Opinion: Match & Show Ratings for September 4 to September 10, 2022

Welcome to TPWW’s Emperor Smeat’s Match and Show Ratings for the week of September 4th to September 10th, 2022.

Match and show star ratings (out of 5):

WWE

WWE RAW (Sept. 5)
* #1 Contender for WWE Undisputed Tag Team Championship Fatal Four-way Tag Team match – New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) vs. Alpha Academy (Otis & Chad Gable) vs. Los Lotharios (Angel & Humberto) vs. Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) – 3.0
* Aliyah & Raquel Rodriguez vs. Nikki A.S.H. & Doudrop – 2.5
* Austin Theory vs. Kevin Owens – 3.0
* Rey Mysterio vs. Damian Priest – 2.5
* United States Championship Steel Cage match – The Miz vs. Bobby Lashley (c) – 3.0
Overall – 2.5
Best – United States Championship Steel Cage match
Worst – The lame No Contest shenanigans ending to the Fatal 4-way Tag match.
Show Notes – Opening Edge’s promo about being angry over Dominik Mysterio’s attack to him at Clash at the Castle, Rey’s interruption asking for Edge to calm down, Edge’s angry retort, Rhea Ripley’s interruption mocking Edge & Rey, Dominik ignoring Rey’s plea to not follow Ripley’s orders, & ambush attack by Judgement Day was mostly decent despite dragging long. Fatal Four-way Tag match was going on well until the lame No Contest ending by Braun Strowman’s surprise return attack. Strowman laying waste to everyone & security was pretty cool though despite Triple H continuing Vince’s trend of burying the tag division whenever possible. Rey Mysterio’s backstage interview about his issues with Judgement Day poisoning his son’s mind & pulling him away from family was all right. Theory’s promo bashing the crowd for being happy over his recent failed cash-in attempt, boasting about still holding the MitB case, bashing McIntrye for losing in front of his home crowd, and claim that he will dethrone Reigns, Owens’ interruption mocking Theory for getting KOed by Tyson Fury, & match setup banter was splendid. Theory vs. Owens moments: Theory’s knees counter of Owens’ senton off the apron. Ouch at Owens’ head after Theory’s hard head smash into the steel steps. Owens’ Avalanche Fisherman Buster to Theory into Owens’ pop-up powerbomb & stunner finisher combo. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action bout. Damage CTRL promo boasting about their win over Bianca Belair & Pals at Clash at the Castle and claiming they will win the Women’s Tag titles next week, Belair’s interruption issuing a match challenge to Bayley, Bayley’s retort denying the request, Belair’s retort saying Bayley controls nothing without the RAW Women’s title belt, & Bayley’s mind games retort was decent. Mysterio vs. Priest was solid despite the shenanigans ending by Judgement Day & dragging too long. Post-match promo by Ripley mocking Rey, Dominik doing whatever “Papi” wants, & match challenge of Edge vs. Dominik next week was all right. Riddle & Rollins’ taped backstage interviews about Riddle wanting a rematch & Rollins’ Waluigi laugh denying Riddle’s request and going after bigger things instead was all right. US title Steel Cage match moments: Miz & Ciampa’s pre-match ambush attack & Miz’s steel steps shot to Lashley’s arm on the post via Ciampa hold assist. Lashley’s one armed overhead suplex to Miz. Lashley’s lift & chuck into the cage counter of Miz’s crossface. Lumis just lying halfway out of ring apron on the floor staring at Miz as he tried to climb down & Miz’s scared reaction was a bit funny. Match itself was a good back-and-forth bout. Lumis’ post-match sleeper attack on Miz & caressing Miz afterwards was a bit funny. was all right.
Final Thoughts – This week’s show was mostly average overall & dragged a lot more than recent weeks shows.

