Madison Rayne

[4.0] "Never a good wrestler, never had a good match in her career that was one on one, she was never good, generally a forgettable performer throughout her career, all I can say is that she's a better trainer than an actual wrestler or whoever she trains is screwed."

[6.0] "I thought that Madison Rayne was also a solid wrestler. When paired with an opponent who could wrestle. Her early run in TNA was pretty good. She was in TNA during it's weakest period for the women's division so she also had some bad storylines and matches. She has not done much on screen in AEW but plays an important role backstage."

[1.0] "She was over for a couple of years in TNA and that was it. She's not a good wrestler and doesn't cut a good promo and really doesn't have a lot of charisma either. I find it odd that she's a trainer because nothing she ever did in the ring gave me the impression she should be teaching anyone. I almost felt bad for her during her few matches in AEW because the crowd was apathetic. That's the death knell for any career."

[0.0] "Madison Rayne is a women's division trainer in AEW? Sorry if this sounds rude, but she's the trainer. You're telling me this is a trainer? I don't think she's qualified. I don't know what AEW is thinking. She should be the one receiving training, not giving it. She spent years in TNA. Sure, she won the Knockouts Tag Team titles and the Knockouts Championship a few times, but that doesn't automatically make her trainer material. All those years in TNA with The Beautiful People, she was just a sidekick and asupporting player, always stuck in generic heel roles, never standing out as a distinctive wrestler. Her in-ring technique is stiff and unnatural. So many female wrestlers are far better than her. It's utterly baffling"

[7.0] "Madison Rayne carved out a strong career in TNA as both a singles competitor and a key member of The Beautiful People. While not as flashy as some of her peers, she was reliable, adaptable, and had a solid heel presence that made her valuable in any role -- from cocky villain to opportunistic champion. She held the Knockouts Championship five times, showing her staying power in a competitive division. Her mic work was sharp, her character work consistently entertaining, and she knew how to make opponents look good. She might not have been the most athletically gifted Knockout, but her timing, attitude, and ring psychology made her stand out. Later in her career, she also took on commentary and coaching roles, contributing to the division beyond just in-ring work. Madison was never the flashiest name, but she was a steady, underrated pillar of TNA's Knockouts Division"

[2.0] "You don't wish to be unkind but Rayne has had a near 20 year career and not once had a match any better than fine. You get some folks who aren't great but can step it up when in with high quality workers but Rayne seems to drag everyone down to her level. Almost impressive in a way. I assume she must be a decent trainer to get her current gigs because unless hid in a multi women, you really don't want to put her on TV. She can largely do the basics well. I think as someone with lots of TV experience she would be useful wrestling young inexperienced talent on the independent scene."

[2.0] "I can't comment on what she does backstage, except to say that the AEW women's division has improved since she arrived. Whether that was due to her, or just the natural byproduct of them getting more talent is hard to say. If I'm just rating her on in-ring ability and charisma, I've got to rate her poorly. She hasn't been good at all in AEW. No charisma, no in-ring ability, there's not much to hold on to here with her."

[2.0] "I'm sorry but... what? Huh? What? THIS person is a wrestling trainer? You're telling me that this person is really a trainer, despite clearly having 0 talent as a wrestler herself? That's very interesting. Rayne's skills are pretty terrible. Her attacks have 0 impact, she often has very sloppy technique, and she isn't remotely natural or comfortable as she moves around the ring and interacts with her opponents. She's been embarrassingly bad for a long time, but it's especially noticeable now that she's in AEW where, in kayfabe AND in real life, she's being pushed as this supposed 'veteran' capable of honing the next generation of female talent. I'm sure Rayne has 17 years of experience in *something*, but it doesn't look like it's in wrestling. I can only imagine she gets ratings above a 4/10 because maybe some people think her heel character work in Impact was mildly okay, but I never thought she had any work that was close to worthwhile in that regard either. She really offers nothing, and she just makes the AEW women's division look like even larger of a joke when she's so involved both on the screen and behind the scenes."

[3.0] "She was really bad in Impact and was carried by Angelina Love and Velvet Sky, bad wrestlers with a lot of charisma. She can do basic stuff, so I'm giving her a basic rating"

[9.0] "Career Accomplishments: 3/3: Rayne? s most notable accomplishment is being a 5x KO champion. An impressive statistic especially considering that she had many multi-month reigns during a period when TNA hot-potatoed the title. Not to mention, one of her reigns made her the longest-reigning KO champ for well over a year. Promo Ability: 2/2: As both a heel and a face, Rayne was able to show how versatile of a talker she is. As a whiny, bratty, or disgruntled heel or a comeback queen, Rayne? s promos helped further her character and storylines. Wrestling Ability: 1/2: Make no mistake, Rayne is a very gifted wrestler. Stories were told in the ring, and the way she won matches worked with her gimmick. Be that as it may, her moveset didn? t feature a move that looked all that serious. Rather consisting of moves that were painful if one thought about what it would do. In-ring style: 2/2: Working primarily as a cowardly heel, her in-ring style furthered the success of her gimmick. Star factor: 1/1: Having been a mainstay in the KO division for over a decade, Rayne has earned her reputation as a veteran. She worked in high profile angles as a member of The Beautiful People, alliances with Tara and Karen Jarrett/Gail Kim, and her multiple title reigns give Rayne an aura of importance. Overall score: 9/10"

