Opinion: Match & Show Ratings for June 12 to June 18, 2022

Welcome to TPWW’s Emperor Smeat’s Match and Show Ratings for the week of June 12th to June 18th, 2022.

Match and show star ratings (out of 5):

WWE

WWE RAW (June 13)
* Jimmy Uso vs. Montez Ford – 2.5
* 24/7 Championship – Becky Lynch vs. Dana Brooke (c) – N/A
* Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Qualifier match – Alexa Bliss & Liv Morgan vs. Nikki A.S.H. & Doudrop – 2.0
* Kevin Owens vs. Ezekiel – 3.0
* MVP vs. Cedric Alexander – 2.0
* Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Qualifier match – AJ Styles vs. Seth Rollins – 3.5
* Riddle vs. Ciampa – 2.5
* Chad Gable vs. Mustafa Ali – 2.5
* Rey Mysterio vs. Veer Mahan – 2.0
Overall – 2.5
Best – AJ Styles vs. Seth Rollins match.
Worst – The lame countout ending to the Kevin Owens vs. Ezekiel match and RAW actually ending the show with a very corny Pose Down contest.
Show Notes – Opening Miz TV segment with Paul Heyman about Money in the Bank Ladder match, interruption by Riddle, and banter over Riddle vs. Reigns feud was all right. Uso vs. Ford moments: Uso’s punch counter of Ford’s springboard attack into Uso’s suplex to Ford onto the apron. Uso’s knees counter finisher of Ford’ Frog Splash. Match itself was a solid back-and-forth bout. Rollins’ backstage interview about Rhodes being a virus plaguing WWE, his attack on Rhodes last week, MitB case plans, upcoming match against Styles, & ambush attack by Styles was all right. Lynch & Asuka’s brawl was the only good part about the big pile of nothing 24/7 title non-match. Women’s Tag match was mostly solid at best despite being sloppy at times. Owens vs. Ezekiel moments: Yikes at Owens’ back after Zeke’s Fireman Carry drop onto the steps. Owens’ apron Frog Splash to Zeke on the outside. Zeke’s modified Fallaway Slam to Owens. Match itself was going on well until the anti-climatic lame countount ending. Ezekiel’s post-match promo about Elias returning to RAW next week was interesting but Owens going crazy over his loss & Zeke’s promo was a bit funny. Styles’ backstage promo about his issues with Rollins and MitB goal & Rollins’ laughing backstage response promo mocking Rhodes was decent. Styles vs. Rollins moments: Rollins’ suplex toss to Styles’ onto the ropes into Rollins’ suicide dive to Styles sending him flying over the announcer’s table. Styles’ dodge & Calf Crusher counter of Rollins’ curb stomp. Rollins & Styles’ slugfest exchange into Styles’ suplex into the corner counter of Rollins’ Buckle Bomb. Rollins’ dodge & chop block counter of Styles’ Phenomenal Forearm. Styles’ escape & Ushigoroshi counter of Rollins’ Pedigree. Rollins’ Buckle Bomb to Styles into Styles’ dodge counter of Rollins’ Frog Splash. Match itself was a very good action filled bout despite the abrupt ending. Bianca Belair’s interview about Ripley being soulless for joining Judgement Day and upcoming RAW Women’s title match & interruption response by J.D. about kicking out Edge and Ripley badmouthing Belair for caring too much about the fans and taking what she wants from Belair was decent. Gable vs. Ali was solid despite the ending shenanigans by Otis. Theory vs. Lashley Pose Down contest & baby oil ambush attack by Theory was very corny. This week’s show was average overall despite being dull at times.

