Tuesday, May 22, 2018

2018 Match Rating Archive

I rarely have the time to write full reviews anymore so I am keeping my archive of star ratings here. I am still catching up on stuff so this will be updated periodically with a link posted to Twitter (@ThePWTruth) when I do. New additions will be in ITALICS.
JANUARY:
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Samoa Joe - Intercontinental Title Match - WWE: Raw - 1/1/18 - ****1/4

The Young Bucks vs. Roppongi 3k (Yo & Sho) - NJPW: Wrestle Kingdom - 1/4/18 - ***3/4

Kota Ibushi vs. Cody Rhodes - NJPW: Wrestle Kingdom - 1/4/18 - ***1/2

EVIL & Sanada vs. Killer Elite Squad - NJPW: WrestleKingdom - 1/4/18 - ***1/2

Minoru Suzuki vs. Hirooki Goto - NJPW: Wrestle Kingdom - 1/4/18 - ****1/4

Marty Scurll vs. Will Ospreay vs. KUSHIDA vs. Hiromu Takahashi - NJPW: Wrestle Kingdom - 1/4/18 - ***3/4

Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho - NJPW: Wrestle Kingdom - 1/4/18 - ****1/2

Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Darby Allin - Evolve Title Match - Evolve 98 - 1/13/18 - ***3/4

Jay Lethal vs. Will Ospreay - ROH: TV - 1/15/18 - ***3/4

The Young Bucks vs. Dragon Lee & Titan vs. Best Friends - ROH: TV - 1/22/18 - ****

Aleister Black vs. Adam Cole - WWE: NXT Takeover Philly - 1/27/18 - ***3/4

Andrade Almas vs. Johnny Gargano - WWE: NXT Takeover Philly - 1/27/18 - *****

Royal Rumble Match - WWE: Royal Rumble - 1/28/18 - ****3/4

Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman vs. Kane - WWE: Royal Rumble - 1/28/18 - ****1/4

FEBRUARY:
Roderick Strong vs. Hideo Itami - WWE: NXT - 2/6/18 - ***3/4

Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi - NJPW: New Beginning in Osaka - 2/10/18 - ****1/4

Akira Tozawa vs. Mark Andrews - WWE: 205 Live - 2/13/18 - ***1/4

Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins - WWE: Monday Night Raw - 2/19/18 - ****

John Cena vs. Seth Rollins - Gauntlet Match - WWE: Raw - 2/19/18 - ****1/2

Jack Gallagher vs. Mustafa Ali - WWE: 205 Live - 2/20/18 - ***3/4

KUSHIDA vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Flip Gordon - ROH: Honor Rising - 2/23/18 - ***1/4

Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, & Chase Owens vs. Cody Rhodes, Marty Scurll, & Adam Page - ROH: Honor Rising - 2/23/18 - ****1/4

Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi vs. Cody Rhodes & Marty Scurll - ROH: Honor Rising - 2/24/18 - ****

Alexa Bliss vs. Sasha Banks vs. Bayley vs. Mickie James vs. - WWE: Elimination Chamber - 2/25/18 - ***3/4

John Cena vs. Seth Rollins vs. Braun Strowman vs. Finn Balor vs. The Miz vs. Roman Reigns vs. Elias - WWE: Elimination Chamber - 2/25/18 - ***1/2

Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, & Nia Jax vs. Asuka, Sasha Banks, & Bayley - WWE: Raw - 2/26/18 - ***1/2

Seth Rollins vs. The Miz - WWE: Raw - 2/26/18 - ***1/2

AJ Styles vs. John Cena - WWE: Smackdown - 2/28/18 - ****

MARCH:
Juice Robinson vs. Yujiro Takahashi - NJPW: NJ Cup Night One - 3/9/18 - ***3/4

Tomohiro Ishii vs. Michael Elgin - NJPW: NJ Cup Night One - 3/9/18 - ****1/2

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taichi - NJPW: NJ Cup Night Two - 3/10/18 - ****

Kota Ibushi vs. YOSHI HASHI - NJPW: NJ Cup Night Three - 3/11/18 - ****1/4

Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr. - NJPW: NJ Cup Night Three - 3/11/18 - ****

Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Rusev - WWE: Fast Lane - 3/11/18 - ***3/4

AJ Styles vs. John Cena vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler - WWE: Fast Lane - 3/11/18 - ***1/2

Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor - WWE: Raw - 3/12/18 - ***1/4

Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr - NJPW: NJ Cup Night Five - 3/15/18 - ****

