Opinion: Match & Show Ratings for May 29 to June 4, 2022

Welcome to TPWW’s Emperor Smeat’s Match and Show Ratings for the week of May 29th to June 4th, 2022.

Match and show star ratings (out of 5):

WWE

WWE RAW (May 30)
* Asuka vs. Bianca Belair – 3.0
* Dominik & Rey Mysterio & Ezekiel vs. Kevin Owens & Alpha Academy (Otis & Chad Gable) – 2.5
* Alexa Bliss vs. Doudrop – 1.5
* Ciampa vs. Mustafa Ali – 2.0
* United States Championship – Mustafa Ali vs. Theory (c) – 2.0 (Squash)
* Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Contenders match – Shinsuke Nakamura & Riddle vs. The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) – 3.0
* Liv Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley – 2.5
Overall – 2.0
Best – The Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins promo & brawl segment and the Shinsuke Nakamura & Riddle vs. The Usos match.
Worst – The Miz TV segment in general and WWE Creative being lazy with the amount of DQ endings for matches on the show.
Show Notes – Opening Becky Lynch promo bashing those who don’t want her to regain her RAW Women’s title and past history with Asuka, interruption by Asuka mocking Lynch for being a crybaby & RAW Women’s title plan, interruption by Belair about their upcoming title match, & brawl was all right. Asuka vs. Belair moments: Asuka’s kick counter of Belair’s headscissors grab attempt. Asuka’s ankle lock & knee bar combo to Belair into Belair’s escape & suplex counter. Match itself was going on well until the lame DQ ending by Lynch. Cody Rhodes’ promo about his respect for Rollins and their bad blood feud, interruption by Rollins about not liking Rhodes nor his presence in WWE and dig at his AEW career, their upcoming Cell match, & brawl was entertaining. Bliss vs. Doudrop was a somewhat dull bout. Miz TV segment with Street Profits about Street Profits’ rambling promotion of Hell in a Cell and mocking Miz, Dawkins’ High Five reaction to Miz’s angry “hands up” moment, & 24/7 title shenanigans interruption was a bit of a mess. Ciampa vs. Ali was going on decently until the lame DQ ending shenanigans by Theory. US title match was a decent mostly squash bout. Ali getting another US title match due to Pearce stating Vince suddenly had a change of heart over Theory’s unfair tactics made the previous match just be a waste of time. Nakamura & Riddle vs. Usos moments: Nakamura’s catch, leg swing onto the ropes, & sliding German suplex combo to Jimmy. Jimmy’s superkick & Jey’s Uso’s Splash combo to Nakamura. Riddle’s overhead kick & standing senton to Jey. Jey’s block & toss over the ropes counter of Riddle’s draping DDT into Nakamura’s Kinshasa outta nowhere counter of Jey’s dive attempt. Jey’s superkick counter of Riddle’s RKO. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action bout despite the DQ ending shenanigans by Jimmy. The amount of filler pad time in between Morgan’s entrance and start of the Morgan vs. Ripley match was ridiculous, even by WWE standards. Morgan vs. Ripley was a solid back-and-forth bout despite the sloppy finish & ringside endings shenanigans by Priest & Styles. Lashley and MVP & Omos handicap match contract signing & brawl with security and Cedric Alexander was decent at best. This week’s Hell in a Cell go show was average at best but also dull at times.

WWE NXT (May 31)
* Diamond Mine (Damon Kemp & Roderick Strong) vs. Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) – 3.0
* Cora Jade vs. Elektra Lopez – 2.0
* Wes Lee vs. Xyon Quinn – 2.5
* Solo Sikoa vs. Duke Hudson – 3.0
* Grayson Waller vs. Josh Briggs – 2.5
* Ivy Nile & Kiana James – 3.0
* Cameron Grimes vs. Nathan Frazer – 3.5
Overall – 3.0
Best – Cameron Grimes vs. Nathan Frazer match.
Worst – Women’s Championship Summit segment.
Show Notes – Diamond Mine vs. Pretty Deadly opener was a pretty good back-and-forth action bout despite the ending shenanigans by P.D. & Creed Bros. Tony D’Angelo & Santos Escobar face-to-face yacht meeting about their NXT turf war feud, 6-Man Tag match setup, & mafia family unification stip was splendid. Jade vs. Lopez was a mostly solid back-and-forth bout despite being a bit sloppy at times. Perez’s promo vignette about her road to NXT career, friendship with Jade, & NXT Breakout Tournament was all right. Lee vs. Quinn moments: Quinn’s Dominator style toss to Lee into the ropes. Quinn’s catch & lawn dart into the corner counter of Lee’s moonsault. Match itself was solid despite the abrupt ending. Strong & Diamond Mine backstage locker room segment about Strong being angry over Creed Bros costing him the match earlier was all right but Strong threatening to kick them out of the group if they lose their NXT Tag title match was interesting. Joe Gacy backstage dark room rambling promo about Bron Breakker, Breakker’s dad wrestling career, & upcoming NXT title dragged too long. Breakker’s backstage interview about Gacy’s words & Gacy’s spooky mind games was goofy. Choo’s sleepy elbow drop to Rose was the only good part about a very cringey and horrendous Women’s Championship Summit with Toxic Attraction, Choo, Kayden Carter, & Katana Chance. Sikoa vs. Hudson was a good back-and-forth bout. Stratton’s promo vignette about NXT’s Breakout tournament, bad mouthing Nikkita Lyons & Perez, & boasting about her accolades was decent. Thea Hail’s Chase U college selection segment was a bit funny. Waller vs. Briggs was solid despite the ending shenanigans by Von Wagner. Nile vs. James was a pretty good back-and-forth bout. Grimes vs. Frazer moments: Frazer’s slingshot leap over to Grimes into Frazer’s running headscissors counter of Grimes’ clothesline. Grimes’ back drop driver to Frazer onto the apron. Grimes’ knees counter of Frazer’s running Shooting Star Press. Frazer’s rana counter of Grimes’ powerbomb. Frazer’s suicide dive to Grimes on the outside. Grimes’ Avalanche overhead suplex & stiff Cave In finisher combo to Frazer. Match itself was a very good back-and-forth action filled bout. This week’s In Your House go-home show was mostly enjoyable overall.

