AEW Dynasty

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AEW Dynasty (match rating scale is out of 5 stars)
“(c)” = incumbent champions

AEW CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Kazuchika Okada (c) def. Pac

MY PREDICTION: Okada (1-0)

★★★★

6-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
House of Black (Malakai Black, Buddy Matthews, Brody King) def. Eddie Kingston, Mark Briscoe, and Adam Copeland

MY PREDICTION: House of Black (2-0)

★★★½

AEW TBS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Willow Nightingale def. Julia Hart (c)

MY PREDICTION: Nightingale (3-0)

★½

AEW INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Roderick Strong (c) def. Kyle O’Reilly

MY PREDICTION: Strong (4-0)

★★★★

FTW CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Chris Jericho def. Hook (c)

MY PREDICTION: Jericho (5-0)

★★★

AEW WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
“Timeless” Toni Storm (c) def. Thunder Rosa

MY PREDICTION: Storm (6-0)

★★★

SINGLES MATCH
Will Ospreay def. Bryan Danielson

MY PREDICTION: Ospreay (7-0)

★★★★★

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP LADDER MATCH
The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson) def. FTR (Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler)

MY PREDICTION: The Young Bucks (8-0)

★★★★½

AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Swerve Strickland def. Samoa Joe (c)

MY PREDICTION: Strickland (9-0)

★★★★

Recommended matches: AEW World Tag Team titles ladder match and Ospreay/Danielson

PPV RATING: A-

NJPW Windy City Riot (2024)

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NJPW Windy City Riot (match rating scale is out of 5 stars)
“(c)” = incumbent champions

SINGLES MATCH
Ren Narita def. Minoru Suzuki

MY PREDICTION: Narita (1-0)

★★

NJPW STRONG WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Stephanie Vaquer (c) def. AZM

MY PREDICTION: Vaquer (2-0)

★★★★

NJPW STRONG OPENWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 4-WAY MATCH
TMDK (Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste) def. Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo, Hikuleo) (c), Fred Rosser & Tom Lawlor, and West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson, Royce Isaacs)

MY PREDICTION: TMDK (3-0)

★★★½

SINGLES MATCH
Shota Umino def. Jack Perry

MY PREDICTION: Perry (3-1)

★★★★

SINGLES MATCH
Mustafa Ali def. Hiromu Takahashi

MY PREDICTION: Ali (4-1)

★★★

RIOT RULES MATCH
Bullet Club (Clark Connors, David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Kenta) def. Eddie Kingston, United Empire (Jeff Cobb, TJP), and Homicide

MY PREDICTION: Bullet Club (5-1)

★★½

NJPW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Zack Sabre Jr. def. Matt Riddle (c)

MY PREDICTION: Riddle (5-2)

★★★★½

SINGLES MATCH
Nic Nemeth def. Tomohiro Ishii

MY PREDICTION: Nemeth (6-2)

★★★★½

IWGP WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Jon Moxley def. Tetsuya Naito (c)

MY PREDICTION: Naito (6-3)

★★★★

Recommended matches: NJPW TV title match, Nemeth v. Ishii, and IWGP World title match

PPV RATING: A-

AEW Revolution (2024)

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AEW Revolution (match rating scale is out of 5 stars)
“(c)” = incumbent champions

AEW TNT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Christian Cage (c) def. Daniel Garcia

MY PREDICTION: C. Cage (1-0)

★★★

AEW CONTINENTIAL CLASSIC, NJPW STRONG OPENWEIGHT, & ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Eddie Kingston (c) (c) (c) def. Bryan Danielson

MY PREDICTION: Kingston (2-0)

★★★★

8-MAN AEW CHAMPIONSHIP #1 CONTENDER MATCH
Wardlow def. Dante Martin, Brian Cage, Lance Archer, Chris Jericho, Hook, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Magnus

MY PREDICTION: Wardlow (3-0)

★★½

AEW INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Roderick Strong def. Orange Cassidy (c)

MY PREDICTION: Strong (4-0)

★★★★

TAG TEAM MATCH
Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli) def. FTR (Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler)

MY PREDICTION: FTR (4-1)

★★★★

AEW WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
“Timeless” Toni Storm (c) def. Deonna Purrazzo

MY PREDICTION: Storm (5-1)

★★½

SINGLES MATCH
Will Ospreay def. Konosuke Takeshita

MY PREDICTION: Ospreay (6-1)

★★★★★

AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 3-WAY MATCH
Samoa Joe (c) def. Swerve Strickland and “Hangman” Adam Page

