[9.0] "Will Ospreay vs. Darby Allin was one of the greatest TV matches of all time. From the opening bell, it was clear both men were determined to create something unforgettable, and they absolutely delivered. Ospreay's unmatched precision and Darby's fearless, chaotic energy combined for a match that was as emotional as it was thrilling. Darby continues to prove he's the greatest TV wrestler of all time, consistently delivering at the highest level. This was a match of the year contender, no question. ****1/2"
[8.0] "Good, really good, but I did not feel the same tension than in the Briscoe Fletcher match from last Saturday. Also, I unfotunately got spoiled before having a chance to watch it, it would probably have been a nine if I didn't know the winner."
[9.0] "That coffin drop on the apron was brutal to watch. Stuff like that just kinda hangs with you after the match. Some great stuff here, and I'm happy to see Darby pick up the win. This C2 has been better than last year in not knowing who would win which matches."
[9.0] "i think this is a strong candidate for tv match of the year for aew and for all of wrestling this year. Very surprising that they had darby go over here and i hope we get this match again sometime in 2025 the chemistry seems to be outstanding between these two with some of the best counter wrestling i've seen all year. Great match these guys made some magic with this one. 4.75 stars"
[10.0] "Awesome, just awesome. Both guys were incredible, I still can't believe how Darby's body is still one piece. I was expecting this match to be good but they really overdelivered. Congrats to both guys."
[9.0] "This is it. This is EXACTLY what AEW is all about, this is the feeling. A balls out banger of a match that overdelivered. Ospreay and Darby NAILED IT."
[6.0] "I was really on board with this in the first half of the match. Darby takes one of the craziest bumps ever doing the coffin drop straight onto the apron and then Ospreay starts targeting his back after. Darby puts in a really good selling performance for a bit until at some point Ospreay remembers he needs to get all his signature moves in, meaning Darby has to completely stop selling his back so that the two of them can put on a PWG style "banger". Started off great then just massively fell off in favor of no selling and spamming finishers"
"Now this is what the C2 should be all about. Glad to see that the matches in final legs of the tournament are starting to deliver on what last year promised but thus match here blew those expectations out of the water. I think if it wasn't for the TV match structure this would be another perfect 10 match for me"
"An absolute banger that proves that these two probably will be AEW world champions in 2025. The fact they were to put this match of this quality out in such a short time is truly outstanding."
[10.0] "It's almost the end of the year and these guys just stole the best TV match of the year. Darby and Will are both fantastic wrestlers and it was no doubt they would bring something special. Little did I know I would witness the best sub-15 min match I have probably ever seen. They have packed everything they could in these 15 minutes, including a classic WTFDARBY stunt, amazingly smooth sequences and even sprinkled it with a pretty good story around Darby doing more damage to himself than to Will. It's not the first time Darby takes a Coffin Drop on the apron, but my heart skips a beat every time he does that. And that was not his only stunt, as he also took a Styles Clash outside of the ring, which is crazy to think that it's only the second worst thing he took here. The sequences they had here and perfectly smooth, its amazing how coordinated they were with each other to pull this off. "That" sequence will be in my head for a long time. And on top of all that - they gave the win to Darby. Not only it solidifies him as someone who is still to be considered one of the best even with the new wave of wrestlers in AEW, but it gives more heat to the tournament, as there are not 4 potential block winners still in, with only ~2 matches left for everyone. This match is probably one of the best I've seen this year, one of the best Dynamite matches and definitely my favorite sub-15 minute match of all time. Simply fantastic. Will and Darby are in the top of the wrestling world right now."
[10.0] "A ten is justified here, the crowd is psyched and loud and reacting to everything they are doing from the entrances. This had a big fight feel and it delivered beyond that. Darby ate so much punishment and Ospreay's selling and physical storytelling is unparalleled."
