The match was far from a clinic, but what it lacked technique it more than made up for in star power. Action, Sport, WWF Title: Sgt. WWE WrestleMania 39 Night 1 Results on April 1, 2023 Austin Theory def. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. pic.twitter.com/A8ClLlORPp. The actual main event was advertised as Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna. For what it was, though, it delivered. Director: . Here are the match ratings for the show according to Dave Meltzer. Any pay-per-view needs a banger to kick it off, and the Fiend is perfect in the spot. Copyright 2019 IWNerd.com. We are NOT associated with the WWE in any way. An ugly spear, which appeared to be the result of The Beast being out of position, came first. Demonic entities succumb to distraction in WWE. Here was a match so significant that it was cut for time one night and shoved into the middle of a card, with minimal time allotted, the next. | Youd better believe it. Every WWE Trademark Filing Of 2022. All rights reserved. Stars: While Lynch didn't take full control early, she managed to keep Belair in check every time the challenger took momentum. Lawrence Taylor, The Miz announced an attendance of 80,497 and incels everywhere tweeted about the number being fake. Apr 12, 2021 April 12th, 2021. | With a win over Sheamus and Drew McIntyre, Gunther not only retained his run as the Intercontinental Champion but also became the sole holder of the most five-star matches as a member of the WWE Universe at five. Chock full ofJackass stars and spectacle, the Anything Goes Match between the Hollywood celebrity and former Intercontinental champion had the fans in Dallas entertained from start to finish. Mark Calaway, | More. Kevin Dunn Get viral graphics, memes, rumors and trending sports news delivered right to your inbox with the Clutch Newsletter. is obviously very good, but maybe slightly underwhelming or, conversely, a massive over-delivery - depending on who is in it. | Owens and Austin brawled in and out of the ring, through the crowd and up the entrance ramp. Limited by their own ability, and the inability to have interference due to the cage, the two had a less than entertaining match, but it was the first WrestleMania main event both on this list and chronologically to make it to the positives in star ratings. The star-studded affair - featuring Hulk Hogan and TV sensation Mr. T See full summary, Director: In the weeks leading into WrestleMania, we saw the eight women involved in Sunday's Fatal 4-Way for the Women's Tag Team Championships deliver some strong in-ring content on both Raw and SmackDown. Randy Savage, Bianca Blair, Boston College Eagles. Director: WWE WrestleMania 38 Results: Star Ratings for All Matches from Full | Anyone familiar with Pat McAfee's work in NXT was prepared for the SmackDown color commentator to show up and show out Sunday, and he did just that. How did you rate the matches? Full WrestleMania VII results. The Rock returns to WWE to host WrestleMania XXVII. | Kevin Steen, TV-PG The rest of the action was standard fare, though that is hardly a bad thing. The match itself sucked because of course it did. The 33rd edition of the show of shows - WrestleMania. "He's from hell, so it's OK!" Action, Sport, Triple H defends the WWF Championship against The Rock, Mick Foley, and the Big Show in a Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match with a McMahon family member in every corner. Mick Foley, The 2023 Elimination Chamber (known as No Escape in Germany) was the 13th Elimination Chamber professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE.It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.The event took place on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Director: Rhea Ripley was on the babyface side of the boo/yeah! chants. Haku & The Barbarian w/ Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Mark Calaway, The wild brawl saw Austin pin Kevin Owens, dishing out Stunners to everyone within arms reach in the process. Or, you can follow us over on our Twitter and Facebook pages. Was it even technically a match? It was an entertaining night overall, though, with its fair share of twists and turns throughout. Kevin Dunn Joe Anoa'i, Stars: WhatCulture is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Read about our, New Writer Brought In For Bray Wyatt As WWE Absence Continues, NFL Super Bowl Champion In Talks With The Miz Over WWE Appearance, Gunther Marries Former WWE NXT UK Star [Photo], Controversial WWE Hall Of Famer Planned For WWE Raw, Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs 1.5*, Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Kevin Owens 3.5*, Sami Zayn vs. Johnny Knoxville (No rating given at time of writing), Sheamus & Ridge Holland vs. Rhodes outlasted Rollins, winning with a Bionic Elbow