Opinion: Match & Show Ratings for April 24 to April 30, 2022

Welcome to TPWW’s Emperor Smeat’s Match and Show Ratings for the week of April 24th to April 30th, 2022.

Match and show star ratings (out of 5):

WWE

WWE RAW (April 25)
* RAW Women’s Championship – Sonya Deville vs. Bianca Belair (c) – 1.5
* Veer Mahan vs. Sam Smothers – 2.0 (Squash)
* Arm Wrestling match – Omos vs. Bobby Lashley – 1.5
* Mixed Tag Team match – Dana Brooke & Reggie vs. Tamina & Akira Tozawa – 2.0
* Finn Balor vs. Damian Priest – 2.5
* Mustafa Ali vs. The Miz – 3.0
* 8-Man Tag Team match – Cody Rhodes, Ezekiel, & RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle) vs. The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso), Kevin Owens, & Seth Rollins – 3.0
Overall – 2.0
Best – Asuka & Mustafa Ali’s surprise returns and the 8-Man Tag Team match.
Worst – The overbooked screwy shenanigans & restarts to the RAW Women’s Championship match.
Show Notes – Opening Orton’s WWE debut 20th Anniversary celebration segment with Legacy reunion with Rhodes, interruption by Rollins bashing Rhodes & Orton, interruptions by Ezekiel, Owens, and Usos, & tag match setup was mostly splendid despite dragging a bit long. RAW Women’s title match was a mostly waste of time topped by WWE’s overbooked screwy shenanigans. Edge’s moody lights backstage promo mocking Knoxville folks & AJ Styles & Priest mocking Balor was decent but also a bit funny. Mixed Tag match notable moments: Tozawa managed to get some great air with his top rope Senton finisher to Reggie. Match itself was a somewhat decent bout. Becky Lynch’s sorrowful promo about her RAW Women’s title loss and delusional plan to regain the title, & interruption by Asuka about wanting to foil Lynch’s grand plans was all right. Asuka’s surprise return was sweet though. Balor vs. Priest notable moments: Edge & Priest’s throne mobile entrance was a bit goofy but also a bit cool. Priest’s Razor’s Edge to Balor onto the apron. Priest’s Final Recognizing counter of Balor’s Coup de Grace. Match itself was a mostly decent back-and-forth bout. Miz TV segment with Theory about Theory’s US title win, Theory praising Miz, interruption by Ali, dig by Miz at Ali for not leaving WWE, insults banter, & match setup was all right. Ali’s surprise return was cool though. Ali vs. Miz was a pretty good back-and-forth bout. Post-match sneak attack by Ciampa to Ali was very random but interesting. Rhea Ripley’s backstage interview about attacking Liv Morgan last week, bashing Women’s Tag division, & brawl with Morgan was okay. 8-Man Tag notable moments: Riddle’s corkscrew splash to Jimmy via Orton assist. Rollins’ inverted superplex to Riddle. Riddle’s ripcord knee to Jimmy. Owens’ Swanton to Riddle. Orton’s snap powerslams to Usos. Orton’s back drops to Jey, Rollins, & Owens onto the announcer’s table. Orton’s RKO finisher counter of Jey Uso’s Splash. Match itself was an entertaining action filled bout. This week’s show was average at best but also dull at times.