WWE NXT (Sept. 6)
* Toxic Attraction (Jacy Jayne & Gigi Dolin) vs. Nikki A.S.H. & Doudrop – 2.5
* JD Donagh vs. Wes Lee – 3.0
* Roxanne Perez vs. Meiko Satomura – 3.5
* Ricochet vs. Trick Williams – 2.5
* Best 2-out-of-3 Series First match – Nathan Frazer vs. Axiom – 3.0
* Gallus (Mark & Joe Coffey) vs. Tyler Bate & Bron Breakker – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – Roxanne Perez vs. Meiko Satomura match.
Worst – The Dyad, Kiana James, & Arianna Grace backstage segment.
Show Notes – Opening Bate promo thanking the fans for supporting him, NXT UK, and Breakker over their match at Worlds Collide, Gallus’ interruption bashing Bate for letting down the UK for losing, Bate’s retort mocking Gallus for losing their tag titles match as well, brawl, & run-in save was decent. Pretty Deadly backstage promo gloating about their NXT & NXT UK Tag titles win & Lash Legend’s interruption about Diamond Mine’s “nasty” tweet about them, & PD’s upset response was all right. Toxic Attraction vs. Nikki ASH & Doudrop was a solid back-and-forth bout despite dragging long. Apollo Crews’ notebook promo video about Waller trying to blind him last week, loss of his magical vision power, & bloodshot red eye was interesting. Donagh vs. Lee was a pretty good back-and-forth action bout. Perez vs. Satomura moments: Perez’s strikes fest to Satomura into Satomura’s big boot counter of Perez’s running uppercut in the corner. Perez’s whip to Satomura into Satomura’s spinning heel kick into Perez’s punches & top rope rana counter of Satomura’s top rope attack. Perez’s block counter of Satomura’s kick into Satomura’s swift Pele kick flooring Perez into Satomura’s Scorpion Rising finisher. Match itself was a very good back-and-forth action bout. Post-match ambush pipe attack by Cora Jade to Perez was all right. Damon Kemp promo video about his attack to the Creed Bros, issues with Diamond Mine not giving him the respect he deserved, & being the mastermind of the group’s dysfunction was all right. Dyad’s backstage segment about their rambling happy face pin offer to Kiana James & her assistant, James walk off rejection, James & Arianna Grace agreeing to work together to take out Stark & Lyons was corny. Ricochet vs. Williams was a mostly solid bout. D’Angelo & Pal and Cameron Grimes backstage cafe segment about Grimes rejecting D’Angelo’s help to deal with his issues with Joe Gacy, D’Angelo’s threatening retort, & brawl was all right. Diamond Mine backstage interview about wanting revenge for Kemp’s actions against them, Pretty Deadly’s interruption about letting the fans pick the stip for their tag titles match next week, & Julius’ insults response was all right. Frazer vs. Axiom moments: Frazer’s slingblade to Axiom into Axiom’s knees counter of Frazer’s running Shooting Star Press into Axiom’s armbar. Axiom’s swift leg lariat finisher to Frazer. Match itself was a good hard fought action filled bout. Gallus vs. Bate & Breakker Tag moments: Bate & Breakker’s stereo suplexes & standing moonsaults to Gallus. Breakker’s spear counter of Joe’s discus lariat to Bate into Bate’s bouncing rebound lariat & Tyler Driver 97 finisher to Mark. Match itself was a pretty good back-and-forth bout. Post-match McDonagh’s ambush attack to Bate was decent.
Final Thoughts – This week’s show was enjoyable overall.