[9.0] "This was the match that i was most interested in seeing when this year's C2 blocks got announced. I'm by no means an Ospreay fan but I was interested in seeing just how he would work against someone like Darby. As it turns out, really fucking well. This match was absolutely phenomenal and shows just how good Ospreay can be when he's not dictating the pace of a match. Ospreay couldn't wrestle at his usual pace here, because he's against someone who actually takes time to sell and the match benefits greatly because of it because the big moves and sequences are actually built to effectively instead of being spammed every 10 seconds. I think a large reason as to why I enjoyed this as much as I did is because of Darby. At this point he just is the best wrestler on the planet, bar none. As I've already said, his selling in this match is phenomenal and allows him to dictate the pace instead of Ospreay. He also puts in one hell of a babyface performance and takes some of the worst bumps I think he's ever taken. I say that about every single Darby match but I genuinely think that disgusting apron spot is the gnarliest thing he's ever done, like it genuinely made me fucking recoil. The crowd also added to this by just being mega hot all throughout. AEW hasn't had an atmosphere like this in a long time and it really benefited every match on this show but especially this one. Overall, this match was incredible. There's been a lot of excellent TV matches this year but this one is by far my favourite and is also likely the best Ospreay match I've ever seen. ****1/2"
[10.0] "This revives the tournament for Darby Allin and leaves us with one of the best fights to end this 2024. I really liked the performance of both, it was tremendous from start to finish and with a time more than befitting television (only has a 2 minute commercial break). I especially appreciate the risk of Darby Allin in many of the spots and how, finally, he can take the 6 points to continue fighting in this tournament. Will Ospreay is the face of AEW, time to time."
"[9/10] Right away, it's clear as day these guys have chemistry for days & really love working one another. We reach the missed Coffin Drop spot, & I'm legit frightened for Darby, is how good that was. After commercial, we're back, & what luck, Darby is actually selling it. Like 5 minutes of awesome match later, Darbs & Will get into a back & forth mid-ring, & I realize, like omg, all these hits are hard as nails. That Styles Clash to the floor was absolutely excellent, & the near-fall that follows is all sorts of awesome. The result seemed like a very meaningful win. You can talk about Darby all you want, but I'd be remiss to go without stating that he has made any episode of Dynamite he's appeared on since I started watching again better, whether on mic or in-ring."
[7.0] "It's never not funny to see something actually exciting and potentially scintillating after AEW fans pretend Shelton Benjamin facing Beast Mortos is a dream match. The match starts well with a short lock up with Ospreay pushing Darby against the ropes, establishing his clear strength difference. In this moment, Ospreay decided to emulate his former mentor Kazuchika Okada with the fake out against the ropes before getting caught with a headlock and one of Darby's high angled arm drags, which Ospreay effortlessly flips out of, avoiding the damage. There is a quick sequence where no-one can hit a move with each other before slowing it down with another lock-up where Ospreay decides to hit some heavy chops before working the crowd. Darby hits a sick tope but misses a coffin drop for a brutal landing, potentially leading to an early end. Ospreay naturally works the back and works with a grounded purpose where he seems intent on doing great damage, which works fine with Darby's great selling. There is a cool sequence that ends up with a terrific hidden blade with an equally great selling by Darby who collapses into himself but they sort of blow it off by adding a rather needlessly jumping code red counter by Darby which felt like a cheap way to keep Darby alive after the hidden blade. This restarts with both struggling to get to their feet however. Ospreay returns to the chops but Darby continues to use his quick moves to evade Ospreay. He makes a grave mistake by trying to suplex Ospreay onto the outside and gets caught and Ospreay is able to hit a styles clash to the outside floor which was crazy. Ospreay sells his leg well, leading to him not being able to follow up as fast. Darby barely makes it in the ring but Ospreay hits an Oscutter, getting a close two count. Darby quickly bounces back, countering a stormbreaker and hitting two coffin drops for the surprise win. Good match. The crowd was up for it. The sequences were all pretty great in isolation too. However, the transitional stuff felt a little rushed and lacked any real thought outside of Ospreay selling the leg for the styles clash on the floor. It was a tried and tested reason not to immediately kill Darby and let him recover. The rest felt like a rush to get to the next bit. A cool match nonetheless. ***1/2"
