‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (Oct 11th 2024)
It’s Monday Tuesday so you know what that means, it’s time for our weekly review of AEW: Rampage! This week’s show emanated from the Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington and featured Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Jeff Jarrett on commentary. Now let’s get to the review…
Match #1: The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy & Kyle O’Reilly) def. Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)
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Orange attempted a rollup, but Bennett quickly kicked out of it. Bennett lunged at Orange, but Orange took down Bennett with a shoulder tackle. Kyle tagged in, as did Taven. Kyle and Orange cleaned house on the Kingdom, employing tandem offense. Taven wiped out Kyle with a dropkick. Bennett stomped Kyle in the corner. Taven suplexed Kyle for a near fall. Orange spiked Bennett with a DDT and followed up with an elbow suicida to Taven. Bennett and Cassidy collided in the center of the ring, both looking for a lariat. Kyle and Taven tagged in for their respective teams. Taven planted Orange with a DDT. Taven took down Kyle with a swinging DDT, followed by a moonsault press for a near fall. Orange pulped Taven with the stundog millionaire. Bennett blocked the Beach Break and countered with a stalling piledriver. Bennett clocked Kyle with a spinebuster for a near fall! Orange clobbered Taven with an Orange Punch while Kyle locked Bennett in a guillotine, forcing Mike Bennett to tap out!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #2: Kris Statlander def. Amira
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Statlander charged at Amira with a big boot. Kris followed up with a delayed vertical suplex. Kris crunched Amira with Friday Night Fever and scored the pin in a decisive victory!
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #3: The Beast Mortos def. The Butcher
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The Beast Mortos used a snap mare. Butcher blasted the Beast with a lariat. The Butcher tenderized the Beast Mortos with chops to the chest outside the ring. The Beast Mortos cracked the Butcher with a big headbutt. The Butcher stunned the Beast Mortos with a jackhammer for a near fall! The Beast Mortos fired back with a back breaker and then a flying headbutt from the top rope, pinning Butcher!
My Score: 2 out of 5
Match #4: Lance Archer def. Matt Brannigan
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Archer taunted Matt after Matt chopped him. Archer walloped Matt with a clothesline and then a massive back body drop. Archer hurled Brannigan with a belly to belly suplex. Archer finished off Brannigan with the Blackout for the 1-2-3!
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #5: Bryan Keith def. Rocky Romero
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Bryan Keith attacked Rocky before Rocky could remove his entrance gear. Rocky wiped out Keith with a hurracanrana on the floor. Keith intercepted Rocky and rocked Romero with an exploder. Back in the ring, Rocky battered Bryan with stiff chops and kicks. Rocky spiked Keith with a DDT! Bryan cracked Rocky with an elbow strike and then smashed Rocky with a knee strike for a near fall! Bryan bashed Rocky with a headbutt square on the jaw. Rocky came over the top with a Sliced Bread. Bryan Keith rolled out of the ring, taking himself out of reach. Rocky closed the distance, connecting with a tope suicida. Bryan Keith distracted ref Aubrey Edwards while Big Bill rushed to ringside and blindsided Rocky with a big boot to the head! Keith used the Diamond Dust on Rocky Romero to score the win.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 2/5
This week’s Rampage was a bit of a letdown but the card was reportedly affected by the hurricane in Florida (hence having Jeff Jarrett on commentary). But still, there was nothing much to this show outside the opening match and having TWO squash matches on such a short show seems like a total waster of time and effort. A disappointing show heading into Wrestldream.
