Opinion: Match & Show Ratings for April 17 to April 23, 2022

Welcome to TPWW’s Emperor Smeat’s Match and Show Ratings for the week of April 17th to April 23rd, 2022.

Match and show star ratings (out of 5):

WWE

WWE RAW (April 18)
* WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship – Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan vs. Naomi & Sasha Banks (c) – 2.5
* Veer Mahan vs. Jeff Brooks – 2.0 (Squash)
* Chad Gable & Ezekiel – 2.0
* RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle) vs. Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) – 3.0
* United States Championship – Theory vs. Finn Balor (c) – 3.0
* Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens – 3.5
Overall – 3.0
Best – The comedic Brooke & Reggie and Tozawa & Tamina double wedding ceremony with R-Truth segment.
Worst – Damian Priest & Edge’s rambling moody lights backstage promo segment and the lame buzzkill countout ending to the Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens match.
Show Notes – Opening Seth Rollins & Rhodes promo about their feud & banter over who is better was decent despite dragging a bit too long. WWE Women’s Tag titles match notable moments: Ripley’s Riptide to Banks onto the barricade. Banks’ rolling Code Breaker & Naomi’s Full Nelson Bomb finisher to Ripley. Match itself was solid despite being a bit sloppy at times. Post-match bickering & ambush attack by Ripley to Morgan was okay. Sonya Deville’s promo about her reasons for going after Belair’s RAW Women’s title, interruption response by Belair, insults filled retort by Deville was decent. KO Show segment with Gable & Ezekiel about Owens’ lie detector test to expose Ezekiel & it backfiring comically was entertaining. RK-Bro vs. Street Profits notable moments: Riddle’s leap-up top rope Spanish Fly to Ford. RK-Bro’s stereo draping DDT to Street Profits. Street Profits’ Doomsday Device style Blockbuster to Riddle. Match itself was mostly good despite the Usos music shenanigans ending. Priest & Edge moody lights room promo about last week’s dumbass moody lights shenanigans no contest ending & Edge rambling over WrestleMania 38 and Styles was decent at best. US title match notable moments: Theory’s apron assisted neckbreaker to Balor onto the floor. Balor’s Liger Bomb counter of Theory’s rolling rana. Theory’s springboard top rope Spanish Fly to Balor. Balor’s missed Coup de Grace into Theory’s ATL finisher. Match itself was a good action filled bout. The double commitment ceremony about R-Truth’s comedic one-liners, rowdy crowd, Tamina swapping partners thrice and Truth’s reactions, & 24/7 title shenanigans was a very entertaining comedic segment. Rhodes vs. Owens notable moments: Owens’ punch & Fallaway slam to the barricade combo counter of Rhodes’ dive to the outside. Owens’ spiked DDT counter of Rhodes’ Cross Rhodes. Rhodes’ rana & superkick combo counter of Owens’ pop-up powerbomb into Owens’ superkick into Rhodes’ clothesline spinning Owens onto the mat. Owens’ Avalanche Fisherman Suplex to Rhodes. Rhodes’ backdrop counter of Owens’ powerbomb on the apron. Match itself was going on very well until the lame buzzkill countout ending. This week’s show was mostly enjoyable overall.