and a third Cross Rhodes. Mark Calaway, Star Ratings for Full Card Saturday. Bam Bam Bigelow, See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. While the finish was good, there was some really good stuff in this match, and, thankfully, the feud between Edge and The Judgement Day appears to be officially over, this match lost all of its momentum in the middle and was never quite able to earn it back from the audience. | Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). There was a glitch with the big screen when Cena went for the Attitude Adjustment, and the action was not aired on the big screen for the remainder of the match. A feud that centered around a sword and some tasteless jokes culminated with McIntyre kicking out of the End of Days, which WWE billed as the first time that had happened, and delivering a Claymore to (hopefully) put an end to the program. Trident Digital Media Limited. The fact that they held onto the audience no matter how ridiculous the props became is a testament to the quality of performers Zayn and Knoxville are. There have been 224 matches awarded 5 or more stars; Mitsuharu Misawa and Will Ospreay are tied for the most individual matches with 25 apiece. Randy Savage, On a card loaded with dense offerings, this match was a ton of fun, even if it would have potentially benefited from being booked later in the night to serve as a fast-paced palate cleanser. A multifaceted writer who can be read at Heavy, Fansided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. | John Cena, Kevin Dunn Of course, the Hulkster would accept and beat Yokozuna in just under a minute. Congratulations on the record, Gunther; you certainly earned it. | Mankind faces the Big Show. Stars: There were dueling lets go Rhea/lets go Charlotte chants as this match progressed. Dwayne Johnson, The outcome will almost always be a fantastic match, and this was no different. From Logan. The Miz and Logan Paul def. Paul Levesque, 161 min | Intercontinental Champion @Gunther_AUT is on a completely different level. Stars: You can find the full list of star ratings from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer below. The Big Show faces sumo champion Akebono See full summary, Director: | Showcasing his athleticism and charisma as a performer, McAfree grabbed hold of the WWE Universe's attention and did not let go for the entirety of his battle with Austin Theory. Outside of the KSI Prime Energy Drink spot, which was a classic "your mileage may vary" moment, it's hard to find too much wrong with this match, which is probably why Meltzer gave it a 4.5-star. Brock Lesnar, Everybody and their muscle car fantasy booked Dominik Mysterio coming out in a low rider, and while he did come out in a vehicle, it was a cop carwhich was even more creative. This felt like the culmination of a lengthy feud between Drew McIntyre and Happy Corbin, who was accompanied to the ring by Madcap Moss. Director: pic.twitter.com/cMSkhPUPKb. Read reviews and buy WWE: Wrestlemania 39 (DVD)(2023) at Target. Below, you'll find a look at all seven of Saturday's matches, with star ratings for eachbased on factors like in-ring performances, storytelling, crowd response and overall impact. | WrestleMania 37 Night One star ratings - Sportskeeda Chad Gable hit his patented rolling German Suplex and it elicited holy st chants. Natalya and Shayna Baszler, Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan, Queen Zelina and Carmella were all game to deliver something a bit more special. | Tim Walbert | 7 Match Star Ratings For WWE WrestleMania 37 - Night 2. Kevin Dunn Not always the prettiest match, and suffering from a lack of flow early on, it recovered nicely down the stretch en route to The Queen successfully retaining her title following a referee bump a big boot to the face. The Undertaker puts The Streak on the line when he See full summary, Director: Happy Corbin - 2.75* Logan Paul & The Miz vs. Rey & Dominik Mysterio - 3.5* Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch - 4.5* After losing a scintillating opener to younger brother Owen, Bret Hart See full summary, Director: CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. John Cena, Two of the biggest superstars of all time The Rock and John Cena collide for the very first time ever at the grandest stage of them all. Dwayne Johnson, TV-PG 100% 4 stars. Andr Ren Roussimoff, Yes. | var lo = new MutationObserver(window.ezaslEvent); Ed Leslie, TV-PG After months of feuding in the ring, on social media, and as part of the media circuit, this match delivered in a big way. Once the pomp and circumstance of his entrance was over, Rhodes proceeded to deliver another Match of the Year candidate against a guy in Rollins who has been the steady workhorse for the company since his initial main event push back in 2015. Larry