Opinion: Match & Show Ratings for November 28 to December 4, 2021

Welcome to TPWW’s Emperor Smeat’s Match and Show Ratings for the week of November 28th to December 4th, 2021.

Match and show star ratings (out of 5):

WWE

WWE RAW (Nov. 29)
* Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor – 3.0
* RAW Tag Team Championship – Dirty Dawgs (Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode) vs. RK-Bro (Riddle & Randy Orton) – 3.0
* Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy (Otis & Chad Gable) – 2.5
* United States Championship – Apollo Crews vs. Damian Priest – 2.0
* Dominik & Rey Mysterio vs. Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin – 2.0 (Squash)
* 10-Woman Tag Team match – Team Liv (Bianca Belair, Rhea Ripley, Nikki A.S.H., Dana Brooke, & Liv Morgan) vs. Team Becky (Tamina, Doudrop, Carmella, Queen Zelina, & Becky Lynch) – 1.5
* Kevin Owens vs. Big E – 3.0
Overall – 2.5
Best – Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor match.
Worst – Liv Morgan’s promo portion of the RAW Women’s title match contract signing segment and the Team Liv vs. Team Becky match.
Show Notes – Opening Rollins promo about his upcoming WWE title match at Day 1 & pre-match brawl with Balor was decent. Rollins managed to get some really nice air with his Frog Splash to Balor. Rollins vs. Balor was a good back-and-forth style match. Vince & Austin Theory backstage office segment about Vince rambling about stuff & threatening to kill Theory if he ever steals from him again was a bit funny. RAW Women’s title contract signing segment with Lynch & Morgan was decent at best despite Morgan’s rough promo portion. RK-Bro backstage segment about Riddle’s rambling over Orton not dressing up like him was a bit funny. RAW Tag title was an entertaining match, especially the latter half. Edge promo about his RAW return, Miz’s interruption complaining about Edge & lack of special treatment for his own return, & retorts by Edge was fine despite dragging a bit too long. Styles & Omos backstage interview about Styles being “blind” after Street Profits fire extinguisher attack last week was dumb. Montez Ford’s sunset dive outta nowhere to Alpha Academy on the outside was cool. Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy was a solid bout. Priest’s “Demon” awakening is way more goofier than what WWE likely expected. US title was a somewhat decent match. Team Liv vs. Team Becky was somewhat decent at best despite its sluggish action & dragging too long. Post-match women’s mass brawl was nice though. Bobby Lashley vignette was splendid. Vince & Theory backstage office segments about Vince’s lessons to Theory were mostly awkward overall. Big E’s clothesline bending Owens in half was nice. Owens vs. Big E was a pretty good back-and-forth action match despite the predictable DQ ending shenanigans by Rollins. This week’s show was mostly average but also boring at times.

NXT (Nov. 30)
* Women’s WarGames Advantage Ladder match – Dakota Kai vs. Kay Lee Ray – 3.0
* Cameron Grimes vs. Andre Chase – 2.5
* #1 Contender for NXT Tag Team Championship – Legado Del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) vs. Von Wagner & Kyle O’Reilly – 3.0
* Joe Gacy’s All-Inclusive Invitational – Joe Gacy vs. Vinnie Pacifico – 1.5 (Squash)
* Solo Sikoa vs. Erdis Enfore – 2.5
* Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta vs. Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon – 1.5
* Men’s WarGames Advantage Ladder match – Johnny Gargano vs. Bron Breakker – 3.5
Overall – 3.0
Best – Men’s WarGames Advantage Ladder match.
Worst – WWE’s very dumb booking decision on having the Women’s face team win the advantage for their WarGames match and the Malcolm Bivens & Joe Gacy promo segment.
Show Notes – The show opening mass women’s brawl was all right. Ray’s sunset dive to Kai on the outside was cool. Kai’s double foot stomp to Ray onto the apron was cool. Kai’s double stomp off the ladder onto Ray was sweet. Kai vs. Ray was a quite good match despite the baffling decision to have the face team win the advantage for WarGames. Chase promo segment about his issues with Grimes was decent. Jacket Time & Grizzled Young Vets locker room segment about GYV trying to steal stuff was lame. Duke Hudson promo mocking Grimes & his slideshow of goofy haircuts for him was awful. Team NXT 2.0 promo bashing NXT’s Old Guard & Gargano’s response was splendid except for Waller’s promo portion since its stunk. MSK’s shaman visit segment was corny. Legado vs. Wagner & O’Reilly was a pretty good back-and-forth action match. Tiffany Stratton spoiled rich “daddy’s girl” vignette was cringey. Gacy’s pre-match rambling “Inclusivity” promo about the NXT Cruiser division was boring. The post-match promo between Malcolm Bivens & Gacy rambling about Gacy’s nonsense feud with Roderick Strong & Diamond Mine was lame. Sikoa vs. Enfore was a solid back-and-forth style match. Draco Anthony vignette was decent. Breakker’s Gator Roll & stalling vertical suplex to Gargano was cool. Gargano’s suicide dive to Breakker sending him flying across the announcer’s table was nice. Breakker’s running shoulder tackle into a ladder to take out Gargano was cool. Ouch at Gargano’s back after Breakker overhead suplex onto a ladder. Yikes at Breakker’s back after his missed elbow drop onto a ladder. Breakker’s yank & powerslam of Gargano off the ladder was cool. Gargano vs. Breakker was a very entertaining hard hitting action filled match. This week’s WarGames 2021 go-home show was mostly enjoyable overall.