WWE Friday Night SmackDown (Sept. 9)
* Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland, & Sheamus) vs. Imperium (Giovanni Vinci, Ludwig Kaiser, & Gunther) – 4.0
* Raquel Rodriguez & Aliyah vs. Toxic Attraction (Jacy Jayne & Gigi Dolin) – 2.0
* #1 Contender for SmackDown Women’s Championship Fatal Five-Way Elimination match – Xia Li vs. Sonya Deville vs. Natayla vs. Lacey Evans vs. Ronda Rousey – 1.5
* Maximum Male Models (Mansoor & Mace) & Los Lotharios (Angel & Humberto) vs. Hit Row (Ashante “Thee” Adonis & Top Dolla) & Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) – 2.5
* Drew McIntyre vs. Solo Sikoa – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – Brawling Brutes vs. Imperium match.
Worst – The Women’s Five-Way Elimination match and the lame DQ ending to the Drew McIntyre vs. Solo Sikoa match.
Show Notes – Brawling Brutes vs. Imperium 6-Man Tag opener moments: Gunther’s block & stiff chop counter of Holland’s suplex. Sheamus & Gunther’s slugfest on the outside into Butch’s running knee off the apron to Gunther. Vinci’s ripcord clothesline flooring Butch from the corner Sheamu’s toss to Ludwig over the ropes, backbreaker to Vinci, & Beats of the Ballard fest to Ludwig. Sheamus’ White Noise to Ludwig onto Vinci. Ludwig’s dodge counter of Sheamus’ Brogue Kick to Vinci. Sheamus’ side slam & Holland’s lariat to the back of the head to Ludwig. Brutes & Imperium slugfest brawl. Yikes at Ludwig’s knee after his rough landing from Holland’s backdrop. Ludwig & Vinci’s Imperial Bomb finisher to Holland. Match itself was a great hard hitting action filled bout. Usos & Sami Zayn promo about asking the crowd to show their respect to the Bloodline, Jey Uso putting a quick end to Zayn’s “young honorary Uso” story and boasting about Reigns win over McIntyre, Sikoa’s speech about finishing problems created by others against the group, & McIntyre’s interruption brawl was all right. Gonzalez & Aliyah vs. Toxic Attraction Tag moments: Aliyah’s spear to Dolin counter of Toxic Attraction’s double team suplex to Rodriguez into Rodriguez’s Texana Bomb finisher to Jayne. Match itself was a somewhat solid bout. Women’s 5-Way Elimination match was a mostly nothing rushed bout. Bloodline backstage segment about Usos’ pep talk to Sikoa, Sikoa appreciating Zayn taking the chair shot for him, Jey & Zayn’s bickering banter, Sikoa wanting Zayn in his corner, & Jey saying all of them will be out to support Sikoa instead for his upcoming match was all right. Maximum Male Models & Los Lotharios vs. Hit Row & Street Profits 8-Man Tag was a solid back-and-forth bout. Alpha Academy promo about Gable boasting about AA’s SD return, shooshing the crowd over their rowdy response, bashing Strowman for his attack on RAW and costing them a tag titles shot was decent, bashing Seattle sports fans, Seattle crowd’s heated booing response, & Strowman’s interruption brawl was mostly splendid. Strowman’s old theme was better than his new one though. McIntyre vs. Sikoa moments: McIntyre’s punches to Usos off the apron & toss to Zayn from the outside to the inside ring into Sikoa’s superkick counter of McIntyre’s Claymore Kick to Zayn. Mcintrye & Sikoa’s punches exchange into McIntyre’s Glascow Kiss into McIntrye’s dodge counter of Sikoa’s punch into Usos’s ref distracted ropes pull & attack on the outside into Street Profits brawl with Usos into Kross’ Crossjacket ambush attack. Match itself was going on well until the lame DQ ending by Kross. The video’s abrupt change to black & white, jittery motion, & fade to black effect during Kross attack was a bit goofy.
Final Thoughts – This week’s show was enjoyable overall but the first 40 minutes or so were great.

