15 Match Star Ratings For AEW All Out 2022

15. Zero Hour: Sammy Guevara & Tay Melo Vs. Ortiz & Ruby Soho

The plight of Ruby Soho underscores the year AEW has had with its ridiculously overstuffed roster.

At All Out 2021, she was one of the new faces leading every division to a golden age. At All Out 2022, almost a nonentity, she worked a match that very few people needed to see. The announcement of a second match in the least compelling chapter of the JAS Vs. BCC saga on Rampage was mystifying enough. Did this warrant a trilogy? Did the rubber match warrant being added to what was already a 14 match card?!

If Tony Khan is accommodating too many matches on his PPVs in fear of upsetting his roster, it might be a better idea to simply not nod along as CM Punk's aims a f*cking flamethrower in their direction.

This match is even harder to care about now than it was at the time, but as easy as it was to resent - 15 matches man - it was just as easy to pop for its empty, excessive calories. Sammy Guevara assisted a Tay Conti Canadian destroyer on Ortiz at one point in a very fun if inessential get-your-sh*t-in affair. It was a mad spot in a match that the talent did give a sh*t about.

God bless Ortiz, but that look needs to be abandoned. There's trying to stand out more, and there's...whatever that is.

Star Rating: ★★¾