NXT (April 26)
* Nikkita Lyons vs. Lash Legend – 2.0
* Von Wagner vs. Tony D’Angelo – 2.5
* Nathan Frazer vs. Guru Raaj – N/A
* Kayden Carter & Katana Chance vs. Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz – 2.5
* 3-on-2 Mixed Tag Team match – Josh Briggs & Fallon Henley vs. Legado Del Fantasma (Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde, & Elektra Lopez) – 3.0
* Solo Sikoa vs. Trick Williams – 2.5
* Edris Enofe & Malik Blade vs. Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) – 2.5
* Roxanne Perez vs. Mandy Rose – 3.0
Overall – 2.5
Best – Roxanne Perez vs. Mandy Rose match.
Worst – Nikkita Lyons vs. Lash Legend match and the show closing Joe Gacy, Rick Steiner, & Bron Breakker dull segment.
Show Notes – Lyons vs. Legend opener was a somewhat solid hard hitting bout despite being sloppy at times. Post-match brawl with Natalya & Cora Jade was decent. Roderick Strong’s backstage promo about Strong’s issues with Diamond Mine’s lack of recent success & Viking Raiders’ surprise appearance was decent. Wagner vs. D’Angelo notable moments: Wagner’s back drop to D’Angelo onto the apron. Wagner’s big boot to D’Angelo flooring him. D’Angelo’s whip & overhead suplex combo to Wagner. Match itself was solid despite the ending shenanigans by Legado & mafia guys. Briggs & Jensen backstage promo bashing Legado was a bit corny. Grayson Waller promo trashing Frazer and Chase U, boasting about doing whatever he wants in NXT, & brawl with Frazer was all right. Arianna Grace’s NXT debut vignette was okay. Women’s Tag was a solid back-and-forth bout. Kay Lee Ray’s vignette about her new Alba Fyre persona was okay. Mixed Tag notable moments: Briggs’ suplex toss of Toro onto Wilde. Wilde’s splash to Jensen via Toro assist. Toro’s running kick & Wilde’s Russian Leg Sweep combo finisher to Jensen. Match itself was a pretty good back-and-forth bout. Kiana James’ business lady vignette was decent. Sikoa vs. Williams was a solid back-and-forth bout. Legado backstage locker room segment about Escobar’s attack & message sent to D’Angelo was okay. Wes Lee vignette about NXT Tag titles loss & NXT future was splendid. D’Angelo’s backstage interview about his new mafia lackeys & bad blood with Escobar was all right. Perez vs. Rose notable moments: Rose’s finger pointing to Perez into Perez’s finger chomp in response was a bit funny. Rose’s spinebuster to Perez. Rose’s slingshot to Perez onto the ropes. Perez’s Russian Leg Sweep & standing moonsault combo to Rose. Rose’ jumping knee strike finisher to Perez. Match itself was pretty good despite the abrupt ending. Choo’s post-match net trap & silly string attack with Perez to Toxic Attraction was goofy. Sloane Jacobs vignette was all right. Joe Gacy’s cult leader promo about his vision, Bron Breakker, and NXT title goal, interruption response by Rick Steiner, & brawl with Breakker & Gacy’s druids was somewhat flat. This week’s Spring Breakin go-home show was average overall.