NXT (April 19)
* Tiffany Stratton vs. Sarray – 2.5
* Grayson Waller vs. Sanga – 2.0
* Legado Del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (Drake & Gibson) – 3.0
* Santos Escobar vs. Carmelo Hayes – 3.5
* Natayla vs. Tatum Paxley – 2.5
* Xyon Quinn vs. Wes Lee – 2.5
* Roxanne Perez vs. Jacy Jayne – 1.5
* NXT Tag Team Championship – Duke Hudson & Dexter Lumis vs. Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) (c) – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – Santos Escobar vs. Carmelo Hayes match.
Worst – Roxanne Perez & Toxic Attraction backstage segment.
Show Notes – Opening Pretty Deadly promo about their NXT Tag titles win, angry interruption response by GYV bashing Pretty Deadly, & brawl with Legado was all right. Bron Breakker’s promo calling out Joe Gacy & Gacy’s creepy promo & lights response was a bit goofy. Stratton vs. Sarray was a solid back-and-forth bout despite the flat ending. Pretty Deadly & Hartwell and Pirotta flirty backstage segment about Hartwell & Pirotta conning P.D. into a tag title match with Lumis & Hudson was corny. Waller’s backstage interview about him abruptly firing Sanga for failing to win the NXT Tag titles was a bit random. Cora Jade video promo about Natalya’s attack last week was decent. Perez’s NXT debut vignette about playing WWE video games growing up & WWE career dream was interesting. Perez’s backstage interview about her upcoming NXT debut & interruption by Toxic Attraction was corny. Legado vs. GYV was pretty good. Escobar vs. Hayes notable moments: Hayes’ single leg crab counter of Escobar’s suplex attempt. Escobar’s bridging suplex counter of Hayes’ headlock. Escobar’s lengthy delayed suplex to Hayes. Hayes’ leg yank counter of Escobar’s punches in the corner. Escobar’s suicide dive to Hayes on the outside. Match itself was a very good hard fought action filled bout, especially the latter half, despite the ending shenanigans by D’Angelo’s mafia guys. Post-match Hayes & Cameron Grimes promo about upcoming NA title match & Sikoa’s ambush attack to Hayes & Williams was decent. Natayla vs. Paxley was a solid match. Hartwell, Lumis, & Hudson locker room segment about Hudson’s issues talking with Lumis was goofy but also a bit funny. Quinn vs. Lee notable moments: Quinn’s back drop toss to Lee onto the apron. Match itself was mostly solid. Perez’s entrance theme might legit be the most generic sounding theme in years in WWE. Perez vs. Jayne was nothing special topped by Wendy Choo’s video distraction shenanigans ending. NXT Tag titles match was a pretty good back-and-forth bout despite the abrupt ending. Gacy’s mind games antics to Breakker segments were all right overall but also a bit goofy, especially the final one with the mystery druids. This week’s show was mostly enjoyable overall.

Friday Night SmackDown (April 22)
* Xaiver Woods vs. Butch – 2.5
* Gunther vs. Teddy Goodz – 2.0 (Squash)
* Riddle vs. Jey Uso – 3.0
* Madcap Moss vs. Angel – 2.0
* Lumberjack match – Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn – 2.0
Overall – 2.0
Best – Riddle vs. Jey Uso match.
Worst – The lame non-finish to the Lumberjack match.
Show Notes – Opening SD Women’s title contract signing segment about Charlotte Flair bashing Drew Gulak, Flair & Rousey banter about their upcoming match, brawl, & Rousey beating up Gulak was mostly decent. Woods vs. Butch was mostly solid despite the flat ending. Butch’s post-match temper tantrum was a bit goofy. Aliyah & Ricochet’s backstage segment boasting about Ricochet’s IC title reign, interruption by Mahal & Shanky, & match setup was decent. RK-Bro & McIntyre backstage segment about Riddle’s upcoming match against Jey & uniting against Bloodline was all right but Zayn snooping in the background and reaction afterwards was a bit funny. Xia Li’s heelish promo about no longer being the Protector for others was a bit random. Riddle vs. Uso notable moments: Riddle’s leaping sleeper counter of Uso’s running attack. Riddle’s Gutwrench suplex to Uso. Uso’s punch counter of Riddle’s dive to the outside. Uso’s back drop to Riddle onto the announcer’s table. Riddle’s draping DDT to Uso. Uso’s catch & pop-up neckbreaker counter of Riddle’s RKO. Riddle’s knees & roll-up finisher combo counter of Uso’s Uso Splash. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action bout. Naomi & Sasha Banks interview about their Women’s Tag titles reign & interruption response by Natalya & Shayna Baszler, & insults banter was decent. Moss & Happy Corbin backstage segment about Corbin trying to mend their partnership and Moss insults refusal was decent. Raquel Rodriguez’s SD match debut vignette was all right. Moss vs. Angel was somewhat decent & same for Corbin’s post-match sneak attack & Andre the Giant trophy theft. Reigns, Usos, & Zayn’s backstage locker room segment about Jey’s loss to Riddle & Zayn’s offer to help the Bloodline in return for help against McIntyre, & Reigns’ Will Smith Oscars slap incident reference was all right. Lacey Evans’ troubled upbringing part 3 story promo was decent. Lumberjack match notable moments: McIntyre’s loud stiff chop to Zayn in the corner flooring him. McIntyre’s dive to all the lumberjacks on the outside. Match itself was going on decently until the very lame non-finish ending. This week’s show was average at best overall.