Friday Night SmackDown (Dec. 3)
* Sasha Banks vs. Shanya Baszler – 3.0
* The Viking Raiders vs. Los Lotharios (Angel & Humberto) – 1.5
* Jey Uso vs. King Woods – 1.5
* Sheamus vs. Cesaro – 3.0
* Universal Championship – Sami Zayn vs. Roman Reigns (c) – 1.0 (Squash)
Overall – 2.5
Best – Opening promo segment between Brock Lesnar and Sami Zayn.
Worst – Happy Talk talk show segment.
Show Notes – Opening Brock Lesnar & Zayn promo about Lesnar having no clue who Zayn was & conning him out of a potential Universal title PPV match was both great and funny. Deville, Zayn, & Lesnar backstage segment about Lesnar making sure Zayn didn’t weasel out of his promised title shot match tonight was a bit funny. Bank’s springboard armdrag to Baszler looked awkward and/or botched. Baszler’s knee strike to Banks bending her in half was nice. Banks vs. Baszler was a pretty good back-and-forth action match despite the abrupt ending. Deville & McIntyre backstage office segment abut McIntyre still upset over not being invited for last week’s Battle Royal match was decent. Jeff Hardy and McIntyre’s beatdown of Corbin & Madcap Moss was the only good part about a very lame Happy Talk segment. Xia Li’s newest “Protector” animated story vignette was splendid. Viking Raiders vs. Los Lotharios was nothing special & topped by a very awkward and/or botched distraction timing by Nakamura & Boogs. Toni Storm backstage interview about Charlotte Flair & SD Women’s title plans was decent. Uso vs. Woods was somewhat decent at best topped by a lame DQ finish by Jimmy Uso. Flair promo trashing Storm & her title match request was nothing special but Storm’s sneak pie attack to Flair afterwards was a bit funny. Ricochet hype vignette was decent. Cesaro’s running uppercut to Sheamus sending him tumbling over the timekeeper area was cool. Sheamus vs. Cesaro was a quite good hard hitting match. Naomi & Deville backstage office segment about their issues & match setup was all right. Zayn’s pre-match promo bashing Texas & the crowd while praising Lesnar and Lesnar destroying Zayn afterwards was a bit entertaining. Zayn vs. Reigns was a big pile of nothing in the end. This week’s show was average overall but also had some quality enjoyable moments.

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AEW

AEW Dark Elevation (Nov. 29)
* 8-Women Tag Team match – Emi Sakura, The Bunny, Diamante, & Nyla Rose vs. Julia Hart, Skye Blue, Leyla Hirsch, & Ryo Mizunami – 3.0
* Tay Jay (Tay Conti & Anna Jay) vs. Alice Crowley & Missa Kate – 2.0 (Squash)
* Santana & Ortiz vs. Brayden Lee & Isiah Moore – 2.0 (Squash)
* Tony Nese vs. Vic Capri – 2.0 (Squash)
* Hardy Family Office (Matt Hardy, Isiah Cassidy, & The Blade) vs. Dark Order (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, & Alan “5” Angels) – 3.0
* Jay Lethal vs. Trenton Storm – 2.0 (Squash)
* 8-Man Tag Team match – Varsiry Blonds & Dark Order (Alex Reynolds & John Silver) vs. Chaos Project & The Acclaimed – 2.5
Overall – 3.0
Best – 8-Women Tag Team match and the HFO vs. Dark Order trios match.
Worst – N/A
Show Notes – Mizunami’s double spear to Bunny & Rose was nice. Blue & Hart’s dropkicks to Rose via Hirsch & Mizunami assist into a back body drop to Diamante onto Rose in the corner was cool. Rose’s chop & Beast Bomb finisher counter of Hart’s top rope Flying Nothing was cool. 8-Women’s Tag opener was a pretty good back-and-forth style match. Tay Jay was a decent squash style match. Santana & Ortiz vs. Lee & Moore was a decent mostly squash style match. Nese’ pumphandle sit-out piledriver finisher to Capri looked brutal. Nese vs. Capri was a decent mostly squash style match. Angels’ step-up hurricanrana to Cassidy from the corner via Hardy assist was cool. Evil Uno & Grayson’s strikes & Reverse DDT combo to Blade was nice. Angels’ Twist of Fate counter of Hardy’s Twist of Fate was cool. HFO vs. Dark Order was a quite good back-and-forth action match & bit surprised Angels took the pinfall loss. Lethal vs. Storm was a decent squash style match. Max Caster pre-match rap mocking his opponents, Chicago Cubs, Barry Horowitz, and Aaron Rodgers was superb. Reynolds’ big boot to Serpentico spinning him to the mat was nice. Bowens’ chops & superkick combo to Garrison & Garrsion’s rolling elbow strike response was cool. Reynolds’ sunset dive to Acclaimed & Luther via Silver assist was cool. 8-Man Tag was a solid back-and-forth action match. This week’s show was enjoyable overall.