MY PREDICTION: Joe (7-1)

★★★★½

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TORNADO MATCH
Darby Allin & Sting (c) def. The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson)

MY PREDICTION: Young Bucks (7-2)

★★★★

Recommended matches: Ospreay/Takeshita, AEW World Championship 3-Way, and AEW World Tag Team Tornado matches

PPV RATING: A-

NJPW Battle in the Valley (2024)

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NJPW Battle in the Valley (match rating scale is out of 5 stars)
“(c)” = incumbent champions

6-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
Shota Umino, Fred Rosser, and Jacob Fatu def. Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor, Royce Isaacs, Jorel Nelson)

MY PREDICTION: Umino, Rosser, Fatu (1-0)

Jack Perry (from AEW) attacks Shota Umino from the crowd post match

★★½

TAG TEAM MATCH
Mascara Dorado & Volador Jr. def. Soberano Jr. & Rocky Romero

MY PREDICTION: Soberano Jr., Romero (1-1)

★½

SINGLES MATCH
David Finlay def. TJP

MY PREDICTION: Finlay (2-1)

★★★

NJPW STRONG OPENWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo, Hikuleo) (c) def. Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin, Clark Connors)

MY PREDICTION: GoD (3-1)

★★½

NJPW STRONG WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Giulia (c) def. Trish Adora

MY PREDICTION: Giulia (4-1)

Mustafa Ali (formerly of WWE) issues a challenge to Hiromu Takahashi post match

★★½

TAG TEAM MATCH
The Chosen Bros (Matt Riddle, Jeff Cobb) def. TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr., Bad Dude Tito)

MY PREDICTION: Chosen Bros (5-1)

★★★★

AEW CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP, NJPW STRONG OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP, & ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Eddie Kingston (c) (c) (c) and Gabe Kidd fought to a double count out

MY PREDICTION: Kingston (5-1-1)

★★★½

NO DISQUALIFICATION MATCH
Jon Moxley def. Shingo Takagi

MY PREDICTION: Takagi (5-2-1)

Jon Moxley challenges IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito post match

★★★★½

SINGLES MATCH
Kazuchika Okada def. Will Ospreay

MY PREDICTION: Okada (6-2-1)

★★★★½

Recommended matches: No DQ match and Okada v. Ospreay

PPV RATING: B+

usagi704’s GAME OF THE YEAR 2023 Awards

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RULES FOR GAMES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR NOMINATION
(List of games eligible for this year’s awards)
– THE GAME MUST HAVE BEEN PLAYED FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR
– THE GAME DOES NOT HAVE TO HAVE BEEN ORIGINALLY RELEASED THIS YEAR

(DIS)HONORABLE MENTIONS

Blade Strangers (NS)
• Most Disappointing Game

Fast Striker (PS4)
• Worst Game

Breakers Collection is a collection of two relatively unknown fighting games for the Neo Geo, Breakers and Breakers Revenge. It’s still unknown what exactly the differences are between the two games besides Breakers Revenge’s one new character, Saizo, and the color palette of the stages. It has air-grabs, super attacks, dash cancels, rolls and hop-backs, and plenty of juggle opportunities: features that would underpin 2D fighting games through the late ’90s and beyond. The game’s arrival on modern platforms has been a long time coming and it gets everything right. The game features both crossplay and an online versus mode buoyed by all-important rollback netcode. It’s been a favorite fighting game of mine since I discovered it via emulation nearly 24 years ago.

A surprisingly simple shoot-’em-up with two shot types, one long range and more narrow and the other a short range spread. It has a great soundtrack that really sounds inspired by the Sega Genesis in all the best ways. Reminds me of the soundtrack from Blast Wind for Sega Saturn. A cool addition is the inclusion of two games from the Bandai Wonderswan, Judgement Silversword and Cardinal Sins.

I remember playing the shareware version of Heretic back in the mid 1990s and never thought much of it. While I still think it pales in comparison to Doom and Doom II, it is a nice medieval fantasy shooter with unique weapons. If you’re looking for something like Doom, but with a bit of a twist, this is something that I think is worth trying out. 

The main two Klonoa games have long been favorites of mine and they’re easier to access and better than ever in this collection. Be sure to give ’em a try!

A welcome remake of one of the major Like A Dragon spinoffs that the west never received originally in 2014. A worthy entry that lets you take a break from the main games’ modern setting. Now we just need a remake of Yakuza: Dead Souls to at least improve that game’s framerate and shooting controls. 