WWE Friday Night SmackDown (June 3)
* 6-Man Tag Team match – New Day (King Woods & Kofi Kingston) & Drew McIntyre vs. Brawling Brutes (Butch, Ridge Holland, & Sheamus) – 2.5
* Humberto vs. Jinder Mahal – 2.0
* #1 Contender for SmackDown Women’s Championship Six-Pack Challenge match – Raquel Rodriguez vs. Shotzi vs. Aliyah vs. Xia Li vs. Natayla vs. Shayna Baszler – 2.5
* Madcap Moss vs. Happy Corbin – 1.5
* WWE Undisputed Tag Team Championship – Shinsuke Nakamiura & Riddle vs. the Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) (c) – 3.0
Overall – 2.5
Best – WWE Undisputed Tag Team Championship match.
Worst – The mostly nothing Madcap Moss vs. Happy Corbin match.
Show Notes – Opening New Day & McIntyre’s promo about New Day mocking Brawling Brutes, McIntyre’s shout out to Big E, his Undisputed title goal, and “Big D” wiener joke, New Day’s New Day colors kilt gift to McIntyre, interruption by Sheamus & Pals bad mouthing Ohio State and their loss last week was decent despite dragging too long. New Day & McIntyre vs. Brawling Brutes 6-Man tag moments: New Day’s stereo dives to Sheamus & Holland on the outside. Kingston’s Meteora to Sheamus. McIntyre’s overhead suplex to Holland. Ouch at Kingston’s head after Holland’s botched leg swipe and Fireman’s grab counter of Kingston’s kick on the apron causing both to crash hard onto the floor. Match itself was a solid back-and-forth bout. Pearce & Max Dupri backstage office about Dupri revealing his first Maximum Male Models client next week was decent. Rhodes vs. Rollins Hell in a Cell match hype video was superb. Shanky dancing every chance possible behind Mahal’s back during Mahal’s entrance despite Mahal’s “No Dancing” demand was a bit funny. Humberto vs. Mahal was decent at best despite the ending shenanigans by dancing Shanky. Women’s 6-Pack Challenge match was mostly solid despite the flat ending. Happy Corbin’s taped promo bashing Moss & Moss’ ambulance door kick entrance reveal was all right. Moss’ heated promo about Corbin’s recent attack to him and his new serious persona, response by Corbin denying Moss his match demand, banter, & match setup announcement by Pearce was all right. Moss vs. Corbin was a big pile of nothing but Moss’ post-match destruction of Corbin was nice though. Ricochet & Gunther’s backstage promos about their IC match next week was decent. Undisputed Tag title match moments: Nakamura’s whip to Jey into the steel steps into Jey’s dodge of Nakamura’s running knee into the steel steps into Jey’s leaping kick to Nakamura’s knee via Jimmy hold assist. Riddle’s overhead kick to Jimmy, ripcord knee to Jey, running elbow strikes & Exploder suplexes to Usos in the corners. Riddle’s Floating Bro to Usos on the outside. Riddle’s draping DDT to Jimmy. Jimmy’s pop-up Samoan Drop to Riddle. Riddle’s super RKO to Jimmy into Jey’s Usos Splash finisher to Riddle. Match itself was quite good, especially the latter half, despite the distraction music ending shenanigans by Sami Zayn. This week’s Hell in a Cell go-home show was average overall.

WWE NXT In Your House 2022 (June 4)
* Six-Man Tag Team match – Legado Del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro, and Joaquin Wilde) vs. Tony D’Angelo, Stacks, & Two Dimes – 3.5
* NXT Women’s Tag Team match – Katana Chance & Kayden Carter vs. Toxic Attraction (Jacy Jayne & Gigi Dolin) (c) – 2.5
* NXT North American Championship – Carmelo Hayes vs. Cameron Grimes (c) – 3.5
* NXT Women’s Championship – Wendy Choo vs. Mandy Rose (c) – 2.0
* NXT Tag Team Championship – The Creed Brothers (Julius & Brutus Creed) vs. Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) (c) – 3.5
* NXT Championship – Joe Gacy vs. Bron Breakker (c) – 3.0
Overall – 3.5
Best – Brutus Creed busting out a Shooting Star Press to Kit Wilson and the NXT Tag Team Championship match.
Worst – NXT Women’s Championship match.
Show Notes – Legado Del Fantasma vs. D’Angelo, Stacks, & Two Dimes opener moments: Legado’s running lariats to Two Dimes in the corner into Del Toro’s running leaping kick & swinging neckbreaker suplex. D’Angelo & Stacks elbow drop kneebreaker combo to Del Toro. Legado’s top rope splashes & suicide dive to D’Angelo & Pals on the outside. Two Dimes dodge & lariat counter of Del Toro’s moonsault. Del Toro & Wilde’s running kick & Russian Leg Sweep combo to Two Dimes. Match itself was a very good back-and-forth action filled bout, especially the latter half, despite the brass knuckles ending shenanigans by D’Angelo. NXT Women’s Tag title match moments: Chance’s slingshot rana to Dolin via Carter assist. Carter’s dropkick to Dolin & splash to Jayne in the corner. Chance & Carter’s superkicks to Dolin into Chance’s leap up rana to Jayne off the top rope onto Dolin. T.A.’s High Low to Chance. Carter’s superkick & cutter to Jayne on the apron. Carter’s neckbreaker & Chance’s 450 Splash to Dolin. Dolin’s bridging German suplex finisher to Carter. Match itself was a solid back-and-forth bout despite it falling apart near the end. N.A. title match moments: Hayes’ leg yank & slingshot DDT to Grimes onto the apron. Hayes’ tilt-a-whirl arm bar to Grimes. Grimes’ springboard Spanish Fly counter of Grimes’ springboard attack. Hayes’ block & Codebreaker counter of Grimes’ Poison Rana. Grimes’ swift kick & Poison Rana to Hayes sending him out of the ring into Grimes sunset dive to Hayes & Trick Williams. Grimes’ Cave In to Williams on the apron. Hayes’s lift onto the post & top rope leg drop finisher counter of Grimes’ leaping attacking in the corner. Match itself was a really good hard fought bout despite dragging at times & the ending shenanigans by Williams. Choo’s pre-match dream montage of her goofy antics to Toxic Attraction & winning the NXT Women’s title was a bit funny. NXT Women’s title match moments: Choo’s Nap Time elbow drop to Rose. Rose’s spinebuster counter of Choo’s cartwheel Nothing attack. Choo’s pillow block of Rose’s running knee in the corner. Rose’s arm drag & Kiss the Rose finisher counter of Choo’s top rope attack. Match itself was a somewhat solid bout. NXT Tag title match moments: Creed Bros’ German suplexs to Pretty Deadly into Brutus’ ankle lock to Wilson & Julius’ Stretch Muffler to Prince. Julius’ gutwrench suplex to Brutus onto Wilson. P.D.’s double team spinebuster to Julius onto the steel steps. PD’s double team suplex to Julius. Brutus’ clubbing shots to Prince into Brutus’ gutwrench toss to Prince onto Wilson. Brutus’ Brutus Bomb to Prince into Wilson’s dropkick to breakup Brutus’ pin. Brutus’ Torture Rack slam, Julius’ Shooting Star Press, & Julius diving lariat finisher combo to Wilson. Match itself was a very good back-and-forth action filled bout. NXT Championship match moments: Breakker’s spinebuster counter of Gacy’s leap over. Gacy’s running senton to Breakker on the apron. Gacy’s Wyatt style upside down taunt into Gacy’s DDT counter of Breakker’s running attack in the corner. Breakker’s swanton dive to Gacy on the outside. Ouch at Gacy after crashing hard through the announcer’s table from Breakker’s spear through the apron. Gacy’s ref distracted swift low blow to Breakker. Breakker’s spear counter of Gacy’s handspring lariat. Match itself was a good back-and-forth bout. NXT In Your House 2022 was a mostly very enjoyable show overall.

