Opinion: Match & Show Ratings for November 1 to November 7

Welcome to TPWW’s Emperor Smeat’s Match and Show Ratings for the week of November 1st to November 7th.

Match and show star ratings (out of 5):

WWE

WWE RAW (November 2)
* Guitar on a Pole match – Elias vs. Jeff Hardy – 2.5
* WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship – Dana Brooke & Mandy Rose vs. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler (c) – 1.5
* R-Truth vs. Bobby Lashley – 1.0 (Squash)
* Survivor Series Team RAW Men’s Qualifier Triple Threat – Sheamus vs. Keith Lee vs. Braun Strowman – 3.0
* Nia Jax vs. Lana – 1.0
* Hurt Business (Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin) vs. New Day – 3.0
* Tucker vs. Ricochet – 1.0 (Squash)
* 2-on-1 Handicap match – The Miz & John Morrison vs. Drew McIntyre – 3.0
Overall – 2.0
Best – Survivor Series Team RAW Men’s Qualifier Triple Threat match.
Worst – Tucker vs. Ricochet match.
Show Notes – Opening Randy Orton promo and Alexa Bliss & McIntyre stuff was pretty good. Miz & Morrison interview segment was nothing special. Team RAW and Strowman promo segment dragged on way too much. Triple Threat match was pretty good but Team RAW needs to visit Dr. Shelby to sort out their anger issues. Angel Garza promo was decent. Abby randomly dropping f-bombs was the best part of the Firefly Fun House segment. The running gag of Lana being put through a table was the only good thing about the women’s stuff tonight. MVP Lounge segment was very entertaining. Hurt Business vs. New Day was pretty good. Retribution segment was nothing special. Handicap match was pretty good. This week’s episode was somewhat boring overall.

NXT (November 4)
* Ember Moon vs. Dakota Kai – 3.0
* Cameron Grimes vs. KUSHIDA – 3.5
* Ever-Rise vs. Drake Maverick & Killian Dain – 1.5
* Toni Storm vs. Shotzi Blackheart – 3.5
* Velveteen Dream vs. Tommaso Ciampa – 3.0
Overall – 3.5
Best – Pat McAfee’s promo segment trashing Undisputed Era and burning of the Undisputed Era banner.
Worst – The dumb finish to the Toni Storm vs. Shotzi Blackheart match.
Show Notes – Opening Moon vs. Kai match was pretty good but booking Moon to lose her first notable singles match back was dumb. Grimes interview segment was a bit hilarious. Blackheart interview segment was okay. Grimes vs. KUSHIDA was very good and laughed at Grimes antics at the end. Storm video promo segment was decent. Io Shirai vignette was great. McAfee’s promo segment was fantastic. Johnny Gargano home promo segemnt was decent. Storm vs. Blackheart was very good despite the lame ending shenanigans. NXT’s parking lot continues to be the most dangerous place in wrestling. Timohty Thatcher’s Thatch-As-Thatch-Can segment was decent. Xia Li interview segment was okay. Rhea Ripley vignette segment was fine. Dream vs. Ciampa was pretty good. This week’s episode was enjoyable overall.

Friday Night SmackDown (November 6)
* SmackDown Women’s Championship – Bayley vs. Sasha Banks (c) – 3.5
* Survivor Series Team SmackDown Men’s Qualifier match – King Corbin vs Rey Mysterio – 2.0
* Survivor Series Team SmackDown Women’s Qualifier match – Zelina Vega vs. Ruby Riott vs. Natayla – 1.0
* Survivor Series Team SmackDown Men’s Qualifier match – Otis vs. Seth Rollins – 2.5
* Jey Uso vs. Kevin Owens – 3.0
Overall – 2.5
Best – SmackDown Women’s Championship match and Banks managing to successfully defend a title reign for once.
Worst – The latter half of the show in general.
Show Notes – Opening hype video package for Sasha Banks vs. Bayley feud was fantastic. SmackDown Women’s title match was very good despite the Super Cena style booking near the end. Uso & Paul Heyman interview segment was decent. Corbin putting a quick end to the Mysterio Family segment was the best thing he’s done in a long time. Roman Reigns & Pals segment was very good. Corbin vs. Mysterio was somewhat decent despite dragging too long and the terrible Mysterio Family telenovela stuff. Street Profits and Billie Kay segment was funny. Otis vs. Rollins was decent despite the odd ending with Murphy. Lars Sullivan interview segment was weirdly erotic for some reason. Uso vs. Owens was pretty good. This week’s episode was a mixed bag in terms of overall quality.

