‘AEW: Rampage – Fyter Fest Week 2’ Review (July 22nd 2022)
It’s Monday morning, so you know what that means… it’s time for our review of Friday night’s episode of AEW: Rampage, which this week emanated from the Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia. Let’s get to the review!
Match #1: “Hangman” Adam Page & John Silver def. The Butcher & The Blade
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Butcher chopped Silver and then dared Page to get in the ring. Blade tagged in and stomped a mudhole into Silver. “Hangman” tagged in and clobbered the Butcher with a lariat. Page followed up with a tope suicida on the Blade. The Blade distracted referee Rick Knox so the Butcher could employ some dirty work on Page. The Blade nailed Silver with a Doctor Bomb. Silver tagged out to Adam Page. “Hangman” hit Butcher and the Blade with elbows. Page dumped Blade out to the arena floor. Page staggered Butcher with a lariat. Butcher tried a German Suplex but Page landed on his feet and then blasted Butcher with a rolling lariat. Silver came in with a German Suplex on the Butcher. “Hangman” followed up with the Buckshot Lariat and pinned the Butcher!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #2: Lee Moriarty def. Dante Martin
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Dante and Lee chain wrestled. Dante tripped Lee and maintained wrist control, grabbing a cradle on Lee but Lee escaped. Dante Martin was thrown into the ropes but countered with a dropkick on his way down. Stokely Hathaway walked onto the ramp and was scouting the action. Dante was looking for a full nelson but Lee fought out of it. Lee slid under Dante and locked in the Border City Stretch! Dante was able to grab the bottom rope, forcing the ref to break the hold. Dante tried for the O’Connor Roll but Moriarty rolled back, grabbed the ropes, and stole the victory.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #3: Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. & Jamie Hayter def. Ashley D’Amboise & Skye Blue
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Baker blasted Blue with an elbow strike and then yanked Blue down to the mat by the hair. Britt Baker followed up with a thrust kick. Hayter tagged in and Hayter hit Blue with a series of stomps. Baker tagged back in and dropped elbows to the side of Blue’s head. Finally Blue rallied and made the tag to Ashley. Ashley assaulted Hayter with elbow strikes and a guillotine. Ashley went for the neck breaker but Hayter avoided it. Hayter nailed Ashley with a back breaker. Hayter tagged out to Britt Baker, who drilled Ashley with a butterfly suplex. Baker applied the Lock Jaw and forced Ashley D’Amboise to tap out!
My Score: 2 out of 5
Match #4: Jay Lethal def. Christopher Daniels
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ROH commentary Caprice Coleman joined the broadcast booth for this match. Daniels used a scoop slam on Lethal. Jay Lethal answered with European Uppercuts. Jay Lethal flew out of the ring onto CD with a tope suicida. Lethal was attempting a muscle buster on Daniels but Daniels pushed Lethal off. Daniels attempting a dropkick off the turnbuckles but Lethal dodged it and connected with a thrust kick to Daniels. Christopher Daniels nailed Jay Lethal with a knee strike to the temple of the head. Daniels rocked Jay with the STO, keeping the pressure on Jay Lethal. Daniels got a near fall on Lethal after a Blue Thunder Bomb! Lethal hit Daniels with the Lethal Combination. Lethal climbed to the top rope for the Hail to the King elbow drop but Daniels got his boot up. Lethal tried to transition to a figure four but Daniels pushed Lethal away. Daniels went for the Angels Wings but Lethal escaped and pinned Daniels after the Lethal Injection!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3/5
A pretty decent episode of Rampage that was completely let down by the terrible rap battle between Max Caster and Austin Gunn… While it was a close call, I’d say the Moriarty/Martin match was the match of the night and I hope we see these two go at it again and again. I dug the opening contest, with Hangman and Silver making a great tag team in the absence of Alex Reynolds. Speaking of tag teams, can we just appreciate how good Hayter and Baker were as a team? I hope we see more of this team before Hayter gets shot to the moon and becomes women’s champ (you know that’s the long-term plan). Shame the main event felt more like an advert for ROH than an actual match