Friday Night SmackDown (April 29)
* Steel Cage match – Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn – 3.0
* Intercontinental Championship – Shanky vs. Ricochet (c) – 2.0
* Raquel Rodriguez vs. Cat Cardoza – 2.0 (Squash)
* Naomi vs. Shayna Baszler – 2.0
* Ridge Holland vs. Xavier Woods – 2.5
* Sheamus vs. Kofi Woods – 3.0
* Beat The Clock Challenge match – Ronda Rousey vs. Shotzi – 1.5 (Squash)
* Beat The Clock Challenge match – Charlotte Flair vs. Aliyah – 1.5
Overall – 2.0
Best – Steel Cage match and the RKO-Bro & Usos match contract signing segment and brawl with Roman Reigns & Drew McIntyre.
Worst – WWE production’s poor job with the pre-taped commentary insert edits & audio quality throughout the show and the main event’s Beat The Clock Challenge matches being a big dud.
Show Notes – WWE starting off with the rare instance of a match opening SmackDown was nice. Cage match opener notable moments: Zayn’s sunset powerbomb to McIntyre. McIntyre’s overhead suplex launching Zayn across the ring. McIntyre trying to toss Zayn off the cage into Zayn crotching McIntyre onto the ropes. McIntyre’s superplex to Zayn from the top of the cage. Match itself was pretty good. Happy Talk segment about Corbin trashing Madcap Moss, his awful jokes, and threatening to destroy Moss’ Andre the Giants trophy, Moss’ surprise appearance, & brawl was somewhat decent. IC title match was mostly solid despite the flat abrupt ending. Shanky & Jinder Mahal post-match team breakup was interesting. Rodriguez vs. Cardoza notable moments: Rodriguez’s stiff clothesline to Cardoza bending her in half. Match itself was a decent mostly squash bout. Tag titles unification match contract signing with RK-Bro & Usos about Usos boasting about themselves, Riddle being unsure which Uso is which, Orton insulting the Usos, & brawl with Roman Reigns & McIntyre was entertaining. Adam Pearce & Paul Heyman backstage office segment about Heyman demanding the tag titles unification match be changed to a 6-Man Tag between Bloodline and RK-Bro & McIntyre instead was interesting. Naomi vs. Baszler was decent at best. Post-match brawl with Natayla & Sasha Banks was decent. New Day’s promo mocking Sheamus for Butch going AWOL & Sheamus’ past history in tag teams was a bit lame. Holland vs. Woods was a solid back-and-forth bout despite the abrupt ending. Sheamus vs. Kingston notable moments: Kingston’s running clothesline to Sheamus sending both over the top rope. Sheamus’ Irish Curse backbreaker counter of Kingston’s SOS. Kingston’s SOS counter of Sheamus Brogue Kick. Sheamus knee strike & Brogue Kick finisher combo counter of Kingston’s headbutt. Match itself was a pretty good back-and-forth action bout. Lacey Evans’ troubled life part 4 about her military training, bashing her dad, & road to WWE was decent at best & felt more forced than genuine for emotion due to Evans’ rough acting skills. The Beat The Clock matches were a waste of time & dud for the show’s main event. This week’s show was average at best overall.

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AEW

AEW Dark Elevation (April 25)
* Luther, Bulk Nasty, Jake Omen, Tito Oric, & RC Dupree vs. Dark Order (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, Alex Reyonlds, Alan “5” Angels, & 10) – 2.0 (Squash)
* Julia Hart vs. Kris Statlander – 2.5
* Brandon Cutler vs. Konosuke Takeshita – 3.0
* Tony Nese vs. Steel City Brawler – 2.0 (Squash)
* QT Marshall vs. Minoru Suzuki – 2.5
* John Silver vs. Vince Valor – 2.0 (decent)
* Women’s Trios match – Emi Sakura, The Bunny, & Nyla Rose vs. Ruby Soho, Anna Jay, & Skye Blue – 2.5
* Penta Oscuro vs. Max Caster – 2.5
Overall – 2.5
Best – Brandon Cutler vs. Konosuke Takeshita match and Max Caster’s pre-match rap.
Worst – AEW production botching the audio quality for Minoru Suzuki’s entrance.
Show Notes – 10-Man Tag opener was a decent mostly squash style bout. Hart vs. Statlander notable moments: Hart’s evil looking dark blob around her eye patch was interesting. Statlander’s back drop counter of Hart’s headlock. Hart’s spiked bulldog counter of Statlander’s waist-lock attempt. Statlander’s chokebomb toss to Hart into the corner. Statlander’s deadlift German suplex counter of Hart’s modified reverse triangle choke. Match itself was a solid back-and-forth bout. Cutler vs. Takeshita notable moments: Takeshita’s top rope senton splatting Cutler on the mat. Cutler’s goofy dab & dancing elbow drops to Takeshita was a bit funny. Takeshita’s Evenflow DDT to Cutler. Takeshita’s extra spiny Blue Thunder Bomb counter of Cutler’s running attack. Takeshita’s stiff forearm to Cutler sending him crashing into the corner. Takeshita’s brainbuster to Cutler. Match itself was an entertaining back-and-forth bout with some nice comedic moments. Marshall vs. Suzuki notable moments: Suzuki’s stiff forearm flooring Marshall & Marshall’s KO sell of it. Suzuki’s sleeper, elbow strike, & Gotch Style Piledriver finisher combo to Marshall. Match itself was a solid but also entertaining hard hitting bout. Women’s Trios Tag notable moments: Rose’s running clothesline flooring Blue & spinning side slam to Jay. Rose’s catch & swing into the turnbuckle counter of Soho’s rana. Blue’s superkick to Rose into Rose’s catch & powerslam counter of Blue’s top rope crossbody. Sakura’s running crossbody to Blue in the corner. Jay’s Flatliner to Bunny. Blue’s top rope crossbody to Rose & Sakura on the outside. Jay’s dodge & Queen Slayer finisher counter of Bunny’s running knee strike. Match itself was solid. Caster’s pre-match rap mocking Abrahantes’ Count Chocula look, Penta’s goth phase, Pittsburgh, & Spanish dig at Penta was awesome. Oscuro vs. Caster was a solid back-and-forth action bout. This week’s show was average overall but also mostly enjoyable.