Pfohl, Many fans anticipated that the surprise entrant would be Cody Rhodes following his departure from AEW. | The Undertaker battles Kane. The purpose of Cageside Community Star Ratings is for the readers to assign star ratings to every single match on a given WWE pay-per-view event. The crowd was into this one quickly, as both women were given spectacular entrancesLynch getting a Marvel-inspired video package and Belair coming with the Texas Southern University marching band. Given the finish, this rivalry probably isn't over. The better-than-expected performance of Logan Paul and a red-hot crowd fueled the tag team match between the YouTube sensation, partner The Miz and the Mysterios to a higher star rating than anticipated. pic.twitter.com/wFORpvUaDy. I write about men in tights and the money they make for men in suits. Sid Eudy, TV-PG In the same city that he had his first match, Austin capitalized on an errant steel chair swing from Owens and dropped him with a Stone Cold Stunner to win the match and send the fans home happy. Last weeks broadcast of WWE Raw averaged 1.843 million viewers. Adam Copeland, The crowd was into it, fully investing in McAfee's character and story, and the result was a good match to break up a string of not-so-great in-ring action. Stars: Mark Calaway, Randy Savage, Grading Dave Meltzer's star ratings for WrestleMania 39 Night 1 Hulk Hogan, TV-14 Rhodes and Rollins are both incredible workers, and they appeared evenly matched. On a card with intrigue and incredible spots in (almost) every other bout, this one feels like it might go down as the weakest match on the card. Kevin Dunn Joe Anoa'i, Take Our Quiz To Find Out, Which WWE Legend Are You? George Kittle looked like he had a fantastic time, sure, and its not like anyone, I dont know, tore their quad midway through the match and had to pull an on-the-fly audible in front of 80,000 fans, but jeez, this match was a one all day. Congratulations to @reymysterio! @_Theory1 successfully retains the #USTitle against @JohnCena at #WrestleMania! How the match was supposed to end is unknown, but it feels unlikely that Nakamura and Boogs were meant to go over. var pid = 'ca-pub-1639418823868474'; CP. | Anything below that is a different shade of sh*tty, from "That was pretty sh*tty" to "Christ what a piece of sh*t that was". | Meltzer got this one right too. Kevin Dunn In particular, the TLC. Hogan was never a wizard between the ropes, and Andre was already limited greatly by his size and health issues. Despite the iconic moment, the match itself was not very good. The pattern of low rated Hogan matches continues here. Logan Paul Becky Lynch, Trish Stratus and. Steve Austin, TV-14 Win/Loss Records. The fans struggled to get invested early, if for no other reason than being burned out by the previous two encounters.Flair, in particular, won them back. Triple threat match between three rising superstars Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Becky See full summary, Director: 233 min The match was solid, as one might expect. Congratulations to Gunther and his lovely bride after tying the knot over the weekend! Sasha Banks now finally has a big WrestleMania victory under her belt. Hulk Hogan, They'd job Cthulhu out like this if they could. However, that didn't stop the crowd from exploding when Rhodes' "The American Nightmare" theme hit. In the nights most heated storyline, The Usos represented The Bloodline to defend their historic tag team title reign against Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens. WrestleMania 38 was the first WrestleMania event back at capacity since 2019, and the two night spectacular delivered shock returns, title changes and grudge matches. All rights reserved. No pro wrestling company can touch WWE when it comes to production. Action, Sport. The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match did not disappoint. 163 min #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/aZfOrOZYHi. Ranking Every WrestleMania From Best to Worst - IMDb Randy Savage, There was a great spot when both teams struggled to their feet to face off after a hard-fought war, and fans fans lost their minds. Hulk Hogan, Stars: It is just a shame the finish came across as a bit flat because the feud deserved something much more definitive. The highlight of Saturday came midway through the card, as Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair put on an absolute clinic. Kevin Dunn The Hardy Boyz, The Dudley Boyz, and Edge and Christian battle it out in a TLC match for the WWF Tag Team See full summary, Director: The Rock defends the Intercontinental See full summary, Director: Lynch was great, proving her excellence in defeat, and Belair undeniably established herself as the present and future of women's wrestling in WWE. WWE Legend Pitches "Bonus Time" Match