WWE NXT (June 14)
* NXT Tag Team Championship – Edris Enofe & Malik Blade vs. The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed) (c) – 3.0
* Tiffany Stratton vs. Fallon Henley – 2.5
* Wes Lee vs. Xyon Quinn – 2.5
* The Dyad vs. Dante Chen & Javier Bernal – 2.0
* Duke Hudson vs. Bron Breakker – 2.0 (Squash)
* Giovanni Vinci vs. Guru Raaj – 2.0 (Squash)
* Two Dimes & Stacks vs. Trick Williams & Carmelo Hayes – 2.5
* Indi Hartwell, Roxanne Perez, & Cora Jade vs. Toxic Attraction (Jacy Jayne, Gigi Dolin, & Mandy Rose) – 2.5
Overall – 2.5
Best – Cameron Grimes promo segments.
Worst – The Dyad vs. Dante Chen & Javier Bernal and Joe Gacy’s rambling post-match promo.
Show Notes – NXT Tag titles match opener moments: Enofe’s float-over sunset pin to Julius into Enofe’s cross armbar hold. Enofe’s Northern Lights suplex counter of Brutus’ headlock. Julius’ belly-to-belly overhead suplex planting Blade & deadlift spin suplex to Enofe. Julius’ catch counter of Blade’s top rope crossbody into Julius’ rolling slam & Brutus’ diving lariat finisher combo to Blade. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action bout. Apollo Crews diary vignette about his WWE career, NXT return, & diner brawl was all right. Stratton vs. Henley was solid despite the ending shenanigans by Choo. Lash Legend promo vignette trashing Alba Fyre & boasting about her sports accolades was decent. Dyads vs. Chen & Bernal was a somewhat decent at best match & more goofier than WWE likely expected. Gacy’s rambling post-match promo blaming society for being negative towards his Dyads & schism between his group and NXT 2.0 was nothing special. Sanga & Quinn backstage confrontation was all right. D’Angelo’s lackeys promotion segment about D’Angelo rewarding them for their good services to the family, Code of Silence message to Legado, “A” champion goal, interruption by Hayes & Williams over D’Angelo wanting his title, banter, & matches setup was all right. Two Dimes being given a “promotion” was a bit funny considering his recent release and pre-taped nature of this week’s show. Toxic Attraction lounge promo bashing Jade, Perez, and Hartwell & their upcoming match was a bit cringey. Hudson vs. Breakker was a decent mostly squash match. Post-match promo by Grimes bashing Breakker for only having the NXT title due to his family’s name, his dad not being famous nor making his path to success easy unlike Breakker, and demanding a NXT title shot & Breakker accepting was splendid. Vinci’s smiley freeze photos style entrance was a bit goofy. Grimes, Enofe, & Blade backstage segment about Grimes’ grievances over their lack of hunger for success & taking things for granted in NXT was superb. Two Dimes & Stacks vs. Williams & Hayes was solid despite the ending shenanigans by Del Toro. D’Angelo’s backstage locker room angry promo about Legado costing his lackeys the match was okay. 6-Women Tag was a solid back-and-forth bout, especially the latter half, despite Dolin suffering a potential rib injury right at the end. This week’s show was average overall.