AEW Dark (April 26)
* Red Velvet vs. Dulce Tormenta – 2.0 (Squash)
* Serpentico vs. Lee Moriarty – 3.0
* The Bunny & Raychell Rose vs. Anna Jay & Skye Blue – 3.0
* QT Marshall vs. Penta Oscuro – 3.0
* Abadon vs. Charlette Renegade – 2.0 (Squash)
* 10-Man Tag Team match – Frankie Kazarian, Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin), & The Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy) vs. Private Party (Marq Quen & Isaiah Kassidy), The Blade, Angelico, & Max Caster – 3.5
Overall – 3.0
Best – 10-Man Tag team match.
Worst – N/A
Show Notes – Red Velvet vs. Tormenta was a decent mostly squash style bout. Serpentico vs. Moriarty notable moments: Moriarty’s crucifix style spinning hold to Serpentico. Serpentico’s roll-over superkick & DDT combo to Moriarty. Moriaty’s back drop driver to Serpentico. Moriarty’s Tomahawk chop & suplex style Flatliner finisher combo to Serpentico. Match itself was a good back-and-forth bout. Bunny & Rose vs. Jay & Blu notable moments: Bunny’s stiff chop to Jay in the corner into Jay’s dodge, forearm strikes, & stiff chop combo counter of Bunny’s missed chop. Jay’s Flatliner counter of Rose’s clothesline. Blue’s enziguri counter of Rose’s leg grab. Jay’s heel kick & Queen Slayer finisher combo to Rose. Match itself was pretty good. Marshall’s pre-match promo demanding respect from the crowd was decent at best. Marshall vs. Oscuro notable moments: Marshall’s elbow strike counter of Penta’s springboard attack. Penta’s double foot stomp to Marshall in the corner. Penta & Marshall’s stiff chops exchange. Comoroto’s ref distracted spear to Penta. Penta’s superkick counter of Marshall’s moonsault. Penta’s armbreaker finisher to Marshall. Match itself was a really good back-and-forth action bout. Adadon vs. Renegade was a decent brief squash style bout. Caster’s pre-match rap mocking all of his opponents, Dallas, & Hardys being back yard wrestlers was splendid. 10-Man Tag notable moments: Matt’s elbow drop & Jeff’s standing senton combo to Caster. Hardys’ double team leg drop to Caster. Kazarian’s body slam & springboard leg drop fest to Angelico, Blade, & Caster. Darius’ missile dropkick to Private Party. Darius’ deadlift German suplex to Quen. Private Party’s neckbreaker & double foot stomp combo to Darius. Kazarian’s ropes assisted cutter to Kassidy. Caster’s high angle back drop to Darius. Darius’ brainbuster counter of Quen’s suplex. Match itself was a very entertaining action filled bout. This week’s show was enjoyable overall.

