AEW Rampage tonight involves us from the Petersen Occasions Heart in Pittsburgh, PI. After final week drawing 639,000 & a 0.21 within the 18-49 demo. With somewhat assist from the NBA, that’s the largest viewers since September 2021 & the most important demo in a 12 months.
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Jon Moxley vs Christopher Daniels
Backstory: Presumably they’ll say CD is buddies with the Elite although the very last thing we noticed was the Bucks breaking apart he and Kazarian
Straight to the ring as standard, the 2 circled warily because the followers chanted for Mox. Exchanging hammerlocks, right into a headlock as Excalibur certainly introduced up the Elite’s historical past with Daniels – together with the Bucks breaking apart he and Kazarian. Truthful sufficient.
Sustaining the headlock for some time, Moxley knocked the vet down along with his shoulder as in addition they mentioned the Bucks giving CD that nasty-looking eye. However that Mox would nonetheless relish beating somebody hooked up to the Elite. Fairly skinny storytelling.
A drop toe maintain right into a headlock of his personal noticed Daniels reply, similar once more as the gang have been quiet within the early going. A knee to the intestine later, the pair exchanged chops, Mox hit an elbow strike, the vet got here again with a leg lariat earlier than catapulting Mox outdoors, diving off the apron through elbow strike earlier than speeding in and consuming a again physique drop onto the ringside mats.
Then being dropped throughout the steps.
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Nonetheless on prime, Mox raked on the again, the one factor I actually don’t like concerning the former champ. Danielson fought off a superplex, coming off the highest through cross physique for 2. Then once more through backslide.
And one other after slipping out of a choke right into a cradle. However Mox popped as much as strike through KKL and a piledriver for 2, proper into the Bulldog. Up into the Deathrider, Daniels body-dropped his approach out then got here off the center rope through flatliner, the gang entering into what’s been an excellent opener.
Angel’s Wings, proper within the center, Daniels gradual to cowl for less than two. Recognize that Moxley’s displaying respect to the vet however there are about 5 folks in the complete firm who ought to get something near a visible pin on him.
Moxley bit his approach into one other choke, Daniels making an attempt the identical cradle counter as earlier than, Mox adjusting proper into H&A elbows, the Bulldog, Daniels fought to his toes, Mox synched in a tighter grip because the vet went evening evening.
Actually loved this: good back-and-forth and a easy story of Mox adjusting to the vet’s counters. Daniels nonetheless strikes extremely for his age.
Curiously, the previous champ not solely didn’t preserve the maintain longer than vital however provided a respectful handshake afterward.
Winner: Jon Moxley
Mark Sterling promo’d on Jade’s behalf since she was getting her make-up completed. Good contact. Sterling then revealed Wednesday’s match contract stipulates that if Taya makes use of Jaded/Highway to Valhalla, she’ll be dq’d. Additionally acknowledging that he’s ‘mentioned this earlier than’ however insisting it actually was the case this time.
Exterior of the inconsistency re: that transfer, this stays Jade’s most attention-grabbing program thus far. Not that the record would require a door-man.
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Hook got here out earlier than Isiah and the Hardys. The commentators occurring and on about what nice ‘inspirations’ the Hardys have been to each Hook & Isiah was somewhat a lot.
Jeff obtained a ‘welcome again’ chant, teased retiring however mentioned he was retiring from ‘screwing up’ as an alternative. Actions communicate louder…
Matt took the mic as Stokely Hathaway interrupted from the large display screen. Demanding to know when Agency Deletion is. Appears concepts have been two-for-one this week because the Agency used the video distraction to assault from behind.
Poor Isiah took the brunt of it through Ego’s Edge. The Hardys ran-off the heels with chairs.
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As Excalibur moved on to a different angle whereas their music was nonetheless enjoying. Replaying the assault on Britt Baker by the JAS Wednesday.
They then confirmed about 5 seconds of Britt being seen to by the physician as Cole apologized profusely. Earlier than speeding away once more.
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To a Keith Lee/Dustin Rhodes promo. Lee used numerous syllables to notice Swerve had value him vs Jericho. Dustin mentioned ‘Naturally Limitless’ would ‘descend’ on Rampage subsequent week.
Julia Hart vs Kiera Hogan
Backstory: None
Leaving no time for entrances right here both. And Julia’s is an enormous a part of her act.
Twice ducking a lockup, Julia slapped Kiera, who averted a cost within the nook, dropped Hart into the ropes then hit her curb-stomp legdrop for 2.
Julia hit again with a kick to the top however ate a pair back-elbow strikes then a working dropkick within the nook for one more two.
A number of crowd chants for Hart, such is the HOB’s reputation.
As she hit a neckbreaker, kip-up, standing moonsault; Kiera countered Hartless however ate a kick to the knee again into Hartless for the faucet.
