The best match of the year was on this show (Ospreay vs. Takeshita), as was Sting's retirement match, which I gave 4 stars to. I called this "maybe the best AEW PPV ever." It feels like AEW PPV's will always win this award as long as the company is around. They're always so stacked, so long, and so entertaining. The moment of the year in a match was probably Darby Allin falling off a ladder in the ring through a pane of glass on chairs at ringside. I still remember the audience gasping in horror when a shot of his bloody back was shown on the big screen. That Ospreay/Takeshita match was a masterpiece. Everything involving Sting's retirement was fantastic. His sons coming out dressed up like Wolfpac Sting and Blonde Colorful Sting. Sting's old partners and opponents at ringside like Ric Flair, Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat, and Lex Luger. Sting being tossed through a pane of glass by The Young Bucks in the ring. It was very, very memorable. And while there were some bad matches on the show (I gave zero stars to Deonna Purrazzo vs. Toni Storm), there were a lot of good ones besides the two 4 star affairs. I gave 3 stars to Christian Cage vs. Daniel Garcia, Eddie Kingston vs. Bryan Danielson, Wardlow vs. Chris Jericho vs. Brian Cage vs. Dante Martin vs. Hook vs. Magnus vs. Powerhouse Hobbs, and Samoa Joe vs. 'Hangman' Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland. I mean...a show with 2 four star matches and 4 three star matches. That's rare. This show happened way back in March and I still think about moments from it. Hell of a show.
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