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AEW

AEW Double or Nothing 2022 (May 29)
* Pre-show: Smart Mark Sterling & Tony Nese vs. HOOKhausen (HOOK & Dan Hausen) – 3.0
* MJF vs. Wardlow – 3.0
* The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. The Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy) – 3.5
* TBS Championship – Anna Jay vs. Jade Cargill (c) – 1.5
* House of Black (Buddy Matthews, Brody King, & Malakai Black) vs. Death Triangle (Rey Fenix, Penta Oscuro, & PAC) – 4.5
* Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Finals – Adam Cole vs. Samoa Joe – 3.0
* Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Finals – Dr. Britt Baker vs. Ruby Soho – 3.0
* Six-Person Mixed Trios Tag match – Men of the Year (Ethan Page & Scorpio Sky) & Page VanZant vs. Frankie Kazarian, Sammy Guevara, & Tay Conti – 3.0
* Kyle O’Reilly vs. Darby Allin – 3.5
* AEW Women’s Championship – Serena Deeb vs. Thunder Rosa (c) – 3.5
* Anarchy in the Arena match – Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Daniel Garcia, Jake Hager, Angelo Parker, & Matt Menard) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley & Bryan Danielson), Santana, Ortiz, & Eddie Kingston – 5.0
* AEW World Tag Team Championship Three-way match – Team Taz (Powerhouse Hobbs & Ricky Starks) vs. Swerve Strickland & Keith Lee vs. Jurrassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) (c) – 4.0
* AEW World Championship – CM Punk vs. Hangman Adam Page (c) – 4.0
Overall – 4.0
Best – Stokely Hathaway, Athena, & RUSH’s surprise debuts and the Anarchy in the Arena match.
Worst – TBS Championship match and the over 5 hour runtime for the show counting the pre-show match.
Show Notes – MJF vs. Wardlow opener moments: MJF’s sneaky attempt to use the Diamond Ring on Wardlow comically backfiring badly was funny. Wardlow’s powerbomb symphony destruction to MJF. Match itself was an entertaining bout with some nice comedic moments. Young Bucks vs. Hardys moments: Hardys’ double team front suplex to Nick onto M. Jackson. Nick’s Frog Splash & MJ’s standing moonsault combo to MH. MH’s Side Effect to MJ onto the apron. Young Bucks superkick fest to Hardys. MH’s BT Bomb to Nick off the top rope. Jeff’s body slam to MJ onto the steel steps into Jeff’s Swanton to MJ onto the steps. MH’s Side Effect and spiked Twist of Fate & Jeff’s Swanton splatting Nick. Match itself was a mostly very good action filled bout despite being a bit rough at times. TBS title match was mostly a mess in terms of flow & action. Stokely Hathaway & Athena’s surprise debuts and the post-match Baddies, Jay, Statlander, & Athena confrontation was cool though. HoB vs. Death Triangle moments: King’s lariat splatting PAC. PAC’s Poison Rana & vicious lariat combo to Matthews. Fenix’s kicks to Black & Matthews, toss to Black onto Matthews’ shoulder, & superkick to Matthews’ knee into Matthews’ powerbomb to Black. Matthews’ block & suplex to the floor counter of Fenix’s dive to the outside. PAC’s brainbuster to Black. Penta’s step-up Destroyer to Matthews onto the apron via Fenix assist. Fenix’s top rope double foot stomp to Matthews on the outside via Penta hold assist. PAC’s 450 splash to Black & release German suplex to Matthews into PAC’s release German to Black. Julia Hart’s lights out mist attack & Black’s Black Mass finisher to PAC. Match itself was an awesome action packed bout & Julia finally joining HoB was sweet. Cole vs. Joe was a quite good back-and-forth action bout despite the ending shenanigans by Bobby Fish. Baker vs. Soho was a pretty good bout. Not a fan of the Owen Hart tournament being done just to put over Baker & Cole winning as a couple though. 6-Person Mixed Trios Tag was a good back-and-forth action bout. O’Reilly vs. Allin moments: O’Relly’s catch & bodyscissors counter of Allin’s dive to the outside. Allin’s catch & Last Supper hold counter of O’Reilly’s top rope attack. O’Reilly’s brainbuster to Allin. Allin’s Dragon Screw on the ropes & Coffin Drop to O’Reilly onto the apron. O’Reilly’s catch & cross armbreaker counter of Allin’s Coffin Drop. O’Reilly’s PKs fest & top rope knee drop finisher combo to Allin. Match itself was a great hard fought action filled bout & surprised O’Reilly won. AEW Women’s title match moments: Rosa’s Day of the Dead & Uvalde tribute themed gear looked cool. Deeb’s top rope Blockbuster to Rosa. Rosa’s Russian Leg Sweep & crossface combo counter of Deeb’s Detox. Deeb’s Stretch Muffler to Rosa. Rosa’s DVD to Deeb. Deeb’s chop block & Figure Four to Rosa into Rosa & Deeb’s powerbomb & Texas Cloverleaf combo to Rosa. Rosa’s superplex & Fire Thunder Driver finisher combo to Deeb. Match was a very good hard fought action bout. Anarchy in the Arena match moments: Moxley’s theme playing throughout the mass brawl was cool. Jericho smashing the sound board playing Moxley’s theme on repeat was funny. Santana & Ortiz’s Street Sweeper to Hager through tables on the outside. Moxley yeeting a water cooler at Jericho. Kingston & Garcia’s brawl into a freight elevator. Moxley taking apart the turnbuckle & attacking Jericho with it. Santana & Ortiz’s splashes off the ladder to 2point0 through tables. Kingston pouring gas on Jericho & trying to light a match was crazy. Hager’s slam to Moxley through a barb wire board. Danielson’s Busaiku Knee to Hager & Jericho via chair assist. Jericho’s Walls of Jericho & Hager’s rope choke finisher combo to Danielson. Match itself was an amazing bloody carnage brawl. Andrade’s video promo disbanding the AFO & forming a new partnership with RUSH was splendid & same for RUSH’s surprise debut. AEW Tag title 3-way match moments: Lee’s catch counter of Jungle’s dive into Lee’s powerbomb to Jungle onto Luchasaurus. Jungle’s rope kick counter of Starks’ rope walk crotching him onto the ropes. Hobbs’ Avalanche overhead suplex to Swerve counter of Lee & Swerve’s Spirit Bomb double foot stomp setup. Lee’s sunset dive to J.E. & Hobbs on the outside. Hobbs’ top rope flying neckbreaker to Lee & Luchasaurus. Starks spear to Jungle. Starks’ slingshot Roshambo to Jungle. Luchasaurus’s big boot to Starks sending him flying across the ring. Lee & Swerve’s Spirit Bomb double foot stomp to Jungle. J.E.’s Thoracic Expressfinisher to Swerve. Match itself was a great hard fought action packed bout. AEW World title match moments: Ouch at Punk after getting splatted hard from Page’s slingshot splash to the outside. Page’s pop-up powerbomb to Punk onto the apron. Punk’s catch & Sharpshooter counter of Page’s Buck Shot Lariat. Punk’s failed Buck Shot Lariat attempt into Page’s GTS attempt into Punk’s escape & Sharpshooter attempt into Page’s kicks. Punk messing up doing the Buck Shot twice in a row was a bit funny. Page’s catch & Last Ride counter of Punk’s running attack in the corner. Page’s roll over & Dead Eye counter of Punk’s Jackknife pin. Punk’s roundhouse kick to Page into Page’s GTS to Punk. Punk’s block & GTS finisher of Page’s Buck Shot. Match itself was a great back-and-forth hard hitting action filled bout. DoN 2022 was a mostly great show overall despite its very long runtime and bloated card.

