Dave Meltzer’s star ratings for AEW Worlds End have been released.
In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer published his full review of the event, including star ratings for every match on the card.
The show featured four matches on the Zero Hour pre-show, which collectively received an average rating of 2.625 stars. The main card was far more highly regarded, with nine matches earning an average rating of 4.05 stars.
Overall, Worlds End proved to be a strong night in the ring. One match earned the full five-star rating, while five bouts received four stars or higher. Meltzer’s ratings are often a point of discussion among fans, and Worlds End appears to have delivered one of AEW’s more critically acclaimed pay-per-view events of the year.
Dave Meltzer’s AEW Worlds End Star Ratings
Dave Meltzer’s star ratings for AEW Worlds End are as follows:
Zero Hour Pre-Show:
- Sisters Of Sin (Julia Hart & Skye Blue) defeated Hyan & Maya World – *1/2
- Eddie Kingston defeated Zack Gibson – **1/2
- Bandido & Mascara Dorada defeated The Don Callis Family (Mark Davis & Rocky Romero) – ***1/2
- JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey) & Jurassic Express (Jack Perry & Luchasaurus) defeated Josh Alexander & The Demand (Bishop Kaun, Ricochet & Toa Liona) – ***
Main Show:
- Continental Classic 2025 Semi-Final Match: Kazuchika Okada defeated Konosuke Takeshita – ****1/2
- Continental Classic 2025 Semi-Final Match: Jon Moxley defeated Kyle Fletcher – *****
- AEW World Tag Team Title Chicago Street Fight: FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) (c) defeated Bang Bang Gang (Austin Gunn & Juice Robinson) – ***1/4
- AEW Women’s World Tag Team Title Match: Babes Of Wrath (Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale) (c) defeated Athena & Mercedes Mone – ***
- Darby Allin defeated Gabe Kidd – ****1/4
- Mixed Nuts Mayhem Match: Roderick Strong, The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe & Orange Cassidy) & Toni Storm defeated Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, Daniel Garcia, Marina Shafir & Wheeler Yuta) – ***3/4
- AEW Women’s World Title Match: Kris Statlander (c) defeated Jamie Hayter – ****
- AEW Continental Title Continental Classic 2025 Final Match: Jon Moxley defeated Kazuchika Okada (c) – NEW CHAMPION – ****1/2
- AEW World Title Four-Way Match: MJF defeated Adam Page and Samoa Joe (c) and Swerve Strickland – NEW CHAMPION – ****1/4