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AEW

AEW Dark Elevation (April 18)
* Kris Statlander vs. Ashley D’Amboise – 2.0 (Squash)
* Andrade El Idolo vs. Alan “5” Angels – 3.0
* Tony Nese vs. J. Spad – 2.0 (Squash)
* 8-Man Tag Team match – Dark Order (Evil Uno, Stu Grayson, John Silver, & Alex Reynolds) vs. Allen Russell, Kameron Russell, Dale Springs, and Izaiah Zane – 2.5 (Squash)
* The Factory (Aaron Solo & Nick Comoroto) vs. Roppongi Vice (Trent Beretta & Rocky Romero) – 3.0
* Women’s Trios Tag match – The Bunny, Emi Sakura, & Raychell Rose vs. Hikaru Shida, Ruby Soho, & Anna Jay – 2.5
* 8-Man Tag Team match – AFO (Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen), Angelico, & The Blade) vs. Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin) & The Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy) – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – The Factory vs. Roppongi Vice match.
Worst – Tony Nese vs. J. Spad match.
Show Notes – Statlander’s new entrance music & attire is pretty cool. Statlander vs. D’Amboise notable moments: Statlander’s reverse suplex & lengthy delayed vertical suplex combo to D’Amboise. Statlander’s deadlift Big Bang Theory finisher to D’Amboise. Match itself was a decent mostly squash style bout. El Idolo vs. Angels notable moments: Angels’ Poison Rana counter of Andrade’s Fireman Carry. Andrade’s dropkick counter of Angels’ Flying Nothing. Angels’ Northern Lights suplex counter of Andrade’s head lock. Andrade’s big boot, inverted headlock elbow drop, & El Idolo finisher combo to Angels. Match itself was a pretty good back-and-forth bout. Factory vs. Roppongi Vice notable moments: Comoroto’s lariat counter of Beretta’s running attack flooring him. Beretta’s Tornado DDT to Comoroto. Romero’s leap-up rana counter of Solo’s running attack. Comoroto’s chop counter of Romero’s apron splash & catch and back drop slam to the apron counter of Beretta’s dive to the outside. Beretta’s Back Drop Driver counter of Solo’s corkscrew kick. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action bout. Women’s Trios Tag notable moments: Soho’s diving crossbody to Bunny & Rose off the apron. Sakura’s double underhook backbreaker to Jay. Shida’s catch counter of Sakura’s running crossbody to the corner. Shida’s snap suplex to Rose into Sakura in the corner. Soho, Shida, & Jay’s trios finisher submission to Bunny, Rose, & Sakura. Match itself was a solid back-and-forth bout. 8-Man Tag notable moments: Top Flight’s stereo dropkicks to Private Party. Jeff’s springboard splash to Blade via Matt assist & Dante’s steup up dropkick to Angelico via Darius’ assist. Quen’s whip into the corner, Kassidy’s springboard Stunner, & Blade’s slam on the apron combo to Darius. Darius’ double rana to Private Party. Dante’s Inside Out slam to Kassidy. Kassidy’s step-up cutter counter of Jeff’s step-up splash via Matt assist. Matt’s Twist of Fate & Jeff’s Swanton Bomb finisher combo to Angelico. Match itself was an entertaining back-and-forth action bout. This week’s show was enjoyable overall.