AEW Dark Elevation (May 30)
* Ryan Nemeth vs. Konosuke Takeshita – 3.0
* ROH Women’s World Championship – Mazzerati vs. Mercedes Martinez (c) – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – Ryan Nemeth vs. Konosuke Takeshita match.
Worst – N/A
Show Notes – Nemeth vs. Takeshita opener moments: Nemeth’s weak chop & Pee Wee dance taunt to Takeshita into Takshita’s chop flooring Nemeth. Takeshita’s top rope shotgun dropkick to Nemeth. Nemeth’s high angle back drop to Takeshita. Takeshita’s ropes running diving lariat & spinning sitout powerbomb combo to Nemeth. Nemeth’s dodge & Pendulum DDT counter of Takeshita’s running knee strike. Takeshita’s escape & lariat counter of Nemeth’s neckbreaker. Takeshita’s dodge of Nemeth’s accidental running clothesline to Peter Avalon on the apron into Takeshita’s running leaping knee strike finisher to Nemeth. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action bout. ROH Women’s title match moments: Martinez’s extra lengthy delayed vertical suplex to Mazzerati was cool. Martinez’s dodge counters of Mazzerati’s kicks into Mazzerati’s forearm strike & short arm DDT combo to Martinez. Mazzerati’s snap suplex to Martinez. Martinez’s overhead double hand chokeslam toss to Mazzerati. Martinez’s running big boot & running diving low dropkick to Mazzerati in the corner. Martinez’s catch & suplex toss onto the ropes of Mazzerati’s springboard Tornado DDT. Martinez’s running forearm strike to the back of the head & Brass City Sleeper finisher to Mazzerati. Match itself was a pretty good back-and-forth bout. This week’s brief show was enjoyable overall.

AEW Dark (May 31)
* ROH Women’s World Championship – Viva Van vs. Mercedes Martinez (c) – 2.0 (Squash)
* The Butcher & The Blade vs. Hunter Grey & Paul Titan – 2.5
* Anthony Ogogo vs. Carlie Bravo – 2.5
* Jamie Hayter vs. Danika Della Rouge – 2.0 (Squash)
* Trios Tag Team match – Serpentico & The Wingmen (Ryan Nemeth & “Pretty” Peter Avalon) vs. Dark Order (Evil Uno, John Silver, & 10) – 3.0
Overall – 2.5
Best – Serpentico & The Wingmen vs. Dark Order match.
Worst – N/A
Show Notes – ROH Women’s title match opener moments: Martinez’s suplex toss onto the ropes, running forearm to the back of the head, & Brass City Sleeper finisher combo to Van. Match itself was a decent mostly squash style bout. Butcher & Blade vs. Grey & Titan moments: Butcher shrugging off Grey’s shoulder tackle into Butcher’s running the ropes fakeout & stiff lariat flooring Grey. Titan body slam to Grey onto Blade. Grey’s running senton breaking up Butcher’s pin attempt to Titan. Butcher’s Fireman Carry toss & Blade’s knee strike combo to Grey. Match itself was a solid back-and-forth hard hitting action bout. Ogogo vs. Bravo was also a solid back-and-forth bout. Hayter vs. Rouge moments: Hayter’s brutal looking chokebreaker & ripcord lariat finisher combo to Rouge. Match itself was a decent mostly squash style bout. Serpentico & Wingmen vs. Dark Order Trios Tag moments: 10’s delayed vertical suplex to Serpentico into Uno’s fakeout delayed suplex to Serpentico. Wingmen’s double team dropkick to Uno. Uno’s catch, leg whip hold to the ref, & leaping neckbreaker counter of Serpentico’s kick. Uno’s double Stunner to the Wingmen. 10’s catch, Uno’s guillotine neck drop, & 10’s slingshot German suplex combo to Serpentico. Nemeth’s DDT to 10. Uno’s cannonball off the apron to Wingmwn. 10’s pop-up spinebuster to Serpentico. Dark Order’s Pendulum Bomb finisher to Serpentico. Match itself was a pretty good back-and-forth action bout. This week’s brief show was average overall but mostly skippable outside of the main event match.