AEW Dynamite (April 27)
* Owen Hart Foundation Men’s tournament Qualifier match – Dax Harwood vs. Cash Wheeler – 4.0
* Trios Tag Team match – Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson, Wheeler Yuta, & Jon Moxley) vs. The Factory (Aaron Solo, Nick Comoroto, & QT Marshall) – 3.0
* Lance Archer vs. Wardlow – 3.0
* Philly Street Fight – Serena Deeb vs. Hikaru Shida – 3.0
* 10-Man Tag Team match – Undisputed Elite (Adam Cole, reDRagon (Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish) & Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)) vs. The Varsity Blondes (Griff Garrison & Brian Pillman Jr.), Dante Martin, Brock Anderson, & Lee Johnson – 2.5
* TNT Championship Ladder match – Scorpio Sky vs. Sammy Guevara (c) – 3.5
Overall – 3.5
Best – Dax Harwood vs. Cash Wheeler match and the JAS and Eddie Kingston & Pals heated sit-down talk segment.
Worst – The hot potato booking of the TNT Championship in recent weeks.
Show Notes – Harwood vs. Wheeler opener notable moments: Harwood’s stiff chops & superplex combo to Wheeler. Wheeler’s high angle German suplexes to Harwood into Harwood’s high angle suplex. Wheeler’s rana counter of Harwood’s slingshot powerbomb. Harwood’s slingshot Liger Bomb to Wheeler. Wheeler’s piledriver to Harwood. Harwood’s crossbody counter of Wheeler’s super back drop. Harwood’s roll-up finisher counter of Wheeler’s roll up. Match itself was a great hard fought mat-heavy action bout. CM Punk’s promo about his return to wrestling & upcoming AEW title match was all right. Trios Tag was pretty good. Jurassic Express & Christian backstage interview about Jungle Boy’s loss to O’Reilly, Christian’s mean spirited dig to Jungle, interruption by Team Taz, & match setup was all right. Archer vs. Wardlow notable moments: Archer’s dive outta nowhere taking out Wardlow & AEW security. Wardlow’s snap rana to Archer was cool. Archer got some nice air with his chokeslam to Wardlow. Wardlow’s Swanton to Archer. Match itself was a pretty good hoss battle. JAS and Kingston & Pals sit-down segment about Parker’s WWE style “AEW Galaxy” line, Jericho demanding an apology, Ortiz & Santana’s middle finger retort, & threats banter was great. Philly Street Fight notable moments: Deeb’s knee breaker onto an upright chair. Shida’s stiff dropkick to Deeb off the steel steps. Deeb’s chair block of Shida’s Katana kick. Shida’s chair whack & Avalanche Falcon Arrow to Deeb. Deeb’s Detox counter of Shida’s powerbomb onto a chair. Deeb’s knee slams onto a chair & Texas Cloverleaf finisher combo to Shida. Match itself was a good hard hitting bout. MJF teasing W. Morrissey as his next hired gun to take out Wardlow was cool. House of Black’s attack to Fuego, Abrahantes’ interruption, Fenix’s surprise return, & brawl was splendid. TNT title Ladder match notable moments: Ouch at Guevara after splatting hard from his mostly missed corkscrew 450 splash to Sky off the ladder. Sky’s cutter counter off a ladder of Guevara’s Flying Nothing from another ladder. Guevara’s standing Spanish Fly to Sky onto a barbed wire ladder. Yikes at Guevara’s back after Sky’s ladder push onto a barbed wire ladder. Match itself was very good, especially the latter half but not a fan of the recent TNT belt hot potato booking. This week’s show was very entertaining overall.