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AEW

AEW All Out 2022 (Sep. 4)
* Pre-show: AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship – Ruby Soho & Ortiz vs. Tay Melo & Sammy Guevara (c) – 3.0
* Pre-show: FTW Championship – Angelo Parker vs. HOOK (c) – 2.5
* Pre-show: AEW All-Atlantic Championship – Kip Sabian vs. PAC (c) – 3.0
* Pre-show: Tomohiro Ishii vs. Eddie Kingston – 4.0
* Casino Ladder match – Wheeler Yuta vs. Rey Fenix vs. RUSH vs. Andrade El Idolo vs. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Dante Martin vs. Penta El Zero Miedo vs. “Joker” – 3.5
* AEW World Trios Tag Team Championship – Dark Order (Alex Reynolds & John Silver) & Hangman Adam Page vs. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) & Kenny Omega – 4.5
* TBS Championship – Athena vs. Jade Cargill (c) – 2.0
* Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) & Jay Lethal vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) & Wardlow – 3.0
* Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Ricky Starks – 3.0
* AEW World Tag Team Championship – The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) vs. Swerve In Our Glory (Swerve Strickland & Keith Lee) (c) – 4.5
* AEW Interim Women’s World Championship Four-way match – Hikaru Shida vs. Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter vs. Dr. Britt Baker – 3.0
* Christian Cage vs. Jungle Boy – 2.0 (Squash)
* “Lionheart” Chris Jericho vs. Bryan Danielson – 4.0
* House of Black (Buddy Matthews, Brody King, & Malakai Black) vs. Miro, Darby Allin, & Sting – 3.0
* AEW World Championship – CM Punk vs. Jon Moxley (c) – 3.5
Overall – 4.0
Best – AEW World Tag Team Championship match & MJF’s surprise return reveal.
Worst – TBS Championship match & the very questionable booking decision for the ending result to the AEW World Championship match.
Show Notes – AAA Mixed Tag titles pre-show match moments: Guevara getting run over again by a golf cart was a bit funny. Match itself was mostly good despite being a bit rough at times & shenanigans by Anna Jay. FTW title pre-show match was solid. All-Atlantic title pre-show match was a good back-and-forth bout. Ishii vs. Kingston pre-show match was a great physical battle. Casino Ladder match opener: Yuta’s suicide dive to Fenix onto a ladder on the outside. Yuta’s punches to RUSH into RUSH’s overhead suplex to Yuta onto the ladder & swift headbutt to Fenix. Andrade’s sunset bomb to Yuta from one ladder onto another one. Claudio’s toss to Andrade off his ladder contraption onto the outside. Penta’s Canadian Destroyer to Martin onto the ramp. Penta’s Destroyer to Andrade onto a ladder & Fenix’s Frog Splash to RUSH through a table. Bunch of masked men revealed to be Stokely & Pals attacking everyone at ringside & Stokely handing over the giant poker chip to the masked Joker. Match itself was a very good bout despite the flat anti-climatic ending. AEW World Trios Tag titles match – Omega’s V-Trigger to Silver sending him crashing out of the ring into Omega’s Swanton to DO & Page on the outside. DO & Page’s Pendulum Bomb to Matt. DO & Bucks’ superkicks fest to each other. Omega & Page’s counters exchange into Omega’s Tiger Driver. Page’s Avalanche & Buckshot Lariat to Omega into Matt’s leg grab, Omega’s duck, & Nick’s Buckshot counter of Page’s Buckshot into Bucks’ BTE Trigger. Omega’s V-Trigger counter of Silver’s discus lariat into Silver’s roll-up counter of Omega’s One Winged Angel. Omega’s dodge counter of Page’s Buckshot nailing Silver into Omega’s pin finisher. Match itself was an awesome action packed bout. TBS title match moments: Cargill getting the special entrance treatment & She-Hulk gear was cool. Match itself was a somewhat sloppy bout and not a fan of the booking decision to have Cargill retain. MCMG & Lethal vs. FTR & Wardlow was a quite good hard fought action filled bout. Post-match confrontation with Lethal & Pals and Samoa Joe & Harwood’s little girl run-in save brawl was sweet. Hobbs vs. Starks was a pretty good back-and-forth bout & a bit surprised Hobbs won. AEW Tag titles match moments: The crowd singing “oh scissor me daddy” to Billy Gunn & Caster and Gunn doing the scissors taunt in response was funny. Swerve’s catch & legs swing toss over the turnbuckle counter of Bowens’ kick sending him crashing to the outside. Caster’s dodge counter of Lee’s running shoulder tackle nailing Swerve. Acclaimed’s superplex to Lee into Swerve’s top rope double foot stomp to Bowens. Caster’s superkick & DVD to Lee. Swerve’s grab & DVD to Caster onto the apron. Bowens’ dodge & twisting DDT to Swerve via corner assist. Swerve’s top rope double foot stomp & Lee’s Spirit Bomb finish combo to Bowens. Match itself was an amazing hard fought action filled bout & big star making performance by Acclaimed. AEW Interim Women’s title match moments: Hayter’s strikes, double suplex, & double lariat combo to Storm & Shida. Storm & Shida’s double headbutt KOing Rebel. Hayter’s Fireman Carry’s toss & Baker’s curb stomp to Shida on the stage. Storm’s punches to Hayter & Baker into Hayter’s boot and Hayter & Baker’s double team snap suplex to Storm. Shida’s kendo stick whacks to Hayter & Baker. Shida’s punches to Hayter & Shida in the corner into Shida’s dropkick & snap suplex to Baker onto Hayter in the corner. Storm’s bridging German suplex to Baker into Hayter’s pin breakup deadlift Tombstone piledriver to Storm. Storm’s Pendulum DDT to Baker & Pendulum DDT finisher to Hayter. Match itself was a quite good hard hitting bout. Cage vs. Jungle Boy moments: Luchasaurus’ going full blown heel from his pre-match attack to Jungle was interesting. Match itself was a very surprising quick squash bout. Jericho vs. Danielson moments: Jericho’s classic Lionheart gear was cool & same for Danielson getting the live entrance music treatment. Jericho’s catch & Walls counter of Danielson’s top rope rana. Jericho & Danielson’s Tombstones setup exchange into Jericho’s Tombstone piledriver & Lionsault. Jericho’s ugly looking Codebreaker counter of Danielson’s running attack into Jericho’s Liontamer. Danielson’s botched flip over counter of Jericho’s release German suplex into Danielson’s Busaiku Knee. Danielson’s Cattle Mutilation, overhead elbow strikes, & Cattle Mutilation combo to Jericho. Danielson’s discus forearm strike & overhead elbow strikes fest to Jericho into Jericho’s ref distracted low blow & Judas Effect finisher to Danielson. Match itself was a great hard fought action filled bout despite the anti-climatic ending shenanigans. HoB vs. Miro, Allin, & Sting Trios moments: Matthews’ kick to Miro into Miro’s catch & Bossman Slam counter of Matthews’ top rope crossbody. Matthews’ block & Black’s Thai kick counter of Allin’s Code Red. King’s stiff chop & yeet chuck into the corner to Allin. Sting’s Stinger Splashes to King & Murphy in the corners into Sting’s trip counter of King’s running cannonball splatting Matthews in the corner. Sting’s Scorpion Death Drop & Allin’s Coffin Drop combo to King. Matthews’ ref distracted bat whack to Miro at ringside. Sting’s ref distracted mist spray counter of Black’s Black Mass into Allin’s Last Supper finisher. Match itself was an entertaining action filled bout. AEW World title match moments: Punk’s overhead elbow strikes & GT2 combo to Moxley. Punk & Moxley’s brawl in the crowd into Punk’s hard chuck to Moxley into the steel steps. Moxley’s escape & shove into the post counter of Punk’s GTS on the outside. Moxley licking off Punk’s blood on his arm was crazy.Punk’s escape & arm yank slam counter of Moxley’s piledriver on the apron. Punk & Moxley’s slugfest & amp; counters exchange into Moxley’s Death Rider. Moxley’s Bulldog Choke into Punk’s GTS lift counter into Moxley’s escape & Bulldog Choke into Punk’s roll over escape & GTSs finisher. Match itself was a very good hard hitting action bout despite not being a fan of the booking decision to have Punk win. Post-match Tony Khan voice message about making a secret deal with MJF & MJF revealing himself as the Joker was awesome.
Final Thoughts – All Out 2022 was a mostly great show overall despite some questionable booking decisions & was more in the upper mid tier for AEW PPVs.