AEW Dark (Nov. 30)
* The Pinnacle (Shawn Spears & Wardlow) vs. Bear Country – 3.0
* Kilynn King vs. Renee Michelle – 2.0
* Santana & Ortiz vs. Gus De La Vega & Brandon Gore – 2.0 (Squash)
* Skye Blue vs. La Rosa Negra – 2.5
* Alan “5” Angels vs. Mike Reed – 2.0 (Squash)
* Ryo Mizunami vs. Dani Jordyn – 2.0 (Squash)
* The Butcher vs. Michael Martinez – 2.0 (Squash)
* Julia Hart vs. Nikita Knight – 1.5
* Infinito vs. Ray Jaz – 2.5 (Squash)
* Leyla Hirsch vs. Sahara Seven – 2.0 (Squash)
* The Factory (Aaron Solo & Nick Comoroto) vs. Varsity Blonds – 2.5
* Tony Nese vs. D’Marceo James – 2.0 (Squash)
* Matt Hardy & Jorah Johl vs. Baron Black & Prince Agballah – 2.0
* “All Ego” Ethan Page vs. Fuego Del Sol – 3.0
* Anthony Greene vs. Adam Cole – 3.0
Overall – 2.5
Best – “All Ego” Ethan Page vs. Fuego Del Sol match
Worst – Julia Hart vs. Nikita Knight match being a bit rough at times.
Show Notes – Bear Boulder’s catch & powerslam counter of Wardlow’s running crossbody was cool. Wardlow’s Casualty of War finisher counter of Bear Country’s Bear Splash was cool. Pinnacle vs. Bear Country was an entertaining opening match. Del Sol’s backstage interview about his match against Page was all right. Blue vs. Negra was a mostly solid brief match. Mizunami’s package powerslam finisher to Jordyn was cool. Mizunami vs. Jordyn was a decent mostly squash style match. Knight’s Michinoku Driver to Hart spiking her head on the match looked brutal. Hart vs. Knight was somewhat decent at best despite being a bit rough at times. Justin Roberts’ entrance intro for Infinito was a bit funny. Infinito vs. Jaz was a fun comedic style squash match. Hirsch’s German suplex to Seven was impressive while their match was a decent quick squash. The Factory vs. Varsity Blonds was a solid back-and-forth action match. Varsity Blonds post-match promo about AEW Tag title plans was all right. Del Sol’s sunset dive to Page off the stage was nice. Page’s front slam counter of Del’s Tornado DDT on the outside was nice. Page’s backbreaker to Del Sol via apron assist was cool. Del Sol’s hurricanrana counter of Page’s Ego’s Edge was nice. Page vs. Del Sol was a quite good competitive action filled match. Cole & Greene’s slugfest exchange was nice. Cole’s Ushigoroshi counter of Greene’s running attack was cool. Greene & Cole’s holds counters into a backstabber by Cole was nice. Greene’s flapjack, Crufix Bomb, & Single Leg Crab combo to Cole was sweet. Cole’s superkick counter of Greene’s springboard crossbody was cool. Greene vs. Cole was a really good back-and-forth action filled match, especially the latter half. This week’s show was average overall.

