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So on the plus side, my visceral reaction to calling Becky/Charlotte a ****1/2 match made me think about "why isn't it" and I think I can actually determine, at least for me, whether matches fall into the 2 star, 3 star, and 4 star range. This is actually new to me since I usually just skirt the idea of ratings other than a general idea that 3 star is good.

So the first question I ask myself is was the match good. If I can immediately say "yeah it was good" without thinking, then we're looking at a 3 star match minimum. I think each of the 4 best matches on the card last night fall into that category.

The next question I ask myself is whether I would want to watch the match again at some point. If the answer isn't yes without question, then it's not going to be a 4 star match, for me. None of the matches from last night scream out that I'd really want to rewatch them at any point (though Kairi/Baszler comes close), so none clear 4 stars.

Now beyond those two questions it gets complicated. We start asking questions about whether on a rewatch of the PPV I'd make a point to watch the match for any reason other than wanting consider re-evaluating my rating of the match, whether I'd look forward to it on a rewatch, whether I'd likely only half pay attention on a rewatch, whether I'd consider skipping outright, stuff like that. I could probably verbalize it all but I'm sure even with just an explanation of 3 and 4 stars I'm running out the patience of people. So with that in mind, these star ratings seem natural to me:

***3/4 - Kairi Sane vs Shayna Baszler
***1/2 - Nikki Bella vs Ronda Rousey
***1/4 - Io Shirai vs Toni Storm
***1/4 - Becky Lynch vs Charlotte
** - Women's Battle Royal
*3/4 - Riott Squad v Sasha/Bayley/Natalya
*3/4 - Trish/Lita v Alicia/Mickie

Not a bad show all things considered.
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