AEW Dark Elevation (Sept. 5)
* Julia Hart vs. Alice Crowley – 2.0 (Squash)
* Josh Woods & Tony Nese vs. Jordan Kross & Renny D – 2.0 (Squash)
* Serena Deeb vs. Nikki Victory – 2.5 (Squash)
* Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. JDX & Brandon Gore – 2.0 (Squash)
* Diamante vs. Skye Blue – 2.5
* Nyla Rose & Marina Shafir vs. Madison Rayne & Queen Aminata – 2.5
Overall – 2.5
Best – The heavy focus towards AEW Women’s division for the show and the Diamante vs. Skye Blue match.
Worst – Nyla Rose & Marina Shafir vs. Madison Rayne & Queen Aminata match falling apart a bit near the end.
Show Notes – Hart vs. Crowley opener was a decent mostly squash style bout. Woods & Nese vs. Kross & Renny D moments: Woods & Nese’s double team whip to Kross in the corner into Woods’ whip to Nese, Nese’s running lariat, & Woods’ slingshot double knees combo to Kross. Match itself was a decent jobber destruction brief bout. Deeb vs, Victory moments: Deeb’s seated double armbar puller finisher to Victory. Match itself was a fine extended squash style bout. Private Party vs. JDX & Gore was a decent squash style bout. Post-match Matt Hardy’s approval clapping of Private Party’s win on the stage was interesting. Diamante vs. Blue moments: Diamante’s shoulder tackle through the ropes to Blue on the apron into Diamante’s baseball slide sending Blue crashing hard on the outside. Diamante’s whip & running back elbow to Blue in the corner into Blue’s dodge counter of Diamante’s running dropkick in the corner. Diamante’s dodge & German suplexes counter of Blue’s superkick into Blue’s escape & twisting flatliner into Diamante’s escape & German suplex counter. Blue’s catch & twisting flatliner finisher counter of Diamante’s cazadora. Match itself was a solid back-and-forth bout. Rose & Shafir vs. Rayne & Aminata moments: Aminata’s headbutt to Rose into Aminata’s block & punch counter of Rose’s throat grab into Rose’s forearm strike, bodyslam, & leg drop splatting Aminata. Aminata’s block & ugly looking flatliner counter of Shafir’s Uranage. Rose & Shafir’s mistimed double team lifted DDT finisher to Rayne. Match itself was a mostly solid back-and-forth bout despite falling apart a bit near the end.
Final Thoughts – This week’s show was average overall.