[9.0] "This match was truly amazing, one of the best Ospreay matches of the year, if not the best, and what can I say about Darby Allin? The kid is unreal, what a special talent, he extracted the most out of his opponent and the match, incredible maturity, he's phenomenal. This was a joy, the match is under 15-min, very short, and it was simply a blast, I knew it was going to be special because they were announcing with a lot of anticipation, and it's truly an unique and very interesting matchup, but the match managed to be the best one of this C2 so far by A LOT, when they had the initial staredown with the 'holy shit' chants I knew this was gonna be the most special thing on AEW TV in a long time. The match started with fast and breathtaking sequences, and it really went to another level when Darby had that unreal bump on the coffin drop, that was crazy, and it became the storytelling of the match, with Ospreay doing lots of moves on his back, trying to physically hurt Darby as hard as he could. Darby thrives under the underdog role, and Ospreay is a great demolisher as well, that's why he's such a good heel, he's awesome dominating matches and inflicting pain into his enemies, but this time, it was the underdog that got the upper hand and won, after a fantastic scorpion death drop and multiple nearfalls. This match was thrilling, frenetic, athletic, and also delivered a very nice and logical story, one of the most fun matches of the year, and probably the TV match of the year - {****1/4}"
[9.0] "Didn't follow the Continental Classic a lot but among the stuff I saw this was the best, Darby went Elbow to Elbow with Ospreay, got a terrible Style Clash from the apron and at the end his courage paid off as he connected a Scorpion Deathdrop from out of nowhere and two Coffin Drops to get the win. Didn't see this the result coming, I just wish they 'll have more time one day but given the circumstances they couldn't have pulled of more. ****1/2"
[7.0] "Darby gets typecast a lot as the 'daredevil' foley-esque stunt performer, and his bumping is incredible, but the way he structures his stuff is even better. His psychology is amazing, and his approach to technical wrestling is even better. I can appreciate Ospreay's athleticism, but he doesn't really do it for me a lot, honestly. I love how Darby grounds Ospreay in this, really making the action and reversals really feel impactful."
"9.0 - this is one of the matchups I was most looking forward to when the matchups were released and it did not disappoint. Was really impressed at the chemistry of these two and Darby's willingness to take punishment is a perfect fit for Will's devastating offense. I had a hunch after the promo on Collision that Darby might get the win here and the crowd clearly loved to see it, as did I. Awesome stuff."
"This is one of the best tv matches I have ever seen. Amazingly paced with a roaring crowd that is madly in love with both Darby and Ospreay, and they made sure to show everyone why they are so beloved. This was fast paced, brutal, wonderful counter sequences with many fun moments and Darby taking some of the most brutal bumps I have ever seen. Especially the top rope coffin top to the apron, which is easily the most brutal bump I have seen in wrestling since Darby (yet again) jumped off of the ladder into glass for Sting's retirement match. While Ospreay is arguably the best wrestler in the world right now, there is no arguing that Darby Allin is the greatest TV wrestler in the world right now and maybe ever. This is Definitely the best match of the Continental Classic so far and the TV match of they year in a landslide. 5*"
"Fantastic dream match between two of the best in the world. Ridiculous bumps from Darby. Best match of the c2 and honestly the best TV match of the year as well. Was slightly worried coming into the match that they wouldn't be able to match expectations but they smashed it out the park. ."
[10.0] "What a goddamn match. Really impressive sequences, really good shit put into 20 minutes, loved Darby having the scorpion death drop, felt the notes of the match just played perfectly and it was the best TV match i've seen in a long while, definitely the best under 20 minute TV match i've seen in a while. I think this match will really age well, as you need to know next to nothing to appreciate what they did, this was just really well sequenced, really cleanly wrestled, really enjoyed it, glad I got to watch this without knowing the winner too, and thought Darby getting the win is probably the right call."
