[7.0] "(Grade:C/***) A good title defense that could've been much higher rated if they had ramped it up a notch! Garcia looked good here bringing his technical side as well as Ospreay being this new star to use as a benchmark."
[8.0] "Probably my second favorite match on the show, right behind the opener between PAC and Bryan Danielson. Anyways, this was a fun time. I never really thought Garcia was winning, but, as per usual, that factor didn't really take away from my overall enjoyment."
[8.0] "Sehr gutes Match.Richtig starkes Ding von beiden, hohes Niveau mit klasse Technik und einer super Story.Das Aftermath zwar wenig überraschend, dafür mit guter Intensität. ***3/4"
[4.0] "[2.0*] From the matches I saw, this was the undisputed worst of them. Like, incomparable with the opener and the JJ one. The thing is: Will is perfect at his formula. Yes, it is true. I find his formula perfect? No. But for what it is supposed to do and make, it works perfectly for him. In every arena, with every fan, he is always the most over one. This time, he tried something different. For the first time on his AEW career, he tried to do something else and did some control segments on Danny on the 1st half, and well, it absolutely fucking stunk. The crowd was dead-ass silent, the chemistry was completely off, the work felt strange, it had no aura or some other word that could describe it, it was just pretty damn bad. I was praying to God for a Super Avalanche Oscutter or something to come from the heavens out of nowhere and save us. Gladly, it happened. Not an Oscutter, but a Spanish Fly, that actually works for the job. From this point on, the crowd magically got alive and the match just ruled. The chemistry that was super off became good, the silence from the crowd became chants and a boring-ass match became a battle for the belt. Like magic. I really hope they run it back without this bullshit where Will looked like Jake Lee from NOAH during his GHC Title reign and the match will rule. The ending was.. yeah, it helped the Max turn (which was phenomenal). Thankfully the show was so amazing that my disappointment with this match (that I was very excited for) did not take anything from my experience. 10/10 show!"
[5.0] "I wasn't personally amused by this match, just like the Swerve match at Forbidden Door, the beginning was weird, had nothing interesting going on, the crowd was quiet, it was a vacuum of ideas, Ospreay tried to bully Garcia, just like everyone does, but he was so much worse than other people, he couldn't make the psychology interesting at all, and then in the ending stretches the match improved, we had some interesting transitions and reversals, Danny refused to use MJF's ring, and took a hidden blade out of nowhere. The psychology didn't brought me into the match here, the technical stuff was good, best part of the match, but there wasn't a single moment where I thought Garcia could win the match - {**1/2}"
[8.0] "Great match. The ending was amazing. Daniel Garcia is one of the best wrestlers in AEW; he's great both in the ring and as a character. It won't be long until he gets some gold. The post-match segment was crazy. It's so good to see this MJF back."
[7.0] "Very good main event, with a even better segment to follow; Heel MJF is the best MJF. The match itself was nice, some good moves and counters. A great way to close a very good show. (***3/4)."
[7.0] "A bit of a different kind of Will Ospreay match. Even though I like Ospreay for his style it is good to see a little bit of variation in his matches. Good way to end the show even though I feel like both could do more. Or maybe I simply expected to much. Still a fun and entertaining match with a good showing by Garcia!"
[6.0] "This was decently good but massively overrated. The two just didnt click for me, the chemistry wasnt really there at points. The match wasnt terrible by any means, I enjoyed it for the most part, but the most memorable part of it was MJFs heel turn after."
[7.0] "A solid TV main event that didn't quite reach the ceiling I had expected. The ring element does bring it down quite a bit for me as Garcia hadn't really shown any heel tendencies leading up. Hoping we get a straight-up singles match with Red Death instead of dancing DG. ****"
[6.0] "I thought this was an underwhelming way to end this week's episode of Dynamite. The after match made more of an impact then this match did. This had its good moments but it usually stuck to a formula that works for Will Ospreay. 6/10"
[4.0] "This was not as egregious as some Ospreay matches but I was still not feeling it very much. I like Garcia and thought he did well but you can really only have one kind of match against Ospreay and it's just not what I love to see. Major groan from me to yet again use the trope where one guy has to ponderously consider cheating, taking a long break from the match to stare at something and wonder about making the choices of their life differently. The post match was great but the match itself was just another usual Ospreay showcase. I did laugh at Garcia doing his taunt into Ospreay's ear though."
[7.0] "This was a solid match, though I'm a bit conflicted in my feelings on the aftermath of the match. Either way, this was very good and Garcia's performance helped legitimize him as a main event player even though I don't completely buy him in that role yet."
