Opinion: Match & Show Ratings for June 5 to June 11, 2022

Welcome to TPWW’s Emperor Smeat’s Match and Show Ratings for the week of June 5th to June 11th, 2022.

Match and show star ratings (out of 5):

WWE

WWE Hell in a Cell 2022 (June 5)
* RAW Women’s Championship Triple Threat match – Becky Lynch vs. Asuka vs. Bianca Belair (c) – 4.0
* 2-on-1 Handicap match – Omos & MVP vs. Bobby Lashley – 2.0
* Kevin Owens vs. Ezekiel – 3.0
* Judgment Day (Rhea Ripley, Damian Priest, & Edge) vs. Liv Morgan, Finn Balor, & AJ Styles – 3.0
* No Holds Barred match – Happy Corbin vs. Madcap Moss – 3.0
* United States Championship match – Mustafa Ali vs. Theory (c) – 3.0
* Hell in a Cell match – Seth Rollins vs. Cody Rhodes – 4.0
Overall – 3.5
Best – RAW Women’s Championship Triple Threat match.
Worst – WWE Creative’s booking decision to both have Cody Rhodes wrestle in his serious injured state and also have Rhodes win convincingly making Rollins look even weaker than before.
Show Notes – RAW Women’s title match opener moments: Asuka’s leaping arm bar to Belair into Belair’s powerbomb counter into the corner. Lynch’s Iconoclasm to Asuka onto Belair. Lynch’s guillotine leg drop to Belair onto the ropes. Belair’s underhook slam to Asuka onto Lynch into Belair’s handspring moonsault to Asuka & Lynch. Asuka’s double hip attack & double ankle locks to Belair & Lynch. Belair’s one arm lift counter of Lynch’s Dis-Arm-Her. Lynch’s Manhandle Slam to Belair. Asuka’s German suplex to Lynch into Lynch dodge & Dis-Arm-Her counter of Asuka’s hip attack into the ropes. Belair’s catch & underhook slam to Asuka in the corner into Lynch’s toss to Belair out of the ring & Manhandle Slam to Asuka into Belair’s toss to Lynch out of the ring & pinfall finish to Asuka. Match itself was a great action filled bout despite being a bit sloppy near the end. 2-on-1 Handicap match was mostly solid despite dragging at times. Owens vs. Ezekiel moments: Zeke’s flash knee strike & top rope elbow drop to Owens. Zeke’s knees counter of Owens’ top rope Swanton. Zeke’s leaping knee strike into Owens’ rope push counter of Zeke’s top rope attack setup into Owens’ superkicks, running cannonball, & Stunner finisher combo. Match itself was a pretty good back-and-forth bout. 6-Person Tag moments: Morgan’s leap up rana to Ripley via Styles’ lift assist. Styles’ knee strike to Priest on the apron & punch and Phenomenal Forearm to Edge. Ripley’s Half & Half suplex and deadlift suplex to Morgan. Morgan’s escape & spiked DDT counter of Ripley’s Riptide. Balor’s side kick to Priest into Ripley’s rope shake counter of Balor’s Coup de Grace setup. Priest’s sitout chokeslam to Balor into Styles’ Phenomenal Forearm to Priest into Edge’s hard chuck to Styles into the turnbuckle. Edge’s dodge & spear finisher counter of Balor’s Coup de Grace. Match itself was a quite good back-and-forth action bout despite dragging a bit long. Corbin vs. Moss moments: Corbin’s shove toss to Moss over the announcer’s table into Moss’ chair chuck at Corbin. Moss’ stiff chair whacks & DDT onto a chair to Corbin. Corbin’s shove into the announcer’s table to Moss via chair around his neck. Moss’ Fallaway slam to Corbin onto steel steps in the corner. Moss’ steel steps smash to a chair on Corbin. Match itself was a pretty good hardcore style bout. U.S. title match moments: Ali’s superkick counter of Theory’s Flying Nothing. Ali’s escape & STF counter of Theory’s A-Town. Theory’s dodge counter of Ali’s 450 into Theory’s chop block & A-Town finisher to Ali. Match itself was a pretty good back-and-forth bout. Hell in a Cell match moments: Rollins’ Dusty’s Polka Dot mocking gear was cool. Yikes at the nasty bruise on Rhodes’ chest from his torn pec injury. Rhodes’ dodge counter of Rollins’ Frog Splash through a table. Rhodes & Rollins’ impromptu Bull Rope fight. Rhodes’ cow bell boink to Rollin’s head. Rollins’ Buckle Bomb to Rhodes through a table in the corner. Rhodes’ Pedigree counter of Rollins’ Pedigree. Rollins’ curb stomp to Rhodes. Rhodes’ Cross Rhodes counter of Rollins’ Cross Rhodes. Rhodes’ double Cross Rhodes & sledgehammer shot finisher to Rollins. Match itself was a mostly great bout, especially the latter half, despite also being uncomfortable to watch at times. Hell in a Cell 2022 was a mostly very enjoyable show overall.