Hart’s character stuff was higher right here than final time. Her face intentionally expressionless aside from staring the odd gap.
Submit-match, Anna Jay ran right down to scrap till the refs separated them. Anna’s eyes have been nonetheless black from the mist which value her the final they met.
Now if solely Malakai and co. might change into sizzling blondes they could get some television time. Perhaps put money into a wig?
Winner: Julia Hart
Christopher Daniels backstage with Lexi. Claudio & Yuta interrupted, about to beat down the vet when Mox prevented it. Till the very dumb Daniels mentioned ‘folks have been flawed’, that Mox had ‘somewhat honor’ left. Cue the deserved beatdown.
Mox mentioned they ‘by no means modified’, ‘all people else’ did.
I’d thought this was going to be a intelligent/refined story of the BCC manipulating Daniels. However no. It was an AEW go-to: these heels simply beat down a man with spurious connections to the babyfaces they’re feuding with although we haven’t been proven the connection on television.
Slight optimistic – they did for as soon as carry a Dynamite story over to the ‘B present’.
FTR, Jeff Jarrett & Jay Deadly vs Varsity Athletes & Slim J
Backstory: Mark Briscoe requested FTR & the J’s to staff since he’s injured, they reluctantly agreed
FTR obtained by far the perfect response of anybody aside from the Hardys. Schiavone mentioned Tony Khan was ‘very upset’ about MJF’s interference within the Pillars Match Weds. Perhaps we’ll get a triple risk on Dynamite with Perry again in?
As Mark Briscoe was proven watching backstage.
JR advised Jarrett that Jackie Fargo needed his strut again. If Jeff begins freely giving issues he stole, there’ll be nothing left.
Inexplicably, this went by means of an advert break.
After Dax and Jarrett practically fought, Dax pinned Daivari. Mark Briscoe needed to separate the 4 after. Appears the J’s are in for his or her second consecutive tag title match at a ppv.
Hold the tag division in your ideas women and gents.
Winner: FTR, Jeff Jarrett & Jay Deadly
Video bundle for the primary occasion, highlights of each guys.
*****
Promo from Butcher & Blade promising to kick Omega & Takeshita’s derrieres.
Vikingo vs Dralistico, AAA Mega Title
Backstory: None
Dralistico – who has some good entrance music – struck through tope earlier than Vikingo even reached the ring. The champ then went splat on the ramp as Dralistico averted a retaliatory dive. Regarded prefer it sucked.
Vikingo struck again with a leaping elbow strike, corkscrew kick to Dralistico’s taped shoulder then a poisonrana. The challenger retaliated rapidly through springboard destroyer to convey the break.
Loopy when a transfer like that’s merely a transition.
A Dralistico moonsault from in-to-out introduced us again; a springboard codebreaker obtained two. The pair then slugging it out on the center rope till a headbutt despatched Dralistico to the apron, Vikingo leaping after him right into a destroyer. And taking the brunt of the touchdown.
And it’s by no means an AEW Get together with out interference, Rush dragging Vikingo off the apron. Although this time all of LFI have been immediately dismissed.
Letting Dralistico bag two through roll-up; Vikingo coming again with one other corkscrew kick, to the highest: diving foot stomp for 2. However was cut-off and left dangling from the center rope earlier than being rana’d to the skin, touchdown exhausting on his again once more.
Spectacular. However – and that is very a lot a me drawback – I can’t get into this for worrying concerning the poor dude’s again. That’s three insanely exhausting bumps on it already.
‘Struggle without end’ the gang’s verdict. As Dralistico hit La Mistica, arguing with the ref, considering he had the match received, permitting a again heel-kick, a missile of a working knee strike within the nook and a 630 from the champ in retaining his title.
After which LFI have been proper again right down to assault. The present – very fittingly – speeding off the air.
Winner: Vikingo
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Subsequent Dynamite:
- Adam Cole promo
- Jade Cargill vs Taya Valkyrie, TBS Title
- Darby Allin vs Sammy Guevara, Remaining of 4 Pillars Match
- Dax Harwood vs Jeff Jarrett
- Arn & Wardlow promo
- Tony Khan will communicate – this wasn’t marketed as a significant announcement or something so presumably is to do with MJF
- Butcher & Blade vs Kenny Omega & Konosuke Takeshita
- Orange Cassidy vs Bandido, Worldwide Title
Subsequent Rampage:
- Naturally Limitless vs TBA
Thumbs Up/Down
- Mox vs Daniels
- Dasha’s ring asserting
- Dralistico vs Vikingo
- None of those matches had causes to be
- Every part was rushed
- Actual lack of star energy
- Jeff Jarrett was on the present
- The tag division has by no means felt much less essential
Should marvel what the brand new Saturday present will do to Rampage; tonight’s effort was already an afterthought earlier than it even turns into the ‘C’ present.
Recognize you studying. Take pleasure in the remainder of the weekend.
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