A short side story showing what Kazuma Kiryu was up to in between Yakuza 6 and Yakuza: Like A Dragon. The new agent fighting style adds numerous gadgets to your repertoire for an interesting dynamic in the brawling action.

A fantastic compilation of 12 Street Fighter games with select games that have online play.

I jumped into this collection and played through most of the included games. Some still held up well, Tournament Fighters (SNES), Turtles in Time (SNES), and The Arcade Game (NES). A few were surprisingly decent, Back From The Sewers (GB) and Turtles in Time (Arcade). Others faired poorly, such as, TMNT (Arcade) and Tournament Fighters (Genesis). A worthwhile collection for old-school Turtle-heads, but not particularly recommended to anyone else.

I actively avoided this game when I originally got my Nintendo Switch at the end of 2017. I thought it would be a bad version of 2008’s Super Street Fighter II HD Remix. I quickly realized it’s pretty fun. There are many balance changes from that 2008 game, such as Sagat losing his ability to juggle for up to 3 total hits with his tiger knee special move. It even adds an old favorite mode originally from the original Street Fighter Alpha: Dynamic Battle. This mode pits two fighters against a single opponent in a series of four matches. Not a necessary SFII, but a fun one nonetheless.

At first I saw much gameplay from people playing the game before I got to playing it myself. I didn’t think it would be as good as everyone said. As I learned the game by playing through it with the default roster, I found it had a lot of pick up and play fun with just enough depth to get better. What really pushed this game over the top and into being named my Game of the Year was the addition of the DLC, Dimension Shellshock. It adds Miyamoto Usagi and Karai as playable characters and a fun Survival Mode! The DLC takes this game from good to great and is quite possibly the best TMNT video game yet.

NJPW New Year Dash!! (2024)

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NJPW New Year Dash!! (match rating scale is out of 5 stars)
“(c)” = incumbent champions

NJPW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) def. Ryusuke Taguchi

★★

TAG TEAM MATCH
Bishamon (Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi) def. Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa

★★★

TAG TEAM MATCH
Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo, Yoshi-Hashi) def. Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima

★★★

12-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma), El Desperado, Master Wato, Shota Umino, and Tama Tonga def. House of Torture (Evil, Dick Togo, Ren Narita, Sho, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi)

★★½

10-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
United Empire (Francesco Akira, Henare, Jeff Cobb, TJP, Will Ospreay) v. Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin, Clark Connors, David Finlay, Drilla Moloney, Gabe Kidd)

★★★

12-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
Just 5 Guys (Douki, Sanada, Taichi, Taka Michinoku, Yuya Uemura) def. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito, Yota Tsuji)

★★½

KOPW 4-WAY MATCH
Taiji Ishimori def. Great-O-Khan, Toru Yano, and Yoh

★★

8-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
TMDK (Kosei Fujita, Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste, Zack Sabre Jr.) def. Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley), Kazuchika Okada, and Tomohiro Ishii

★★★★

PPV RATING: B-

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18 (match rating scale is out of 5 stars)
“(c)” = incumbent champions

IWGP JR. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Catch 22 (TJP, Francesco Akira) def. Bullet Club War Dogs (Drilla Moloney, Clark Connors) (c)

MY PREDICTION: Bullet Club War Dogs (0-1)

★★★

NJPW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Zack Sabre Jr. (c)

MY PREDICTION: Tanahashi (1-1)

★★★½

SINGLES MATCH
Yuya Uemura def. Yota Tsuji

MY PREDICTION: Tsuji (1-2)

★★★½

TAG TEAM MATCH
Evil & Ren Narita def. Kaito Kiyomiya & Shota Umino

MY PREDICTION: Kiyomiya & Umino (1-3)

★★

NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Tama Tonga def. Shingo Takagi (c)

MY PREDICTION: Takagi (1-4)

★★★★½

IWGP TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP & NJPW STRONG OPENWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo, Hikuleo) (c) def. Bishamon (Hirooki Goto, Yoshi-Hashi) (c)

MY PREDICTION: GoD (2-4)

★★½

IWGP JR. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
El Desperado def. Hiromu Takahashi (c)

MY PREDICTION: El Desperado (3-4)

★★★★

IWGP GLOBAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 3-WAY MATCH
David Finlay def. Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay

MY PREDICTION: David Finlay (4-4)

★★★★½

SINGLES MATCH
Kazuchika Okada def. Bryan Danielson

MY PREDICTION: Okada (5-4)