AEW Dynamite (June 1)
* Trios Tag Team match – CM Punk & FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. Max Caster & Gunn Club (Austin & Colten Gunn) – 3.0
* Open Challenge match – Johnny Elite vs. “The Redeemer” Miro – 3.0
* 10-Man Tag Team match – Hikuleo, reDRagon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly), & Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Matt Hardy, Darby Allin, Christian Cage, & Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus) – 4.0
* Wardlow vs. JD Drake – 2.5 (Squash)
* Jamie Hayter & Dr. Britt Baker vs. Toni Storm & Ruby Soho – 3.0
* Daniel Garcia vs. Jon Moxley – 4.0
Overall – 4.5
Best – MVP’s pipebomb grievances promo segment bashing Tony Khan & AEW fans and the Daniel Garcia vs. Jox Moxley match.
Worst – CM Punk’s sloppy ring work at times during the 6-Man Tag Team match opener.
Show Notes – Caster’s pre-match rap diss at Amber Heard, Punk’s bum looks, FTR, and Bret Hart was wonderful. Trios Tag opener was a pretty good bout despite being a bit sloppy at times. Post-match promo by Punk about still having lots to do in his career and NJPW call out, Harwood’s promo about the ROH titles and United Empire & Finlay call out, & Tanahashi’s surprise response to Punk was splendid. MJF’s pipebomb promo bashing Tony Khan over his AEW career grievances and being a ratings generator but Khan hoarding all the money for ex-WWE guys, bashing the fans for being “marks” and fickle towards him, & foul mouthed rant demanding to be fired from AEW was god-tier in terms of awesomeness. Miro’s surprise return as Elite’s mystery opponent was sweet. Elite vs. Miro was pretty good. JAS promo about their Anarchy match win, Jericho bashing Kingston and Danielson, angry interruption response by Kingston, Regal’s WarGames style “Blood & Guts” announcement, brawl, & Ortiz hair snip to Jericho was superb. 10-Man Tag moments: Luchasaurus’ rana DDT to Nick, Jungle’s Destroyer to Matt, & Luchasaurus’ standing moonsault to Nick. Luchasaurus & Hikuleo’s mini-hoss battle. reDRagon’s double team suplex dropkick to Allin on the floor. Cage’s spear to Hikuelo off the apron. reDRagon’s High Low to Jungle, & Bucks Meltzer Driver finisher to Hardy. Match itself was a great action packed bout. Athena’s interview about her AEW debut & plans to end Cargill’s win streak, interruption response by Cargill & Hathaway, & confrontation with the Baddies, Statlander, & Ann Jay was splendid. Wardlow vs. JD Drake was a fine jobber destruction style match. Post-match segment about Mark Sterling serving a class action lawsuit over Wardlow’s security destruction antics & Wardlow’s powerbomb to a security guy response was a bit funny. Women’s Tag was a really good back-and-forth action bout. Garcia vs. Moxley moments: Garcia’s hard whip & dropkick combo to Moxley onto the steel steps. Moxley’s eye gouge counter of Garcia’s Sharpshooter into Moxley’s vicious suplex spin toss to Garcia onto steel steps. Moxley’s Front Chancery superplex to Garcia. Moxley’s back drop driver to Garcia into Garcia’s back drop & piledriver combo to Moxley. Moxley’s Paradigm Shift & Bulldog choke finisher combo to Garcia. Match itself was a great physical battle. This week’s show was awesome overall & best Dynamite show in months.

AEW Rampage (June 3)
* The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. Lucha Bros. (Rey Fenix & penta Oscuro) – 4.0
* Team Taz (Powerhouse Hobbs & Ricky Starks) vs. Team Jobbers – 2.5 (Squash)
* Kiera Hogan vs. Athena – 3.0
* TNT Championship – Dante Martin vs. Scorpio Sky (c) – 3.0
Overall – 3.5
Best – Young Bucks vs. Lucha Bros match.
Worst – Kiera Hogan vs. Athena match being a bit sloppy at times.
Show Notes – Young Bucks vs. Lucha Bros opener moments: Nick & Fenix’s swift kicks flooring each other. Matt’s running cannonball & Nick’s side kick combo to Fenis in the corner. Nick’s somersault dive to Fenix on the outside into Penta’s tope con hilo to the Bucks into Fenix’s top rope corkscrew splash to the Bucks. Matt’s Shaprshooter to Fenix & Penta’s ropes assisted Octopus hold to Nick. Fenix’s tilt-a-whirl backbreaker counter of Nick’s running attack. Fenix’s headscissors to Matt counter of Nick’s lift. Penta’s foot stomp & Penta’s draping DDT via apron assist combo to Nick. Ouch at Fenix & Nick after Fenix’s suicide sunset dive through the ropes crashing hard into the guard rail. Matt’s punches counter of Lucha Bros Doomsday superplex into Nick’s springboard dropkick to Fenix into Fenix’s Poison Rana to Penta was cool. Fenix got some sweet air with his splash to Nick off Penta’s shoulders on the top rope. Nick’s superkick & Poison Rana to Fenix. Bucks catch & Meltzer Driver counter of Fenix’s springboard crossbody. Matt’s mask yank & Bucks superkicks to Penta into Bucks BTE Trigger finisher to Fenix. Match itself was an awesome frantic action packed bout. Team Taz vs. Jobbers was a fine jobber destruction brief bout & Team Taz’s split-screen promo being just as long as the match itself was pretty cool. Hogan vs. Athena moments: Athena’s brutal looking Eclipse finisher to Hogan. Match itself was a mostly pretty good back-and-forth bout despite being a bit rough at times. House of Black’s dark room video promo about Julia Hart joining the group was splendid. CM Punk’s teary eye promo about his love for wrestling, him suffering a serious injury & promise to come back better than ever was superb but Punk not relinquishing the AEW title was interesting. Matt Sydal & Martin and Men of the Year & Lambert split screen pre-match interview was all right. TNT title match moments: Martin’s leap over dive, dropkick, & springboard splash combo counter of Sky’s running attack. Martin’s escape & TKO counter of Sky’s TKO. Sky’s roll-up counter of Martin’s top rope crossbody. Martin’s standing double foot stomp to Sky. Sky’s Snake Eyes & TKO finisher combo counter of Martin’s leaping attack. Match itself was a good back-and-forth bout. This week’s show was very enjoyable overall.

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NJPW, Impact, & Other Wrestling