AEW Dynamite (Dec. 1)
* Bryan Danielson vs. Alan “5” Angels – 3.0
* Lee Moriarty vs. CM Punk – 3.0
* Wardlow vs. AC Adams – 2.0 (Squash)
* Gunn Club (Colton & Billy Gunn) vs. Darby Allin vs. Sting – 3.0
* TBS Championship tournament Quarterfinals match – Kris Statlander vs. Ruby Soho – 3.0
* Atlanta Street Fight – Andrade El Idolo vs. Cody Rhodes – 4.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – Atlanta Street Fight match.
Worst – Darby Allin’s bloody head after smacking his head on the floor from his suicide dive to Austin Gunn & Lio Rush’s rough delivery of his response promo to Taz.
Show Notes – Danielson’s Busaiku knee to Angels spinning him to the mat & stiff stomps afterwards was cool. Danielson vs. Angels opener was a quite good hard hitting match. Danielson’s post-match promo trashing the Dark Order & Hangman Page was superb. Miro’s promo video about his new meaner Redeemer persona was splendid. Moriarty vs. Punk was a mostly good match, especially the latter half, despite dragging a bit too long. MJF’s promo trashing Punk, Punk’s response mocking MJF’s fashion choice, & MJF’s retort threatening Punk’s dog was splendid. Baker & Hayter backstage interview teasing more dissension was all right. Wardlow’s powerbomb destruction of Adams was sweet while their match was a decent quick squash. Billy’s catch & Uranage combo counter of Allin’s Coffin Splash was cool. Yikes at Allin’s head after spiking himself from his suicide dive to Austin Gunn on the outside & getting busted open afterwards. Gunn Club vs. Allin & Sting was an entertaining back-and-forth action match. Taz’s Steiner Math inspired promo about the Diamond Battle Royal match was great but Lio Rush’s response was rough. Statlander’s Blue Thunder Bomb counter of Soho’s Cazadora was nice. Soho’s Poison Rana to Statlander was cool. Statlander vs. Soho was a really good back-and-forth match, especially the latter half. Andrade’s split leg moonsault to Cody onto a chair was cool. Yikes at Andrade’s moonsault stomp landing right on Cody’s arm/shoulder. Andrade’s running double knees onto a chair to Cody in the corner was brutal. Andrade’s hip toss counter of Cody’s running attack into a table was nice. Holy crap at Cody taking the brunt of the top rope Reverse DDT onto a flaming table. Andrade vs. Cody was an awesome hard hitting hardcore style match. This week’s show was enjoyable overall but also one of Dynamite’s weaker shows in a long while.

AEW Rampage (Dec. 3)
* TNT Championship – Tony Nese vs. Sammy Guevara (c) – 3.5
* Jade Cargill vs. Janai Kai – 1.5 (Squash)
* FTR vs. Death Triangle (PAC & Penta El Zero Miedo) – 4.0
Overall – 3.5
Best – FTR vs. PAC & Penta El Zero Miedo match.
Worst – Jade Cargill vs. Janai Kai match.
Show Notes – Ouch at Nese’s head after getting nailed hard by Guevara’s knee from his corkscrew suicide dive to the outside. Nese’s kick to a prone Guevara in the corner popping him up in the air & his catch into a knee breaker was cool. Guevara’s springboard cutter to Nese was nice. Guevara’s springboard moonsault to Nese on the outside was cool. Nese’s 450 Splash to Guevara was sweet. Nese’s Buckle Bomb to Guevara looked brutal. Nese vs. Guevara was a very entertaining back-and-forth action packed match. Christian Cage & Jurassic Express backstage promo about AEW Tag title opportunities was all right. Thunder Rosa’s post-match brawl with Cargill was the only good part about a mostly nothing Cargill vs. Kai squash match. SuperKliq backstage promo trashing Best Friends & match setup was decent. Eddie Kingston backstage promo about 2point0 & Daniel Garcia’s attack on Jericho & his bad blood issues with the group was superb. Danielson vs. Silver match hype video was splendid. FTR and Penta & PAC split-screen backstage pre-match bickering interview was all right. Cash Wheeler’s leg drop to Penta via Harwood assist was nice. Yikes at Wheeler’s shoulder after crashing hard into the guard rail from his missed dive to PAC from the apron. PAC’s top rope shotgun dropkick to Harwood was cool. Penta’s Cazadora to Wheeler & DDT to Harwood combo was nice. Harwood’s Tiger Driver to PAC was nice. Wheeler’s spiked Tornado DDT to Penta on the outside via apron assist was sweet. PAC’s top rope moonsault to FTR on the outside was cool. FTR vs. Death Triangle was a great hard fought action packed match despite the ending shenanigans by Malakaki Black. Post-match brawl with Black gouging PAC’s eyes & busting him open was cool. This week’s show was very enjoyable overall.