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre - NJPW: NJ Cup Finals - 3/21/18 - ****1/2

The Young Bucks vs. Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi - NJPW: Strong Style Evolved - 3/25/18 - *****

APRIL:

Will Ospreay (c) vs. Marty Scurll - IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match - NJPW: Sakura Genesis - 4/1/18 - ****3/4

Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi vs. Cody Rhodes & Hangman Page - NJPW: Sakura Genesis - 4/1/18 - ****

Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr - IWGP Heavyweight Title Match - NJPW: Sakura Genesis - 4/1/18 - ****3/4

WALTER & Timothy Thatcher vs. Daisuke Sekimoto & Sawa - Evolve 102 - 4/5/18 - ***3/4

Rey Fenix & Rey Horus vs. Bandido & Flamita - Wrestle Con Super Show - 4/5/18 - ****1/4

Matt Riddle vs. Minoru Suzuki - GCW: Bloodsport - 4/5/18 - ***1/2

Will Ospreay, Rocky Romero, & Chuck Taylor vs. Kota Ibushi, Shane Strickland, & Flip Gordon - RPW: Live in New Orleans - 4/6/18 - ****

Zack Sabre Jr (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii - RPW Title Match - RPW: Live in New Orleans - 4/6/18 - ****1/2

Tomohiro Ishii vs. Punishment Martinez - ROH: Supercard of Honor - 4/7/18 - ***1/2

Kota Ibushi vs. Adam Page - ROH: Supercard of Honor - 4/7/18 - ****1/4

Adam Cole vs. Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Killian Dain vs. EC3 - WWE: NXT Takeover New Orleans - 4/7/18 - ****1/2

Ember Moon (c) vs. Shayna Basler - NXT Women's Championship Match - WWE: NXT Takeover New Orleans - 4/7/18 - ****

Adam Cole & Kyle O'Reilly (c) vs. Pete Dunne & Roderick Strong vs. Authors of Pain - WWE: NXT Takeover New Orleans - 4/7/18 - ***1/2

Andrade Almas (c) vs. Aleister Black - NXT Championship Match - WWE: NXT Takeover New Orleans - 4/7/18 - ****1/4

Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa - Unsanctioned Match - WWE: NXT Takeover New Orleans - 4/7/18 - ****3/4

The Miz (c) vs. Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor - Intercontinental Championship Match - WWE: WrestleMania 31 - 4/8/18 - ***1/4

Charlotte (c) vs. Asuka - Women's Title Match - WWE: WrestleMania 31 - 4/8/18 - ****

The Young Bucks, Adam Page, & Flip Gordon vs. Christopher Daniels, Kazarian, Shane Dawson, & Scorpio Sky - ROH: Masters of the Craft - 4/15/18 - ***3/4

Jay Lethal vs. Jonathan Gresham - ROH: Masters of the Craft - 4/15/18 - ****

Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Juice Robinson - NEVER Openweight Title Match - NJPW: Road to Wrestling Dontaku - 4/27/18 - ****1/4

MAY:

The Young Bucks & Marty Scurll vs. Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, & Tanga Loa (c) - IWGP Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Title Match - NJPW: Wrestling Dontaku Night One - 5/3/18 - ***

Kazuchika Okada & Will Ospreay vs. Hiroshi Tanhashi & KUSHIDA - NJPW: Wrestling Dontaku Night One - 5/3/18 - ***3/4

Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Page - NJPW: Wrestling Dontaku Night One - 5/3/18 - ***3/4

Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - IWGP Heavyweight Title Match - NJPW: Wrestling Dontaku Night Two - 5/4/18 - ****3/4

Seth Rollins (c) vs. The Miz - Intercontinental Title Match - WWE: Backlash - 5/6/18 - ****1/4

The Young Bucks vs. Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI - ROH: War of the Worlds - 5/9/18 - ***3/4

The Young Bucks vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs. Roppongi 3k (Sho & Yo) - ROH: War of the Worlds Royal Oak - 5/12/18 - ***3/4

ACH vs. Flip Gordon - NJPW: BOSJ Night One - 5/18/18 - ****

Will Ospreay vs. Taiji Ishimori - NJPW: BOSJ Night One - 5/18/18 - ****

KUSHIDA vs. Chris Sabin - NJPW: BOSJ Night Two - 5/19/18 - ***1/4

Dragon Lee vs. SHO - NJPW: BOSJ Night Two - 5/19/18 - ***3/4

ACH vs. Will Ospreay - NJPW: BOSJ Night Three - 5/20/18 - ****

SHO vs. Chris Sabin - NJPW: BOSJ Night Four - 5/22/18 - ***3/4

Daniel Bryan vs. Jeff Hardy - WWE: Smackdown Live - 5/22/18 - ***

Cedric Alexander (c) vs. Buddy Murphy - Cruserweight Title Match - WWE: 205 Live - 5/29/18 - ****