WWE RAW (June 6)
* Becky Lynch vs. Dana Brooke – N/A
* 24/7 Championship – Becky Lynch vs. Dana Brooke (c) – 1.5
* The Miz vs. Riddle – 2.0
* Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Contender’s match – Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) – 3.0
* Dominik Mysterio vs. Veer Mahan – 2.0
* Omos vs. Cedric Alexander – 0.5 (Squash)
* Otis vs. Ezekiel – 2.0
* #1 Contender for RAW Women’s Championship Four-way match – Alexa Bliss vs. Doudrop vs. Liv Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins promo segment and Rollins’ swerve ambush attack afterwards.
Worst – Becky Lynch vs. Dana Brooke matches being a mess overall and the rough Bobby Lashley & Theory promo segment.
Show Notes – Opening Cody Rhodes promo about his pec injury, Rollins feud being over, MitB & Undisputed WWE title goal, & Rollins’ interruption about his newfound respect to Rhodes, Dusty praise, and handshake was splendid. Rollins’ sledgehammer ambush attack swerve afterwards was cool. Lynch vs. Brooke matches were a big pile of nothing topped by the 24/7 title & Asuka interruption shenanigans. Miz TV segment about Maryse rambling about Mrs & Miz show, Riddle’s bad French to Maryse, shout out to Randy and stepdad dig, trashing Reigns, and balls insults to Miz, Maryse’s Miz balls size retort, match setup, & ambush attack by Ciampa was a bit funny. Street Profits vs. Usos moments: Ford’s cannonball dive splatting Jey on the outside. Dawkins’ spinebuster & Ford’s Frog Splash to Jey. Match itself was going on well until the anti-climatic countout ending. Lashley’s promo about his win over MVP and Omos, Theory’s interruption bashing Lashley, banter, & match setup was a bit corny. Mysterio vs. Mahan was solid at best despite the DQ ending by Rey Mysterio. Judgement Day promo about their group’s destiny, Edge revealing Finn Balor as the newest member, Balor’s reasons for joining over him being tired of being told what to do by others, Priest saying they need to shed the last thing holding them back, & attack on Edge was all right. Balor being the new leader of J.D. is interesting despite Balor & Edge’s turns being very abrupt. Omos vs. Alexander was a nothing squash bout but Dirty Dawgs surprise return afterwards & confrontation with MVP was weird, especially Dirty Dawgs random face turn. Otis vs. Ezekiel was mostly solid. Ezekiel’s post-match promo demanding a rematch against Owens, Owens’ response accepting only if Zeke admitted to being Elias, & Zeke conning Owens into a rematch by lying he was Elias was all right. Women’s 4-Way match moments: Morgan’s kick counter of Ripley’s suplex to Bliss into Morgan’s running dropkick & Bliss’ DDT combo to Ripley. Bliss’ sunset bomb to Ripley into Doudrop’s crossbody splatting Bliss. Doudrop & Ripley’s superplex setup into Morgan & Bliss’ Tower of Doom. Doudrop’s catch & Michinoku Driver counter of Morgan’s top rope crossbody. Ripley’s Riptide finisher to Doudrop was both rough & impressive. Match itself was a good action filled bout. This week’s show was mostly enjoyable overall.