AEW Dark (April 19)
* Toni Storm vs. Gigi Rey – 2.5
* Danielle Kamela vs. Rache Chanel – 2.0 (Squash)
* Team Taz (Ricky Starks & Powerhouse Hobbs) vs. Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) – 3.5
* Tony Nese vs. JD Griffey – 2.0 (Squash)
* Marina Shafir vs. Alejandra Lion – 2.0 (Squash)
* The Factory (Aaron Solo & Nick Comoroto) vs. Swerve Strickland & Keith Lee – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – Team Taz vs. Dark Order match.
Worst – N/A
Show Notes – Storm vs. Rey opener was a solid back-and-forth bout. Kamela vs. Chanel was a decent mostly squash style brief bout. Team Taz vs. Dark Order notable moments: Grayson’s chop & strikes fest into Hobbs’ shoulder tackle flooring Grayson into Grayson’s dropkick to Hobbs into Hobb’s running shoulder tackle flooring Grayson. Hobbs’ delayed vertical suplex to Grayson. Grayson’s sunset dive to Starks’ nailing him hard on the outside. Hobbs’ leg sweep to Grayson causing him to spill hard onto the apron. Grayson’s Tornado DDT to Hobbs. Uno’s big boot & rough neckbreaker combo to Starks. Hobbs’ snap powerslam counter of Uno’s running attack. Uno’s running cannonball to Hobbs in the corner & Grayson’s 450 Splash to Starks. Starks’ spear finisher counter of Grayson’s Flying Nothing. Match itself was a very entertaining back-and-forth action filled bout. Nese vs. Griffey notable moments: Nese’s brutal looking sitout driver to Griffey. Match itself was a decent mostly squash style brief bout. Shafir vs. Lion notable moments: Shafir’s bodyslam & leg capture triangle finisher combo to Lion. Match itself was a fine mostly squash style bout. Factory vs. Strickland & Lee notable moments: Comoroto & Lee’s hoss battle portion to start off the match was nice. Strickland’s fingers bend counter of Comoroto’s Military Press. Factory’s dropkick & suplex combo to Strickland. Strickland’s Matrix dodge counter of Solo’s running clothesline. Lee’s running splashes fest to Solo & Comoroto in the corners. Lee chucking Solo into Comoroto. Solo’s spin kick, Comoroto’s spear, & Solo’s top rope splash combo to Lee. Lee’s double overhand chop & Strickland’s leaping Flatliner combo to Solo. Lee & Strickland’s double team double foot stomp Spirit Bomb finisher to Solo. Match itself was a quite good back-and-forth action filled bout. This week’s show was enjoyable overall.