With Rhea Ripley, Ranking Every Night One WWE 2023 Draft Pick From Worst To Best, 4 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Rampage (April 28). A referee bump teased shenanigans from The Usos and/or Paul Heyman, but the match remained a one-on-one encounter for its entirety. It was Paul's involvement, and his heel shtick that included disrespecting Eddie Guerrero in a match with one of the Hall of Famer's best friends, that really elevated the overall quality of the bout. Stars: 1 across all television. Ric Flair, | | Shawn Michaels, Brock Lesnar, TV-PG Kevin Dunn One's opinion of Johnny Knoxville vs. Sami Zayn is dependent upon their ability to accept a fun, inoffensive garbage wrestling match. Lesser-skilled workers than Zayn, and anyone but a consummate showman like Knoxville, would have folded in spectacular fashion. Meltzer got this one right. | Cageside Community Star Ratings: McIntyre vs. Corbin | Every WrestleMania Main Event Ranked By Star Rating | In recent years, the enormity of WrestleMania has lent itself to a Match of the Year candidate here or there, with other solid matches sprinkled in, the spectacle of the showing overshadowing its match quality. Hulk Hogan, Kevin Dunn What a match! Hogan may get a lot of grief as the one common denominator in these matches, but he didnt have much to work with either. Designed and Developed by Arren Marketing, Current WWE Stars Expecting Their First Child, Update On Big WWE Targets Contract Status, Incredible Videos Of WWEs Gunther Out-Of-Character, Dancing With New Wife Jinny, AEW Star So Happy For WWEs Baron Corbin, Ex-WWE Name On Why He Called CM Punk A Bitch After Raw Backstage Return, Young Bucks Pitch Dream Match Against Top WWE Stars, Did NXT Stars Know About Call-Up Plans Ahead Of WWE Draft Revealed, Potential Spoiler On Where Top WWE Stars Are Set To Be Drafted, All Draft Picks Confirmed 2023 WWE Draft Night 2 Results, AEW Star Has Hilarious Response To WWE Stars Tweet, NXT Star Reacts To Being Drafted To WWE Main Roster, WWE Name Says Company Has Hired A New Writer To Work With Top Star. There was nothing to the match outside of Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods that was WrestleMania-worthy. The British Bulldog def. Unofficially dubbed a giant fight, WWE explicitly built up the match as a contest to see if The Beast Incarnate could deploy his typical power moves on a 7-foot-3, 400-plus pound man, with his very pride on the line. The Natural Disasters, The Undertaker vs. Jake Roberts, The Nasty See full summary, Stars: The better-than-expected performance of Logan Paul and a red-hot crowd fueled the tag team match between the YouTube sensation, partner The Miz and the Mysterios to a higher star rating than . ins.dataset.adChannel = cid; With WrestleMania 39 officially in the record book, fans of the WWE Universe waited with bated breath for reviews to roll in for the Showcase of the Immortals, with one reviewers opinion, in particular, taking importance above all others: Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer. telling TMZ Sports . 168 min var container = document.getElementById(slotId); Of course, there are those who will denounce the style of match they had, claiming it made a mockery out of professional wrestling and that everyone involved should be ashamed of themselves. Stars: Slaughter. Steve Austin, pic.twitter.com/YeRDMePPC7. That said, there wasn't much chemistry or cohesion in this one. A definitive #WrestleMania victory for @EdgeRatedR inside Hell in a Cell against Demon @FinnBalor! Yokozuna, That is the best way to describe the battle between Drew McIntyre and Happy Corbin that took to the squared circle second Saturday. It was likely a little bit of both, but the energy during the Rhonda Rousey and Charlotte Flair match was lacking. The high-risk dives from Ford and Gable, the stadium-shaking hot tag to Orton and the finishing sequence that saw The Viper deliver the RKO to the aforementioned Gable in mid-flight made for a hell of a match that captivated the Dallas fans throughout. | Stars: Well, you've come to the right place, brother. Dave Meltzer Star Ratings - Wrestlemania 17 (X-Seven) | var alS = 1002 % 1000; The Texas Tornado def. #WrestleZaynia, #KOMania nothing but love! The Hart Foundation vs. CM Punk Turns Up Backstage At Another Major Wrestling Company, WWE Announces Additional Draft Picks Between SmackDown And Raw, AEW Star Was On "Handshake Deal" During Debut. Paul Levesque, Kerwin Silfies Kerwin Silfies Now granted, the match was far from bad, with Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler getting big boos and the team of Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez impressing the higher-up enough to earn a RAW number one contenders match and an eventual title shot against Becky Lynch and Lita Trish Stratus, but giving the win the MMA Horsewomen when they havent been seen since just feels like a missed opportunity to add some star power to the new Champs. 