AEW Dark (Sept. 6)
* Josh Woods & Tony Nese vs. Brandon Gore & Storm Grayson – 2.0 (Squash)
* Marina Shafir vs. Laynie Luck – 1.5 (Squash)
* Serpentico vs. Zack Clayton – 2.5
* Julia Hart vs. Missa Kate – 2.5
* Serena Deeb vs. Sierra – 2.5 (Squash)
* Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. GPA & Robert Anthony – 2.5
ROH World Championship – Ari Daivari vs. Claudio Castagnoli (c) – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – ROH World Championship match.
Worst – Marina Shafir vs. Laynie Luck match being a bit rough at times.
Show Notes – Woods & Nese vs. Gore & Grayson opener moments: Nese & Gore’s flex off at the start of their match into Mark Sterling’s fakeout business card offer to join his group & Nese’s sneak attack. Match itself was a decent mostly squash style bout. Shafir vs. Luck was a somewhat decent extended squash bout despite being a bit rough at times. Serpentico vs. Clayton: Serpentico’s escape counter of Clayton’s tilt-a-whirl backbreaker into Clayton’s clothesline spinning Serpentico onto the mat. Serpentico’s headscissors & leaping flatliner combo to Clayton. Serpentico’s cazadora & slow motion bulldog combo to Clayton. Clayton’s catch & Fisherman Buster finisher counter of Serpentico’s kick. Match itself was a solid back-and-forth action bout. Hart vs. Kate was a solid back-and-forth bout. Deeb vs. Sierra was a decent extended squash style bout. Private Party vs. GPA & Anthony was a solid back-and-forth bout. ROH World title match moments: Daivari’s slap away pre-match Code of Honor handshake into Claudio’s holds fest & handshake taunt to Daivari. Daivari’s dodge & kicks counter of Claudio’s running uppercut into the barricade. Claudio’s catch & tilt-a-whirl backbreaker of Daivari’s top rope crossbody. Daivari’s kicks to Claudio into Claudio’s catch & swift uppercut counter flooring Daivari into Claudio’s Giant Swing. Daivari’s kicks counter of Claudio’s superplex grab from the apron to the inside. Claudio’s swift punch & chuck over the ropes to Daivari into Daivari’s shoulder tackle & neckberaker via ropes assist on the apron. Daivari’s leg whips into the post into Claudio’s double foot shove counter to Daivari into the barricade. Claudio’s running uppercut & press slam toss into the ring to Daivari. Claudio’s discus lariat, uppercuts fest, pop-up uppercut, & Ricola Bomb finisher to Daivari. Match itself was a quite good back-and-forth action filled bout.
Final Thoughts – This week’s show was mostly enjoyable overall.

AEW Dynamite (Sept. 7)
* Vacant AEW World Trios Championship – Death Triangle (Penta El Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix, & PAC) vs. Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent Beretta, & Orange Cassidy) – 4.0
* AEW Interim Women’s World Championship Eliminator match – Penelope Ford vs. Toni Storm – 3.0
* TNT Championship – Tony Nese vs. Wardlow (c) – 2.5 (Squash)
* AEW World Championship tournament Wild Card match – Bryan Danielson vs. Hangman Adam Page – 4.5
* ROH Pure Championship – Daniel Garcia vs. Wheeler Yuta (c) – 3.5
Overall – 4.0
Best – MJF & Jon Moxley promo segment and the Bryan Danielson vs. Hangman Adam Page match.
Worst – The botched or sloppy ending to the Penelope Ford vs. Toni Storm match.
Show Notes – Opening Tony Khan video message about AEW World Tag & Trios titles being vacated over Sunday’s backstage brawl and new champs to be crowned was interesting. MJF promo about the devil being back in AEW, and joking about all the past insults he made and still loves AEW, and bragging about not needing to be in the AEW title tournament due to his casino chip, Moxley’s interruption bashing MJF for being full of crap, MJF reverting back to being a heel bashing everyone and WWE signing tease and praises, & Moxley’s threatening retort, dig at MJF’s theme song, being pissed he lost the AEW title since it meant everything about his love of wrestling, and getting back his title goal was awesome. AEW Trios titles match moments: Danhausen’s curse & Abrahantes’ Penta taunt exchange into Danhausen’s swift nut punch into PAC’s swift boot to Danhausen. Trent’s spiked Tornado DDT to Fenix into Fenix’s cutter in return. Trent’s dodge & Strong Zero counter of Fenix’s rebound roundhouse kick into Penta & PAC’s superkicks and Fenix’s Code Red counter. Taylor’s Awful Waffle to Fenix and Trent’s Strong Zero to Penta. DT’s trios superkicks & Destroyers to Best Friends. Lucha Bros Fear Factor to Taylor & double topes to Orange & Trent into PAC’s Black Arrow finisher. Match itself was a terrific action packed bout. Ford vs. Storm was a pretty good back-and-forth match despite the botched ending. 2point0’s angry backstage rant about Parker’s loss to HOOK & their issues with Action Bronson & tag match setup at Grand Slam was fine. Swerve In Our Glory’s music interrupting Max Caster’s potentially all-time legendary rap diss before it could start was a really great heat generating moment. Swerve’s promo bashing Caster’s rap abilities and The Acclaimed, Billy Gunn’s interruption about this being Daddy Ass’s house and not Swerve’s, & Anthony Bowens’ claiming they will win the tag belts at Grand Slam was all right. Jericho & Pals backstage interview about his win over Danielson making him the best ever wrestler and sports entertainer, and being the BWBC, & Guevara bashing Allin and not paying attention to anything Jericho said afterwards about Garcia was both all right & bit funny. TNT title match was a fine jobber destruction brief bout. Post-match confrontation with Mark Sterling and Josh Woods & Wardlow’s heated rant to his critics & thanking his fans for supporting him was sweet. Allin vs. Guevara match hype video was all right. Danielson vs. Page moments: Page’s lariats in the corner & DVD to Danielson. Daneislon’s running kicks in the corner & rana counter of Page’s pop-up powerbomb. Danielson’s escape, Tree of Woe kicks and running sliding dropkick counter of Page’s top rope attack. Page’s flip over landing & discus lariat counter of Danielson’s Avalanche suplex. Page’s catch & Deadeye counter of Danielson’s Busaiku Knee. Danielson’s dodge & Busaiku Knee counter of Page’s moonsault. Page’s catch & apron bomb counter of Danielson’s suicide dive. Danielson’s dodge & O’Connor Roll finisher counter of Page’s Buckshot Lariat. Match itself was an awesome back-and-forth hard hitting action filled bout. Jungle Boy’s angry backstage promo video about his loss to Christian Cage & wanting revenge on Cage & Luchasaurus was all right. Castagnoli vs. Harwood ROH title match hype video was splendid. ROH Pure title match was a very good back-and-forth action bout. Post-match handshake, Danielson coming out and putting the belt on Garcia out of respect, & Jericho’s confused reaction was sweet.
Final Thoughts – This week’s show was great overall.