AEW Dynamite (April 20)
* CM Punk vs. Dustin Rhodes – 3.0
* Trios Tag Team match – Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson, Wheeler Yuta, & Jon Moxley) vs. Brock Anderson, Dante Martin, & Lee Moriarty – 3.0
* The Butcher vs. Wardlow – 2.5
* Owen Hart Foundation Men’s tournament Qualifier match – Kyle O’Reilly vs. Jungle Boy – 3.0
* HOOK vs. Anthony Henry – 2.0 (Squash)
* Owen Hart Foundation Women’s tournament Qualifier match – Danielle Kamela vs. Dr. Britt Baker – 2.5
* Coffin match – Andrade El Idolo vs. Darby Allin – 3.5
Overall – 3.5
Best – NJPW & AEW co-promoted event announcement and the Coffin match.
Worst – CM Punk vs. Dustin Rhodes match dragging too long and the rushed ending to the Coffin match.
Show Notes – Punk vs. Rhodes opener notable moments: Punk’s Figure Four to Rhodes into Punk & Rhodes’ slaps fest exchange into Rhodes Figure Four flip counter. Rhodes’ Cross Rhodes & piledriver combo to Punk. Match itself was a good hard fought bout despite dragging too long. Post-match Punk & Hangman Page staredown was sweet. Trios Tag notable moments: Moxley’s Half & Half suplex to Anderson. Moriarty’s capture back suplex to Danielson. Danielson’s shoulder capture suplex to Moriarty. Moxley’s catch & bulldog choke counter of Martin’s springboard moonsault. BCC’s kicks & elbows strikes fest to Martin, Anderson, & Moriarty. Match itself was a really good action filled bout. Satnam Singh’s debut & Samoa Joe wanting revenge video promo was all right. Tony Khan’s “major announcement” being an AEW & NJPW co-promoted event and Cole vs. Ishii for Owen Cup qualifier was awesome. O’Reilly vs. Jungle Boy notable moments: O’Reilly’s cartwheel Butterfly suplexes to Jungle. O’Reilly’s Exploder suplex to Jungle into Jungle’s rebound lariat. Jungle’s overhead suplex counter of O’Reilly’s running attack into the corner. O’Reilly’s brainbuster to Jungle. Match itself was a good action filled bout & bit surprised O’Reilly won despite it dragging at times. MJF’s backstage interview about Archer as the next hired gun to destroy Wardlow was splendid. Danhausen finally snapping over being unable to curse HOOK was a bit funny. Sammy Guevara’s heelish promo bashing fans for turning on him & Tay, heated response by Scorpio Sky & Ethan Page, & mixed tag match setup banter was all right. Deed vs. Shida feud hype video was splendid. Coffin match notable moments: Sting in the crowd removing a Sting mask to reveal himself to attack Andrade’s lackeys was funny. Allin’s low blow to Andrade into Sting’s crossbody dive off the balcony onto AFO was awesome. Andrade’s catch & German suplex counter of Allin’s Coffin Drop to the outside. Andrade’s suplex toss to Allin onto the stage’s metal grate. Allin’s slingshot Stunner & suicide dive to Andrade into the coffin. Ouch at Jose’s back after Allin’s back drop onto the thumb tacks lid. Match itself was very entertaining despite its rushed ending. This week’s show was mostly very enjoyable overall.

AEW Rampage (April 22)
* Owen Hart Foundation Men’s tournament Qualifier match – Adam Cole vs. Tomohiro Ishii – 3.0
* Lance Archer vs. Serpentico – 2.0 (Squash)
* Daniel Garcia vs. Eddie Kingston – 3.5
* TBS Championship – Marina Shafir vs. Jade Cargill (c) – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – Daniel Garcia vs. Eddie Kingston match.
Worst – The ending shenanigans to the Adam Cole vs. Tomohiro Ishii match.
Show Notes – Cole vs. Ishii opener notable moments: Cole’s “Bay Bay” taunt to Ishii into Ishii’s stiff chop flooring Cole. Ishii shrugging off Cole’s forearms fest into Ishii’s stiff forearm flooring Cole. Cole’s Ushigoroshi to Ishii. Ishii’s stalling superplex to Cole. Cole’s dodge, low kick, & superkick counter of Ishii’s sliding lariat. Ishii’s sliding lariat counter of Cole’s The Boom. Cole’s Ushigoroshi counter of Ishii’s brainbuster attempt. Ishii’s lariat flooring Cole. Cole’s ref distracted low blow & The Boom finisher combo. Match was a good hard hitting action bout despite the ending shenanigans by Jay White. HOOK & Danhausen backstage segment about Danhausen making a mess with snacks & HOOK’s spoken response was nice. Archer vs. Serpentico was a fine jobber destruction squash brief bout. Garcia vs. Kingston notable moments: Kingston’s chops fest & running boot to Garcia in the corner. Kingston chucking Garcia hard into the steel steps. Garcia’s standing senton to Kingston. Garcia’s German suplex counter of Kingston’s Dragon Sleeper. Garcia’s Boston Crab counter of Kingston’s DDT. Kingston’s enziguri & Exploder suplex combo to Garcia. Kingston’s rolling step over Saito suplex bending Garcia in half. Match itself was a very good hard fought battle. Strickland & Keith Lee backstage interview about their issues with Team Taz & Ricky Starks’ angry response on commentary was all right. Britt Baker, Jamie Hayter, & Toni Storm backstage interview about Baker & Toni’s insults banter was decent. Harwood vs. Wheeler Owen Hart tournament qualifier match hype video was splendid. Cargill & Shafir split-screen pre-match backstage interview was decent. TBS title match notable moments: Cargill’s clothesline to Shafir sending her over the ropes. Cargill’s powerslam counter of Shafir’s Front Chancery. Shafir’s shoulder judo throw, stiff kick, & knee bar combo to Cargill. Cargill’s pump kick outta nowhere flooring Shafir. Ouch at Shafir’s back after her rough landing from Cargill’s chokeslam through the timekeeper’s table. Cargill’s kicks fest counter of Shafir’s leg lock hold. Match itself was pretty good, especially the latter half. This week’s show was enjoyable overall.