WWE NXT (June 7)
* Josh Briggs vs. Von Wagner – 2.5
* Nathan Frazer vs. Santos Escobar – 3.0
* NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament Finals – Tiffany Stratton vs. Roxanne Perez – 3.0
* Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) vs. Chase U (Andrew Chase & Thea Hail) – 2.5
* Alba Fyre vs. Tatum Paxley – 2.5
* 2-on-1 Handicap match – Grayson Waller & Carmelo Hayes vs. Solo Sikoa – N/A
* Grayson Waller & Carmelo Hayes vs. Solo Sikoa & Apollo Crews – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – Grayson Waller & Carmelo Hayes vs. Solo Sikoa & Apollo Crews match.
Worst – Mandy Rose’s awful & rough delivery promo segment.
Show Notes – Opening Williams & Hayes promo about Hayes’ N.A. title win, boasting about his success, and trashing others for being losers, Sikoa’s interruption demanding a title shot, Waller’s interruption bashing Sikoa, banter, & brawl was all right. Briggs vs. Von Wagner was a solid hard hitting bout despite the ending shenanigans by Jensen & Henley. Frazer vs. Escobar moments: Escobar’s hard whip into the corner & tilt-a-whirl backbreaker to Frazer. Frazer’s clothesline, inverted DDT, & standing Shooting Star combo to Escobar. Escobar’s dodge & knee striker counter of Frazer’s twisting moonsault. Frazer’s apron kick & Phoenix Splash finisher to Escobar. Match itself was a quite good action filled bout. Bron Breakker’s promo about Joe Gacy and his NXT title, Apollo Crews’ surprise return and interruption praising Breakker and NXT, & NXT title match tease was all right. Crews’ abrupt face turn & WWE abruptly dropping everything about Crews’ Nigerian Royalty gimmick was a bit funny. Gacy’s dark room promo rambling about clearing his mind, special message, & mystery lackeys being revealed next week was lame. Stratton vs. Perez was mostly pretty good despite being a bit sloppy at times & dragging a bit too long. Post-match Mandy Rose’s promo mockingly congratulating Perez, threatening Perez, & brawl with Toxic Attraction, Cora Jade, and Indi Hartwell was awful, especially Rose forgetting her lines & rough delivery. Diamond Mine backstage segment about Strong’s praise to Creed Bros for their NXT Tag title win, interruption by Blade and Enofe wanting a tag title shot, Creed Bros accepting, & Strong bickering over Creed Bros’ response was decent. Gionavni Vinci’s newest vignette revealing him to be former Fabian Aichner & re-debut next week was nice. Waller & Hayes vs. Sikoa & Crews moments: Crews’ extra lengthy delayed suplex to Waller. Hayes’ tilt-a-whirl arm bar to Crews. Sikoa’s running hip attack to Waller into Crews’ slingshot dive to Hayes & Waller on the outside. Waller’s STO counter of Sikoa’s strike. Crews’ high angle back drop and Three Amigos to Waller & German suplex to Hayes. Crews’ standing moonsault to Waller. Crews’ catch & sitout powerbomb finisher counter of Waller’s rolling cutter. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action filled bout. This week’s show was mostly enjoyable overall.

WWE Friday Night SmackDown (June 10)
* Qualifier for Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder match – Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus – 3.0
* Qualifier for Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match – Lacey Evans vs. Xia Li – 2.0
* SmackDown Women’s Championship Contender’s match – Shotzi vs. Ronda Rousey – 2.5
* Intercontinental Championship – Gunther vs. Ricochet (c) – 3.0
Sami Zayn vs. Riddle – 3.5
Overall – 3.0
Best – Sami Zayn vs. Riddle match.
Worst – The lame double DQ ending shenanigans to the Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus match.
Show Notes – McIntyre vs. Sheamus opener moments: McIntyre’s Michinoku Driver counter of Sheamus’ running attack. Sheamus’ shove into the post & White Noise to McIntyre onto the apron. Sheamus busting out a Future Shock DDT to McIntyre. McIntyre’s Avalanche White Noise to Sheamus. Sheamus’ running knee counter of McIntyre’s Claymore Kick. McIntyre’s pop-up powerbomb counter of Sheamus’ Brogue Kick. McIntyre’s belly-to-belly suplex to Sheamus onto the floor. Match itself was going on really well until the lame buzzkill double DQ ending & Michael Cole flubbing calling the action throughout the bout. Post-match McIntyre, Sheamus, & Butch brawl was cool though. Evans vs. Li was solid at best. Pearce & McIntyre backstage office segment about McIntyre being upset over the double DQ result & demanding to be put in the MitB match was all right. Pearce, Sheamus, & Butch backstage office segment about Sheamus demanding to be put in the MitB match was all right. Ronda Rousey’s promo about her upcoming match at MitB and bashing Natalya, angry interruption by Shotzi demanding a title shot, & Rousey accepting somewhat stunk. Shotzi vs. Rousey was a solid bbout. Post-match ambush attack by Natalya was decent. IC title match moments: Gunther’s block & loud brutal chop counter of Ricochet’s headscissors. Gunther’s catch & sleeper counter of Ricochet’s springboard Flying Nothing. Gunther’s stiff lariat counter of Ricochet’s running attack. Ricochet’s shotgun dropkick into Gunther’s rebound shotgun dropkick & powerbomb finisher. Match itself was a pretty good back-and-forth bout. Zayn vs. Riddle moments: Zayn’s brainbuster to Riddle. Zayn’s headbutt counter of Riddle’s super RKO into Riddle’s knee strike counter of Zayn’s Flying Nothing. Zayn’s draping DDT to Riddle. Riddle’s swift kick & Floating Bro off the apron to Zayn on the outside. Riddle’s powerslam & draping DDT to Zayn. Zayn’s catch & Blue Thunder Bomb counter of Riddle’s RKO. Zayn’s catch & Exploder suplex into the corner counter of Riddle’s running attack. Riddle’s RKO outta nowhere counter of Zayn’s Helluva Kick. Match itself was a very good back-and-forth action filled bout, especially the latter half. Post-match brawl between Ridle & Usos was all right. This week’s show was mostly enjoyable overall.