AEW Rampage (Sept. 9)
* AEW World Championship tournament Wild Card match – Sammy Guevara vs. Darby Allin – 3.0
* Madison Rayne vs. Serena Deeb – 2.5
* ROH World Championship – Dax Harwood vs. Claudio Castagnoli (c) – 4.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – ROH World Championship match.
Worst – The buzzkill shenanigans ending to the Sammy Guevara vs. Darby Allin match.
Show Notes – Guevara vs. Allin opener moments: Guevara’s Dos Amigos to Allin into Allin’s block & suplex over the ropes counter of Guevara’s third suplex. Guevara’s cutter counter of Allin’s suicide dive to the outside. Allin’s dodge & Code Red counter of Guevara’s Shooting Star Press. Guevara & Melo’s smooch on the outside into Allin’s cannonball dive nailing Guevara. Allin’s dodge counter of Guevara’s Coffin Drop into Melo’s ref distracted leg grab & Guevara’s low blow counter of Allin’s Coffin Drop. Guevara’s powerbomb onto a skateboard & GTH finisher combo to Allin. Match itself was a mostly good back-and-forth bout despite the buzzkill shenanigans ending. Samoa Joe’s promo about his AEW return and owing the crowd some violence entertainment, Mark Sterling’s interruption bashing Joe, praising Nese’s abs, and demanding a ROH TV title shot for Woods, & match setup banter was all right. Miro’s shadowy backstage promo bashing his god’s for making weaker mean champions instead of him, being angry over not being in the AEW title tournament, & proclaiming he will succedd in spite of his god was all right. Rayne vs. Deeb moments: Rayne’s backdrop & seated pin counter of Deeb’s Detox. Deeb’s front slam counter of Rayne’s Front Chancery into Deeb’s Serenity Lock finisher. Match itself was a solid back-and-forth bout despite dragging a bit at times. Jade Cargill & Baddies backstage interview about them boasting about Cargill’s win over Athena & her undefeated streak was decent. Hoobs backstage interview about The Factory not being able to take out Starks, doing it himself instead & Book of Hobbs era declaration was all right. Regal and Castagnoli & Harwood pre-match split-screen backstage interview was superb. ROH World title match moments: Harwood’s short arm clothesline flooring Claudio into Claudio’s block & suplex over the ropes counter of Harwood’s suplex. Harwood’s chops, uppercut, & Northern Lights suplex combo to Claudio.Harwood’s chops fest to Claudio on the top rope into Harwood’s top rope headbutt. Harwood’s backdrop counter of Claudio’s Neutralizer into Harwood’s roll over piledriver. Claudio’s uppercut & superplex counter of Harwood’s top rope attack. Claudio’s block & lift counter of Harwood’s sunset flip into Harwood’s brainbuster counter of Claudio’s suplex. Harwood’s catch & Liger Bomb counter of Claudio’s running big boot. Claudio’s uppercuts fest to Harwood into Claudio’s Giant Swing & Sharpshooter combo into Harwood’s escape & Sharpshooter counter of Claudio’s crossface. Claudio’s kicks & punches counter of Harwood’s Sharpshooter into Claudio’s overhead elbow strikes & Sharpshooter finisher. Match itself was a great hard fought action filled bout.
Final Thoughts – This week’s show was enjoyable overall.