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2022 Night 11 (May 29)
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 B Block match – EL LINDAMAN vs. Master Wato – 3.0
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 B Block match – DOUKI vs. Titan – 3.5
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 A Block match – Alex Zayne vs. YOH – 3.0
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 B Block match – TJP vs. BUSHI – 3.0
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 A Block match – Clark Connors vs. Hiromu Takahashi – 3.5
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 A Block match – Ace Austin vs. Ryusuke Taguchi – 3.0
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 B Block match – El Phantasmo vs. Wheeler Yuta – 3.0
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 A Block match – SHO vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru – 2.0
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 A Block match – Francesco Akira vs. Taiji Ishimori – 3.5
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 B Block match – El Desperado vs. Robbie Eagles – 4.5
Overall – 4.0
Best – El Desperado vs. Robbie Eagles match.
Worst – SHO vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru match.
Show Notes – EL LINDAMAN vs. Master Wato opener was a pretty good bout. DOUKI vs. Titan moments: Titan’s top rope double foot stomp to DOUKI onto the apron. DOUKI’s catch & Italian Stretch 32 counter of Titan’s Flying Nothing. Titan’s arm drag & supelx counter of DOUKI’s Suplex de la Luna. Titan’s step up head smack to DOUKI onto the top post into Titan’s Double Foot Stomp finisher. Match itself was a very good back-and-forth action bout. Zayne vs. YOH moments: Zayne’s swanton style cannonball to YOH in the corner. YOH’s dodge & Dragon Screw counter of Zayne’s flipping leg drop. Zayne’s step-up rana to YOH off the top rope. YOH’s roll-over & knee bar counter of Zayne’s Baja Blast. YOH’s bridging Dragon Suplex finisher counter of Zayne’s discus elbow. Match itself was a good hard fought bout. TJP vs. BUSHI moments: TJP’s Tornado DDT & Final Cut combo to BUSHI. TJP’s dropkick counter of BUSHI’s MX into TJP’s Mamba Splash & Pinoy Stretch finisher. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action bout. Connors vs. Takahashi moments: Hiromu’s Triangle hold & half Camel Clutch to Connors. Connors’ pounce to Hiromu sending him flying across the ring. Connors’ wheelbarrow suplex counter of Hiromu’s cazadora. Hiromu’s catch & D counter of Connors’ spear. Hiromu’s rana & D counter of Connors’ Trophy Kill. Match itself was a very good hard hitting action bout. Austin vs. Taguchi was a pretty good back-and-forth bout with some nice comedic moments. El Phantasmo vs. Yuta moments: Yuta’s punches & top rope crossbody counter of ELP’s Liger Bomb. ELP & Yuta’s stiff elbow strikes exchange into Yuta’s Pain Thriller & Cattle Mutilation. Yuta’s Busaiku Knee to ELP. ELP’s escape & Sudden Death counter of Yuta’s Seatbelt. ELP’s thurst kick & CR II finisher combo to Yuta. Match itself was a good back-and-forth hard hitting bout. SHO vs. Kanemaru was a decent at best brief bout. Akira vs. Ishimori moments: Akira’s catch & German suplex counter of Ishimori’s springboard attack. Ishimori’s Destroyer counter of Akira’s running attack into Akira’s running double knees. Akira’s Avalanche Spanish Fly to Ishimori. Ishimori’s dodge, La Mistica, & Bone Lock counter of Akira’s Fireball. Akira’s thrust kick & Poison Rana to Ishimori. Ishimori’s swift lariat counter of Akira’s Fireball. Ishimori’s gutbuster to Akita into Ishimori’s Bloody Cross finisher. Match itself was a very good action filled bout. El Desperado vs. Robbie Eagles moments: Despy’s Dragon Screws, leg swing, & modified Figure Foure to Eagles onto the post. Eagles’ drop toe hold & diving lariat counter of Despy’s Guitarra. Eagles’ cannonball dive through the ropes to Despy. Despy’s knee breaker counter of Eagles’ standing Slice Bread. Despy’s catch & Dragon Screw counter of Eagles’ enziguri into Despy’s Dragon Screw & Stretch Muffler. Eagles’ side kick on the apron counter of Despy’s suicide dive attempt. Eagles’ low missle dropkick off the apron to Despy on the outside. Eagles & Despy’s forearms exchange. Eagles’ standing Slice Bread counter of Despy’s spinebuster. Despy’s dodge, chop block, & Numero Dos counter of Eagles’ 450 splash. Eagles’ rana counter of Despy’s Pinche Loco into Despy’s roll-up & Numero Dos counter. Eagles’ springboard 450 & Ron Miller Special finisher combo to Despy. Match itself was an awesome hard fought action packed battle. Best of the Super Jrs. 2022 Night 11 was a great show overall.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2022 Night 12 (May 31)
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 B Block match – DOUKI vs. Master Wato – 3.0
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 A Block match – Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Ryusuke Taguchi – 2.5
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 B Block match – EL LINDAMAN vs. BUSHI – 3.0
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 A Block match – Alex Zayne vs. Clark Connors – 3.5
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 B Block match – TJP vs. Wheeler Yuta – 3.5
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 A Block match – SHO vs. YOH – 1.5
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 B Block match – Titan vs. Robbie Eagles – 3.5
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 A Block match – Francesco Akira vs. Ace Austin – 3.0
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 B Block match – El Phantasmo vs. El Desperado – 4.5
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 A Block match – Hiromu Takahashi vs. Taiji Ishimori – 4.0
Overall – 4.0
Best – El Phantasmo vs. El Desperado match.
Worst – SHO vs. YOH match.
Show Notes – DOUKI vs. Master Wato opener was a good back-and-forth bout. Kanemaru vs. Taguchi was a solid back-and-forth brief bout. EL LINDAMAN vs. BUSHI was a good competitive bout. Zayne vs. Connors moments: Connors’ vicious spear to Zayne on the outside. Zayne’s sunset leg drop counter of Connors’ pounce. Connors’ dodge & release German suplex counter of Zayne’s axe kick. Zayne’s catch counter of Connors spear on the apron into Connors’ block of Zayne’s piledriver into counters exchange into Zayne’s powerbomb to Connors onto the apron. Connors’ escape & Trophy Kill finisher counter of Zayne’s roll-up. Match itself was a very good hard fought action bout. TJP vs. Yuta moments: TJP’s modified Scorpion Lock to Yuta. TJP’s floatover back suplex to Yuta into Yuta’s Pain Thrilller. TJP’s spiked Tornado DDT to Yuta into Yuta’s dodge counter of TJP’s Mamba Splash into Yuta’s overhead elbow strikes & Cattle Mutilation to TJP. Yuta’s escape & Seatbelt finisher counter of TJP’s Final Cut. Match itself was a very good counters & grapple heavy bout. SHO vs. YOH was a mostly dud match topped with the flat ending shenanigans by SHO. Titan vs. Eagles moments: Eagles’ dodge counter of Titan’s top rope double foot stomp to the outside. Eagles’ corkscrew dive to Titan on the outside. Titan’s matrix dodge & leaping back kick counter of Eagles’ running attack. Titan’s escape & Immortal finisher counter of Eagles’ Ron Miller Special. Match itself was a very good action filled bout. Akira vs. Austin moments: Akira’s springboard cutter counter of Austin’s running dive attempt. Austin’s block, kicks, & suplex spin toss counter of Akira’s Fireplex. Austin’s dodge, spinning heel kick, & leaping double knee drop combo counter of Akira’s Speedfire. Akira’s sunset bomb counter of Austin’s superplex. Akira’s Asai moonsault to Austin on the outside. Austin & Akira’s forearms fest on the outside into Akira’s thrust kick & Speedfire off the apron. Match itself was a really good hard fought action filled bout despite the buzzkill countout ending. El Phantasmo vs. El Desperado moments: ELP’s draping DDT via apron assist to Despy onto the floor. Despy’s backdrop counter of ELP’s powerbomb attempt onto upright chairs on the outside. ELP’s front suplex toss to Despy over the ropes onto the outside. Despy’s Olympic Slam counter of ELP’s UFO. ELP’s swift leaping kick to Despy on the top rope sending him tumbling to the floor. ELP’s top rope Thunder Kiss 86 to Despy on the outside. Despy’s chop block, Dragon Screw, & Numero Dos combo to ELP. ELP’s escape & sunset roll counter of Despy’s Numero Dos into Despy’s sitout driver counter of ELP’s roll-up. ELP’s failed Pinche Loco attempt to Despy. Despy’s dodge, forearm strike, Pinche Loco, CR II finisher combo counter of ELP’s Sudden Death. Match itself was an amazing action packed battle. Takahashi vs. Ishimori moments: Hiromu’s catch & German suplex counter of Ishimori’s handspring attack was smooth. Ishimori’s Destroyer to Hiromu. Hirmo’s cross armbar counter of Ishimori’s Bloody Cross. Ishimori’s reverse Bloody Sunday to Hiromu. Ishimori’s La Mistica to Hiromu into Hiromu’s roll escape & D counter into Ishimori’s one arm powerbomb counter. Hiromu’s rana & D counter of Ishimori’s Bloody Cross. Hiromu’s Stunner & D combo to Ishimori. Match itself was a great back-and-forth action filled bout. Best of the Super Jrs 2022 Night 12 was a great show overall.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2022 Finals (June 3)
* Ryohei Oiwa vs. Tomoaki Honma – 2.5
* Alex Zayne, Wheeler Yuta, Ace Austin, & EL LINDAMAN vs. Clark Connors, Titan, YOH, & Robbie Eagles – 3.5
* United Empire (Francesco Akira & TJP) vs. Team Six or Nine (Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi) – 3.0
* Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Zack Sabre Jr. vs. SHO & EVIL – 2.5
* United Empire (Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan, & Jeff Cobb) vs. Bullet Club (El Phantasmo, Chase Owens, & Bad Luck Fale) – 3.0
* DOUKI, TAKA Michinoku, & Taichi vs. BUSHI, Tetsuya Naito, & Shingo Takagi – 3.0
* Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Doc Gallows, & Jay White vs. Jado, Tama Tonga, Toru Yano, & Kazuchika Okada – 3.0
* Best of the Super Juniors 2022 Finals – El Desperado vs. Hiromu Takahashi – 4.5
Overall – 3.5
Best – Best of the Super Juniors 2022 Finals match.
Worst – Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Zack Sabre Jr. vs. SHO & EVIL match.
Show Notes – Oiwa vs. Honma opener was a solid back-and-forth match. 8-Man Tag moments: Titan’s rolling escape & kick counter of Zayne’s Baja Blast. Connors’ pounce to Austin & German suplex to Zayne. YOH’s step up elbow strike to Zayne in the corner via Eagles’ assist into Connors’ spear to Zayne. Zayne’s escape shove, Yuta’s Pain Thriller, & LINDAMAN’s release German suplex combo counter of Connors’ Trophy Kill into Zayne’s Cinnamon Twist finisher to Connors. Match itself was a very good fast paced action bout. United Empire vs. Team 6 or 9 moments: Wato’s tilt-a-whirl backbreaker counter of Akira’s running attack. Akira’s kick counter of Taguchi’s Dodon to TJP into Akira’s superkick & TJP’s Final Cut combo to Taguchi. TJP & Akira’s Doomsday Device style cutter to Taguchi into TJP’s Pinoy Stretch finisher to Taguchi. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action bout. Suzuki-Gun vs. SHO & EVIL was a mostly solid bout. United Empire vs. Bullet Club moments: Bullet Club’s new entrance theme sounds pretty good but their prior theme was better. Ace Austin’s distraction of Henare into ELP’s Sudden Death & CR II finisher combo to Henare. Match itself was pretty good & Austin revealing himself as the newest member of BC was sweet. Suzuki-Gun vs. LIJ 6-Man Tag moments: DOUKI’s dive to Naito crashing into the timekeeper’s table on the outside. DOUKI’s enziguri to Naito into Naito’s enziguri & Tornado DDT via ropes assist to DOUKI. Takagi & Taichi’s stiff chops & kicks exchange. Taichi’s heel hook kick counter of Taichi’s running attack. BUSHI’s suicide dive to DOUKI. Taichi & Takagi’s sumo duel into Takagi’s lariat flooring Taichi. Match itself was a good back-and-forth hard hitting bout. White’s pre-match announcement revealing the surprise return of KENTA was great. Bullet Club vs. Jado, Tonga, Yano, & Okada 8-Man Tag moments: Okada’s snap DDT to White. White’s “Two Sweet” chops & Blade Buster combo to Okada. Okada’s elbow strikes & Money Clip counter of White’s Uranage. Jado’s lariat & Tonga’s Gun Stun finisher combo to Gedo. Match itself was an entertaining action filled bout, especially the latter half. El Desperado vs. Takahashi moments: Hiromu’s suplex to Despy on the floor. Despy’s kneebreaker, kick to the leg in the corner, & hyperextended knee breaker combo to Hiromu. Despy’s scoop slam toss to Hiromu onto the floor. Despy’s standing splash to Hiromu’s leg. Hiromu’s stiff shotgun dropkick off the apron to Despy. Hiromu’s catch & D counter of Despy’s spear. Hiromu’s failed sunset bomnb to Despy into Despy’s cannonball dive through the ropes to Hiromu. Despy’s Frog Splash to Hiromu. Hiromu’s block counter of Despy’s Guitarra into Despy’s Olympic Slam to Hiromu. Hirmou’s D counter of Despy’s punch. Despy & Hiromu’s chops & forearms exchange. Despy’s rolling clutch counter of Hiromu’s Time Bomb. Despy’s stiff punch & double Pinche Loco combo to Hiromu. Despy’s Dragon Screws & Numero Dos to Hiromu. Despy’s Fighting Spirit shrug of Hirmou’s Destroyer was cool. Despy kick out of Hiromu’s Time Bomb II was awesome. Hiromu’s swift punch to Despy into Despy’s swift punch into Despy’s swift punch counter of Hiromu’s punch. Hiromu’s Stunners, Timebomb, & Timebomb II finisher combo to Despy. Match itself was a terrific hard fought action packed battle despite the anti-cliamtic ending. Best of the Super Jrs 2022 Finals was a mostly great show overall.

