Opinion: Match & Show Ratings for February 23 to February 29

Welcome to TPWW’s Emperor Smeat’s Match and Show Ratings for the week of February 23rd to February 29th.

Match and show star ratings (out of 5):
WWE
WWE RAW (Feb. 24)
* Angel Garza vs. Humberto Carrillo – 3.5
* Ricochet vs. Luke Gallows – 2.5
* Erick Rowan vs. Aleister Black – 2.0
* R-Truth vs. Bobby Lashley – 1.0 (Squash)
* Angelo Dawkins vs. Murphy – 1.0
* Montez Ford vs. Seth Rollins – 3.5
* Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens – 2.0
Overall – 2.0
Best – The crooked ref angle. Worst – Dawkins vs. Murphy match.
Show Notes – Opening segment was mostly nothing special. Garza vs. Carrillo was very good. Rowan vs. Black was decent despite the dumb ending. Women’s Chamber contract signing segment might have been the worst ever in WWE history. Ford vs. Rollins was very good. The crooked ref angle was the best thing about the Orton vs. Owens match. RAW itself was very skippable overall.

NXT (Feb. 26)
* Dominik Dijakovic vs. Cameron Grimes – 3.0
* Xia Li vs. Mia Yim – 2.0
* Austin Theory vs. Tommaso Ciampa – 3.0
* Bronson Reed vs. Killian Dain – 2.5
* The Grizzled Young Veterans vs. The Forgotten Sons – 2.5
* Bianca Belair vs. Charlotte Flair – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – Theory vs. Ciampa match. Worst – Ending to Belair vs. Flair match.
Show Notes – Dijakovic vs. Grimes was good despite the flat ending. Balor vs. WALTER feud sounds good but should have set it up in NXT UK instead. Theory vs. Ciampa was pretty good and same for the post-match brawl with Gargano. GYV vs. Forgotten Son was decent despite dragging on too long and Son’s random face turn. Belair vs. Charlotte was good but the ending sequence and post-match stuff was terrible. NXT itself was above average this week.

NXT UK (Feb. 27)
* The Grizzled Young Veterans vs. The Hunt – 2.5
* Jack Starz vs. Kassius Ohno – 2.5
* A-Kid vs. Brian Kendrick – 2.5
* NXT UK Women’s Championship I Quit match – Toni Storm vs. Kay Lee Ray (c) – 3.0
Overall – 2.5
Best – NXT UK Women’s Championship I Quit match. Worst – Starz vs. Ohno match.
Show Notes – Women’s Championship match was very good while the rest of this week’s episode was decent overall.

WWE Super ShowDown (Feb. 27)
* Tuwaiq Mountain Trophy Gauntlet match – AJ Styles vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Bobby Lashley vs. R-Truth vs. Andrade vs. Erick Rowan – 1.5
* WWE Championship – Ricochet vs. Brock Lesnar (c) – 1.0 (Squash)
* Steel Cage match – Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin – 1.5
* Smackdown Women’s Championship – Naomi vs. Bayley – 2.0
* Universal Championship – Goldberg vs. The Fiend (c) – 0.5 (Squash)
Overall – No Rating
Show Notes – Despite only watching some matches, Super ShowDown still felt like a big waste of time.

WWE Friday Night SmackDown (Feb. 28)
* Bayley vs. Naomi – 1.0
* Bayley & Sasha Banks vs. Naomi & Lacey Evans – 2.5
* Robert Roode vs. Kofi Kingston – 2.5
* Daniel Bryan vs. Curtis Axel – 2.0
* The Miz & John Morrison vs. The Usos – 3.0
Overall – 2.0
Best – Miz & Morrison vs. The Usos match. Worst – The entire first hour of the show.
Show Notes – Opening promo segment was boring. Women’s tag match and Roode vs. Kingston were decent at best. First hour of SmackDown was very dull. Intercontinental title contract signing segment was a bit boring. The finish to Miz & Morrison vs. The Usos match was amazing. John Cena’s promo was good but the ending to SmackDown felt weak. This week’s episode was dull overall.

AEW
AEW Dark (Feb. 25)
* Jimmy Havoc vs. Marko Stunt – 3.0
* Dark Order vs. #StrongHearts (CIMA & T-Hawk) – 3.5
* Falls Count Anywhere match – Kip Sabian vs. Joey Janela – 3.5
* Shawn Spears & “The Libraian” Peter Avalon vs. Dustin Rhodes & QT Marshall – 2.5
Overall – 3.0
Best – Falls Count Anywhere match. Worst – Spears & Avalon vs. Rhodes & Marshall match.
Show Notes – Dark Order vs. StrongHearts and Falls Count Anywhere matches were very good. This week’s episode of Dark was very enjoyable overall.

AEW Dynamite (Feb. 26)
* 30 Minute Iron Man match – PAC vs. Kenny Omega – 4.5
* Santana, Ortiz, & Sammy Guevara vs. Jurassic Express – 3.5
* Best Friends vs. The Butcher & The Blade – 3.0
* 4-Way match – Yuka Sakazaki vs. Big Swole vs. Shanna vs. Hikaru Shida – 3.0
Overall – 4.0
Best – 30 Minute Iron Man match. Worst – Women’s 4-Way match.
Show Notes – Iron Man match was amazing and arguably the best of the Omega-PAC trilogy. Inner Circle vs. Jurassic Express was very good. Orange Cassidy vs. PAC at Revolution should be great. Women’s match was good overall. Young Bucks and Omega & Hangman Page interview segment was good. The weigh-in segment and brawl were great. This week’s go-home show was very good overall.

AEW Dark (Feb. 28)
* Luther vs. Sonny Kiss – 2.0
* Dark Order vs. “The Librarian” Peter Avalon & Michael Nakazawa – 1.5 (Squash)
* Miranda Alize vs. Britt Baker – 2.5
* Brandon Cutler & Shawn Spears vs. Private Party – 2.5
Overall – 2.5
Best – Alize vs. Baker match. Worst – Production botch during Private Party’s entrance.
* Show Notes – Dark’s go-home episode for Revolution was decent at best but very skippable overall.

AEW Revolution (Feb. 29)
* Buy In – Dark Order vs. SCU – 3.0
* Dustin Rhodes vs. Jake Hager – 2.5
* Darby Allin vs. Sammy Guevara – 3.5
* AEW World Tag Team Championship – The Young Bucks vs. Kenny Omega & Hangman Adam Page (c) – 4.5
* AEW Women’s World Championship – Kris Statlander vs. Nyla Rose (c) – 2.5
* MJF vs. Cody – 3.0
* PAC vs. Orange Cassidy – 3.5
* AEW World Championship – Jon Moxley vs. Chris Jericho (c) – 3.5
Overall – 4.0
Best – AEW World Tag Team Championship match. Worst – Downstait’s live performance of Cody’s entrance theme.
Show Notes – Rhodes vs. Hager was decent but dragged too much. Allin vs. Guevara was very good. Tag title match was amazing and a worthy MotY contender. Women’s title match was decent at best. Cody’s live band entrance theme sounded terrible. MJF vs. Cody was good and MJF winning was the right choice. PAC vs. Orange was a very entertaining match. AEW title match was great. Revolution was very good overall.

Week awards:

• Best match of the week – AEW World Tag Team Championship – The Young Bucks vs. Kenny Omega & Hangman Adam Page (c) (AEW Revolution)
• Worst match of the week – Universal Championship – Goldberg vs. The Fiend (c) (WWE Super ShowDown)
• Best show of the week – AEW Revolution
• Worst show of the week – WWE Super ShowDown