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AEW

AEW Dark Elevation (June 6)
* 8-Man Tag Team match – The Factory (Anthony Ogogo, Aaron Solo, Nick Comoroto, & QT Marshall) vs. Dark Order (John Silver, Alex Reynolds, Alan “5” Angels, & 10) – 3.0
* Serpentico vs. Frankie Kazarian – 2.5
* Nyla Rose & Serena Deeb vs. Miyu Yamashita & Skye Blue – 3.0
* Trios Tag match – The Wingmen (Ryan Nemeth, Cezar Bononi, & “Pretty” Peter Avalon) vs. Death Triangle (Rey Fenix, Penta Oscuro, & PAC) – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – The Wingmen vs. Death Triangle match.
Worst – N/A
Show Notes – 8-Man Tag opener moments: Silver & Reynolds’ double team front slam to Solo into Angels’ underhook spin front suplex to Solo. Marshall’s enziguri & Last Ride style sitout powerbomb to Reynolds. Reynolds’ DDT counter of Marshall’s lift up attempt. 10’s spiked spinebuster to Solo. Silver’s kicks fest & cannonball off the apron to Marshall on the outside. Solo’s dodge of Angels’ moonsault into Ogogo’s pop-up KO punch finisher to Angels. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action bout. The Forum hype video with Butcher, Hobbs, Daniels, Wingmen, & Kazarian about AEW holding their first West Coast show & getting to wrestle at the venue was splendid. Serpentico vs. Kazarian moments: Kazrian’s body slam & springboard leg drop to Serpentico. Serpentico’s headscisssors grab counter of Kazairan running attack in the corner into Serpentico’s superkick, DDT, & Jackknife pin attempt combo. Kazarian’s slingshot cutter finisher to Serpentico. Match itself was a solid bout. Women’s Tag moments: Deeb’s catch & Dragon Screw onto the ropes counter of Yamashita’s kick in the corner. Deeb’s Indian Deathlock to Yamashita & suplex to Blue at the same time. Rose’s body slam & leg drop combo to Yamashita. Yamashita’ heel hook kick flooring Rose. Blue’s dodge of Rose’s cannonball in the corner into Rose’s sunset flip & Yamashita’s springboard kick combo to Rose. Deeb’s rope yank counter of Yamashita’s run to the ropes into Deeb’s uppercut to Yamashita flooring her. Yamashita’s bouncy sell of the uppercut was a bit funny. Rose’s guillotine knee drop and Deeb’s knee drop, Angel’s Wings, & Serenity Lock finisher combo to Blue. Match itself was a pretty good back-and-forth bout. Sonny Kiss’ exclusivity and “Concrete Rose” origin promo video about herself was great. Wingmen vs. Death Triangle Trios moments: Penta’s wristlock & Fenix’s stiff superkick combo to Bononi. Death Triangle’s kicks fest & triple dropkick to Bononi. Lucha Bros’ setero tope suicidas & PAC’s moonsault combo to Wingmen on the outside. Fenix’s dodge, shove & lift onto Nemeth’s shoulder’s counter of Avalon’s running attack into Fenix’s kick to Nemeth into Nemeth’s powerbomb to Avalon. PAC’s Brutalizer to Nemeth & Lucha Bros double foot stomp Fear Factor finisher to Avalon. Match itself was pretty good. This week’s show was enjoyable overall.