WWE Friday Night SmackDown (June 17)
* Last Laugh match – Madcap Moss vs. Happy Corbin – 3.0
* New Day (Xaiver Woods & Kofi Kingston) vs. Jinder Mahal & Shanky – 2.0
* Qualifier for Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match – Raquel Rodriguez vs. Shayna Baszler – 2.0
* Undisputed WWE Universal Championship – Riddle vs. Roman Reigns (c) – 4.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match.
Worst – Vince McMahon’s tone deaf opening segment just to get a cheap crowd pop despite WWE’s on-going investigation over his misconduct & “hush money” affair scandal.
Show Notes – Opening Vince McMahon promo was a big pile of nothing & just a shameless cheap pop moment considering the current investigation against him. Riddle’s promo about his upcoming title match against Reigns, feud hype vignette, & being sad over Randy Orton’s absence but promising to win tonight for him was all right despite being a bit all over the place. Moss vs. Corbin moments: Corbin’s Deep Six counter of Moss’ running attack. Corbin’s stiff chokeslam to Moss. Moss’ back-to-back Punch Line finishers to Corbin. Match itself was pretty good. Corbin’s promo bout his issues with Pat McAfee constantly mocking him & McAfee’s mocking response was decent. Natalya’s backstage interview about her attack on Rousey last week, boasting her Sharpshooter being better than Rousey’s armbar, & their upcoming title match was decent. New Day vs. Mahal & Shanky moments: Shanky’s brutal sounding loud chop flooring Kingston. Match itself was mostly solid despite Woods’ trombone ending shenanigans. Adam Pearce, Drew McIntyre, & Sheamus promo segment about McIntyre demanding to be put in the Men’s MitB match, Sheamus mocking McIntyre for his poor MitB history and boasting about his MitB success, Pearce’s revealing both guys being in the MitB match, & brawl was okay. Rodriguez vs. Baszler was mostly solid despite the abrupt ending. Max Dupri & Pearce’s backstage office segment about Dupri’s grievances over Pearce’s broken promises for the debut of his Maximum Male Models was a bit goofy. Gunther & Kaiser’s backstage promo about Kaiser praising the history of the IC title, bad mouthing Ricochet & America, & Gunther restoring the prestige of the belt was all right. Undisputed WWE Universal title match moments: Riddle’s corkscrew moonsault splatting Reigns on the outside. Reigns’ knees counter of Riddle’s running senton. Reigns’ Uranage counter of Riddle’s RKO. Reigns’ back drop to Riddle onto the announcer’s table. Riddle’s knee strike counter of Reigns’ spear. Riddle’s back drop to Reigns onto the announcer’s table. Reigns’ slam block of Riddle’s RKO. Riddle’s RKO counter of Reigns’ spear. Reigns’ spear finisher counter of Riddle’s springboard Flying Nothing. Match itself was a great hard fought action filled bout. Post-match promo by Reigns about lack of challengers & Lesnar’s surprise return was okay but have no desire seeing those two feud again. This week’s show was mostly enjoyable overall.

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AEW

AEW Dark Elevation (June 13)
* Nyla Rose vs. Max the Impaler – 2.0
* Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Camaro Jackson & SK Bishop – 2.0 (Squash)
* Ortiz vs. Anaya – 2.0 (Squash)
* Serena Deeb & Mercedes Martinez vs. Tootie Lynn & Miranda Gordy – 2.5 (Squash)
* 2point0 (“Cool Ang” Angelo Parker & “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard) vs. Warhorse & Danny Adams – 2.0 (Squash)
* Ruby Soho vs. Heidi Howitzer – 2.0
* The Factory (Aaron Solo & QT Marshall) vs. Dark Order (Evil Uno & 10) – 3.0
Overall – 2.5
Best – The Factory vs. Dark Order match.
Worst – The heavy amount of squash and near squash style matches for the show.
Show Notes – Rose vs. Max The Impaler opener was a mostly solid hoss style bout. Private Party vs. Jackson & Bishop moments: Kassidy’s neckbreaker & Quen’s Shooting Star Press finisher combo to Jackson. Match itself was a decent mostly squash style bout. Ortiz vs. Anaya was a decent squash style brief bout. Women’s Tag moments: Martinez’s lengthy delayed suplex to Lynn & taunt to Deeb. Deeb’s ugly looking swinging neckbreaker to Lynn. Deeb’s Indian Deathlock to Lynn & suplex to Gordy at the same time. Martinez’s spinebuster to Gordy & Uranage to Lynn onto Gordy. Martinez’s suplex toss to Lynn onto to the ropes. Martinez’s Brass City Sleeper to Lynn & Deeb’s Serenity Lock to Gordy finisher. Match itself was a fine extended jobber destruction bout. 2point0 vs. Warhorse & Adams moments: 2point0’s spiked double team Impaler DDT finisher to Warhorse. Match itself was a decent mostly squash style bout. Soho vs. Howitzer was a mostly solid bout despite the somewhat rough ending sequence. Factory vs. Dark Order moments: Marshall’s breakup counter of 10’s delayed suplex to Solo into 10’s pump kick flooring Marshall. 10’s catch & delayed suplex counter of Solo’s running crossbody. Marshall’s axe handle smash off the apron boinking Uno’s head. The ref finally learning to not fall for Uno’s leg swing attack & neckbreaker antics to his opponent was a bit funny. Marshall’s escape & thrust kick counter of 10’s Full Nelson into 10’s lariat spinning Marshall onto the mat. Uno’s top rope senton splash to Marshall. Solo’s corkscrew kick counter of Uno’s piledriver attempt to Marshall into Marshall’s Diamond Cutter to Uno. 10’s slingshot spear to Marshall into 10’s dodge and wheelbarrow hold, Uno’s slingshot cutter, 10’s German suplex combo counter of Solo’s corkscrew kick into 10’s Full Nelson finisher to Solo. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action bout. This week’s show was average at best overall.

