15 Match Star Ratings For AEW All Out 2022

14. Zero Hour: HOOK Vs. Angelo Parker

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AEW

Not to go on and on - the highest of praise is imminent - but HOOK is yet another character in AEW's expanding universe that has stagnated. He's in no better position than he was when he debuted, and it's disappointing; he's so over and talented that if there were a clearer path to true stardom, he'd likely have travelled it.

This was fun - the build and the match itself was amusing and cathartic undercard fare - but wasn't it better when HOOK was a real killer?

There's an incredible amount of time for him to develop, but still. It feels like a wasted opportunity to really strap the rocket to somebody who deserved it in rapid order. HOOK was so striking because his act was thrillingly new and unique. It is very familiar now.

Angelo screaming "Where's the bad man?" before getting blasted with a headbutt was great, but this followed another familiar routine: prelim comedy heel chats sh*t then gets banged to diminishing returns.

Star Rating: ★★¾

 
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