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NJPW, Impact, & Other Wrestling

NJPW World Tag League 2021 Night 5 (Nov. 28)
* Kosei Fujita vs. Yuto Nakashima – 2.5
* World Tag League 2021 match – TenCozy vs. Great Bash Heel – 3.0
* World Tag League 2021 match – Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens vs. Tetsuya Naito & SANADA – 3.0
* World Tag League 2021 match – Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano – 3.0
* World Tag League 2021 match – EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI – 2.5
* World Tag League 2021 match – Guerillas of Destiny vs. Dangerous Tekkers – 3.5
* World Tag League 2021 match – Minoru Suzuki & Taka Michinoku vs. Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask – 3.5
Overall – 3.0
Best – Guerillas of Destiny vs. Dangerous Tekkers match.
Worst – The boring House of Torture style shenanigans ending to the EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI match.
Show Notes – Fijita vs. Nakashima opener was a solid hard hitting bout. Honma’s stiff chops to Kojima was nice. Tenzan’s Samoan Drop counter of Makabe’s lariat attempt was smooth. Honma & Kojima forearms exchange into a Koji Cutter bu Kojima was nice. TenCozy vs. Great Bash Heel was a good hard hitting match. Owens’ ropes assisted backbreaker to SANADA was nice. Owens managing to actually put SANADA in a successful Paradise Lock for once was interesting. Fale & Owens vs. Naito & SANADA was a good back-and-forth action bout despite the somewhat flat finish. Khan’s Iron Claw counter of Tanahashi’s Sling Blade was nice. United Empire vs. Tanahashi & Yano was a pretty good back-and-forth action bout. Poor NJPW ring announcer, EVIL once again remembered to do the guard rail crash antics onto his table. Goto managed to get some really nice height with his Back Drop Driver to EVIL. EVIL & Takahashi vs. Goto & YOSHI-HASHI was a mostly solid match despite the boring House of Torture ending shenanigans. Taichi’s kicks & Tanga Loa’s forearm strikes fest exchange was sweet. Sabre Jr’s hurricanrana grab & neck twist combo to Tama Tonga was nice. Loa’s stalling Jackhammer to Sabre Jr was cool. Tonga’s Pele Kick counter of Taichi’s Saito suplex was cool. G.O.D.’s powerbomb & Samoan Splash combo to Sabre Jr was nice. G.O.D. vs. Dangerous Tekkers was a very entertaining back-and-forth hard hitting action packed match. Suzuki quickly tagging in Taka to get beaten up after he pissed off Nagata with a slap was a bit funny. Suzuki & Nagata’s stiff forearms strikes exchange was cool. Tiger Mask’s Tiger Driver & Nagata’s Nagata Lock combo to Taka was nice. Suzuki-Gun vs. Tiger Mask & Nagata was a really good back-and-forth physical bout. NJPW World Tag League 2021 Night 5 was an enjoyable show overall.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2021 Night 7 (Nov. 29)
* Kosei Fujita vs. Ryohei Oiwa – 2.5
* Best of the Super Juniors 2021 match – DOUKI vs. Ryusuke Taguchi – 3,0
* Best of the Super Juniors 2021 match – BUSHI vs. Robbie Eagles -3.0
* Best of the Super Juniors 2021 match – Taiji Ishimori vs. YOH – 3.5
* Best of the Super Juniors 2021 match – SHO vs. Master Wato – 3.0
* Best of the Super Juniors 2021 match – Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. El Desperado – 3.5
* Best of the Super Juniors 2021 match – El Phantasmo vs. Hiromu Takahashi – 4.5
Overall – 4.0
Best – El Phantasmo vs. Hiromu Takahashi match.
Worst – SHO’s match ending wrench shenanigans.
Show Notes – Oiwa vs. Fujita opener was a solid bout. DOUKI vs. Taguchi was a pretty good match despite the abrupt ending. Eagles choking BUSHI with his bandanas was interesting considering he’s a face wrestler. BUSHI’s Pendulum DDT to Eagles on the apron was nice. BUSHI vs. Eagles was a quite good back-and-forth action bout. YOH’s catch & Bridging German counter of Ishimori’s handspring elbow was cool. Ishimori’s armbar counter of YOH’s 5 Star Clutch pin attempt was nice. Ishimori’s deadlift of YOH for the Bloody Cross was cool. Ishimori vs. YOH was a very good back-and-forth action filled bout. SHO vs. Wato was a good back-and-forth action bout despite the usual wrench ending shenanigans by SHO. Despy & Kanemaru’s antics about wanting the other to win via countout only for Kanemaru to pull a fast one in the end was a bit funny. Kanemaru’s Tornado DDT to Despy was nice. Despy’s spinebuster & Guitarra de Angel combo to Kanemaru was nice. Despy’s Pinche Loco finisher counter of Kanemaru’s clutch style pin was cool. Kanemaru vs. El Desperado was a very entertaining hard hitting bout. Ouch at Hiromu’s shoulder after his hard landing on the apron from Phantasmo’s kick swipe counter of Hiromu’s shotgun dropkick attempt. Hiromu’s overhead suplex to Phantasmo spiking his head on the mat looked brutal. Hiromu’s spinning neckbreaker to Phantasmo was cool. Phantasmo’s Styles Clash counter of Hiromu’s Time Bomb was sweet. Hiromu’s lariat to Phantasmo spinning him to the mat was cool. Phantasmo’s Sudden Death finisher outta nowhere to Hiromu was awesome. El Phantasmo vs. Takahashi was a fantastic hard fought action packed bout. Phantasmo’s post-match promo teasing him taking over as Bullet Club’s leader was interesting. NJPW Best of the Super Jrs Night 7 was a great show overall.