AEW Rampage (April 29)
* Owen Hart Foundation Men’s tournament Qualifier match – Swerve Strickland vs. Darby Allin – 3.5
* Women’s Trios Tag Team match – The Baddies (Red Velvet, Kiera Hogan, & Jade Cargill) vs. Willow Nightingale, Trish Adora, & Skye Blue – 2.5
* Keith Lee vs. Colten Gunn – 2.5
* ROH World Television Championship – Trent Beretta vs. Samoa Joe (c) – 3.5
Overall – 3.0
Best – Chris Jericho’s claims of being a real life wizard during his “Sports Entertainer of the Week” award segment.
Worst – The shenanigans ending to the Swerve Strickland vs. Darby Allin match.
Show Notes – Strickland vs. Allin opener notable moments: Allin’s flipping Stunner counter of Swerve’s slingshot aborted dive to the outside. Swerve’s leaping knee strike counter of Allin’s suicide dive to the outside. Swerve’s apron pump kick flooring Allin. Allin’s dodge & Code Red counter of Swerve’s Flying Nothing. Strickland’s apron suplex to Allin onto the floor. Allin’s Last Supper pin finisher to Swerve. Match itself was a very good back-and-forth action filled bout despite the ending shenanigans by Ricky Starks. Jericho naming himself as this week’s “Sports Entertainer of the Week” award winner and claiming he is a wizard for his fireball attack on Kingston was a bit funny & same for Santana beating him up afterwards. Women’s Trios notable moments: Nightingale’s pounce to Velvet sending her flying out of the ring. Cargill’s big boot flooring Adora. Velvet’s spear to Blue, Hogan’s missile dropkick to Nightingale, & Cargill’s Jaded finisher to Adora. Match itself was a solid bout. Lee vs. Gunn notable moments: Lee’s Big Bang Catastrophe finisher counter of Gunn’s Colt 45. Match itself was solid despite dragging a bit long. Danhausen & HOOK face-to-face confrontation, interruption by Mark Sterling, ambush attack by Tony Nese, brawl and Danhausen cursing Nese, & HOOK shrugging off being pals with Danhausen was splendid. Acclaimed’s partnership offer to Gunn Club was interesting. Mercedes Martinez’s promo video about her upcoming Undisputed ROH title match was all right. Beretta & Joe’s heated words split-screen pre-match backstage interview was splendid. ROH TV title match notable moments: Yikes at Trent completely whiffing on his Asai Moonsault to the outside. Joe’s big boot flooring Trent on the floor. Trent’s escape & dropkick counter of Joe’s powerbomb. Joe shrugging off Trent’s stiff chops into Trent’s Saito suplex counter of Joe’s forearm strike. Joe’s powerbomb counter of Trent’s Strong Zero. Trent’s stiff chop to Joe into Joe’s stiff lariat flooring Trent. Joe’s stiff Uranage & rear naked choke finisher combo counter of Trent’s running attack in the corner. Match itself was a very good hard hitting action bout. Post-match brawl with Lethal & Pals and Best Friends was all right. This week’s show was enjoyable overall.

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NJPW, Impact, & Other Wrestling

NJPW XTRA (April 25)
* Brogan Finlay vs. TJP – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Show Notes -The “Week in NJPW” and NJPW Strong Strong Style Evolved 2022 Night 3 show highlights were all right. Finlay vs. TJP notable moments: TJP’s cartwheel escape & head scissors leg lock counter of Finlay’s arm bar into Finlay’s leg lock counter. TJP’s Cobra Twist hold counter of Finlay’s head lock. TJP’s shoulder snap pull to Finlay. Finlay’s dodge, back drop, running uppercut, & lariat combo counter of TJP’s Flying Nothing. Finlay’s rolling Fireman’s Carry to TJP. TJP’s knee strike & swift heel kick counter of Finlay’s suplex. Finlay’s ripcord lariat counter of TJP’s running attack. TJP & Finlay’s forearms fest exchange. Finlay’s big boot flooring TJP. TJP’s hair pull, low dropkick, Mamba Splash, & STF finisher combo counter of Finlay’s Finlay Roll. Match itself was a pretty good back-and-forth action bout. This week’s show was enjoyable overall.