★★★★½

IWGP WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Tetsuya Naito def. Sanada (c)

MY PREDICTION: Naito (6-4)

★★★★

Recommended matches: NEVER Openweight Championship match and Okada v. Danielson

PPV RATING: B+

Best of Pro Wrestling 2023

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BEST WRESTLING SHOWS OF 2023
5. AEW × NJPW Forbidden Door
4. AEW All Out
3. NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
2. NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17
1. AEW WrestleDream

BEST WRESTLERS OF 2023
20. Kyle Fletcher   [2022 rank: 28]
19. Tomohiro Ishii   [2022 rank: 7], [2021: 20], [2020: 6], [2019: 21], [2018: 9] 3x TOP TEN FINISHER
18. Tetsuya Naito  [2022 rank: 16], [2021: 25], [2020: 7], [2019: 31], [2018: 22] 1x TOP TEN FINISHER
17. Sanada  [2022 rank: 62], [2021: 51], [2020: 58], [2019: 26], [2018: 14]
16. Claudio Castagnoli  [2022 rank: 25]
15. Christian Cage  [2022 rank: 78], [2021: 26]
14. MJF  [2022 rank: 88], [2021: 55], [2020: 105], [2019: 115]
13. Matt Jackson  [2022 rank: 3], [2021: 6], [2020: 17], [2019: 24] 2x TOP TEN FINISHER
12. Konosuke Takeshita  [2022 rank: 63]
11. Nick Jackson  [2022 rank: 4], [2021: 7], [2020: 10], [2019: 17] 3x TOP TEN FINISHER

10. Eddie Kingston [2022 rank: 15], [2021: 18]
FIRST TIME TOP TEN

@ NJPW G1 Climax 33 [Day 8]
Tomohiro Ishii v. Eddie Kingston

9. Bryan Danielson [2022 rank: 25], [2021: 42]
FIRST TIME TOP TEN

@ AEW WrestleDream
Bryan Danielson v. Zack Sabre Jr.

8. Shota Umino [2022 rank: 70]
FIRST TIME TOP TEN

IWGP UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH @ NJPW Power Struggle
Will Ospreay (c) v. Shota Umino

7. Kazuchika Okada [2022 rank: 2] [2021: 8], [2020: 9], [2019: 11], [2018: 8]
5x TOP TEN FINISHER

IWGP WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH @ NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
Sanada v. Kazuchika Okada (c)

@ NJPW G1 Climax 33 [Day 9]
Will Ospreay v. Kazuchika Okada

6. Swerve Strickland [2022 rank: 53], [2020: 74], [2019: 69]
FIRST TIME TOP TEN

@ AEW WrestleDream
Swerve Strickland v. “Hangman” Adam Page

HARDCORE TEXAS DEATHMATCH @ AEW Full Gear
Swerve Strickland v. “Hangman” Adam Page

5. Jon Moxley [2022 rank: 10], [2021: 13], [2020: 42], [2019: 18], [2018: 39]
2x TOP TEN FINISHER

TEXAS DEATHMATCH @ AEW Revolution
“Hangman” Adam Page v. Jon Moxley

4. “Hangman” Adam Page [2022 rank: 6], [2021: 27], [2020: 8], [2019: 70]
3x TOP TEN FINISHER

TEXAS DEATHMATCH @ AEW Revolution
“Hangman” Adam Page v. Jon Moxley

@ AEW WrestleDream
Swerve Strickland v. “Hangman” Adam Page

HARDCORE TEXAS DEATHMATCH @ AEW Full Gear
Swerve Strickland v. “Hangman” Adam Page

3. Zack Sabre Jr. [2022 rank: 13], [2021: 1], [2020: 41], [2019: 35], [2018: 35]
1x WINNER
2x TOP TEN FINISHER

@ AEW WrestleDream
Bryan Danielson v. Zack Sabre Jr

IWGP UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH @ NJPW Royal Quest III
Will Ospreay (c) v. Zack Sabre Jr.