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NJPW, Impact, & Other Wrestling

Impact Wrestling Impact! (April 21)
* Violent By Design (Eric Young & Joe Doering) vs. Decay (Black Taurus & Crazzy Steve) – 2.5
* Impact Digital Media Championship – Guido Maritato vs. Matt Cardona (c) – 2.5
* Shera vs. Gabriel Rodriguez – 2.0 (Squash)
* Honor No More (Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, Kenny King, & Vincent) vs. Bullet Club (Chris Bey, Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson), & Jay White) – 3.0
* “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Ace Austin vs. Laredo Kid & Trey Miguel – 3.0
Overall – 3.0
Best – Mike Bailey & Ace Austin vs. Laredo Kid & Trey Miguel match and the show closing Moose apology promo & brawl with Josh Alexander segment.
Worst – Impact’s feed issues throughout the show.
Show Notes – VBD vs. Decay opener notable moments: Young’s top rope elbow drop outta nowhere to Steve to break up his pin on Deaner. Match itself was solid decent the ending shenanigans by VBD. Alexander vs. Moose Impact title match hype video was superb. Brian Myers, Chelsea Green, & Matt Cardona promo about Major Players reunion, Impact Tag titles goal, and attack on Morrissey last week & interruption response by FBI about their issues with Major Players disrespecting the old ECW Arena, & brawl was all right. Impact Digital Media title match was solid despite the ending shenanigans by Myers & Cardona. Post-match brawl with Morrissey & Jordynne Grace was all right. Morrissey’s brutal looking chokeslam toss to Cardona through a table in the corner was cool. JONAH’s warehouse promo about PCO & upcoming match against Ishii was decent. HNM vs. Bullet Club 8-Man Tag notable moments: Taven’s brainbuster to Bey. Taven’s suicide dive to Anderson on the outside via Maria distraction assist. White’s inverted atomic drop & DDT combo to King. White’s catch counter of Vincent’s running attack into Vince’s Side Russian Leg Sweep counter. White’s Saito Suplex to Taven into King’s sitout powerbomb to White into Bey’s Art of Finesse to King & dive to HNM on the outside. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action bout. Bailey & Austin vs. Kid & Miguel notable moments: Yikes at Kid spiking his head from his overshot suicide dive to Bailey to the outside. Kid’s step-up head scissors to Austin via Bailey’s inadvertent assist. Bailey & Austin’s dives to Miguel & Kid on the outside. Miguel’s superkick counter of Austin’s headstand on the apron. Bailey’s standing moonsault & double knees combo to Miguel. Match itself was a good action filled bout. Post-match attack by Austin to Miguel & Bailey teasing joining in only to sneak attack Austin instead was interesting. Vincent reviving PCO via electrocuting him with jumper cables was splendid. Moose & his lawyer’s promo about Moose’s apology swerve to Alexander’s family for his recent actions and trashing Alexander, interruption by Alexander, & brawl was splendid. This week’s Rebellion 2022 go-home show was enjoyable overall.

