‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (Oct 28th 2022)
It’s Monday, so you know what that means, it’s time for this week’s review of AEW: Rampage! This week’s show was broadcast from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT and featured Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross on commentary… Now let’s get to the review!
Match #1: AEW World Championship Eliminator Match – Jon Moxley def. Matt Menard
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Angelo Parker was on the ropes, barking at the champ. Moxley took his frustration out on Daddy Magic, throwing him out of the ring and then whipping Menard into the guardrail. Mox charged at Menard in the ring but Menard countered with forearms. Moxley countered a piledriver but Parker wiped out Mox outside the ring as the ref was distracted by Menard. Menard hoisted up Mox and crotched him on the steel ring post! Back in the ring, Mox and Matt slugged it out. Moxley walloped Matt with the King Kong Lariat! Moxley suplexed Menard off the top turnbuckle for a near fall. Mox maintained control of Menard’s ankle but Menard kicked his way out of it. Moxley stomped on Menard’s head. Parker jumped in the ring but Moxley blasted him with a cutter. As Mox was distracted, Menard planted Mox with a DDT. Moxley fired back, locking Menard in a rear naked sleeper and forcing the tap!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #2: Keith Lee def. Serpentico
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Serpentico charged at Lee but Lee hoisted him up with a powerbomb and then pinned him!
My Score: 1 out of 5
Match #3: Tay Melo def. Madison Rayne
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Tay booted Madison in the midsection. Tay tripped Madison with a Judo roll. Tay slapped Madison with a big right hand. Madison tripped up Tay, as turnabout is fair play. Melo grabbed Madison and then dropped her across the top turnbuckle with a modified backbreaker. Madison rallied back with a DDT to Tay! Madison followed up with a neck breaker and a near fall on Tay. Madison perched herself on the top turnbuckle on brought down Tay with a cutter! Tay attempted a piledriver but Madison escaped. Madison connected with a sliding lariat. Tay shoved Madison into the corner and began hammering her with chops. Tay nailed Madison with a pump knee strike. She finished off Madison with the Tay-KO and scored the victory via pin.
My Score: 1.5 out of 5
Match #4: TNT Championship Match – Wardlow def. Matt Taven
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Taven chopped at Wardlow and followed up with a dropkick. Wardlow barely budged and then he hit Taven with a headbutt and a hip toss. Wardlow rammed his shoulder into Taven’s midsection and then whipped him over the ropes. Mike Bennett ambushed Wardlow but Wardlow shrugged it off. Taven flew through the air, over the top rope and splashed down onto Wardlow with a flying body press. Bennett whipped Wardlow into the steel ring steps. Taven hit a frog splash down onto Wardlow’s tweaked knee. Taven smashed Wardlow with a running knee to the face. Wardlow grabbed Taven and sent him for a ride with the F-10. Wardlow wrecked Taven with a lariat and then a belly-to-belly suplex. Wardlow spiked Taven with a spinebuster. Maria jumped onto the apron to distract Wardlow. Wardlow delivered the goods, though, and powerbombed Taven! Wardlow powerbombed Taven again, and then again. After the fourth powerbomb, Wardlow pinned Taven!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 2/5
This was a pretty bad… well not bad, per say, but definitely a dull episode of Rampage this week. The opening and closing matches had no surprises or suspense – the outcome never in doubt for both matches. And the other 2? Well one was a quick dsqusah to sell an angle and the other featured some clumsy wrestling and a finisher that didn’t even connect correctly! Definitely a skippable one this week.
