‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (Sep 20th 2024)
It’s Monday so you know what that means, it’s time for our weekly review of AEW: Rampage! This week’s show emanated from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre and featured Tony Schiavone, Matt Menard and Excalibur on commentary. Now let’s get to the review…
Match #1: Mark Briscoe def. Bryan Keith
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Bryan Keith went right at Briscoe, but Briscoe turned the tables with chops and stomps. Briscoe caught Keith with a hell stab in the throat. Chicken took flight with boots to Bryan’s face. Briscoe was looking for the Cactus elbow drop but Keith rolled out of the way. Briscoe suplexed Keith on the arena floor and then finally leveled Keith with the Cactus elbow drop! Back in the ring, Briscoe served up more redneck kung fu. Mark set up a steel chair in the ring. Bryan Keith knocked the chair down. As the ref was grabbing the chair, Keith seized the moment and connected with a low blow for a near fall on Briscoe. Bryan Keith headbutted Briscoe, bringing the fight to the ROH World champion. The Bad Apple nailed Mark with a snap suplex on the arena floor. Briscoe was motivated by the chants, got to his feet and blasted Bryan with a back elbow. Keith cracked Briscoe with a headbutt. Briscoe blocked a diamond dust attempt. Briscoe superplexed Keith, sending both men crashing hard to the mat. Briscoe sent Keith flying with a uranage, but Keith got to his feet and launched Briscoe with an exploder suplex! Bryan headbutted Briscoe, but it only served to fire up Mark Briscoe. Briscoe drilled Keith with a Spicolli Driver! Keith dodged the Froggy Bow. Keith clocked Briscoe with a knee strike! Briscoe powered out of the diamond dust and connected with a lariat, and then a second lariat. Briscoe spiked Keith with the Jay Driller and scored the pin!
My Score: 2 out of 5
Match #2: Wheeler Yuta def. The Butcher
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Butcher grabbed Yuta with a half nelson into a back breaker, stunning Yuta, who seemed distracted. Butcher carved up Yuta’s chest with a stiff chop. Butcher hoisted up Wheeler and dropped him across the guardrail. Butcher slapped Yuta and it seemed to reignite the fire in Yuta’s belly. Yuta planted Butcher with a shotgun dropkick. Yuta unleashed hell on Butcher in the corner with strikes and forearms. Yuta held onto Butcher and decimated him with two German Suplexes, followed up by hammer and anvil elbow strikes! Yuta flattened Butcher, locked on the Cattle Mutilation, and Butcher was forced to tap out!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #3: Hikaru Shida def. Harley Cameron
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Shida grabbed Harley and swung her around, planting her with a mat return. Shida followed up with a running knee strike, as Harley was draped over the edge of the apron. Harley swept out Shida’s legs and rammed her shoulder into Shida. Shida cracked Harley with a running knee strike in the ring. Saraya jumped on the apron and distracted Shida. Harley connected with a kick to Shida’s head for a near fall! The two traded pinning combinations. Shida blocked a knee strike and countered with a question mark kick! Saraya yelled at Shida. As Shida turned her head to look at Saraya, Harley clocked Shida with another knee strike. Saraya held up the kendo stick. Jamie Hayter ran down and pulled the kendo stick away from Saraya. Shida spiked Harley with a Falcon Arrow and pinned Harley.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #4: Roderick Strong & The Beast Mortos def. Joe Keys & Marcus Mathers
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Roddy clubbed Mathers with cross face shots. The Beat Mortos tagged in and hoisted Keys, planting him with a back breaker. Roddy and Mortos used tandem offense, double covered the competition, and scored a double pin!
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #5: Nick Wayne def. Lio Rush, Rocky Romero and Kip Sabian
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Lio was a step ahead of Nick Wayne and caught him with a clothesline. Sabian hit an Arabian press on Rocky and Nick. Lio Rush rocketed out of the ring with a tope suicida to Kip Sabian. Lio nailed Kip with a stunner. Lio rolled up Rocky for a near fall. Kip fired back with a knee strike to Lio Rush’s face. Nick Wayne hit a snap suplex on Rocky. Lio Rush was taken off his feet with a back body drop by Nick Wayne. Rush rocked Wayne with a standing Spanish Fly! Sabian flew through the air off the top rope with a dropkick to Rush. Sabian followed up with a cannonball, crushing Lio in the corner. Rocky grabbed Kip with a Northern Lights Suplex. Rocky unloaded the forever clotheslines on the other three competitors. Nick Wayne and Kip Sabian traded strikes. Sabian blocked the Wayne’s World and countered with a half and half suplex. Lio went for a frog splash, but Wayne caught him with a cutter! Sabian grabbed Wayne, looking for a burning hammer, but Wayne escaped. Sabian drove Rocky down, hard onto the mat, but Nick Wayne pulled Sabian away and stole the pin!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 2.5/5
Another OK show this week. With some good but not great matches…I guess with the rumours that Rampage will be no more after the new WBD deal, maybe this show is going into a holding pattern? Like last week this episode did give us something new, in terms of matches at least – mainly in that we finally got to see Nick Wayne in action outside of The Patriarchy. Something that we need more of going forward IMHO.