AEW Dark (June 7)
* Aaron Solo vs. Lance Archer – 2.5
* Christopher Daniels vs. Steve Andrews – 2.5
* Skye Blue vs. Marina Shafir – 3.0
* Serpentico vs. Ortiz – 2.5
* Toni Storm vs. Zeda Zhang – 2.5
* Trios Tag Team match – Dark Order (John Silver, Alex Reynolds, & 10) vs. Max Caster & Gunn Club (Austin & Colten Gunn) – 3.0
Overall – 2.5
Best – Skye Blue vs. Marina Shafir match and the Dark Order vs. Max Caster & Gunn Club Trios match.
Worst – The flat shenanigans ending to the Dark Order vs. Max Caster & Gunn Club match.
Show Notes – Solo vs. Archer opener moments: Archer’s catch & leg yank onto the apron counter of Solo’s apron kick. Archer’s misdirected pounce counter of Solo’s running attack into Archer’s stiff lariat flooring Solo. Archer’s block & stiff chokeslam counter of Solo’s Cradle attempt. Match itself was a solid bout. Daniels vs. Andrews was a solid back-and-forth brief bout. Blue vs. Shafir moments: Blue’s dropkick to Shafir on the apron during Shafir’s entrance. Blue’s tosses to Shafir into the barricades. Blue’s thrust kicks sending Shafir out of the ring into Shafir’s catch, swings in the barricade, & rough drop onto the floor counter of Blue’s headscissors off the apron. Shafir’s wrist control hip attacks & high collar throw combo to Blue. Shafir’s underhook hold, headbutt, judo throw, & arm bar finisher combo to Blue. Match itself was a pretty good hard hitting bout. Serpentico vs. Ortiz moments: Ortiz’s comeback lariat & Tiger Driver finisher combo to Serpentico. Match itself was a solid back-and-forth bout. Storm vs. Zhang moments: Storm’s misdirected dropkick to Zhang. Zhang’s knee strikes, judo throw, & crucifix hold to Storm. Storm’s dodge & release German suplex counter of Zhang’s strike into Storm’s running hip attack in the corner. Storm’s DDT & Storm Zero finisher combo to Zhang. Match itself was solid. Anthony Bowens’ vignette about being prideful of himself & wanting to help others be accepted over their sexuality was splendid. Ortiz’s backstage interview about his upcoming Hair vs. Hair match against Jericho was all right. Trios Tag moments: Caster’s pre-match rap mocking Dark Order for being lame enough to cause Stu Grayson to bolt & the crowd for using Android phones was all right. Silver’s tilt-a-whirl arm drag counter of Austin’s arm drag into Silver’s spinning uppercut. Austin’s duck & Colten’s lariat combo flooring Silver. 10’s running lariats to Gunn Club in the corners, clothesline to Caster over the top rope & slam to Colten combo. 10’s spinebuster to Austin. Reynolds’ sunset dive to Colten & Caster on the outside via 10’s lift. Caster chop block & Colten’s leg yank counter of Dark Order’s Pendulum Bomb to Austin. Match itself was an entertaining back-and-forth action bout despite the flat illegal crutch weapons shot ending shenanigans by Colten. This week’s show was mostly average overall.