AEW Dark (June 14)
* QT Marshall vs. Alan “5” Angels – 3.0
* Bobby Fish vs. Brock Anderson – 2.5
* Jericho Appreciation Society (Daniel Garcia & 2point0 (“Cool Ang” Men’s Angelo Parker & “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard)) vs. Jack Banning, Ray Rosa, & Sinn Bodhi – 2.0 (Squash)
* Women’s Trios Tag Team match – Nyla Rose, Emi Sakura, & Diamante vs. Anna Jay, Ruby Soho & Kris Statlander – 3.0
* Anthony Ogogo vs. Nick Ruiz – 2.0
* Nick Comoroto vs. Konosuke Takeshita – 3.0
* Matt Sydal vs. Taylor Rust – 3.0
* “All Ego” Ethan Page vs. Frankie Kazarian – 2.5
Overall – 3.0
Best – Women’s Trios tag team match and the Nick Comoroto vs. Konosuke Takeshita match.
Worst – The flat shenanigans ending to the Ethan Page vs. Frankie Kazarian match.
Show Notes – Marshall vs. Angels opener moments: Marshall’s slow motion tilt-a-whirl backbreaker counter of Angels’ running attack. Angels’ kicks & standing Slice Bread to Marshall. Marshall’s kick to the head counter of Angels’ springboard moonsault. Angels’ Poison Rana counter of Marshall’s powerbomb. Marshall’s pop-up punch & Diamond Cutter finisher combo to Angels. Match itself was a pretty good bout. Fish vs. Anderson was a solid back-and-forth bout. Post-match Fish refusing to let go of his knee bar & run-in save by Darby Allin was all right. Women’s Trios moments: Soho’s punches & headbutt combo to Diamante. Sakura & Statlander’s stiff chops exchange into Statlander’s shoulder tackle. Sakura’s back rake & underhook backbreaker to Jay. Sakura’s taunt to Jay into Jay’s leap up Flatliner in response. Soho’s kicks fest & Statlander’s top rope crossbody combo to Rose. Rose’s elbows escape & chokeslam counter of Statlander’s Saito suplex attempt. Statlander’s catch & Night Fever finisher counter of Diamante’s cravat. Comoroto vs. Takeshita moments: Takeshita chuck to Comoroto over the ropes into Comoroto’s “skinning the cat” save moment & flip up into Takeshita’s dropkick sending Comoroto over the ropes & crashing to the outside. Takeshita’s dodge & lariat counter of Comoroto’s lariat. Takeshita’s Frog Splash splatting Comoroto. Takeshita’s rebound flash knee strike finisher counter of Comoroto’s whip into the corner. Match itself was a good back-and-forth hard hitting bout. Sydal vs. Rust was a pretty good competitive brief bout. Page vs. Kazarian moments: Kazarian’s springboard back elbow strike counter of Page’s punch attempt. Kazarian’s lariat to Page sending him over the ropes. Page’s big boot to Kazarian on the apron into Page’s front slam drop onto the apron. Kazarian’s elbows strikes & swinging neckbreaker counter of Page’s bear hug. Kazarian shoulder tackle & slingshot DDT to Page. Match itself was solid despite the abrupt ending & ending shenanigans by Dan Lambert. Post-match brawl, Scorpio Sky confrontation, Christopher Daniels’ run-in save, & insults filled promos by Page and Daniels was all right. This week’s show was enjoyable overall.