65243. Unfortunately, then Sikoa returned to the ring area, hit Thodes with the Samoan Spike, and set Rhodes up to end the match on the wrong side of the pin next to a rubber chicken. WWF Champion Bret Hart battles Yokozuna live at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Honestly, its impossible to know; maybe WWE really wanted to give Bayley and Stratus a moment in the ring instead of being on the outside as managers? Styles, Cagematch rating: 9.67. 5.0 out of 5 stars with 1 reviews. | 3-0 at #WrestleMania!#AndStill pic.twitter.com/kWBZF33HKs. Why? 1 star rating. John Cena, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. [here are all of the five-starratings that he has ever given out]. | Heres Dave Meltzers star ratings for Night 1 of WrestleMania 39: Heres Meltzers star ratings for Night 2 of WrestleMania 39: You can keep up with all your wrestling news right here on eWrestlingNews.com. Paul Wight, TV-PG Fans popped huge for Charlotte Flair kicking out of the Riptide. pic.twitter.com/H0FiZo30Vw. Almost too lofty. Kevin Dunn 146 min WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan battles WWF Intercontinental Champion The Ultimate Warrior live from the Skydome in Toronto, Canada. Jim Hellwig. After officially turning his back on being a babyface at SummerSlam 2022 and then joining The Judgement Day a few weeks later, WWE spent the better part of the next year building towards a match between the two Mysterios, with Rey finally hitting his son in March. 180 min Hey @TheRock, @SnoopDogg just delivered a #WrestleMania style People's Elbow to @mikethemiz and it was AWESOME!!! This one lived down to expectations, as Omos was nowhere near ready to excel on a stage of this magnitude as a singles competitor, and Bobby Lashley was not the miracle worker needed to get a passable match out of him. Let us know in the comment section below. | 2022 WWE WrestleMania 38 results, Night 1 grades: Steve Austin wrestles Ultimate Warrior Retirement match, Mr. | 30 Greatest British/Irish Guitarists of All Time, 30 Greatest American Guitarists of All Time, Top 10 Most Badass TV Characters of All Time. Tonga Fifita, Twenty-third annual WrestleMania features WWE Championship match between champion John Cena and Mr. WrestleMania Shawn Michaels. Jack Simon Stars: Night one saw Bianca Belair finally earn retribution over Becky Lynch for her surprise SummerSlam defeat by pinning Big Time Becks to claim the Raw Womens Championship. Jay Reso, TV-14 Drew Galloway, TV-14 While fans have seen several matches between these two, Corbin has done a tremendous job of painting himself as an unlikable heel, which kept the crowd invested here. That subset of fans was never going to like anything Zayn and Knoxville accomplished Sunday night. So, with Meltzers review officially in, why not take a look at how he reviewed each match of Night 2 and see if Meltzer lowballed anyone, was overly generous, or hit the matches right on the mark? If this match was solely The Miz versus Shane McMahon, this match would have topped out as a zero and may have actually dipped into the negative star range, depending on how WWE was able to deal with Shane-O-Macs torn quad. Yes. var cid = '4095791941'; Kevin Dunn Still, it was smart of WWE to place it first, as the rating likely would have been much worse if it had to follow any of the other title matches, which were all objectively better. With a year of frustration with The Authority, Daniel Bryan seeks to win it all on the grandest stage of them all, Bray Wyatt looks to get into John Cena's head and Brock Lesnar does the unthinkable. Others? The Nasty Boys WWF Tag Team Championship, Jake Roberts vs. Rick Martel Blindfold match, if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[580,400],'iwnerd_com-banner-1','ezslot_7',106,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-iwnerd_com-banner-1-0'); Undertaker vs. Jimmy Snuka, Randy Savage vs. Mark Calaway, There was a more deflating pop for when Jey Uso kicked out of the Stunner. 240 min Dominik Mysterio repeatedly antagonized his family until Angie Mysterio slapped him to an enormous pop. It featured a fantastic intro and some solid chemistry from Rick Boogs and Shinsuke Nakamura early, while Jey and Jimmy Uso flashed their usual tag team chemistry. Though many speculated it would be Jake Paul, the Prime mascot turned out to be KSI. Steve Borden, TV-14 Every WWE & AEW Dave Meltzer Star Rating Of 2023. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter has revealed his match ratings for WrestleMania 38. @AngeloDawkins & @MontezFordWWE are victorious in the Men's #WrestleMania Showcase Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match!