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AEW

AEW Dark (November 3)
* BSHP King vs. Darby Allin – 2.0
* Leyla Hirsch & Elayna Black vs. Red Velvet & Brandi Rhodes – 2.5
* Danny Limelight & KC Navarro vs. Jurassic Express – 3.0
* Ryzin vs. Frankie Kazarian – 2.0
* Dave Dutra vs. Ricky Starks – 1.5 (Squash)
* Sean Maluta & Alex Chamberlain vs. Griff Garrison & Brian Pillman Jr. – 2.0
* Angel Fashion & Aaron Solow vs. The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) – 2.0 (Squash)
* VSK vs. Alan “5” Angels – 2.5
* Jersey Muscle vs. The Butcher & The Blade – 2.0 (Squash)
* D3 vs. Will Hobbs – 1.0 (Squash)
* Baron Black & Nick Comoroto vs. Dark Order (Stu Grayson & Evil Uno) – 2.5
* Shawn Dean, Cezar Bononi, & Fuego Del Sol vs. Dark Order (John Silver, Colt Cabana, & 10) – 3.0
* Lei’d Tapa vs. KiLynn King – 2.0
* Chaos Project vs. Private Party – 3.0
* Lee Johnson vs. Sammy Guevara – 3.0
Overall – 2.5
Best – Lee Johnson vs. Sammy Guevara match.
Worst – The over two hour runtime for this week’s AEW Dark show.
Show Notes – Opening King vs. Allin match was somewhat decent. Limelight & Navarro vs. Jurassic Express was pretty good. Taz getting Excalibur to crack over a WCW Triple H style joke was pretty funny. Jake Roberts & Lance Archer promo segment was very good. Caster’s pre-match rap promo was pretty good. Peter Avalon’s new creep-like gimmick is interesting. John Silver’s antics during the Dark Order vs. Dean, Bononi, & Sol match were hilarious. King picking up her first ever AEW win was interesting. Chaos Project vs. Private Party was pretty good. Johnson vs. Guevara match was also pretty good. This week’s episode was mostly average overall.

AEW Dynamite (November 4)
* Wardlow & MJF vs. Sammy Guevara & Ortiz – 3.5
* Trent vs. Miro – 3.0
* Private Party vs. The Young Bucks – 3.5
* Red Velvet vs. Nyla Rose – 1.5 (Squash)
* Dark Order (John Silver, 10, Colt Cabana) vs. Gunn Club & Cody – 2.5
Overall – 3.5
Best – Eddie Kingston & Jon Moxley face-to-face promo segment.
Worst – Red Velvet vs. Nyla Rose match.
Show Notes – Opening Inner Circle and MJF interview segment was decent. Wardlow & MJF vs. Guevara & Ortiz was very good. Kenny Omega home interview segment was good and laughed a bit at Omega saying the house and dog wasn’t his. Trent vs. Miro was pretty good. Hangman Adam Page interview segment was decent. Private Party vs. Young Bucks and post-match stuff with FTR & Elite were very good. Eddie Kingston & Jon Moxley face-to-face promo segment was amazing. PAC’s vignette was great. Vickie Guerrero’s promo and Rose & Shida brawl were decent. Omega vs. Page video package was fantastic but laughed at the production botch at its start. Darby Allin vignette was okay. Cody’s cocky post-match promo was vety good. This week’s Full Gear go-home show was very entertaining overall.

AEW Dark (November 6)
* Tesha Price vs. Big Swole – 2.0 (Squash)
* Matt Sydal vs. Christopher Daniels – 3.0
* Michael Nakazawa vs. Brandon Cutler – 2.0
* Ariel Dominguez vs. Griff Garrison – 1.5 (Squash)
* Sean Maluta & Ryzin vs. Dark Order (Stu Grayson & Evil Uno) – 2.5
* Trevor Read vs. Ricky Starks – 2.0 (Squash)
* Lee Johnson vs. Chuck Taylor – 3.0
Overall – 2.5
Best – Lee Johnson vs. Chuck Taylor match.
Worst – Ariel Dominguez vs. Griff Garrison match.
Show Notes – Opening Price vs. Big Swole match was a decent squash match. Sydal vs. Daniels was pretty good. Frankie Kazarian interview segment was okay. Garrison and Lancer Archer mini-brawl was pretty good but Jake Roberts & Archer promo afterwards was great. Johnson vs. Taylor was pretty good. This week’s special episode was average but mostly enjoyable overall.

