In a week where I didn't watch quite as much wrestling as usual, it was the rare occasion where a WWE TV match won match of the week. It was an excellent episode of Monday Night RAW with 2 matches getting 4* or more from me on an episode that was taped the previous week. In a rematch from a very good bout at Crown Jewel, Bronson Reed and Seth Rollins were even better, and in front of a bigger audience, as they went at it again last Monday.
(Please note that I have not watched AEW Rampage or, more importantly, Full Gear, so it's quite likely that several matches from those shows will end up on my list for next week.)
The show also saw two other matches make a somewhat unique top 10 list. Not only did a mixed tag match make it, and those are generally not very good, but this is the first appearance on one of these weekly lists from a match that took place on WWE Main Event. And it's one I'd recommend seeking out and hopefully people were paying attention and the four women involved will get more opportunities on the televised shows in coming week.
Over the course of the week of November 18-24, I watched a total of 62 matches (still almost 9 per day). Not all of them took place during the week. This is a list of the shows I watched during the time period, with shows that aired outside of it indicated: AEW Rampage (aired Nov 15), WWE RAW, WWE NXT, AEW Collision (aired Nov 16), NJPW Tag League Night 1, AEW Dynamite, TNA Impact, NJPW Tag League Night 2, WWE Smackdown, ROH on Honor Club, NXT Lvl Up (aired Nov 15) and WWE Main Event (aired Nov 15).
Next up is the top 10 for the week. Listed first is my personal star rating with Cagematch ratings and Dave Meltzer star ratings, where applicable, listed at the end.
1. 4.25* Bronson Reed beat Seth Rollins at WWE RAW on Nov 18. 7.08/10 on Cagematch
2. 4* Bron Breakker defended his Intercontinental title against Sheamus at WWE RAW. 7.51/10 on Cagematch
3. 4* Claudio Castagnoli beat Darby Allin at AEW Dynamite on Nov 20. 7.58/10 on Cagematch.
4. 3.75* Stephanie Vaquer qualified for the Iron Survivor Challenge by beating Jaida Parker at WWE NXT on Nov 19. 6.68/10 on Cagematch
5. 3.75* Hiromu Takahashi and Testsuya Naito beat Mikey Nichols and Shane Haste on Night 2 of the New Japan Tag League on Nov 21. 6.61/10 on Cagematch
6. 3.75* Nathan Frazer beat Eddy Thorpe on WWE NXT. 6.65/10 on Cagematch
7. 3.5* Ridge Holland beat Andre Chase on WWE NXT. 6.43/10 on Cagematch
8. 3.5* Mariah May successfully defended her AEW Women's World title in a NO DQ match on AEW Collision Nov 16. 6.72/10 on Cagematch.
9. 3.5* Katana Chance and Kayden Carter beat The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre/Isla Dawn) on WWE Main Event Nov 15.
10. 3.5* Rey Mysterio Jr and Zelina Vega beat Chad Gable and Ivy Nile on WWE RAW. 5.39/10 on Cagematch
The following matches also got 3.5* ratings from me:
- Ryohei Oiwa and Zack Sabre Jr beat Gabe Kidd and Sanada at New Japan Tag League Night 1 on Nov 19. 6.88/10 on Cagematch
- Jake Something, Hammerstone and Trent Seven beat Ace Austin and Matt and Jeff Hardy on TNA Impact Nov 21. 5.33/10 on Cagematch
- Chelsea Green beat Bianca Belair and Blair Davenport to advance in the Women's US Title tournament on WWE Smackdown Nov 22. 6.32/10 on Cagematch
- Tomohiro Ishii beat Mike Bennett on ROH Honor Club on Nov 21
- The Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita/Brian Cage/Lance Archer/Kyle Fletcher) beat Will Ospreay, Powerhouse Hobbs, Mark Davis and Ricochet on AEW Dynamite. 6.84/10 on Cagematch