NJPW XTRA (Nov. 29)
* Yuya Uemura vs. Barrett Brown – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Show Notes – The “Week in NJPW” and NJPW Strong New Japan Showdown Night 4 show highlights segments were all right. New Japan finally managing to somewhat fix their audio levels and squeaky ring issues for this week’s featured match was splendid. Brown & Uemura’s elbow strikes exchange into an armbar counter by Uemura was sweet. Brown’s suplex to Uemrua into the corner bending him in half was cool. Brown’s Flatliner counter of Uemura’s lariat was nice. Uemura’s bridging double underhook suplex finisher to Brown was nice. Uemura vs. Brown was a pretty good back-and-forth hard hitting action match. This week’s show was enjoyable overall.

NJPW World Tag League 2021 Night 6 (Nov. 30)
* Ryohei Oiwa vs. Yuto Nakashima – 2.5
* World Tag League 2021 match – Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens vs. Minoru Suzuki & Taka Michinoku – 3.0
* World Tag League 2021 match – EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask – 2.5
* World Tag League 2021 match – Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Great Bash Heel – 3.5
* World Tag League 2021 match – TenCozy vs. Guerillas of Destiny – 3.0
* World Tag League 2021 match – Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano vs. Dangerous Tekkers – 3.5
* World Tag League 2021 match – Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare vs, Tetsuya Naito & SANADA – 3.5
Overall – 3.5
Best – Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano vs. Dangerous Tekkers match.
Worst – The flat shenanigans filled finish to the EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask match.
Show Notes – Oiwa vs. Nakashima was a solid opening match. Bullet Club vs. Suzuki-Gun was a good back-and-forth action bout. Poor NJPW ring announcer, got nailed by EVIL’s patented guard rail antics where he sits at treatment again. EVIL & Takahashi vs. Nagata & Tiger Mask was a decent match despite the flat finish & usual House of Torture style shenanigans. Honma’s missile Kokeshi counter of YOSHI’s lariat was cool. Honma’s DDT to Goto & Flatliner to YOSHI was nice. Goto & YOSHI-HASHI vs. GBH was a really good back-and-forth hard hitting bout. Ouch at Tama Tonga’s face after landing right on it from his Rolling DVD counter of Kojima’s lariat. Tonga’s Gun Stun counter of Kojima’s lariat was nice. TenCozy vs. G.O.D. was a quite good back-and-forth action bout. Yano, Tanahashi, & Tekkers comedic ringside antics involving all four going to the backstage, Yano setting up a table & door barricade at entrance side guard rail, & Sabre Jr. getting squashed by the folding door was funny. Yano pantsing Taichi was a bit funny. Taichi’s stiff heel kick to Tanahashi was nice. Yano taping up Taichi & Sabre Jr. to the entrance stage was hilarious & same for Sabre Jr. paying back Yano & Tanahashi by taping their legs together for the countout win. Tanahashi & Yano vs. Dangerous Tekkers was a very entertaining comedic & action filled match. Naito & SANADA strikes into SANADA’s Saito Suplex into Naito’s Jackknife pin attempt combo to Khan was sweet. Henare’s Uranage to Naito was nice. Henare’s sit-out powerbomb to Naito via Khan assist was cool. Khan’s Eliminator finisher counter of SANADA’s O’Connor Bridge was cool. United Empire vs. LIJ was a very good back-and-forth action packed bout. NJPW World Tag League 2021 Night 6 was a very enjoyable show overall.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2021 Night 8 (Dec. 3)
* Kosei Fujita vs. Ryohei Oiwa – 2.5
* Best of the Super Juniors 2021 match – Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Master Wato – 3.0
* Best of the Super Juniors 2021 match – DOUKI vs. Robbie Eagles – 3.0
* Best of the Super Juniors 2021 match – Taiji Ishimori vs. BUSHI – 3.5
* Best of the Super Juniors 2021 match – El Phantasmo vs. SHO – 3.0
* Best of the Super Juniors 2021 match – Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Hiromu Takahashi – 3.0
* Best of the Super Juniors 2021 match – YOH vs. El Desperado – 3.5
Overall – 3.5
Best – YOH vs. El Desperado match.
Worst – SHO’s family jewels after getting hit with El Phantasmo’s loaded boot superkick.
Show Notes – Fujita vs. Oiwa opener was a solid bout. Ouch at Wato’s body after the loud thud from his corkscrew dive to Kanemaru on the outside. Kanemaru vs. Wato was a pretty good bout. Eagles’ springboard low dropkick to DOUKI spinning him onto the mat was cool. DOUKI’s TKO slam counter of Eagles’ Turbo Backpack was cool. DOUKI vs. Eagles was a quite good back-and-forth action bout. BUSHI’s blinky & smoking entrance mask was awesome. Ishimori’s sliding German to BUSHI was nice. BUSHI’s dropkick & back stabber combo to Ishimori on the ropes was cool. BUSHI’s Dstroyer to Ishimori was nice. Ishimori vs. BUSHI was a very good action filled bout. SHO & Phantasmo’s pre-match trash talk banter was hilraious. Phantasmo’s punches to SHO being set to the rythm of the crowd’s claps was a bit funny. Phantasmo’s sit-out Styles Clash to SHO was cool. Phantasmo’s “ring around the roise” with the ref into a spear to SHO was sweet. SHO & Phantasmo’s purple nurples to each other via ref assist was funny. El Phantasmo vs. SHO was way better than I expected despite the very abrupt ending. Taguchi & Hiromu’s hectic pin & counter pin attempts fest at the start of their match was cool. Taguchi catch & anke lock counter of Hiromu’s hurricanrana was nice. Taguchi & Hiromu’s rolling Cradles & dizzy spell afterwards was a bit funny. Taguchi’s lariat to Hiromu spinning him to the ground was nice. Taguchi vs. Takahashi was an entertaining fast paced counters-heavy bout. Despy’s antics during his Figure Four to YOH was a bit funny. Despy’s stiff chop to SHO on the ropes was nice. YOH’s Ushigoroshi to Despy was nice. YOH’s superkick & Dragon Suplex combo to Despy was cool. YOH vs. El Desperado was a very good back-and-forth action filled match. NJPW Best of the Super Jrs. 2021 Night 8 was very enjoyable overall.