NJPW Strong Mutiny Night 4 (June 4)
* Kevin Blackwood & Lucas Riley vs. KEITA & Yuya Uemura – 3.5
* Bullet Club (Chris Bey & El Phantasmo) vs Alex Zayne & Christopher Daniels – 3.0
* Big Damo vs. Tomohiro Ishii – 4.0
Overall – 3.5
Best – Big Damo vs. Tomohiro Ishii match.
Worst – N/A
Show Notes – Blackwood & Riley vs. KEITA & Uemura opener moments: KEITA’s hammerlock backbreaker to Riley. Riley’s catch counter hold & Blackwood’s shotgun dropkick combo counter of KIETA’s rana. KEITA’s jawbreaker & front kick combo to Riley. Uemura’s strikes & back drop driver to Blackwood. Blackwood’s wheelbarrow drop to Riley onto Uemura. KEITA’s running shoulder tackle, Uemura’s splash, KEITA’s superkick, & Uemura’s underhook suplex combo to Riley. Uemura’s leap up Frankensteiner finisher counter of Riley’s running attack. Match itself was a very good hard hitting action filled bout. Bullet Club vs. Zayne & Daniels tag moments: Zayne’s springboard double knee drop to Bey. Daniels’ headscissors to Bey & headlock drag to ELP combo. ELP’s Tree of Woe nut stomp to Daniels. ELP’s top rope back flip back rake to Daniels via Bey hold assist into ELP & Bey’s kicks, Bey’s step up senton, & ELP’s moonsault combo to Daniels. Daniels’ kick & STO counter of Bey’s back drop attempt. Zayne’s punches & discus lariat flooring ELP. Zayne’s somersault leg drop to ELP. Zayne’s leap over rana to ELP off the top rope via Bey assist. Zayne’s missed Shooting Star Press to ELP into ELP’s CR II. ELP’s Sudden Death finisher to Zayne. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action bout. Big Damo vs. Ishii moments: Damo’s surfboard stand & senton splatting Ishii. Ishii’s running lariat & forearms and chops fest to Damo in the corner. Damo’s escape & thrust kick counter of Ishii’s suplex into Damo’s running crossbody splatting Ishii. Damo’s stiff chops & Fisherman superplex to Ishii off the top rope. Ishii’s stiff lariats into Damo’s pop-up slam & elbow drop counter of Ishii’s running lariat. Ishii’s headbutt to Damo into Damo’s shotgun dropkick sending Ishii across the ring. Damo’s Uranage & slingshot splash to Ishii. Damo’s scissors kick counter of Ishii’s running attack into Damo’s front fireman’s carry slam & standing senton into Ishii’s dodge counter of Damo’s Vader Bomb. Ishii’s dodge & German suplex counter of Damo’s running attack in the corner. Ishii’s lariat flooring Damo. Ishii’s diving lariat to Damo into Ishii’s brainbuster finisher to Damo. Match itself was a great physical battle. This week’s show was very enjoyable overall.