AEW Dynamite Road Rager 2022 (June 15)
* Hair vs. Hair match – Chris Jericho vs. Ortiz – 3.5
* 20 on 1 “Class Action” Handicap Elimination match – Wardlow vs. 20 “Plaintiffs” security guys – 3.0 (Squash)
* Dax Harwood vs. Will Ospreay – 4.0
* AEW All-Atlantic Championship Qualifier match – “All Ego” Ethan Page vs. Miro – 3.0
* Dr. Britt Baker vs. Toni Storm – 2.5
* AEW World Tag Team Championship Ladder match – The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus) – 4.0
Overall – 4.0
Best – Dax Harwood vs. Will Ospreay match and the AEW Tag title Ladder match.
Worst – The Jon Moxley, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Jericho promo and brawl with JAS and Kingston & Pals being a mess in terms of overbooking for one segment.
Show Notes – Hair vs. Hair match opener moments: Ortiz’s knees counter of Jericho’s Lionsault. Ortiz’s powerbomb counter of Jericho’s Frankensteiner. Jericho’s elbow strike counter of Ortiz’s dive attempt into Jericho’s snap suplex off the apron. Jericho’s dodge & Codebreaker counter of Ortiz’s top rope corkscrew splash. Jericho’s Walls counter of Ortiz’s rana. Match itself was a very good action filled bout despite the ending shenanigans by Fuego Del Sol. Fuego being revealed as Sammy Guevara is interesting. The People’s Court style intro for Wardlow’s match was cool. Wardlow vs. security guys was a mostly entertaining jobber destruction bout despite dragging at times. Harwood vs. Ospreay moments: Harwood’s brutal loud stiff chops flooring Ospreay. Harwood’s suplexes fest to Ospreay. Ospreay’s slingshot splash splatting Harwood on the outside. Harwood’s catch & slingshot Liger Bomb counter of Ospreay’s Oscutter. Ospreay’s dodge & Liger Bomb counter of Harwood’s lariat. Ospreay’s stiff Hidden Blade finisher to Harwood. Match itself was a great hard fought action filled bout. Post-match Cash Wheeler, Roppongi Vice, Orange Cassidy, & United Empire brawl was all right. Moxley & Tanahashi face-to-face promo about who is the better of the two, Jericho’s interruption bashing Moxley, ambush attack by JAS, Archer, and El Desperado, & brawl with Kingston & Pals was fine despite it going off the rails in terms of overbooking. Allin vs. Fish match hype video was splendid. Hangman Page’s promo about Okada and still wanting an IWGP title shot, interruption by Adam Cole bad mouthing Page, ambush attack by Jay White, & White’s promo denying a title shot to Page & Cole was all right. AEW Tag title Ladder match moments: Matt’s Northern Lights suplexes fest to Jungle into the ladder in the corner. Jungle’s step up rana to Matt onto a table in the outside. Nick’s 450 splash to Luchasaurus through a table on the outside. Young Bucks’ superkicks counter of Jungle’s springboard moonsault. Luchasaurus’ spinebuster to Nick onto a ladder. Bucks’ yank off the ladder & double team powerbomb to Luchasaurus onto another ladder. Matt’s top rope elbow drop to Luchasaurus through a table on the outside. Bucks’ ladder shove to Luchasaurus onto several tables on the outside. Match itself was a great action packed bout. Post-match ambush attack by Christian Cage to Jungle Boy was sweet. This week’s show was mostly great overall.