Impact Wrestling Impact! (April 28)
* #1 Contender for Impact World Tag Team Championship – Heath & Rhino vs. The Briscoes (Mark & Jay Briscoe) – 3.0
* VSK vs. Bhupinder Gujjar – 2.5
* Six-Man Tag Team match – Honor No More (Eddie Edwards, Matt Taven, & Mike Bennett) vs. “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) – 3.5
* Decay (Havok & Rosemary) vs. Savannah Evans & Tasha Steelz – 3.0
* Impact World Championship – Moose vs. Josh Alexander (c) – 4.0
Overall – 3.5
Best – Impact World Championship match & Tomohiro Ishii’s surprise appearance.
Worst – Tasha Steelz suffering an injury during the Women’s tag team match.
Show Notes – Opening Eric Young promo about VBD retaining their Tag titles at Rebellion 2022 interruptions by Heath & Rhino and Briscoes wanting a tag title shot, & banter was splendid. Briscoes’ surprise appearance was cool. Heath & Rhino vs. Briscoes notable moments: Jay’s dive to Heath & Rhino on the outside & Mark’s corkscrew moonsault to the outside afterwards. Jay’s neckbreaker & Mark’s elbow drop finisher combo to Rhino. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action bout. Mystery “Coming Soon” vignette showing off W. Morrissey & Deonna Purrazzo photos was interesting. Rocky Romero offering Ace Austin a spot in this year’s NJPW’s Best of the Super Jrs tournament was cool. 6-Man Tag notable moments: Bailey’s sunset double knees stomp to Edwards family jewels counter of Edwards’ underhook suplex. Shelley’s Flatliner counter of Taven’s running attack into the corner. Taven’s kicks to MCMG & Edwards’ Boston Knee Party to Sabin. Bailey’s running twisting Shooting Star to Bennett. Bennett’s spear to Shelley & Edwards’ Die Hard Driver finisher to Bailey via Taven & Bennett’s superkick assist. Match itself was a very good action filled bout. Post-match HNM & Bullet Club mass brawl was nice. Taya Valkyrie’s promo about her Impact return and AAA Reinas title win, ambush attack by Purrazzo, & run-in save by Decay was all right. Women’s Tag was a pretty good back-and-forth action match. All About Me talk show segment about Dashwood & Rayne mocking Kaleb & IInspiration, Gisele Shaw’s surprise lights out appearance, Rayne thinking Shaw was stalking her, & banter was a bit funny. Impact title match notable moments: Moose’s pump kick & brutal looking apron powerbomb combo to Alexander. Moose & Alexander’s stiff chops & forearms fest exchange. Alexander’s roll-over & ankle lock counter of Moose’s Uranage into Moose’s shove into the turnbuckle & Uranage counter. Moose’s Buckle Bomb to Alexander. Alexander’s forearm, powerbomb, & C4 Spike finisher combo counter of Moose’s powerbomb. Match itself was a great physical action filled bout. Tomohiro Ishii’s surprise appearance & reveal as next opponent for Alexander was awesome. This week’s show was very enjoyable overall.