Impact Wrestling Impact! (June 2)
* Savannah Evans vs. Mia Yim – 3.0
* Kenny King vs. Blake Christian – 3.5
* Matthew Rehwoldt vs. Rich Swann – 3.0
* Honor No More (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. Heath & Rhino – 2.5
* Moose & Steve Maclin vs. W. Morrissey & PCO – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – Kenny King vs. Blake Christian match and the Jack Evans surprise announcement for Ultimate X match.
Worst – The anti-climatic ending to the Honor No More vs. Heath & Rhino match.
Show Notes – The retro TNA style intro video for this week’s show was pretty cool. Evans vs. Yim opener moments: Evans’ pop-up powerbomb counter of Yim’s running attack. Yim’s chops, dropkicks, & German suplex combo to Evans. Yim’s shotgun dropkick & cannonball to Evans in the corner. Evans’ Fisherman suplex to Yim. Match itself was a good back-and-forth bout. Eddie Kingston, Shark Boy, & Wildcat Harris about Kingston’s issues with Impact & Harris’ issues with Honor No More was decent. King vs. Christian moments: Christian’s rolling kick to King sending him off the apron into Christian’s somersault dive splatting King on the outside. King’s Exploder suplex to Christian from the corner. Christian’s neckbreaker and Half & Half suplex to King. King’s kick & Blockbuster counter of Christian’s handspring attack. Christian’s top rope frog splash to King onto the ropes. King’s knees, release German suplex, & Royal Flush finisher counter of Christian’s 450 splash. Match itself was a very good back-and-forth action filled bout. The surprise announcement of Jack Evans being in the Ultimate X match was cool. Rehwoldt vs. Swann was a pretty good back-and-forth action bout. Good Bros’ promo about their career accolades, trashing the Birscoes, and Top 10 video being just all the times they beat the Briscoes, Briscoes’ interruption response bashing the Good Bros for being pampered, banter, & brawl was decent. Josh Alexander’s backstage interview about Eric Young, interruption by VBD, & brawl was all right. HNM vs. Heath & Rhino was a solid back-and-forth bout despite the anti-climatic ending. HNM’s post-match attack to Rhino & run-in save by Motor City Machine Guns was okay. Moose & Maclin vs. Morrissey & PCO moments: Moose & Morrissey’s stiff chops exchange in the corner. PCO & Morrissey’s double team chokeslam to Maclin. PCO’s spiked DDT to Moose & cannonball to Maclin in the corner. PCO’s top rope senton to Maclin on the apron via Morrissey’s hold assist. Moose’s dropkick to Morrissey on the top rope, Maclin’s Tree of Woe spear to Morrissey, Maclin’s suicide dive to PCO, & Maclin’s double arm DDT finisher to Morrissey. Match itself was a good hard hitting action filled bout. Post-match brawl with Sami Callihan was all right. This week’s show was enjoyable overall.

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Weekly Awards:

• Best match of the week – Anarchy in the Arena match – Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Daniel Garcia, Jake Hager, Angelo Parker, & Matt Menard) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley & Bryan Danielson), Santana, Ortiz, & Eddie Kingston (AEW Double or Nothing 2022)
• Best match of the week runner-up – House of Black (Buddy Matthews, Brody King, & Malakai Black) vs. Death Triangle (Rey Fenix, Penta Oscuro, & PAC) (AEW Double or Nothing 2022)
• Worst match of the week – TBS Championship – Anna Jay vs. Jade Cargill (c) (AEW Double or Nothing 2022)
• Worst match of the week runner-up – Alexa Bliss vs. Doudrop (WWE RAW)
• Best show of the week – AEW Dynamite
• Worst show of the week – WWE RAW