[4.0] "Never seen the appeal with this girl. In ring work feels hollow & her character is a total cliche. She brings nothing fresh or exciting to the role."

[8.0] "Cagematch needs to get back to patrolling the site for double accounts. As soon as one person gives a low score, then "coincidentally", a whole group swarms in of the same scores from out of the blue like a phony hivemind. Madison Rayne has had a long career, from SHIMMER, to Impact Wrestling/TNA, to RoH, and the May Young Classic. She is best known for her characters, but she has never been a genuinely bad worker. She has strong matches, cuts good promos, and is versatile as a heel or face. All in all, she has worked her butt off for quite a few years, and deserves the career resurgence of the past year"

[4.0] "Most closely associated with TNA/Impact, Madison Rayne has had a bit of a career renaissance in the last year or so, having recently competed not only for Impact, but also for ROH, WWE (Mae Young Classic) and the independent ALL IN event. She does well enough in her character work - and is probably at her best playing her heel Beautiful People gimmick - but while she isn't bad in the ring, for her level of experience her ring work seems to have been passed by by many similarly (or even less) experienced performers."

[4.0] "Nothing spectacular. That alone means she was the best worker in the Beautiful People. She gets more praise for not being God awful like the rest of them than actually being really good."

[2.0] "I agree with one of the comments below - "tons of people put her on this high pedestal because she is pretty" - except for one thing: They are wrong, she is objectively not pretty (same with the other ironcially named "Beautiful People"). She's thin and has had a boob job. Thin + fake boobs is not the same as beautiful. No modelling agency, anywhere, would ever hire her. Therefore, she is not pretty. Most importantly though, as other previous posts allude to, she cannot be taken seriously as a wrestler. She's always been just awful in the ring. I've only given her these two points for her development of one memorable heel gimmick, and overall, being pretty good at character development/acting/on the mic. I'd give her more if she'd stuck to being a valet and stayed the hell out of the ring!"

[4.0] "There's a reason she was a part of the Beautiful People. To surround her with other bad female wrestlers at a time when TNA had the roster to have a great Women's division. She's mediocre in ring at best."

[8.0] "Solid in ring performer but should be a bit better considering the number of years she has been in the wrestling biz. However, she has accomplished more than a lot of workers with about the same level of experience. Works much better as a heel mainly because of her mic work in that role. Good career in TNA and one half of the first tag team champs in Shimmer. A joy to watch in both promotions and don't think she is done yet."

[7.0] "I think Madison can hold her own in the ring, and when she's heel she can play that snobby "queen" role perfectly. However, she NEVER needs to be face. She is not very likable, and it's hard to ever feel sympathetic towards her considering all she has done when she was a heel. Overall, she is a solid performer."

[10.0] "In my opinion Madison Rayne was one of the best knockouts of all time , is for its skill to be a great heel or have a great charisma and able to speak into the microphone , unfortunately it seems that their time is over and will not return to be the same from before..."

[3.0] "Madison Rayne is a strong character as a bad girl, mostly when it comes to her promo work. Her ring work is very modest, although she's gotten a lot better recently, it's still not up to par. She's just not good enough for how long she's been a professional wrestler, shame really, as she has a very loud and bright persona."

[6.0] "Madison Rayne is a tough one to rate. She's terrible as a babyface but, pretty good as a heel. Madison Rayne's character includes her wearing a tiara to the ring and wearing a "pageant queen" banner over her chest. This role actually is a play on Madison Rayne being the prom queen at her High School graduation. This is actually real and legit to how Madison got her character. Madison to me, looked out of place with Angelina and Velvet but, once she got her own identity in 2010, she ended up being a decent knockout all things considered."

[10.0] "I give Madison Rayne a ton of credit and praise where it's due and deserved! She went from being the least popular out of the Beautiful People stable to being multiple time knockouts and knockouts tag team champion and she was the best heel female wrestler on the TNA roster at one point! And ever since 2010 when she started becoming that awesome heel she was, I've been a big fan and supporter of Madison Rayne through and through! Whether she's a heel or a babyface, Madison has always had such a great persona on TV and I love her work in the ring as well! I honestly feel she's one of the best female in-ring performers in wrestling today!"