AEW Full Gear 2020 (November 7)
* Pre-show Buy-In – NWA Women’s World Championship – Allysin Kay vs. Serena Deeb (c) – 3.5
* AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament Finals – Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Adam Page – 4.0
* John Silver vs. Orange Cassidy – 3.0
* TNT Championship – Darby Allin vs. Cody Rhodes (c) – 3.5
* AEW Women’s World Championship – Nyla Rose vs. Hikaru Shida (c) – 3.0
* AEW World Tag Team Championship – The Young Bucks vs. FTR (c) – 4.0
* Elite Deletion match – Matt Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara – 3.0
* If MJF Wins, He Joins Inner Circle – MJF vs. Chris Jericho – 3.0
* AEW World Championship I Quit match – Eddie Kingston vs. Jon Moxley (c) – 3.5
Overall – 4.0
Best – AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament Finals match.
Worst – The flat ending to the MJF vs. Chris Jericho match.
Show Notes – NWA Women’s title match was one of the best women’s matches in AEW history. Intro hype video for Full Gear was wonderful. Omega vs. Page was amazing. Silver vs. Cassidy was pretty good. TNT title match was very good and Allin winning was the right choice. Taz’s post-match promo and Team Taz attack were also very good. AEW Women’s title match was pretty good. Vickie and Rose teasing a potential split was interesting. AEW Tag title match was fantastic even if it fell short of hitting “dream match” expectations. Elite Deletion was a fun cinematic match despite dragging a bit at times. MJF vs. Chris Jericho was pretty good despite the flat ending. AEW World title match was a very good and brutal bout despite the abrupt ending. AEW Full Gear was a very entertaining show overall.

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NJPW & OTHER

NJPW Strong (November 6)
* Jordan Clearwater vs. Fred Rosser – 2.5
* Danny Limelight vs. Chase Owens – 3.0
* JR Kratos & Rust Taylor vs. Rocky Romero & Jeff Cobb – 3.0
Overall – 2.5
Best – JR Kratos & Rust Taylor vs. Rocky Romero & Jeff Cobb match.
Worst – Jordan Clearwater vs. Fred Rosser match.
Show Notes – Opening Clearwater vs. Rosser match was decent. Limelight vs. Owens was pretty good. Kratos & Taylor vs. Romero & Cobb was pretty good and was a very good debut showcase for Kratos. This week’s episode was a entertaining overall.

NJPW Power Struggle 2020 (November 7)
* King of Pro Wrestling 2020 Championship No Corner Pads match – Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Toru Yano (c) – 3.0
* NEVER Openweight Championship – Shingo Takagi vs. Minoru Suzuki (c) – 4.0
* Great-O-Khan vs. Kazuchika Okada – 3.0
* IWGP United States Heavyweight Right to Challenge Contract – Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. KENTA (rights holder) – 3.5
* IWGP Heavyweight & IWGP Intercontinental Double Championship Right to Challenge Contract – Jay White vs. Kota Ibushi (rights holder) – 4.0
* IWGP Heavyweight & IWGP Intercontinental Double Championship – EVIL vs. Tetsuya Naito (c) – 4.0
Overall – 4.0
Best – IWGP Heavyweight & IWGP Intercontinental Double Championship Right to Challenge Contract match.
Worst – Great-O-Khan vs. Kazuchika Okada match.
Show Notes – Intro hype video for Power Struggle was okay. Opening King of Pro Wrestling title match was pretty good and full of entertaining comedic antics. NEVER Openweight title match was an amazingly brutal hard hitting war. Great-O-Khan’s entrance theme is pretty cool. Great-O-Khan vs. Okada was pretty good despite the Money Clip still being a buzzkill finisher. Will Ospreay and Okada post-match promos were okay. Tanahashi vs. KENTA was very good and bit surprised Tanahashi submitted. White vs. Ibushi was great and was very shocked at White winning the briefcase. IWGP Double title match was easily the best in the Naito vs. EVIL series. Psycho Ibushi chasing White during his post-show promo was funny. NJPW Power Struggle 2020 was a fantastic show overall.

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Week awards:

• Best match of the week – IWGP Heavyweight & IWGP Intercontinental Double Championship Right to Challenge Contract – Jay White vs. Kota Ibushi (rights holder) (NJPW Power Struggle 2020)
• Worst match of the week – Tucker vs. Ricochet (WWE RAW)
• Best show of the week – AEW Full Gear 2020
• Worst show of the week – WWE RAW