JUNE:


EVIL & SANADA (c) vs. The Young Bucks - IWGP Tag Title Match - NJPW: Dominion 6.9 - 6/9/18 - ****1/4 

Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Chris Jericho - IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match - NJPW: Dominion - 6/9/18 - ****1/4

Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Kenny Omega - 2/3 Falls - IWGP Heavyweight Title Match - NJPW: Dominion - 6/9/18 - *****

Kyle O'Reilly vs. Pete Dunne - WWE: NXT - 6/13/18 - ****

Kyle O'Reilly & Roderick Strong (c) vs. Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch - NXT Tag Team Championship Match - WWE: NXT Takeover Chicago - 6/16/18 - ****1/4

Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream - WWE: NXT Takeover Chicago - 6/16/18 - ****

AJ Styles (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura - WWE Championship Match - WWE: Money in the Bank - 6/17/18 - ***3/4

British Strong Style (Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) vs. Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, & Roderick Strong) - WWE: NXT UK Title Special - 6/25/18 - ****1/4

JULY:

Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki - RPW Heavyweight Title Match - Revolution Pro - 7/1/18 - ***3/4

Kazuchika Okada vs. Zack Sabre Jr - RPW - 7/1/18 - ****

Hiromu Takahashi vs. Dragon Lee - NJPW: Strong Style Evolved - 7/7/18 - ***3/4

Juice Robinson vs. Jay White - NJPW: Strong Style Evolved - 7/7/18 - ****

Buddy Murphy vs. Mustafa Ali - No Disqualification Match - WWE: 205 Live - 7/10/18 - ****

Tyler Bate & Trent Seven (c) vs. Kyle O'Reilly & Roderick Strong - NXT Tag Team Championship Match - WWE: NXT - 7/11/18 - ****1/2

Zack Sabre Jr vs. Kota Ibushi - NJPW: G1 Night Two - 7/15/18 - ****

Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito - NJPW: G1 Night Two - 7/15/18 - ****1/2

Hangman Page vs. Michael Elgin - NJPW: G1 Night Three - 7/16/18 - ***3/4

Akira Tozawa vs. Lio Rush - WWE: 205 Live - 7/17/18 - ***1/4

Zack Sabre Jr vs. Toru Yano - NJPW: G1 Night Four - 7/19/18 - ***1/4

Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW: G1 Night Four - 7/19/18 - ****1/4

Kota Ibushi vs. Juice Robinson - NJPW: G1 Night Four - 7/19/18 - ***1/2

Kenny Omega vs. Hirooki Goto - NJPW: G1 Night Four - 7/19/18 - ***1/2

Kazuchika Okada vs. Hangman Page - NJPW: G1 Night Five - 7/20/18 - ****1/2

Zack Sabre Jr vs. SANADA - NJPW: G1 Night Six - 7/21/18 - ***1/4

Tetsuya Naito vs. Juice Robinson - NJPW: G1 Night Six - 7/21/18 - ****

Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hirooki Goto - NJPW: G1 Night Six - 7/21/18 - ****1/2

Michael Elgin vs. YOSHI HASHI - NJPW: G1 Night Seven - 7/22/18 - ***1/4

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Adam Page - NJPW: G1 Night Seven - 7/22/18 - ***

Tomohiro Ishii vs. Zack Sabre Jr - NJPW: G1 Night Eight - 7/26/18 - ***1/2

Kenny Omega vs. Juice Robinson - NJPW: G1 Night Eight - 7/26/18 - ***1/4

Kazuchika Okada vs. YOSHI HASHI - NJPW: G1 Night Nine - 7/27/18 - ****

Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kota Ibushi - NJPW: G1 Night Ten - 7/29/18 - ****1/2

AUGUST:

Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki - NJPW: G1 Night Thirteen - 8/2/18 - ****1/2

Kenny Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW: G1 Night Fourteen - 8/3/18 - *****

Kota Ibushi vs. Tetsuya Naito - NJPW: G1 Night Fourteen - 8/3/18 - ****1/2

Minoru Suzuki vs. Adam Page - NJPW: G1 Night Fifteen - 8/5/18 - ***1/2

Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL - NJPW: G1 Night Fifteen - 8/5/18 - ***3/4