AEW Dynamite (June 8)
* Casino Battle Royale – 3.5
* AEW All Atlantic Championship Qualifier match – Buddy Matthews vs. PAC – 3.5
* David Finlay vs. Hangman Adam Page – 3.0
* AEW Women’s Championship – Marina Shafir vs. Thunder Rosa (c) – 2.5
* Interim AEW World Championship Eliminator match – Kyle O’Reilly vs. Jon Moxley – 4.0
Overall – 3.5
Best – Will Ospreay’s surprise appearance and the Kyle O’Reilly vs. Jon Moxley match.
Worst – AEW production’s audio quality issues throughout the show.
Show Notes – Casino Battle Royale opener moments: Archer brutal looking chokeslam to Tony Nese. Lee’s catch & pop-up powerbomb toss elimination to Archer. Lee’s double overhand chops & Fenix’s double cutter to Gunn Club. Swerve eliminating Lee was interesting. Fenix’s Tornado DDT counter of Andrade’s slingshot suplex. Yuta’s release German suplex to O’Reilly into O’Reilly’s rebound lariat. Andrade’s brutal looking nut shot counter of Fenix’s leaping attack. O’Reilly’s Dragon Screw & big boot combo finisher eliminating Yuta. Match itself was a very entertaining chaotic action bout. Moxley’s angry backstage promo about the AEW title, O’Reilly, & NJPW was splendid despite AEW production botching the audio quality. AEW debuting a new All Atlantic title is interesting. Matthews vs. PAC moments: Matthews’ top rope DVD drop to PAC onto the turnbuckle. Matthews’s front suplex toss counter of PAC’s superplex into Matthews’ sunset flip & Liger Bomb combo. PAC’s kick & Poison Rana to Matthews from the top rope. PAC got some sweet height with his Black Arrow finisher to Matthews. Match itself was a very good hard hitting bout, especially the latter half. Finlay vs. Page was a good back-and-forth hard hitting match. Page’s post-match promo about not being included in the Interim AEW title stuff and wanting IWGP World title & interruption by Cole trashing Page and demanding the IWGP title shot instead was all right despite Cole’s portion being dull. Wardlow promo about not wanting AEW’s Interim title, wanting to beat Punk for the real title once he’s healthy, TNT title goal, & Scorpio Sky confrontation was all right. AEW Women’s title match was a mostly solid bout despite being a bit rough at times. Post-match ambush attack by Shafir & run-in save brawl by Storm was decent. O’Reilly vs. Moxley moments: Moxley’s stiff chop & punches to O’Reilly on the outside into O’Reilly’s whip & running dropkick counter of Moxley’s whip into the barricade. O’Reilly’s rope chomp break of Moxley’s Chicken Wing into Moxley’s swift kick into the ropes onto O’Reilly’s face into Moxley’s stiff King Kong lariat flooring O’Reilly. O’Reilly’s block & Triangle sleeper counter of Moxley’s Gotch Style Piledriver. O’Reilly & Moxley’s stiff forearms exchange into O’Reilly’s Saito Suplex into Moxley’s pop-up & Saito Suplex. Moxley’s sleeper, Bulldog Choke, knee strikes, Regal Knee, & Paradigm Shift finisher combo to O’Reilly. Match itself was a great physical battle. This week’s show was very enjoyable overall.

AEW Rampage (June 10)
* Eddie Kingston vs. Jake Hager – 3.5
* Jay Lethal & Satnam Singh vs. Besties in the World (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) – 2.0 (Squash)
* Red Velvet vs. Kris Statlander – 3.0
* United Empire (Will Ospreay & Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher, & Mark Davis)) vs. Trent Beretta & FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) – 4.0
Overall – 3.5
Best – United Empire vs. Trent Beretta & FTR match.
Worst – N/A
Show Notes – Kingston vs. Hager opener moments: Kingston’s escape, stiff slap, & strikes counter of Harger’s arm bar into Hager’s stiff strikes counter into Kingston’s stiff chops flooring Hager. Kingston’s machine gun chops to Hager in the corner. Hager’s double foot kick & moonsault counter of Kingston’s running attack in the corner. Kingston’s Saito suplex to Hager. Kingston’s powerbomb counter of Hager’s punches in the corner. Kingston’s double Urakens flooring Hager. Match itself was a very good physical back-and-forth bout. Baker & Pals backstage interview about Baker’s issues with Toni Storm touching her Owen Hart belt was all right. Ortiz’s video promo about his upcoming Hair vs. Hair match with Jericho was all right. HOOKhausen taped backstage interview about their undefeated streak & new matching cars was a bit funny. Red Velvet vs. Statlander moments: Statlander’s powerslam counter of Velvet’s ambush attack during Statlander’s entrance. Statlander’s extra spinny Blue Thunder Bomb to Velvet. Velvet’s drop toe hold, running knees, & cutter combo counter of Statlander’s Fireman’s Carry. Statlander’s catch & Friday Night Fever counter of Velvet’s kick. Match itself was a really good back-and-forth action bout. Post-match brawl with Baddies, Anna Jay, & Athena was all right. Miro vignette was splendid. Ethan Page’s angry backstage interview mocking Miro and promise to make Miro pray to him as his next god was all right. United Empire & FTR and Beretta pre-match split-screen backstage interview was all right. 6-Man Tag moments: Trent’s chop to Davis into Davis’ stiff chop flooring Trent. Ospreay’s loud chop to Trent in the corner into Trent’s dodge & Tornado DDT counter of Ospreay’s chop. Ospreay’s hard leg yank counter of Trent’s top rope attack setup. Davis’ dodge & standing senton counter of Trent’s enziguri. Harwood’s suplexes to Assuie Open & clothesline to Ospreay. FTR’s stereo elbow strikes, Wheeler’s powerbomb, Harwood’s German suplex, & Wheeler’s Jackknife pin attempt to Fletcher. Aussie Open’s DVD style cutter & Ospreay’s 450 splash combo to Wheeler. Trent’s Saito suplex & lariat counter of Fletcher’s suplex. Trent’s escape & Strong Zero finisher counter of Fletcher’s powerbomb. Match itself was a great hard fought action filled bout. This week’s show was very enjoyable overall.

