Dave Meltzer has given his thoughts on the final AEW pay-per-view of 2023.
As reported in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Meltzer has reviewed, critiqued and rated Worlds End. The main event of the show saw Samoa Joe bring MJF’s year-plus reign as World Champion to an end in MJF’s hometown of Long Island.
When all was said and done at Worlds End, Samoa Joe was the only new champion to walk out of The Nassau Coliseum. Earlier in the night, Adam Copeland defeated Christian Cage to become the new TNT Champion. However, with Killswitch earning a future opportunity at the title on the pre-show, Cage was gifted an automatic rematch and regained the TNT championship once again.
The show also saw the culmination of the Continental Classic, with Eddie Kingston defeating Jon Moxley in the final match of the round-robin tournament.
Dave Meltzer’s Star Ratings Are As Follows:
Pre-Show:
- Willow Nightingale defeated Kris Statlander – **
- Killswitch won a 20-man battle royal to win a future opportunity at the TNT Championship – **
- Hook defeated Wheeler Yuta to retain the FTW Championship – ***1/4
Main Show:
- Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia and Mark Briscoe defeated Brody King, Jay White, Jay Lethal and Rush – ****1/2
- Miro defeated Andrade El Idolo – ****
- “Timeless” Toni Storm defeated Riho to retain the AEW Women’s Championship – ***1/2
- Swerve Strickland defeated Dustin Rhodes – ***1/4
- Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Sting and Darby Allin defeated Ricky Starks, Big Bill, Konosuke Takeshita and Powerhouse Hobbs – **1/2
- Julia Hart defeated Abadon to retain the TBS Championship – *1/4
- Adam Copeland defeated then quickly lost to Christian Cage to become the new TNT Champion – ****3/4
- Eddie Kingston defeated Jon Moxley in the final round of the AEW Continental Classic – ****3/4
- Samoa Joe defeated MJF to become the new AEW World Champion – ***1/2
In the same newsletter, Dave Meltzer has reviewed and rated NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18.