Opinion: Match & Show Ratings for November 17th to November 23rd

Welcome to TPWW’s Emperor Smeat’s Match and Show Ratings for the week of November 17th to November 23rd.

Match and show star ratings (out of 5):
WWE
WWE RAW (Nov. 18)
* The IIconics vs. Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair – 1.5
* Karl Anderson vs. Humberto Carrillo – 2.5
* No Way Jose vs. Bobby Lashley – 1
* Seth Rollins vs. Andrade – 3
* Akira Tozawa vs. Buddy Murphy – 3.5
* Rowan vs. Alex Malcolm – 1
* Kevin Owens vs. Drew McIntyre – 3.5
* Asuka vs. Natalya – 2
* RAW Tag Team Championship – Randy Orton & Ricochet vs. The War Raiders (c) – 2
Overall – 2.5
Best – Kevin Owens vs. Drew McIntyre match. Worst – The endings to the Rollins vs. Andrade and Owens vs. McIntyre matches.

NXT (Nov. 20)
* Becky Lynch vs. Rhea Ripley – 3.5
* Ricochet vs. Matt Riddle – 3.5
* The Revival vs. Undisputed Era – 4
* Kay Lee Ray vs. Dakota Kai – 3
* The Viking Raiders vs. The Forgotten Sons – 2.5
* Ladder match – Donavan Dijakovic vs. Adam Cole – 3
Overall – 4
Best – The Revival vs. Undisputed Era tag team match. Worst – The Viking Raiders vs. The Forgotten Sons tag team match.

NXT UK (Nov. 21)
Overall – 3
Best – Alexander Wolfe vs. Ilja Dragunov match. Worst – Zack Gibson’s promo segment.

Friday Night SmackDown (Nov. 22)
* Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley – 3
* Undisputed Era vs. The New Day & Heavy Machinery – 3.5
* Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz – 3
* Mustafa Ali, Shorty G, & Roman Reigns vs. Robert Roode, Dolph Ziggler, & King Corbin – 3
Overall – 2.5
Best – The massive inter-brand brawl at the end of the show. Worst – Adam Cole’s promo segment and the general poor pacing of the show.

NXT TakeOver: WarGames (Nov. 23)
* Pre-show – Isaiah “Swerve” Scott vs. Angel Garza – 3
* Women’s WarGames match – Team Ripley (Rhea Ripley, Candice LeRae, Tegan Nox, & Dakota Kai) vs. Team Baszler (NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, NXT UK Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray, Io Shirai, & Bianca Belair) – 4
* #1 Contender’s for the NXT Championship Triple Threat match – Damian Priest vs. Killian Dain vs. Pete Dunne – 3.5
* Matt Riddle vs. Finn Balor – 3.5
* Men’s WarGames match – Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly, & Bobby Fish) vs. Team Ciampa (Tommaso Ciampa, Keith Lee, Dominik Dijakovic, & Kevin Owens) – 4
Overall – 4
Best – Men’s WarGames match. Worst – Dakota Kai’s removal from the Women’s WarGames match.

AEW
AEW Dark (Nov. 19)
* Private Party vs. Best Friends – 3
* Big Swole & Kris Statlander vs. Britt Baker & Riho – 3.5
* #StrongHearts (El Lindaman & T-Hawk) vs. The Young Bucks – 3.5
Overall – 3.5
Best – StrongHearts vs. Young Bucks match. Worst – Private Party vs. Best Friends match.

AEW Dynamite (Nov. 20)
* Nick Jackson vs. Fenix – 4
* Britt Baker vs. Hikaru Shida – 3.5
* Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal – 3.5
* Luchasaurus vs. “The Librarian” Peter Avalon – 1
* Santana & Ortiz vs. Private Party – 3
* Darby Allin vs. Jon Moxley – 4
Overall – 4
Best – Allin vs. Moxley match. Worst – The groins of several wrestlers after Jimmy Havoc’s stapler attack.

Week awards:

  • Best match of the week – Men’s WarGames match (NXT TakeOver: WarGames)
  • Worst match of the week – Rowan vs. Alex Malcolm (WWE RAW)
  • Best show of the week – NXT TakeOver: WarGames
  • Worst show of the week – WWE RAW

TPWW community, post your comments below on what was your favorite and least favorite match this past week and the same goes for wrestling shows. Feedback will be very appreciated.