Impact Wrestling Rebellion 2022 (April 23)
* Pre-show: Eddie Edwards vs. Chris Bey – 3.0
* Pre-show: Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Championship – The IInspiration (Cassie Lee & Jessie McKay) vs. The Influence (Madison Rayne & Tenille Dashwood) (c) – 2.5
* Triple Threat match – Jay White vs. Steve Maclin vs. Chris Sabin – 3.0
* AAA Reina de Reinas Championship – Taya Valkyrie vs. Deonna Purrazzo (c) – 3.0
* Impact X-Division Championship Triple Threat match – Ace Austin vs. “Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Trey Miguel (c) – 4.0
* JONAH vs. Tomohiro Ishii – 3.5
* 8-Team Impact World Tag Team Championship Elimination match – Major Players (Matt Cardona & Brian Myers) vs. Jordynne Grace & W. Morrissey vs. Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) vs. Johnny Swinger vs. Zicky Dice vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack vs. Honor No More (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. Rhino & Heath vs. Violent By Design (Joe Doering & Eric Young)(c) – 2.5
* Impact Knockouts World Championship – Rosemary vs. Tasha Steelz (c) – 2.5
* Impact World Championship – Josh Alexander vs. Moose (c) – 4.5
Overall – 4.0
Best – Impact World Championship match.
Worst – The sluggish pacing to the Knockouts Championship match.
Show Notes – Triple Threat match opener notable moments: White’s Saito suplex to Maclin on the floor. White’s suplex to Sabin onto Maclin in the corner. Maclin’s stiff clothesline bending White in half. White’s Blade Buster to Sabin & Uranage to Maclin. Maclin’s Tree of Woe spear to White into Sabin’s dodge counter of Maclin’s Tree of Woe spear sending him crashing to the outside. White’s Half & Half suplex counter of Sabin’s Cradle Shock. Match itself was a good action filled bout despite the abrupt ending. AAA Reinas title match notable moments: Valkyrie’s sliding snap German to Purrazzo from the corner. Purrazzo’s Flatliner & Koji Clutch combo to Valkyrie. Purrazzo’s Russian Leg Sweep to Valkyrie into the side of the ring. Valkyrie’s sitout powerbomb counter of Purrazzo’s Flying Nothing. Valkyrie’s kicks & Road to Valhalla finisher combo counter of Purrazzo’s Queen’s Gambit. Match itself was a good hard hitting back-and-forth bout. X-Division title match notable moments: Bailey’s moonsault to Austin on the outside via Miguel’s lift assist. Austin’s catch & slam to Miguel onto Bailey. Austin’s Gutwrench powerbomb to Miguel. Miguel’s dodge of Bailey’s side kick into a sliding cutter to Austin on the outside. Bailey’s German Suplex to Austin via Miguel’s sunset powerbomb setup. Miguel’s brainbuster & Meteora combo to Bailey. Austin’s spiked The Fold finisher to Miguel. Match itself was a great action packed bout. JONAH vs. Ishii notable moments: Ishii & JONAH’s stiff chops exchange in the corner. Ishii’s whip & German suplex combo to JONAH. JONAH’s lariat to Ishii into Ishii shrugging it off & responding with his own lariat flooring JONAH. JONAH’s powerbomb & stiff lariat combo to Ishii. JONAH’s spear to Ishii into Ishii’s dodge & sliding lariat combo counter of JONAH’s top rope splash. Ishii’s headbutts & brainbuster finisher combo to JONAH. Match itself was a very good hard hitting hoss battle. Impact Tag title Elimination match notable moments: Major Players vs. Grace & Morrissey portion was decent despite the ending shenanigans by Green. Morrissey’s post-match powerbomb to Green obliterating the table was cool. Major Players vs. Good Bros portion was decent. Good Bros vs. Swinger & Dice portion was a big pile of nothing. Swann & Mack’s stereo dives to Good Bros on the outside. Gallows’ chokeslam to Swann onto the apron. Good Bros vs. Swann & Mack portion was a good back-and-forth bout. Good Bros vs. HNM portion was mostly nothing topped by ending shenanigans by Maria. HNM vs. Rhino & Heath portion was decent. Rhino & Heath vs. VBD portion was solid. Match itself was somewhat good despite being rough at times & dragging too long. Knockouts title match was solid despite its sloppy ending & sluggish pacing at times. Impact title match notable moments: Alexander’s dodge & German suplexes fest counter of Moose’s pump kick. Moose’s dropkick & Sky High combo to Alexander from the corner. Alexander’s deadlift German to Moose into Moose’s pump kick to Alexander into Alexander’s dodge & ankle lock counter of Moose’s top rope dive. Moose & Alexander’s stiff chops & forearms fest exchange. Alexander’s Style Clash counter of Moose’s spear. Moose’s Buckle Bomb to Alexander into the exposed turnbuckle into Alexander’s knee strike counter of Moose’s spear into Alexander’s C4 Spike finisher to Moose. Match itself was an awesome hard fought action packed battle. Rebellion 2022 was a mostly great show overall.