[9.0] "Very good TV match that accomplished the goal. Daniel Garcia felt like legit main event guy in this match and delivered big time. I love the finish with MJF trying to convince him to use ring and he ends up getting smoked with a hidden blade. Overall great match and even better post match angle."
[9.0] "idk where this story came from because it does legit feel like out of no where aew decided to know how to build and create a new hot and fresh babyface. Because this is something that they have consistently proven that this is something that they have not been able to do what so ever. But im happy that now they are trying. If they continue this up with danny garcia though thats the true test actually continuing to keep us interested and feeling sympathy for the guy. So far its a great start having him put in an incredible match with the best in ring wrestler in the world come up just barely due to the guy who eventually brutally kills him after the match. This was awesome the match was great you feel for danny and have emotion for him threw the match and then especially after the match when the greatest heel of are generation mjf makes his return and i could legit not be any happier. Ive been missing full on douchey heel mjf hes a great babyface but legit doesnt compare to him as a heel. Now this saturday on collision we just need to know the why and know why he did this know why out of no where he decided to kill daniel garcia. This was freaking sensational"
[10.0] "Rated together with post-match angle which it set up. Still, the match itself was amazing and as he often does, Will Ospreay made me doubt the obvious result as they went on with his selling after Garcia hit him with some of the crispest neckwork ever."
[7.0] "I'm slightly torn on this. I'm not convinced that AEW's presentation of Garcia is a winner, continually framing him as a gutsy, naive underdog. On the other hand, Ospreay is a great in-ring bully, but that isn't what the AEW audience wants from him right now. As a result, this arrives with some flaws, including a very mixed reaction to Ospreay's early dominance. Thankfully, the later fireworks get this over the line, with some prior details playing their own part in fairness. It's a good match, but not much more than that for me, which is a little surprising considering the matchup's potential. Nonetheless, it is the match that suited the story being told, setting up Dynamite's hot closing angle. ***1/4"
[9.0] "I really enjoyed this match to be honest although no one expected garcia to beat will ospreay it was a damn good match and the MJF heel turn added the icing on the cake as we all know he is way better as a heel- as usual will keeps delivering banger matches"
[6.0] "This was ok although I don't think Daniel Garcia is someone anyone envisioned beating Ospreay and I'm not sure he was the best pick for MJF to go after for a heel turn but it was still fine."
[5.0] "Bei solchen Matches merke ich dann doch immer, dass ich Ospreay einfach mehr wertschätzen muss, da ich zwar seinen Overkill nie brauche, aber er ist im Schnitt einfach liefert und das dann auch unter widrigen Umständen. Garcia mit seinem Sports Entertainer-Gimmick und all seinen Lücken überzeugt mich wieterhin nicht, aber Ospreays holt das Ding dann easy in den soliden Bereich. Passt hier! Main Event-Vibe aber erst durch das Aftermath."
[7.0] "A solid TV main event, very much an Ospreay match against a guy who is more grounded which means it didn't have so much flash, but Danny's super solid offense (loved his guillotine and piledriver) and oddly compelling charisma brought it up for me. I really only cared about this when Garcia was making comebacks, Will trying to taunt him didn't do anything for me and getting blindsided into a 3-count was a bit lame, but that Hidden Blade did look SICK compared to usual at least. The post-match angle though was absolutely excellent, and the crowd being so behind Garcia elevated this. ***1/2"
[8.0] "In a vacuum this was a good match. Daniel Garcia is consistently growing as a tv performer and he's not far away from being top tier in that regard. Ospreay is an incredible talent. These 2 will have better matches in the future I suspect, which is saying something. The story of Max's involvement and the follow up angle were tremendous. Heat has returned to the AEW main event scene."
[8.0] "Both wrestlers here managed to have a good match while telling a great story that feeds into the narrative arc for each character involved (which includes MJF). And since the booking outcome didn't seem pre-ordained, they were able to sell some near-falls and reversals in effective ways. This was a very good TV-level main event that helped set up a big MJF angle for All In."
[6.0] "Nothing too amazing in this match, Daniel Garcia is still a midcarder (thankfully) and MJF turning heel was way more interesting than anything in it."
[8.0] "This was a more than good main event, with really nice speed and athleticism on display. Ospreay looked great here, he was crazy smooth with his offence (especially that floatover powerbomb), but it was a bit of strange character choice to be so cocky coming into this one and in moments in the match (although the Kawada Kick Face Hump spot genuinely made me chuckle). Garcia also had a great performance, he showed some really nice fire, and there were a couple of moments where I really thought he had it won! The piledriver nearfall in particular was super close! There were a couple of downsides though, I thought there was a bit too much focus on MJF, and the finish with the ring felt a little too similar to Ospreay's own angle at Forbidden Door (but that Hidden Blade looked awesome). I should've seen the post-match coming, but honestly I was a little surprised they turned MJF heel again. It's an interesting choice, but hopefully Garcia will get something out of a feud with MJF. All in all, it was a good way to end the show (even if the stretcher job was a little OTT), and I'm hopeful that Garcia can get a W over MJF and cement his spot in the upper echelons of AEW."