AEW Rampage Road Rager (June 17)
* Jon Moxley vs. Dante Martin – 3.5
* Max Caster & Gunn Club (Austin & Colten Gunn) vs. Bear Country (Bear Bronson & Bear Boulder) & Leon Ruffin – 2.0 (Squash)
* TBS Championship – Willow Nightingale vs. Jade Cargill (c) – 3.0
* Bobby Fish vs. Darby Allin – 4.0
Overall – 3.5
Best – Bobby Fish vs. Darby Allin match.
Worst – Darby Allin & Bobby Fish’s scary looking tumbles from Allin’s botched leap up counter of Fishing running attack into the guard rail.
Show Notes – Moxley vs. Martin opener moments: Moxley’s Texas Cloverleaf, Regal Stretch, strikes, & Regal Knee combo to Martin. Martin’s leap up flipping rana to Moxley off the top rope. Moxley’s top rope Butterfly suplex to Martin. Martin’s headscissors grab counter of Moxley’s diving lariat into Martin’s springboard splash to Moxley. Moxley’s escape counter of Martin’s Nose Dive into Martin’s rope break counter of Moxley’s sleeper into Martin’s Avalanche Slice Bread to Moxley. Moxley’s cutter outta nowhere to Martin. Moxley’s swift lariat flooring Martin. Moxley’s overhead elbow strikes & hammerlock body hold finisher to Martin. Match itself was a very good hard hitting action bout. Strickland & Keith Lee backstage interview about Lee threatening to beat up Swerve for costing him an Interim AEW title shot, Swerve’s reasons for eliminating Lee from last week’s battle royal, & Team Taz interruption was all right. House of Black & Death Triangle promo video about their bad blood feud & upcoming Black vs. Penta match was fine. Caster’s pre-match rap digs at Jan. 6 insurrection, Vince McMahon’s affair scandal, & St. Louis was superb. Trios Tag was a decent squash bout. TBS title moments: Cargill’s dodge counter of Nightingale’s pounce. Nightingale’s kick counter of Cargill’s leaping elbow strike in the corner into Nightingale’s chops fest. Nightingale’s running cannonball to Cargill in the corner. Cargill’s kick & Pedigree counter of Nightingale’s gutwrench suplex. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action bout. Post-match brawl with Kiera Hogan, Athena, & Statlander was decent. Allin & Fish backstage pre-match split-screen interview about Allin’s issues with reDRagon taking out Sting was all right. Fish vs. Allin moments: Yikes at Allin & Fish’s rough landings from Allin’s botched leap over counter of Fish’s running attack crashing hard into the guard rail. Fish’s tilt-a-whirl backbreaker to Allin into Allin’s dodge counter of Fish’s moonsault into Allin’s suicide dive to Fish crashing into the guard rail. Fish’s Dragon Screws to Allin into the guard rails. Allin’s Coffin Drop to Fish on the outside. Fish’s brutal release German suplex to Allin onto the apron. Fish’s Avalanche Falcon Arrow & ankle lock combo to Allin into Allin’s Last Supper finisher counter. Match itself was a great crazy & brutal battle. Post-match brawl with O’Reilly & Sting was sweet. This week’s show was very enjoyable overall.

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NJPW, Impact, & Other Wrestling