NJPW Strong Strong Style Evolved 2022 Night 3 (April 23)
* Jon Skyler vs. Big Damo – 3.0
* Blake Christian vs. SW3RVE – 3.5
* Yuya Uemura vs. Buddy Matthews – 3.5
Overall – 3.5
Best – Yuya Uemura vs. Buddy Matthews match.
Worst – N/A
Show Notes – Skyler vs. Damo opener notable moments: Skyler’s big boot & spear to Damo on the apron. Damo’s running splashes in the corners, pop-up spinebuster, & elbow drop combo to Skyler. Damo’s super Fisherman Suplex to Skyler. Skyler’s elbow strike to Damo into Damo’s rebound crossbody to Skyler flattening him on the mat. Damo’s Fireman’s Carry, standing Senton, & Vader Bomb finisher combo to Skyler. Match itself was a good back-and-forth action bout & fine NJPW debut performance by Damo. Christian vs. SW3RVE notable moments: Christian & SW3RVE’s fast paced moves & counters fest exchange. Christian’s shotgun dropkick to SW3RVE. SW3RVE’s pump kick to Christian from the apron. SW3RVE’s diving twisting elbow drop to Christian’s back. Christian’s wheelbarrow roll & standing double foot stomp to SW3RVE. Christian’s standing moonsault to SW3RVE. Christian’s snap German to SW3RVE into SW3RVE’s stiff lariat counter of Christian’s running attack flooring him. Christian’s top rope Spanish Fly to SW3RVE. SW3RVE’s tilt-w-whirl backbreaker, strike & brainbuster combo to Christian. SW3RVE’s powerslam, brainbuster, & leaping back kick finisher combo to Christian. Match itself was a very good back-and-forth action filled bout, especially the latter half. Uemura vs. Matthews notable moments: Matthes arm yank to Uemura sending him crashing onto the apron. Uemura’s dropkick counter of Matthews’ running attack to the corner. Uemura & Matthews’ forearms fest exchange. Uemura’s catch & bridging German suplex counter of Matthews’ Kamigoye. Matthews’ dodge & curb stomp counter of Uemura’s top rope crossbody dive into Mathews’ Matthews’ Law finisher to Uemura. Match itself was a very good back-and-forth action filled bout. This week’s show was very enjoyable overall.

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Weekly Awards:

• Best match of the week – Impact World Championship – Josh Alexander vs. Moose (c) (Impact Wrestling Rebellion 2022)
• Best match of the week runner-up – Impact X-Division Championship Triple Threat match – Ace Austin vs. “Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Trey Miguel (c) (Impact Wrestling Rebellion 2022)
• Worst match of the week – Roxanne Perez vs. Jacy Jayne (WWE NXT)
• Worst match of the week runner-up – Chad Gable & Ezekiel (WWE RAW)
• Best show of the week – Impact Wrestling Rebellion 2022
• Worst show of the week – WWE Friday Night SmackDown