10 Match Star Ratings For AEW All Out

9. BUY IN: Private Party Vs. Angélico & Jack Evans

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A hollow sugar rush spot-fest that pumped up the crowd big ahead of the main show, if something like a Buy In or a Kickoff has to happen, this was ideal for it.

Private Party separates AEW from WWE; still very green with an act that probably needs toning down (or at least seasoned) for the sake of their incredible potential as star performers, the hope is that working alongside veterans on television will mark their improvement. On the basis of this match, Private Party would benefit massively from a number of matches against SCU. Angélico and Jack Evans were on decent form, and their own ridiculous athleticism made for a fun mirror match sprint, but they need to take a real-looking beating from some sturdy veterans to learn how to add meaning and emotion to it all.

Marq Quen's shooting star press is unreal. He looks like that rare, genuinely cool wrestler when he puts his hands behind his head to deliver a flying headscissors. Isiah Kennedy is a standout too, but there was little connective tissue threading everything together, nor enough registering: allowing the crowd to take in the moment is as powerful as the moment itself.

Rough, rushed, but hugely exciting when it peaked.

Star Rating: ★★★½

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