"Easily one of the best TV matches this year and can possibly be in talks for MOTY. For me Darby Allin was the MVP throughout this match as he would not except defeat and a lot of the near falls was great. Also how did Darby Allin not break his on back on that coffin drop at the beginning of the match? That was really gross looking."
[10.0] "Legit one of the best tv matches of all time. Darby's selling and willingness to take insane bumps makes him one of the most intriguing wrestlers to watch but Ospreay's sell of the finish stretch was what put this into the elite tier. What a year for both men. *****"
"[ 9.0 ] "The match was great fun. The fluidity of the sequences, the chemistry between the two wrestlers, the false finishes, the atmosphere. Potential TV match of the year. Many say that the Coffin Drop on the apron serves no purpose, but it's a visual spot, yes, which proves above all that Darby won't hesitate to break his body to get the win. The only drawback was watching the match with the commercials out, there was so much to see!"
"[****] I don't hold this match to the highs of some other commentors, but it was still a great TV match. My main nitpick is just how illogical the Coffin Drop on the apron was - Ospreay was so obviously going to move so it felt like a stunt for the sake of a stunt. With that being said, this had brilliant technical sequences like the Storm Driver counter into Sunset Flip Powerbomb from Darby, and was a great watch."
[10.0] "Giving 10 on this match, might give 12/10 if the fight again on ppv one day. This could absolutely be the best tv match of 2024. Just perfect and insanely creative, a dream match that came true."
[9.0] "Will is mostly annoying to me, but his match with Darby was excellent. Did he sell the knee damage like he should have? Of course not. But I saw sequences that finally made sense. They weren't done just for the sake of doing something insane. Talking about insane, Darby's ability to take as much harm as he can and then go toe to toe with his opponent should be studied"
[8.0] "Darby's style works so well with guys who have strength and body control, and that's Will's main thing. The Coffin Drop on the apron was unnecessary in hindsight. Their sequences were great and the match was competitive. I don't think Darby needed to put himself in such a hole."
[10.0] "Everything worked well, it was a ppv level match on Dynamite. Darby's coffin drop on the ring's edge crashing and burning. Then Ospreay's focus on his offense on Darby's back it made sense for in-ring psychology. The knife edge chops by Ospreay were also particularly brutal sounding and Darby sold this well. Then the Ospreay hidden blade followed by fast reversals into a Code Red. The Styles Clash off the mat onto the floor easily could have gotten to be life threatening for Darby if they didn't execute move well enough, but they both did. It was followed by an Oscutter but Darby then released a flurry of finishers, a Scorpion Death Drop and two rapid succession Coffin Drops. Also the crowd was hot the entire time, there was credible tournament stakes as well. It was an all around great match. Even Ospreay's kick out after the pin at 3.1 was a nice touch."
[10.0] "Wow wow wow, give this guys a full hour , give em 3 , let only them wrestle for the next month. If this is the standard then I can watch this forever. Darby is an absolute maniac and Ospreay is so athletically gifted, it just works man. Trust it just works. Top 3 match of the year contender for me rn fr, you gotta watch this if you haven't wow."
"was sceptical about this match going into it, about how these two would gel but they overdelivered! One of my favourite aew matches of all time! Hope to see Darby and Will do more matches in the future 5/5!"
[8.0] "The best thing about this match was certainly the counter sequences and especially the reversal of Stormbreaker into a code red, even though I really liked Darby's victory to make the tournament more interesting, but due to the structure of the match, Ospreay's victory was more plausible, even more so after the incredible Styles Clash from the apron to the ground, in my opinion the match had ended there in a count out, but they made Darby's comeback very hasty. Since it was supposed to make Allin win, they saved this brutal spot (****1/4)"
[10.0] "This was the perfect clash of styles in 2024. In this age, the Ospreay style has become the house style for almost all promotions. Even in WWE, you'll see that style, it doesn't necessarily have to be at the top of the card but you'll see it. So what sets Ospreay apart? He is simply the best at it, it is not close either by the way. No one can induce awe from the live-crowd and capture their rabid enthusiasm based on moves alone as much as Will Ospreay. Darby Allin might seem to the untrained eye that he does wrestle in that style but he doesn't. Darby's style is simply that he dies, every single time he goes out there you feel he just god murdered. This made for the perfect TV match, Ospreay started out fiery as always but because Darby died he had to slow it down and then IT HAPPENED. Darby's amazing selling led him to a very earned comeback which then gave us one of the best 7 minute stretches a match has ever seen. This was the Ospreay throwing bombs style but with everything registered and feeling more and more important as time went by. This brilliantly laid out, excellently wrestled + electric atmosphere is what AEW is all about. AND IT WAS A TOURNAMENT MATCH TOO! Pro wrestling f***ing rules."
