Overall Rating: ★★★●★☆☆
Unfortunately, kind of a backwards show; started with the best match and gradually wound down from there. If the first half had been an entire show on its own it would have been fantastic, but unfortunately it kept going and the second half just wasn't very good. Nothing terrible and no matches I had to skip though.
- X-Division Championship (Trey Miguel vs. Jake Something)
★★★●★★★
Something looked like an unstoppable force, and despite being smaller and having a more skillful, less hard-hitting style, Miguel still looked extremely strong. Every hit, on both sides, looked like they meant it. - Singles (Eddie Edwards vs. Rhino)
★★★●★★☆
Having the whole lot of Honor No More and Team Impact at ringside could have turned the match into a chaotic mess, but it didn't. There was some chaos, but the two actual competitors got the spotlight and they really conveyed the emotional stakes of the match well. Funny moment when Maria got kicked out and expected Mike to leave with her but he stayed. - Knockouts Tag Championship (The Influence vs. The Inspiration)
★★★●★★☆
Solid match, and both teams played to the crowd to keep it entertaining. The big question though, is what's going on with Kaleb? - Singles (Jonah vs. PCO)
★★★●★☆☆
Wasn't expecting a lot from the 54-year-old PCO, and I thought Jonah was basically just going to crush him as part of his ongoing tour de force. And I was kind of right, except that it was still pretty entertaining - even if there were moments where Jonah was obviously just waiting for PCO to get where he needed to be. What I had underestimated was how impressive Jonah is, and how well PCO's lack of reaction works in this context. Jonah's a powerful fighter, but can a being like PCO actually be stopped by force alone? That was the story of the match and it was compelling. - Singles (Jay White vs. Alex Shelley)
★★★●★★☆
I had no idea who Alex Shelley was before this match, so I have to give a lot of credit to the commentators (Matt Rehwoldt & Tom Hannifan) for making the stakes and the story clear. It would have been a good match regardless, but knowing the backstory elevated it to a whole other level. - ROH Women's Championship (Deonna Purrazzo vs. Chelsea Green)
★★★●☆☆☆
I am curious to see what happens to the ROH championships now that ROH's return is imminent, but I still don't understand the appeal of Chelsea Green. Everyone loves her and I don't know why, and I don't like that I'm obviously expected to love her too. On top of that, the ending was weird. Green was "injured" and Purrazzo was obviously concerned for her, but Green shoved her away so Purrazzo decided to carry on with the match, and it wasn't clear who was supposed to be the bad guy in that situation. For a moment I thought it was going to be a Green heel-turn, but then it wasn't really. - Knockouts Championship (Tasha Steelz vs. Mickie James)
★★★●☆☆☆
The weirdness from the previous match carried over into this one, with James distracted by her concern for Green. I think the idea was supposed to be that that, and the presence of Savannah Evans, meant the odds were stacked against her, but it was just kind of distracting. - Men's Tag Championship (Violent by Design vs. Good Brothers)
★★★○☆☆☆
Joe Doering seems like he should be cooler than he is, but Violent by Design are just so generic and I don't care about anything the Good Brothers are doing right now except as it relates to Bullet Club. Plus, this match was kind of slow. - Men's Championship (Moose vs. Heath)
★★★●☆☆☆
Moose has been great lately and I always like Heath, but I was kind of bored by this match. I understand why they paced it like they did - Moose showing his dominance - but it was still pretty low-energy for a main event. It did pick up a bit in the second half, but over all it was just ok.
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| My original notes; I took them on my tablet this time. |
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