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NJPW, Impact, & Other Wrestling

Impact Wrestling Impact! (Sept. 8)
* Bullet Club (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) – 3.0
* Mickie James vs. Raychell Rose – 2.5
* Kenny King vs. Yuya Uemura – 3.0
* Chelsea Green vs. Taya Valkyrie – 2.5
* Impact Digital Media Championship – Bhupinder Gujjar vs. Brian Myers (c) – 2.5
* Eddie Edwards vs. Heath – 2.5
Overall – 3.0
Best – Doering & Eric Young nighttime outdoors shady house meeting segment.
Worst – The lame DQ ending to the Digital Media Championship match.
Show Notes – Bullet Club vs. Aussie Open Tag opener moments: AO’s Impact entrance theme sounds very generic & mostly awful. AO’s catch & running sandwich smash counter of Bey & Austin’s top rope Flying Nothings. Bey’s kicks fest to AO into Bey’s Slice Bread to Flethcer. Austin’s Fosbury Flop to Davis. Fletcher’s catch & toss to Davis counter of Bey’s Art of Finese into A.O.’s double team Iconoslam to Bey. AO’s Coriolis finisher to Bey. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action bout & fine Impact debut performance by Aussie Open. Honor No More’s backstage segment about Maria Kanellis being proud of OGK winning the Impact Tag titles but more is still left to do, King’s goal to still bring X Division gold to the group, & Edwards’ claiming Josh Alexander will decide which group to side with tonight was all right. Good Bros’ backstage interview about their Impact Tag titles loss and unfinished business with HNM, Motor City Machine Guns’ interruption about them wanting to go after the Tag titles, & match setup was all right. James vs. Rose was a solid back-and-forth bout. Scott D’Amore, Mia Yim, & King backstage segment about King interrupting D’Amore and Yim’s chat, Yim mocking King, King’s mocking retort about Keith Lee’s fatness, and Mike Bailey looking like a crackhead, & D’Amore’s response telling King to wait till next week for his match request decision and match setup with Uemura was a bit funny. King vs. Uemura was a good back-and-forth bout despite the ending shenanigans by Yim. Sami Callihan’s red tone feed breaking video promo about his upcoming Barbed Wire Massacre match with Moose & Maclin was all right. Doering & Eric Young nighttime shady house segment about Doering staying with Young and VBD & mystery cults guys yelling “violence” was cool. Green vs. Valkyrie moments: Valkyrie’s stiff looking curb stomp to Green. Match itself was a solid back-and-forth bout despite the ending shenanigans by Purrazzo & Decay. Vincent & PCO’s backstage segment about Vincent trying to fix PCO to not have any doubts over HNM’s mission was all right. Digital Media title match was going on mostly well until the lame DQ title belt weapon attack by Gujjar. Edwards vs. Heath moments: Heath’s block & Wake Up Call counter of Edwards’ Boston Knee Party into Heath’s Wake Up Call counter of Mike Bennett’s run-in attempt into Edwards’ ref distracted low blow & Boston Knee Party finisher to Heath. Match itself was a solid back-and-forth bout. Post-match promo by Edwards’ calling out Alexander, Alexander’s response about Edwards going crazy over his conspiracies, banter and Alexander rejecting Edwards’ offer, & brawl with HNM and Rich Swann was all right.
Final Thoughts – This week’s show was enjoyable overall.

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Weekly Awards:

• Best match of the week – AEW World Tag Team Championship – The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) vs. Swerve In Our Glory (Swerve Strickland & Keith Lee) (c) (AEW All Out 2022)
• Best match of the week runner-up – AEW World Championship tournament Wild Card match – Bryan Danielson vs. Hangman Adam Page (AEW Dynamite)
• Worst match of the week – #1 Contender for SmackDown Women’s Championship Fatal Five-Way Elimination match – Xia Li vs. Sonya Deville vs. Natayla vs. Lacey Evans vs. Ronda Rousey (WWE Friday Night SmackDown)
• Worst match of the week runner-up – Marina Shafir vs. Laynie Luck (AEW Dark)
• Best show of the week – AEW Dynamite & AEW All Out 2022
• Worst show of the week – WWE RAW