2. Kenny Omega [2022 rank: 24], [2021: 3], [2020: 3], [2019: 15], [2018: 1]
1x WINNER
4x TOP TEN FINISHER

IWGP UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH @ NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17
Kenny Omega v. Will Ospreay (c)

AEW TRIOS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH @ AEW Revolution
The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews) v. The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) (c)

IWGP UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH @ AEW × NJPW Forbidden Door
Will Ospreay v. Kenny Omega (c)

@ AEW All Out
Konosuke Takeshita v. Kenny Omega

AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH @ AEW Collision 10.28.2023
MJF (c) v. Kenny Omega

1. Will Ospreay [2022 rank: 1], [2021: 9], [2020: 2], [2019: 1], [2018: 3]
FIRST EVER 3-TIME WINNER & FIRST EVER BACK-TO-BACK REPEAT WINNER
6x TOP TEN FINISHER

IWGP UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH @ NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17
Kenny Omega v. Will Ospreay (c)

IWGP UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH @ AEW × NJPW Forbidden Door
Will Ospreay v. Kenny Omega (c)

@ NJPW G1 Climax 33 [Day 9]
Will Ospreay v. Kazuchika Okada

@ NJPW G1 Climax 33 [Day 18]
Tetsuya Naito v. Will Ospreay

IWGP UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH @ NJPW Royal Quest III
Will Ospreay (c) v. Zack Sabre Jr.

IWGP UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH @ NJPW Power Struggle
Will Ospreay (c) v. Shota Umino

AEW Worlds End

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AEW Worlds End (match rating scale is out of 5 stars)
“(c)” = incumbent champions

8-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli), Daniel Garcia, and Mark Briscoe def. Brody King, Jay Lethal, Jay White, and Rush

MY PREDICTION: BCC, Garcia, Briscoe (1-0)

★★★½

SINGLES MATCH
Miro def. Andrade El Ídolo

MY PREDICTION: Miro (2-0)

★★★

AEW WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
“Timeless” Toni Storm (c) def. Riho

MY PREDICTION: Storm (3-0)

★★½

SINGLES MATCH
Swerve Strickland def. Dustin Rhodes

MY PREDICTION: Strickland (4-0)

★★½

8-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
Chris Jericho, Darby Allin, Sting, and Sammy Guevara def. The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita, Powerhouse Hobbs), Big Bill, and Ricky Starks

MY PREDICTION: Jericho, Allin, Sting, Guevara (5-0)

★★

AEW TBS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Julia Hart (c) def. Abadon

MY PREDICTION: Hart (6-0)

★½

AEW TNT CHAMPIONSHIP NO DISQUALIFICATION MATCH
Adam Copeland def. Christian Cage (c)

MY PREDICTION: Copeland (7-0)

★★★★

AEW TNT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Christian Cage def. Adam Copeland (c)

Killswitch handed over his TNT Championship opportunity contract to C. Cage and he redeemed it on the spot

★

AEW CONTINENTAL CLASSIC TOURNAMENT FINAL MATCH
Eddie Kingston def. Jon Moxley

MY PREDICTION: Kingston (8-0)

★★★★½

AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Samoa Joe def. MJF (c)

MY PREDICTION: Joe (9-0)

★★★½

Recommended matches: Continental Classic Final

PPV RATING: C+

AEW Full Gear (2023)

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AEW Full Gear (match rating scale is out of 5 stars)
“(c)” = incumbent champions

ROH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
MJF (c) & Samoa Joe def. The Gunns (Colten Gunn, Austin Gunn)

MY PREDICTION: Gunns (0-1)

★★½

6-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
Sting, Darby Allin, and Adam Copeland def. Christian Cage, Luchasaurus, Nick Wayne

MY PREDICTION: Sting, Allin, Copeland (1-1)

★★★

AEW INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Orange Cassidy (c) def. Jon Moxley

MY PREDICTION: Moxley (1-2)

★★★

AEW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
“Timeless” Toni Storm def. Hikaru Shida (c)

MY PREDICTION: Storm (2-2)

★★½

AEW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP LADDER MATCH
Big Bill & Ricky Starks (c) def. Kings of the Black Throne (Malakai Black, Brody King), FTR (Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler), and La Facción Ingobernable (Rush, Dralístico)

MY PREDICTION: Kings of the Black Throne (2-3)

★★★★

AEW TBS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Julia Hart def. Kris Statlander (c) and Skye Blue

MY PREDICTION: Hart (3-3)

★★★½

HARDCORE TEXAS DEATHMATCH
Swerve Strickland def. “Hangman” Adam Page

MY PREDICTION: Hangman (3-4)

★★★★★

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP #1 CONTENDER MATCH
The Golden Jets (Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho) def. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson)

MY PREDICTION: Golden Jets (4-4)

★★★½

AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
MJF (c) def. Jay White

MY PREDICTION: MJF (5-4)

★★★

Recommended matches: Strickland v. Hangman

PPV RATING: B