[6.0] "Wasn't going for too much but was an entertaining story that kept me on edge. One or two moments of Ospreay magic but he and Garcia didn't display any out of this world chemistry."
[7.0] "Great storytelling and obviously they held back as two of this talent could give more but that was very acceptable for this chapter of the story and the coming weeks would be very progressive and additive for the big match at Wembley"
[7.0] "I don't get the low rating on here honestly, I thought this match was really good. There were too many false finishes and the pacing was a little off but this was still a good match. It started well with some nice chain wrestling and picked up momentum with Ospreay hitting a pescado. He then started to act heelish towards Garcia who delivered a fiery babyface performance throughout the whole match. He hits various neckbreaker and does his dance in Ospreay's face twice. Ospreay hit a styles clash and Garcia hit a piledriver for two nearfalls. MJF tried to get Garcia using the ring but DG refused but the distraction caused him to lose as Ospreay hit a flying hidden blade for the win which was nice to see being used as a proper finisher. Crowd was into it, the wrestlers had good chemistry and the action was fun. Nice main event. 7/10 - 3.75*/5*"
[7.0] "[3.25/5.00]: This was a high-speed match that highlighted why both competitors are unique talents for distinct reasons. The match extended into overtime with numerous near-falls before reaching its conclusion. Garcia's defeat continues his losing streak, but it's a preferable outcome compared to having him go over Ospreay, which would have felt implausible regardless of the situation."
[6.0] "This definitely didn't need to be 14 minutes long. Ospreay is an upper carder along with MJF, Swerve and Omega. And for all his worth, Garcia is still a midcarder who gained MJF's and Ospreay's respect by beating up..... jobbers. Anyway they start the match with some rest holds and pushing back and forth. Will is a babyface but somehow starts acting heelish towards Garcia. Will definitely toned down his acrobatics for this match which is good imo. Garcia showed more aggression than usual. At one point he hits a sort of mini piledriver while he has locked Ospreay in headscissors. The match starts gaining some momentum with big moves and Ospreay hits a plancha. Ospreay and MJF have a short face off while Garcia is outside the ring. Garcia hits swinging neckbreakers but Ospreay kicks out. At one point Ospreay mocks him to hit on his head by volunteering himself. Garcia instead starts thrusting his pelvis into champion's face. They exchange some slaps. Garcia hits a piledriver just for a 2 count. They start trading big moves. Ospreay gets locked up in sleeper hold and then modified guillotine hold. Garcia receives a Styles Clash. Too many false finishes start happening which is the story for Ospreay matches. I'm not a huge fan of those. MJF distracts Garcia and Ospreay hit his hidden blade finisher for the win.... I didn't think this was a bad match. It was fine. But it's getting repetitive. Ospreay doesn't need to fight a 15 minute match everytime. This match could have been trimmed down to 9 minutes by eliminating some false finish spots which added nothing as far I'm concerned. Also the pacing was definitely off in some parts of the match. Ospreay is not a good seller. His selling could definitely improve the progression of the matches... MJF's heel turn was spotted by miles when he inserted himself in the main event. Mostly looks like All In has a triple threat match between MJF, Garcia and Ospreay."
[5.0] "This match was really hard to watch, the worst match i've ever seen from the "Billy goat", ospreay just doesn't know how to work without his formula, he dominating Daniel Garcia was the weakest that ever made it, if you take examples from other matches that Danny got (vs Bryan/vs mox/vs kingston) they used the same mold and was used for perfect storytelling, in this match it was ridiculous until the second act that is ospreay saying "fuck it" and using his 5 star chaser formula, that made the match finally consumable but doesn't transform automatically into a good match [2.75*]"
[7.0] "Thought this was really solid and the post-match segment added some lasting consequences to this match and this story. Firstly Garcia was excellent, his laser focus on the neck gave this match its throughline, one which made a lot of sense after the offense Ospreay took at Forbidden Door. Will to his credit did enough to keep this match believable, he toned down some of his inexcessaries and delivered some real great-looking strikes and blows switching from an intimidating main eventer pressing the mid-carder to an injured champion backed against the wall really well. Nothing to right home about and somewhat left irrelevant by the MJF heel turn but still did it's job as a main event designed to elevate Garcia."
