Dave Meltzer Match Ratings AEW WrestleDream 2024
Dave Meltzer awarded a big title match at AEW WrestleDream five and a half stars.
AEW WrestleDream 2024 will forever be remembered as the night Jon Moxley ended the full-time career of Bryan Danielson.
Unsurprisingly, the the main event between the pair was a stunningly violent spectacle that ended via referee’s stoppage with Danielson wrapped up in a sleeper hold after a Death Rider and a Gotch-style piledriver.
After the match, Moxley bowed to Danielson but there was more violence to come. As the new champion moved towards Danielson with a plastic bag, Wheeler Yuta and Darby Allin ran in to make the save. However, Yuta turned on Allin and choked Danielson out with the bag. The show went off the air with Danielson being placed on a stretcher.
Elsewhere, there were surprise returns for MJF and Adam Cole, while Konosuke Takeshita won championship gold for the first time in AEW.
There were also wins for Mariah May, Mark Briscoe, Hologram, Darby Allin, Jay White, the Young Bucks, and Jack Perry.
Dave Meltzer Match Ratings – AEW WrestleDream
Writing in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer has now shared his ratings for each match on the card.
ZERO HOUR PRE-SHOW:
- Brian Cage def Atlantis Jr. (c) – ROH World TV Title ***1/2
- Anna Jay def Harley Cameron **
- The Acclaimed def MxM Collection **1/4
- The Conglomeration def The Dark Order **3/4
MAIN CARD:
- Jay White def Hangman Adam Page ****
- Mariah May (c) def Willow Nightingale – AEW Women’s Title ***3/4
- Jack Perry (c) def Katsuyori Shibata – TNT Championship ***1/4
- Konosuke Takeshita def Ricochet & Will Ospreay (c) – Three-Way International Title *****1/2
- Hologram def The Beast Mortos – 2-out-of-3 Falls (2-1) ****1/4
- Darby Allin def Brody King ****1/2
- The Young Bucks (c) def Private Party – AEW World Tag Team Titles ****1/2
- Mark Briscoe (c) def Chris Jericho – ROH World Title ****1/4
- Jon Moxley def Bryan Danielson (c) – AEW World Title ****3/4