AAA Triplemania XXX: Monterrey (April 30)
* Ruleta de la Muerte Tournament First Round match – Ultimo Dragon vs. Pentagon Jr. – 3.0
* AAA Mixed Tag Team Four-way match – Lady Maravilla & Latigo vs. Sexy Star & Komander vs. Tay Conti & Sammy Guevara (& Parka Negra) vs. Los Vipers (Chik Tormenta & Arez) (c) – 3.0
* Ruleta de la Muerte Tournament First Round match – L.A. Park vs. Villano IV – 3.0
* Laredo Kid & Jack Cartwhell vs. Johnny Superstar & Taurus vs. Dragon Lee & Dralistico – 4.0
* Ruleta de la Muerte Tournament First Round match – Blue Demon Jr. vs. Rayo de Jalisco Jr. – 2.5
* Mixed Trios match – Andrade El Idolo, Cibernetico & Deonna Purrazzo vs. Pagano, Bandido & Taya Valkyrie – 3.5
* Ruleta de la Muerte Tournament First Round match – El Canek vs. Psycho Clown – 2.5
* Hijo del Vikingo & Rey Fenix vs. The Young Bucks – 4.5
Overall – 3.0
Best – The great pre-match hype videos for the Ruleta de la Muerte matches and the Hijo del Vikingo & Rey Fenix vs. The Young Bucks match.
Worst – AAA’s production botches throughout the show.
Show Notes – Ultimo Dragon vs. Pentagon Jr. opener notable moments: Dragon’s Destroyer to Penta off the top rope. Dragon’s Aasi Moonsault finisher to Penta. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action bout. AAA Mixed Tag title match notable moments: Arez & Latigo neckbreaker sitout powerbomb to Sexy Star. Ouch at Maravilla’s face after Arez’s hard landing from his slingshot DDT to Latigo. Komander’s rope-walk Shooting Star Press to Parka. Arez’s Spanish Fly to Maravilla onto everyone on the outside. Los Vipers top rope double foot stomps to Conti & Parka. Match itself was a good action filled bout despite being sloppy at times & messy shenanigans ending with Guevara. L.A. Park vs. Villano IV notable moments: Villano biting Park’s busted open head and mists of Park’s blood was crazy. Park’s body slam to Villano through a board at ringside. Villano’s swift kick to Park’s nuts & Park returning the favor. Match itself was an entertaining train wreck old guys bloody brawl. Latin Lover career honoring ceremony, insults filled interruption by Jeff Jarrett and Pals, & brawl with Vampiro was a splendid mess. 3-Way Tag notable moments: Taurus’ wheelbarrow suplex & Superstar’s slingshot kick combo to Cartwheel. Dralistico’s springboard rana to Taurus. Cartwheel’s twisting Splash Mt. Bomb to Kid. Lee’s Michinoku Driver to Cartwheel. Taurus’ sitdown piledriver to Kid. Dralisitco’s spiked springboard Destroyer to Cartwheel. Lee’s Poison Rana to Taurus. Cartwheel’s Space Flying Tiger Drop to everyone on the outside was awesome. Dralisitco’s springboard Shooting Star to everyone on the outside. Match itself was a great action packed bout despite the shenanigans ending. Blue Demon Jr. vs. Jalisco Jr. was mostly solid despite falling apart near the end & ending shenanigans with Cien Cara’s sons. Mixed Tag notable moments: Bandido’s corkscrew moonsault to Andrade. Pagano’s spear to Cibernetico through a table. Andrade’s clothesline to Pagano sending both over the ropes. Valykrie’s curb stomp to Purrazzo. Andrade’s powerbomb to Pagano. Andrade’s big boot flooring Bandido into Bandido’s spiked Destroyer afterwards. Ouch at Pagano’s back after his rough landing onto a table on the outside from Cibernetico’s top rope fire extinguisher spot. Match itself was a very good action filled bout despite the flat DQ ending. El Canek vs. Psycho Clown notable moments: Ouch at Psycho after crashing hard into the guard rail from his missed suicide dive to Canek. Match itself was solid despite the ending shenanigans by Dr. Wagner Jr. Post-match brawl with Andrade and Andrade & Wagner Jr joining forces was cool. Hijo del Vikingo & Fenix vs. Young Bucks notable moments: Vikingo’s rope walk tornilo & Fenix’s rope walk corkscrew splash to the Bucks. Fenix’s Frog Splash & Vikingo’s 450 Splash combo to Nick. Nick’s spiked springboard face buster to Vikingo. Matt’s Buckle Bomb & Nick’s kick combo counter of Vikingo’s Flying Nothing. Nick’s step-up kick to Fenix on Vikingo’s shoulder via Matt assist into Fenix’s Poison Rana to Vikingo. Nick’s cazadora cutter to Fenix. Fenix’s rope walk kick & Vikingo’s 630 combo to Matt on the ramp was awesome. Bucks double foot stomp & Package Piledriver combo to Fenix. Bucks’ Meltzer Driver finisher to Vikingo. Match itself was a fantastic action packed bout despite the ref count botched ending. Triplemania XXX: Monterrey was an enjoyable somewhat train wreck of a show overall.

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Weekly Awards:

• Best match of the week – Hijo del Vikingo & Rey Fenix vs. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) (AAA Triplemania XXX: Monterrey)
• Best match of the week runner-up – Owen Hart Foundation Men’s tournament Qualifier match – Dax Harwood vs. Cash Wheeler (AEW Dynamite)
• Worst match of the week – RAW Women’s Championship – Sonya Deville vs. Bianca Belair (c) (WWE RAW)
• Worst match of the week runner-up – Beat The Clock Challenge match – Ronda Rousey vs. Shotzi (WWE Friday Night SmackDown)
• Best show of the week – AEW Dynamite
• Worst show of the week – WWE Friday Night SmackDown