Dave Meltzer Match Ratings August 21st – August 26th 2026
The following ratings have all been taken from August 31, 2026, edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
ROH DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR AUGUST 21 –
Mina Shirakawa and Queen Aminata vs. Viva Van and VertVixen: **
El Phantasmo vs. Adam Brooks: ***.5
Komander vs. AR Fox vs. Soleil: ***.75
Bustah and the Brain vs. The Don Callis Family (Brian Cage and Hechicero): ***.25
Dalton Castle and The Outrunners (c) vs. The Lethal Twist (ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship): ***
Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. Steph DeLander (ROH Women’s Pure Championship): **
Red Velvet (c) vs. Marina Shafir vs. Skye Blue vs. Zayda Steel (ROH Women’s World Television Championship): ***.25
Lee Moriarty (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata (ROH Pure Championship): ***.75
Místico and Máscara Dorada (c) vs. Top Flight vs. Sammy Guevara and The Beast Mortos vs. The Kingdom (ROH World Tag Team Championship): ****
Daniel Garcia vs. Adam Priest: ***.75
Lio Rush vs. Action Andretti (ROH World Television Championship): ****
Bandido (c) vs. Nick Wayne (ROH World Championship): ****.75
Athena (c) vs. Hazuki (ROH Women’s World Championship): ****
WWE SMACKDOWN AUGUST 21 –
The MFTs (c) vs. Damian Priest and R-Truth (WWE Tag Team Championship): ***.5
CM Punk (c) vs. Kevin Owens (Undisputed WWE Championship): ****.5
CMLL VIERNES ESPECTACULAR AUGUST 21 –
Los Guerreros Laguneros (Último Guerrero, Gran Guerrero, and Stuka Jr.) vs. Los Infernales (Averno, Euforia, and Mephisto) vs. El Galeón Fantasma (Difunto, Furia Roja, and Zandokan Jr.) vs. Los Dragones (Dragón Rojo Jr., Dragón Legendario, and Dragón de Fuego): ***.25
Neón, Tempalrio, and Titán vs. Bárbaro Cavernario, Soberano Jr., and Yutani: ****.25
AEW COLLISION AUGUST 22 –
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Daniel Garcia: ****.25
Tommaso Ciampa and Nick Wayne vs. Mike Bailey and Komander: ****
Willow Nightingale (c) vs. Maya World (AEW Women’s World Championship): ***.5
STARDOM 5★STAR GP NIGHT 16 AUGUST 23 –
Starlight Kid vs. Suzu Suzuki (5★STAR GP Semi-Final): ****.5
Rina vs. Maika (5★STAR GP Semi-Final): ****.5
Rina vs. Starlight Kid (5★STAR GP Final): *****
AJPW NETTOU SUMMER ACTION WARS AUGUST 23 –
Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Yuya Aoki: ****
TNA LOCKDOWN AUGUST 23 –
Elijah vs. AJ Francis: ***
Allie and Kiera Hogan (c) vs. The Elegance Brand (TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship): *.5
Frankie Kazarian vs. Moose: ***.25
Xia Brookside (c) vs. Elayna Black (TNA Knockouts World Championship): **.75
Jason Hotch (c) vs. Mustafa Ali (TNA International Championship): ****
Cedric Alexander (c) vs. Leon Slater (TNA X-Division Championship): ***.5
The System vs. Ricky Sosa, KC Navarro, Fabian Aichner, and Jada Stone (Lethal Lockdown): ****
WWE RAW AUGUST 24 –
Rey Fénix vs. Dragon Lee: ****.25
WWE NXT AUGUST 25 –
Dion Lennox vs. Saquon Shugars: ****
BirthRight vs. Dorian van Dux, Sean Legacy, Noam Dar, and Romeo Moreno: ****.25
Rey Fénix (c) vs. EK Prosper (AAA World Cruiserweight Championship): ****
AEW DYNAMITE AUGUST 26 –
Jon Moxley vs. Claudio Castagnoli: ****.25
Persephone and Divine Dominion vs. Maya World and The Brawling Birds: ***.5
Swerve Strickland vs. Jack Perry: ****.5