Impact Wrestling Impact! (Dec. 2)
* Matthew Rehwoldt vs. Chris Sabin – 3.0
* JONAH vs. Jai Vidal – 2.0 (Squash)
* Savannah Evans vs. Rachael Ellering – 2.5
* Violent By Design (Deaner & Joe Doering) vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack – 3.0
* W. Morrissey & Moose vs. Matt Cardona & Eddie Edwards – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – W. Morrissey & Moose vs. Matt Cardona & Eddie Edwards match.
Worst – Deonna Purrazzo’s somewhat dull effort on commentary during the Matthew Rehwoldt vs. Chris Sabin match.
Show Notes – Moose & Cardona opening promo about their bad blood & brawl with Morrissey & Edwards was splendid, especially Moose’s digs at Cardona’s WWE career & mid-Cardona nickname insult. Eric Young’s backstage promo about Rhino, Impact Tag title plans, & Monument of Destruction was superb. Rehwoldt’s Pendulum elbow drop to Sabin was nice. Sabin’s Toronado DDT to Rehwoldt via ropes assist was nice. Rehwoldt vs. Sabin was a pretty good back-and-forth style match. D’Amore, Chelsea Green, Elisha Edwards, & Vidal backstage segment about Knockouts Ultimate X & Vidal’s wide eyed scared reaction to facing off against JONAH was a bit funny. JONAH’s jumping senton & top rope splash combo splatting Vidal looked brutal while their match was a decent squash. JONAH’s post-match promo about Impact title plans & Josh Alexander was fine. Trey Miguel backstage interview about his X-Division title reign and Steve Maclin & brawl with Maclin was all right. Moose & Morrissey backstage segment about Cardona & their partnership was all right. The Influence & IInspiration backstage segment about Tenille Dashwood reuniting with her IInspiration friends & Kaleb’s antics was a bit funny. VBD vs. Swann & Mack was a good back-and-forth action match. Post-match brawl with Young, Rhino, & Heath was splendid. Johnny Swinger, Hernandez, Desi Hit Squad, & Lawrence D about Swinger’s new fond happiness & Wrestle House was a bit funny. Morrissey, Moose, & Cardona big boot fest was nice. Moose’s catch & Uranage counter of Cardona’s leap was cool. Morrissey & Moose vs. Cardona & Edwards was a good back-and-forth hard hitting match. Morrissey’s post-match ambush attack to Moose was interesting. This week’s show was enjoyable overall.