[9.0] "[4.5*] TV MOTY, surpassing Gunther vs Sheamus from May in my opinion. I think this kind of match is the perfect fit for it, I genuinely liked this more than Ospreay vs Bryan for example. My Top 3 favorite matches from him this year were Takeshita, PAC and Darby. All of them were not long, took place on the midcard and absolutely teared the house down. The perfect fit, at least for my taste. Darby and Will had less than 15 minutes and they created magic in a match that very much looked like the old AEW. I think the Restore The Feeling talk is kinda ridiculous but I agree with the sentiment of the campaign and a MOTYC in free TV at a small, intimate, cool-looking Arena definitely brought this feeling back. I will never forget when they ran Dragon vs Andrade labeled as a Dream Match in the fucking Memphis Grizzlies arena lmfao. A 20k seat venue with less than 3k people in attendance, it was one of the worst atmospheres for a big match I have ever seen. I am glad they are changing things."
[8.0] "This was undoubtedly a very fun and exciting match, but I'm not quite on board with the idea of it being the best TV match of the year. While Ospreay and Allin seem to impressive chemistry together and pulled off some very seamless looking manoeuvres, I thought some of the selling was a bit questionable. I don't really understand why you'd do such a huge momentum changing spot like a Styles Clash off the apron, only to more-or-less immediately put Darby back on offence and have him win quite decisively? I definitely enjoyed the match, but from a storytelling perspective I thought this could have been stronger."
[8.0] "Some good moves and sequnces but come on, this wasn't the best tv match of the year. Styles clash from the apron should be looking great in the theory but in reality it was one of the ugliest styles clashes ever. And Darby won after that like nothing happens. But guys have shown us a lot of other good moves so it's still a good match."
[8.0] "Will is so much better when he slows down and lets the other wrestler dictate the rythm of the match. Darby's year has been amazing and I think they should put the belt on him. Great TV match and the CC delivering as always. ****1/4 stars."
"Man, AEW has these freaking awesome matches on a weekly show. Ospreay is a wrestling machine, and Darby is a crazy wrestling psycho. Fast-paced and dynamic, technically flawless, and rough as f*ck. The Coffin Drop to the death, that Code Red sequence, the Styles Clash; even when the match slows a bit, that hard-hitting moment was really great. Finally, they culminate the match with that Coffin Drop to the back, and if that wasn't enough, another one. These two men are stars, what a match. [5/5]"
[10.0] "An incredible television match that helps justify the Continental Classic because we can get matches like this and feel like the tournament provides enough of a story for it. Thought Darby sold *the* bump really well (probably not hard to pretend after that TBF haha) and the quality of some of the wrestling and reversals was next level. I rate Darby's match with MJF crazy highly (one of the best one-on-one matches in AEW) and this has some of the sauce I loved that for. Would be very cool to see this match again. I think one of these definitely becomes a world champ in 2025."
[9.0] "There was a time where I thought Will Ospreay sucked. I thought he was just moves, I thought he was a one trick pony, I thought he straight up stank at the subtle things. I was, as usual, wrong. This is his greatest performance in AEW thus far. Lethal, domineering, persistent, but beaten in such an understandable way. Not the way he was with Fletcher where he simply couldn't hang, but his opponent just had him. Darby was just a little too resilient, and that cost him the match. Isn't that great? Being able to see reason in a Will Ospreay match? This also solidifies my belief that Darby Allin is the best active wrestler in the world. He just keeps delivering! How the hell does he keep doing it? ! Unbelievable match, TV MOTY."