The New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) vs. Cesaro & Sheamus - WWE: Smackdown - 8/7/18 - ***3/4

Tomohiro Ishii vs. Juice Robinson - NJPW: G1 Night Sixteen - 8/8/18 - ***3/4

Kenny Omega vs. Kota Ibushi - NJPW: G1 Climax Day 18 - 8/11/18 - ****3/4


SEPTEMBER:

Kenny Omega vs. Pentagon Jr - ALL IN - 9/1/18 - ****

The Young Bucks & Kota Ibushi vs. Rey Mysterio, Fenix, & Bandido - ALL IN - 9/1/18 - ***1/2

Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Will Ospreay - NJPW: Road to Destruction - 9/7/18 - ****1/2

Drew McIntyre & Dolph Ziggler vs. Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins - WWE Tag Title Match - WWE: Hell In A Cell - 9/16/18 - ****1/4

The Young Bucks vs. Guerrillas of Destiny - NJPW: Fighting Spirit Unleashed - 9/30/18 - ***3/4

Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll - NJPW: Fighting Spirit Unleashed - 9/30/18 - ****

Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi vs. Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW: Fighting Spirit Unleashed - 9/30/18 - ****1/2

OCTOBER:

WALTER vs. Will Ospreay - OTT - 10/13/18 - ****1/4

BUSHI & Shingo Takagi vs. SHO & YO - NJPW: Road to Power Struggle - 10/16/18 - ****

BUSHI & Shingo Takagi vs. KUSHIDA & Chris Sabin - NJPW: Road to Power Struggle - 10/17/18 - ***3/4

Meiko Satomura vs. Toni Storm - WWE: Mae Young Classic - 10/24/18 - ****

BUSHI & Shingo Takagi vs. Taiji Ishimori & Chase Owens - NJPW: Road to Power Struggle - 10/26/18 - ***1/4

NOVEMBER:

The Young Bucks vs. KUSHIDA & Chris Sabin - ROH: Global Wars - 11/11/18 - ****

Shayna Basler (c) vs. Kairi Sane - NXT Women's Title Match - NXT: War Games - 11/17/18 - ***1/2

Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano - NXT: War Games - 11/17/18 - ****1/4

Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs. Velveteen Dream - NXT Title Match - NXT: War Games - 11/17/18 - ****1/2

Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong, & Bobby Fish vs. Ricochet, Pete Dunne, & War Raiders - NXT: War Games - 11/17/18 - ****1/4

DECEMBER:

Masato Yoshino (c) vs. PAC - Open The Dream Gate Championship Match - Dragon Gate: Fantastic Gate - 12/4/18 - ****1/4

The New Day vs. Cesaro & Sheamus vs. The Usos - WWE: TLC - 12/16/18 - ***1/4

Ronda Rousey vs. Nia Jax - WWE: TLC - 12/16/18 - ***1/2

Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles - WWE Championship Match - WWE: TLC - 12/16/18 - ****

Charlotte (c) vs. Asuka vs. Becky Lynch - Women's Title Match - TLC Match - WWE: TLC - 12/16/18 - ****1/2



2017 Match Rating Archive

I rarely have the time to write full reviews anymore so I am keeping my archive of star ratings here. I am still catching up on 2017 stuff so this will be updated periodically with a link posted to Twitter (@ThePWTruth) when I do. New additions will be in ITALICS. 

JANUARY:

Sami Zayn vs. Braun Strowman - Last Man Standing Match - WWE: Raw - 1/2/17 - ****

Neville vs. TJ Perkins - WWE: 205 Live - 1/3/17 - ***1/4

Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega - NJPW: Wrestle Kingdom - 1/4/17 - *****

Tyler Bate vs. Pete Dunne - WWE: UK Tournament - 1/15/17 - ****1/4

Katsuyori Shibata vs. Matt Riddle - RPW - 1/21/17 - ****1/4

AJ Styles vs. John Cena - WWE: Royal Rumble - 1/29/17 - ****

FEBRUARY:
Braun Strowman vs. The Big Show - WWE: Raw - 2/20/17 - ****1/4

APRIL:
The Young Bucks vs. The Hardy's - ROH: Supercard of Honor - 4/1/17 - ****

AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon - WWE: WrestleMania 33 - 4/2/17 - ***1/2

The Hardys vs. Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows vs. Cesaro & Sheamus vs. Big Cass & Enzo - WWE: WrestleMania 33 - 4/2/17 - ****