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NJPW, Impact, & Other Wrestling

Impact Wrestling Impact! (June 9)
* Tenille Dashwood vs. Rosemary – 3.0
* Steve Maclin vs. PCO – 3.5
* Joe Doering vs. Josh Alexander – 3.0
* Honor No More (Eddie Edwards, Matt Taven, & Mike Bennett) vs. Frankie Kazarian & Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) – 3.5
Overall – 3.5
Best – Steve Maclin vs. PCO match.
Worst – The DQ ending shenanigans to the Joe Doering vs. Josh Alexander match.
Show Notes – Opening Sami Callihan’s video angry promo about his bad blood feud with Moose was all right. Dashwood vs. Rosemary was pretty good despite the ending shenanigans by Rayne. Post-match brawl by Rayne & Taya Valkyrie and confrontation between Rosemary & Valkyrie was okay. Good Bros’ Briscoes farm trip bashing the place and Birscoes, Doc Gallows vs. a chicken, & brawl with Briscoes and Papa Briscoe was a bit funny. Heath’s backstage interview about Rhino’s injury and uncertain future & threatening words to HNM was all right. Maclin vs. PCO moments: Ouch at PCO’s busted mouth after his rough landing from his spear to Maclin through the ropes. Maclin’s spinebuster onto the ramp counter of PCO’s running attack. PCO’s top rope senton to Maclin on the apron but ouch at PCO’s back after nailing the apron hard. Maclin’s whip into the steel steps. Maclin’s Tree of Woe spear to PCO in the guard rail. Maclin’s stiff kick to the steel steps onto PCO’s shoulder into PCO’s nasty looking shoulder afterwards. Maclin’s ref distracted chair shot & DDT onto the chair finisher to PCO. Match itself was a very good bloody physical battle. Matt Morgan’s surprise appearance was nice and backstage interview about his time in Impact & interruption by Vincent mocking past TNA guys was all right. Doering vs. Alexander was going on well until the DQ ending by Alexander. Moose’s backstage interview about Callihan’s threats & mind games was all right. Recap video of Ace Austin joining Bullet Club, Alex Zayne’s issues with Austin, & brawl was all right. Zayne being revealed as the final mystery entrant for the upcoming Ultimate X match was cool. Moose & Callihan cinematic backstage brawl was splendid. Cardona & Myers’ taped promo about Cardona bashing Swann for being a fraud Digital Media Champ & relinquishing his title to Myers as the new “real” champ was all right. HNM vs. Kazarian & MCMG 6-Man Tag moments: Shelley’s Boston Crab & Kazarian’s Camel Clutch, & Sabin’s running dropkick combo to Taven. MCMG’s double team suplex and running leg drops & Kazarian’s springboard leg drop to Bennett. Kazarian’s sunset roll to Taven & Northern Lights Suplex to Edwards double pin attempt. Bennett’s spear to Kazarian on the outside. HNM’s splashes, kicks, & Tiger Driver combo to Sabin. Edwards’ Die Hard Driver finisher to Sabin. Match itself was a very entertaining action filled bout. This week’s show was very enjoyable overall.

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Weekly Awards:

• Best match of the week – Interim AEW World Championship Eliminator match – Kyle O’Reilly vs. Jon Moxley (AEW Dynamite)
• Best match of the week runner-up – Hell in a Cell match – Seth Rollins vs. Cody Rhodes (WWE Hell in a Cell 2022)
• Worst match of the week – Omos vs. Cedric Alexander (WWE RAW)
• Worst match of the week runner-up – 24/7 Championship – Becky Lynch vs. Dana Brooke (c) (WWE RAW)
• Best show of the week – AEW Dynamite & WWE Hell in a Cell 2022
• Worst show of the week – AEW Dark