[7.0] "Fiery little match, which has clearly got the gif junkies drooling. I'm not sure why Darby would go for the apron coffin drop having seen Ospreay move there to get out of the way of the regular version, but the bump was as nasty as it gets. Main problem with the match was consistency - so while Darby got to bounce back from that bump, a standing Hidden Blade to the jaw, the Styles Clash to the floor (which didn't work visually because Ospreay had to pull out of it), an Oscutter and more, it didn't take that much (especially by Will's standards) for Allin to finish Ospreay off ***1/2"
[10.0] "If it wasn't for Danielson going insane in 2021, this would've been the greatest TV match in the history of wrestling. Just a crazy-ass spotfest with one of the loudest crowds in recent memory for AEW and some of the wildest shit I've seen in a while. There was a lot of anticipation for this match and it overdelivered. As another comment said both men bought their A-games to DC and put on a classic. Not even 15 minutes of pure adrenaline and madness. From the coffin drop on the apron, to the stormbreaker/code red, to the styles clash on the floor, just total madness. In the end Darby gets a surprising win following a scorpion death drop and two back-to-back coffin drops. Amazing match. One of the best matches of the year. 10/10 - 5*/5*"
[10.0] "Jesus fucking Christ. If there was ever a reason for Tony to break out the "Justified This Is Awesome Chants" tweet that we all lightly mock him for, this is it. I honestly haven't seen a crowd so hot for a Dynamite match since Danielson vs. Omega, and although the attendance in DC was less than a quarter of that at Arthur Ashe, they were just as loud. And dear god, both Darby and Will brought their A-game tonight, between the coffin drop onto the apron, the Styles Clash off the apron, the Code Red-Hidden Blade-Stormbreaker-Code Red sequence, the Death Drop, and the multiple coffin drops to end the match? Yeah, I'm not even hesitating to give this the 10. Darby has cemented his rightful place as THE babyface hero to finally dethrone Moxley at All In, and although Ospreay as world champion is already an inevitability, it's even more so tonight. Fucking hell."
[10.0] "This is exactly why I love the CC tournament, We would not be getting this godly level match against two babyfaces otherwise. Not only match of the night by a mile but easily TV match of the year. Ospreay & Darby have elite chemistry with each other. Crowd was beyond hot & loved every second of it, the reversal into the scorpion death dropped followed by two coffin drops was an incredible finishing sequence.I look forward too seeing a rematch between the two of them on PPV months down the line & hopefully when Darby wins the big one"
"I mean...holy shit. This is one of the most insane matches I have ever had the pleasure to watch. These two made everything look absolutely phenomenal, and the shit they did is just mind boggling. If you told me that a wrestler would double backflip another wrestler over his head, I'd have told you you were smoking crack. But it happened, and it happened here. Absolutely. Fucking. Unreal. 10/10. 5 Stars. Best TV match of 2024."
[10.0] "This match, to me, is the best television match of 2024. For two wrestlers apparently wrestling each other for the first time ever, Darby and Will worked like they wrestled each other a thousand times. They were so crisp with one another, with each sequence looking so smooth. The energy from the wrestlers and the crowd was fantastic, The missed coffin drop to the edge of the apron by Darby sounded like a shot and it actually made me recoil back in my seat. The styles clash off the apron to the floor was, the storm breaker reversed into a code red, the swift counters, so much incredible action in this match. There was just so much impressive stuff. This is a match you just have to see for yourself. Incredible. Absolutely incredible."
[10.0] "Candidate for fight of the year. In less than 15 minutes they gave a spectacular battle with very memorable moments. They both started from less to more, with great chemistry and physicality between them. The public accompanied the match at all times and that made it much more enjoyable for the spectator. Personally, it is the match that I have enjoyed the most between Darby and Ospreay during this year 2024, also one of the best C2 fights in its two editions. A big congratulations to both involved. 10/10."
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