NJPW Dominion 2022 (June 12)
* United Empire (Aaron Henare, Francesco Akira, & TJP) VS. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Master Wato, & Ryusuke Taguchi – 3.0
* Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, & BUSHI vs. Taiji Ishimori, Ace Austin, & El Phantasmo – 3.0
* Doc Gallows vs. Toru Yano – 2.0
* NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship – Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Zack Sabre Jr., & El Desperado vs. EVIL, SHO, & Yujiro Takahashi (c) – 2.5
* IWGP Tag Team Championship – Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb vs. Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale (c) – 3.0
* Interim AEW World Championship Eliminator match – Hirooki Goto vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi – 3.5
* Provisional King of Pro Wrestling 2022 Championship 10 Minute Unlimited Pinfall Scramble match – Taichi vs. Shingo Takagi (c) – 3.5
* NEVER Openweight Championship – Karl Anderson vs. Tama Tonga (c) – 3.0
* Vacant IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship match – Will Ospreay vs. SANADA – 3.5
* IWGP World Heavyweight Championship – Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada (c) – 4.5
Overall – 3.5
Best – IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match.
Worst – Doc Gallows vs. Toru Yano match.
Show Notes – United Empire vs. Tenzan, Wato, & Taguchi 6-Man Tag opener was a pretty good back-and-forth match. LIJ vs. Bullet Club 6-Man Tag was a good back-and-forth bout. Gallows vs. Yano was somewhat decent at best. NEVER 6-Man Tag title match was going on well until the flat ending shenanigans by Togo & SHO. IWGP Tag title match moments: Owens’ modified neckbreaker to Khan. Owens’ open palms strike counter of Cobb’s overhead suplex into Cobb’s overhead suplex counter of Owens’ running attack. Khan’s lariat to Fale sending him over the top rope into Khan’s super overhead suplex & Cobb’s Tour of the Islands finisher combo to Owens. Match itself was a good hard hitting action bout. Post-match ambush attack by Rockey Romero & brawl was all right. Goto vs. Tanahashi moments: Tanahashi’s whip to Goto into the guard rail into Goto’s rebound lariat. Goto’s Saito suplex counter of Tanahashi’s Dragon Screw into Tanahashi’s Dragon Screw counter of Goto’s second Saito suplex. Goto’s Ushigoroshi counter of Tanahashi’s Slingblade. Goto’s corner assist GTR counter of Tanahashi’s running attack in the corner. Tanahashi’s Aces High & High Fly Flow finisher combo to Goto. Match itself was a very good back-and-forth action bout. KoPW 2022 title Scramble match moments: Takagi’s lariat to Taichi into Taichi’s hook kick flooring Taichi. Taichi’s Dangerous Suplex counter of Taichi’s Pumping Bomber. Tagaki’s roll-up counter of Taichi’s Black Mephisto. Takagi’s dodge & Pumping Bomber counter of Taichi’s side kick. Taichi’s Judo throw & Gedo Clutch to Takagi. Match itself was a very entertaining & unique pinfall style rules bout. NEVER title match moments: Anderson’s Gun Stun to Tonga onto the ropes. Gallows’ ref distracted chokeslam to Tonga onto the apron. Anderson’s whip to Tonga in the corner into Tonga’s rebound lariat flooring Anderson. Anderson & Tonga’s Gun Stun duel into Anderson’s Bernard Driver. Match itself was a quite good back-and-forth action bout despite the ending shenanigans by Gallows. Not a fan of the title switch decision. Vacant IWGP US title match moments: Ospreay’s spinning backbreaker counter of SANADA’s running attack. Ospreay’s Sky Twister to SANADA on the outside. Ospreay’s swift hook kick & Oscutter combo to SANADA. SANADA’s rana counter of Ospreay’s Stormbreaker. Ospreay’s knees counter of SANADA’s moonsault into Ospreay’s Hidden Blade. SANADA’s O’Connor Roll counter of Ospreay’s Stormbreaker. Ospreay’s pop-up punch, Hidden Blade, & Stormbreaker finisher combo to SANADA. Match itself was a very good back-and-forth action filled bout. IWGP World title match moments: Okada’s big boot to White & chuck to Gedo combo over the guard rail into Okada’s running crossbody over the rail onto White & Gedo. White’s Saito suplex to Okada over the ropes. White’s front suplex to Okada onto the apron. Okada’s top rope shotgun dropkick to White. White’s Dragon Screws counter of Okada’s Rainmaker setup. White’s reverse Figure Four to Okada. White’s Sleeper suplex counter of Okada’s lariat. White’s Regal Plex to Okada. White’s Bloody Sundy to Okada. White’s Rainmakers to Okada into Okada’s backslide, short arm Rainmaker, & stiff Rainmaker combo. Okada’s corkscrew Tombstone counter of White’s Bladerunner. Okada’s dropkick & Landslide to White into White’s Bladerunner counter of Okada’s Rainmaker. Match itself was an excellent hard fought action filled bout & legit surprised White won. Dominion 2022 was a very enjoyable show overall.

NJPW XTRA (June 13)
* Minoru Suzuki vs. Killer Kross – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Show Notes – The “Week in NJPW” and NJPW Strong Collision in Philadelphia Night 1 show highlights were all right. Suzuki vs. Kross moments: Suzuki & Kross’ Test of Strength duel into Suzuki’s kicks, arm lock, & headlock combo to Kross. Suzuki’s arm grab & Tarantula hold to Kross on the ropes. Suzuki shushing the ref for trying to stop his beatings to Kross at ringside & telling him what he can’t do was a bit funny. Suzuki’s arm & fingers bending hold to Kross. Kross catch, strikes, forearm smashes, & toss out of the corner combo counter of Suzuki’s PK. Suzuki’s block & Fujiwara armbar counter of Kross brainbuster. Suzuki’s foul mouthed “young boy” insult to Kross was cool. Kross & Suzuki’s loud stiff chops & forearms exchange into Suzuki’s read naked choke counter of Kross’ running attack into Kross’ block, forearm, & sleeper counter into Suzuki’s break, forearm, & Gotch Style Piledriver finisher counter. Match itself was an entertaining hard hitting bout. This week’s show was enjoyable overall.

