Pre Show
Over The Budget Battle Royal:
Okay match. Nothing too crazy. A few names that popped me. **
Kip Sabian vs Sammy Guevara:
Made a cheese sandwich, it was good.
Main Card
T-Hawk, El Lindaman & CIMA vs. SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky):
This was a really good opener. Did exactly what is needed from matches in this spot, it popped the crowd, it showcased the talent involved really well, like CIMA and Daniels. Gave the show a good first impression. CIMA looked great, except his hair though. No, get rid of it. Hopefully, we see more of Strong Hearts in AEW. They could offer something new and unique, unlike most tag teams. ***
Awesome Kong vs Britt Baker vs. Kylie Rae vs. Nyla Rose:
Decent match but this was basically your run of the mill multi-person match with no one really standing out as the top performers. They even had the tower of doom spot too. Quite amusing. Glad Kong got a big response. She deserves it. The match was pretty forgettable overall though. I'm sure some liked it more than I did, but meh. I still think a singles match would've been better here. **
Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent? ) vs Jack Evans & Angelico:
The Best Friends finally got their hug, and that's all I really need. The urgency shown near the finish was pretty good. Tons of high impact moves. Exciting stuff. ***1/4
Aja Kong, Yuka Sakazaki & Emi Sakura vs Hikaru Shida, Riho Abe & Ryo Mizunami
After a small worry that this match wouldn't take place, it did and I'm thankful because it delivered on a high scale. Everyone got time to shine and show off their individual personalities. There was some wicked tag sequences as well as single ones, like Shida vs Kong!! The pace was very fast from the start but they never seemed out of depth. They all had great chemistry which is wild considering they are all from different promotions (except Emi Sakura and Riho). The crowd was incredibly receptive and seem to click with the women straight away. They more than earned another match, all of them. ***3/4
Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes:
This was tremendous. Very heated back and forth action. Brother vs Brother match can somewhat lack true heat but you could feel it in the offense. The intensity behind the strikes, the aggression on their faces. Dustin bleeding added a ton as did his selling and timing of certain moves. The drama was built tremendously well too. Do away with the garbage at the start and this would've been even better. Small things but it really wasn't needed. Great match and great promo afterward. ****1/2
AAA World Tag Team Title Match: The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) (c) vs. The Lucha Brothers (Fenix & Pentagon Jr.):
I consider myself to be a Young Bucks fan, I really do but this indulged in some of their parts that I really don't have an interest in seeing. A little too cutesy for my tastes. Too much no selling and a ton of kick outs. None of which were necessary, in my opinion, and it kinda took away from the match more than enhanced it. Not awful but not good either. **
Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega:
I admittedly am not a Jericho fan. I haven't been much of a fan of his new gimmick although I appreciate it's him trying something different. I did love their Wrestle Kingdom match. It had everything that this match lacked. This match lacked good pacing with it dragging for most of the match, it didn't have any heat which is crucial in a no DQ, no energy to carry it along. I did like Omega's selling. Thought it was excellent and you could see how desperate Omega was to try and make the match work but it just lacked quality overall. The post-match angle was well done but the match didn't live up to the hype. *
Over The Budget Battle Royal:
Okay match. Nothing too crazy. A few names that popped me. **
Kip Sabian vs Sammy Guevara:
Made a cheese sandwich, it was good.
Main Card
T-Hawk, El Lindaman & CIMA vs. SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky):
This was a really good opener. Did exactly what is needed from matches in this spot, it popped the crowd, it showcased the talent involved really well, like CIMA and Daniels. Gave the show a good first impression. CIMA looked great, except his hair though. No, get rid of it. Hopefully, we see more of Strong Hearts in AEW. They could offer something new and unique, unlike most tag teams. ***
Awesome Kong vs Britt Baker vs. Kylie Rae vs. Nyla Rose:
Decent match but this was basically your run of the mill multi-person match with no one really standing out as the top performers. They even had the tower of doom spot too. Quite amusing. Glad Kong got a big response. She deserves it. The match was pretty forgettable overall though. I'm sure some liked it more than I did, but meh. I still think a singles match would've been better here. **
Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent? ) vs Jack Evans & Angelico:
The Best Friends finally got their hug, and that's all I really need. The urgency shown near the finish was pretty good. Tons of high impact moves. Exciting stuff. ***1/4
Aja Kong, Yuka Sakazaki & Emi Sakura vs Hikaru Shida, Riho Abe & Ryo Mizunami
After a small worry that this match wouldn't take place, it did and I'm thankful because it delivered on a high scale. Everyone got time to shine and show off their individual personalities. There was some wicked tag sequences as well as single ones, like Shida vs Kong!! The pace was very fast from the start but they never seemed out of depth. They all had great chemistry which is wild considering they are all from different promotions (except Emi Sakura and Riho). The crowd was incredibly receptive and seem to click with the women straight away. They more than earned another match, all of them. ***3/4
Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes:
This was tremendous. Very heated back and forth action. Brother vs Brother match can somewhat lack true heat but you could feel it in the offense. The intensity behind the strikes, the aggression on their faces. Dustin bleeding added a ton as did his selling and timing of certain moves. The drama was built tremendously well too. Do away with the garbage at the start and this would've been even better. Small things but it really wasn't needed. Great match and great promo afterward. ****1/2
AAA World Tag Team Title Match: The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) (c) vs. The Lucha Brothers (Fenix & Pentagon Jr.):
I consider myself to be a Young Bucks fan, I really do but this indulged in some of their parts that I really don't have an interest in seeing. A little too cutesy for my tastes. Too much no selling and a ton of kick outs. None of which were necessary, in my opinion, and it kinda took away from the match more than enhanced it. Not awful but not good either. **
Chris Jericho vs. Kenny Omega:
I admittedly am not a Jericho fan. I haven't been much of a fan of his new gimmick although I appreciate it's him trying something different. I did love their Wrestle Kingdom match. It had everything that this match lacked. This match lacked good pacing with it dragging for most of the match, it didn't have any heat which is crucial in a no DQ, no energy to carry it along. I did like Omega's selling. Thought it was excellent and you could see how desperate Omega was to try and make the match work but it just lacked quality overall. The post-match angle was well done but the match didn't live up to the hype. *
The show was pretty fun. A tad long with the last two matches dragging the show to a screeching halt pace-wise. Good matches up and down the card. Best to worst: Cody vs Dustin - [****1/2]. Joshi Six Man Tag - [***3/4]. The Best Friends vs Angelico & Jack Evans - [***1/4]. Strong Hearts vs SCU - [***]. Awesome Kong vs Britt Baker vs. Kylie Rae vs. Nyla Rose - [**]. The Young Bucks vs Lucha Brothers - [**]. Kenny Omega vs Chris Jericho -[*].
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