mark's pacing when in control might not be for everyone, but personally, it hits from time to time when working the right opponents. **3/4"

[8.0] "Very good match. I thought Roxanne and Liv worked well together. Kairi looks more confident with each match. Rhea did a great job of making the other women look good while maintaining her standing. I also thought that Rhea and Liv's sequences were well done, something I wouldn't have said 6 months ago. Overall, all of the women involved played their part and did a great job."

[7.0] "Very good match. I was kinda hoping Anthony Bowens would pick up a much needed win here but also Kyle Fletcher looked as great as usual. Fletcher is already at the point where he can carry someone as sufficient as Bowens to a really good match. Just an all round rock solid exhibition match"

[4.0] "This match was really terrible. Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton both have soft movements and various inexplicable mistakes. The rhythm of the game is fragmented, making people want to sleep. This game is far worse than Jey Uso vs. Gunther, this is WrestleMania41's worst match."

[9.0] "This is a hidden gem most likely forgotten due to WCW's reputation in 2000/2001. However, you should really check this one out. Creative moves, fun spots and clean action. One of the few matches from Rey Mysterio's massless phase that I've seen, and I wasn't disappointed."

[7.0] "This is, so far at least (with Jey being announced for KoTR there is a chance for more) the final match in the, in my opinion, overly long Jey v Gunther series. Sense there isn't a Jey v Gunther feud/rivalry page yet to my knowledge, I'll use this to voice my opinions on this match, and general frustrations with this series of matches in general. In total, this is definitely the best out of the set for me, and the most memorable in what actually happened though that may be a recency bias. Jey actually showed out a little more in this match unlike all of his others where he stuck to his core set, it showed a full circle for Gunther's character with him not tapping out and instead sticking through and enduring the choke, showing he was no longer underestimating Jey and no longer caught off guard by Jey's offense (hopefully said character staying through the future of Gunther's second title reign considering the cowardice angle was majorly what made Gunther's first reign fall off) and in total just felt like the best showing of these two. At least, the best these two could give when paired with each other. The flaws are still there though. It was still pretty same-sy in the grand scheme of things which is always bad for a series of matches as long as this. It also showcased what in my opinion is wrong at the core of this storyline being that, Jey and Gunther can't decide whether or not this is a respectful bout between two competitors or a heated feud between two wrestlers who hate each other. This is a regular match which ends in no level of anger from Jey's side, no real disrespect from Gunther's side, and then Jey goes on to cut a promo after the show is over saying how much he respects Gunther as a wrestler and congratulating him despite that being the man who beat his brother to a bloody pulp in front of him. And also while the idea of a retry at Gunther could go good if they book it right, there is also a part of me that wished this match just never happened and Gunther had sidetracked into something else after his WM loss."