AAA Triplemania Regia II (Dec. 4)
* Pre-show: Trios Lumberjack match – Las Toxicas (Lady Maravilla, La Hiedra, & Flammer) vs. Faby Apache, Lady Shani, & Sexy Star II – 2.5
* Pre-show: #1 Contender’s for AAA World Trios Championship Three-way – Los Vipers (Abismo Negro Jr., Arez, & Psicosis) vs. Nueva Generación Dinamita (El Cuatrero, Sansón, & Forastero) vs. El Poder del Norte (Tito Santana, Carta Brava Jr., & Mocho Cota Jr.) – 3.0
* La Empresa (Puma King, Sam Adonis, & DMT Azul) vs. Dave the Clown, Murder Clown, & Chessman – 2.0
* Willie Mack & Laredo Kid vs. La Facción Ingobernable (Dragon Lee & Dralístico) – 3.5
* AAA World Tag Team Championship Ladder match – Los Lucha Bros (Pentagón Jr. & Fénix) vs. FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) (c) – 3.0
* Los Mercenarios (Rey Escorpión & Taurus) & L.A. Park vs. Psycho Clown, Pagano, & Cain Velasquez – 3.0
* AAA Mega Championship Five-way match – Bobby Fish vs. Jay Lethal vs. Samuray del Sol vs. Bandido vs. El Hijo del Vikingo – 4.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – AAA Mega Championship Five-way match.
Worst – The shenanigans riddle awful finish to the La Empresa vs. Dave the Clown, Murder Clown, & Chessman match and Matt Striker & Carlos Ocha’s mostly dull job with the English commentary for the show.
Show Notes – Women’s Lumberjack match opener was a mostly entertaining train wreck, more so due to all of the goofy shenanigans. Los Vipers vs. NGD vs. El Ponder del Norte was a pretty good hardcore match despite the flat ending. La Empressa crew forgetting to light the table on fire for the super powerbomb spot to Murder Clown was funny. La Empressa vs. Dave the Clown, Murder Clown, & Chessman was somewhat decent at best but also a mess of a hardcore match with a very flat ending. Willie Mack surprise appearance was sweet. Mack & Lee’s Electric Chair & cutter combo to Lee was cool. Dralístico’s springboard Destroyer to Kid was sweet. Lee’s powerbomb to Mack was impressive. Dralístico springboard hurricanrana to Kid & Lee’s Tree of Woe double stomp to Mack was cool. Mack & Kid vs. La Facción Ingobernable was a very good back-and-forth action filled match. FTR’s double dropkick to a ladder onto Penta’s nuts was funny. Wheeler’s botched DDT to Fenix on the apron was rough. Fenix’s cutter to Harwood & Wheeler’s Gory Bomb counter of Fenix’s cutter afterwards was cool. Penta & Harwood’s low blows to each other on the ladder was funny. AAA Tag title Ladder match was quite good. Los Mercenarios & L.A. Park vs. Psycho Clown, Pagano, & Velasquez was quite good despite the botched distraction ending. Fish’s catch & T-Bone suplex of Sol’s springboard kick was nice. Vikingo’s rope walk into a Spanish Fly by Sol was cool. Lethal’s catch & counter of Vikingo’s springboard attack into a spiked springboard cutter was sweet. Fish’s Avalanche Falcon Arrow to Lethal was cool. Bandido’s springboard rebound German suplex to Fish was nice. Viking’s springboard splash outta nowhere to Sol was cool. Bandido’s double Fireman’s Carry to Fish & Lethal was impressive. AAA Mega title was a great action packed match. Triplemania Regia II was mostly enjoyable overall despite being rough a at times.

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Weekly Awards:

• Best match of the week – Best of the Super Juniors 2021 match – El Phantasmo vs. Hiromu Takahashi (NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2021 Night 7)
• Best match of the week runner-up – AAA Mega Championship Five-way match – Bobby Fish vs. Jay Lethal vs. Samuray del Sol vs. Bandido vs. El Hijo del Vikingo (AAA Triplemania Regia II)
• Worst match of the week – 10-Woman Tag Team match – Team Liv (Bianca Belair, Rhea Ripley, Nikki A.S.H., Dana Brooke, & Liv Morgan) vs. Team Becky (Tamina, Doudrop, Carmella, Queen Zelina, & Becky Lynch) (WWE RAW)
• Worst match of the week runner-up – Julia Hart vs. Nikita Knight (AEW Dark)
• Best show of the week – NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2021 Night 7
• Worst show of the week – WWE RAW