Impact Wrestling Impact! (June 16)
* Savannah Evans & Tasha Steelz vs. Jordynne Grace & Mia Yim – 3.0
* “Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Trey Miguel – 3.5
* Masha Slamovich vs. Alisha – 2.0 (Squash)
* Bullet Club (Chris Bey & Jay White) vs. The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) – 3.0
* Honor No More (Vincent & Kenny King) vs. Aces & Eights (Garett Bischoff & Wes Brisco) – 2.5
Overall – 3.0
Best – “Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Trey Miguel match and the Impact World title match contract signing segment.
Worst – Savannah Evans & Tasha Steelz vs. Jordynne Grace & Mia Yim match being sloppy at times.
Show Notes – Evans & Steelz vs. Grace & Yim opener moments: Ouch at Yim’s face after getting nailed hard from Steelz’s cannonball in the corner via Evans’ toss assist. Match itself was mostly pretty good despite being sloppy at times. Green & Purrazzo’s backstage interview about if they will be working as a team in Queen of the Mountain match was decent. Bischoff & Brisco’s backstage interview about their past time in Impact & interruption by HNM mocking Aces & Eights was decent. Alexander vs. Young Impact title match hype vignette was superb. Bailey vs. Miguel moments: Miguel’s punches, snapmare, & leg lariat combo to Bailey. Bailey’s swift kick counter of Miguel’s swinging attack off the apron. Bailey’s single leg crab & swift kick to Miguel into Miguel’s catch, kicks, & leaping double foot stomp counter. Miguel’s float-over Dragon Sleeper to Bailey. Bailey’s dive to Miguel on the outside into Miguel’s suicide dive into Bailey’s kick & moonsault into Miguel’s step up sunset dive. Miguel’s catch & roll-up finisher counter of Bailey’s wind up roundhouse kicks in the corner. Match itself was a very good back-and-forth action packed bout. Callihan vs. Moose match hype video was splendid. Valkyrie & Rosemary backstage segment about their past history & The Influence was a bit funny. Bullet Club vs. Briscoes Tag moments: Jay’s swanton dive to Bey & White on the outside. Mark’s spinning suplex to Bey. Bey’s swanton dive to Briscoes via White’s hold assist. Jay’s Iconoclasm to Bey off the top rope. Briscoes’ neckbreaker & powerbomb combo to Bey. Bey’s sweet looking spin kick to Mark. Jay & White’s stiff chops exchange. Briscoes’ big boot & German suplex combo to White. Match itself was a really good back-and-forth action bout. HNM vs. Team Impact match hype video was all right. Nick Aldis being revealed as the final member of Team Impact was interesting. HNM vs. Aces & Eights Tag was a solid back-and-forth bout despite the ending shenanigans by Eddie Edwards. Post-match brawl with D’Lo Brown, HNM, Kazarian, & Motor City Machine Guns was all right. Impact title match contract segment about Alexander putting Impact on his back and praising its legacy, Young’s threatening words and title goal, & brawl with VBD and Scott D’Amore was great. This week’s Slammiversary 2022 go-home show was enjoyable overall.

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Weekly Awards:

• Best match of the week – IWGP World Heavyweight Championship – Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada (c) (NJPW Dominion 2022)
• Best match of the week runner-up – Dax Harwood vs. Will Ospreay (AEW Dynamite Road Rager 2022)
• Worst match of the week – MVP vs. Cedric Alexander (WWE RAW)
• Worst match of the week runner-up – Rey Mysterio vs. Veer Mahan (WWE RAW)
• Best show of the week – AEW Dynamite Road Rager 2022)
• Worst show of the week – WWE RAW