‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (Jun 7th 2024)
It’s Monday so you know what that means, it’s time for our weekly review of AEW: Rampage! This week’s emanated from the Blue Arena in Loveland, Colorado; and featured Excalibur, Matt Menard and Tony Schiavone on commentary. Now let’s get to the review…
Match #1: Penta El Zero Miedo def. The Butcher
The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:
Butcher blasted Penta El Zero Miedo with a haymaker. Penta fired back with a thrust kick. Butcher caught Penta El Zero Miedo with a kick to the side of the head. Outside the ring, Butcher charged at Penta, but Penta dodged him. Butcher collided with Alex Abrahantes. Penta called for the AEW Medical Staff. While that was going on, Butcher landed a cheap shot on Penta El Zero Miedo. Penta dropped Butcher with the Sling Blade, disorienting Butcher for a near fall. Butcher stunned Penta with a half nelson into a back breaker. Penta spiked Butcher with the Fear Factor and scored the pinfall victory!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #2: The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) def. Hunter Grey and Parviz
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Caster booted Grey. Hunter ate a backhand from Caster. Max Caster hit the mic drop and pinned Hunter Grey!
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #3: The Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) def. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen)
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Quen grabbed a blind tag and dropkicked Kaun. Brother Zay jumped out of the ring with a tope to Kaun. Toa charged at Brother Zay with a shoulder tackle outside the ring. Bishop Kaun whipped Toa into Quen. The Gates of Agony hoisted up Quen and spiked him onto the mat! The Gates isolated Quen in their corner but Quen jumped over the Gates and tagged out to Brother Zay! Brother Zay dropkicked Toa out of the ring. Brother Zay jumped off the top turnbuckle and connected with a flip dive on the Gates of Agony! Brother Zay followed up with a senton atomico on Bishop Kaun for a near fall! Bishop Kaun blasted Quen with a dropkick. The Gates smashed Quen with a sandwich lariat, but Zay jumped in to break up the pin attempt. Brother Zay connected with a 450 splash on Toa. Quen used a shooting star press and covered Toa, but Kaun broke up the pin. Gates of Agony used tandem offense on Zay, planting him down hard and Toa Liona grabbed the pin.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #4: The Bang Bang Gang (Juice Robinson & The Gunns – Austin & Colten Gunn) def. Caleb Crush, Chris Wilde & Tyler Payne
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Juice charged at Caleb Crush and knocked him right down. Juice jabbed at Caleb. Juice wiped out Tyler with a leg lariat. Juice smashed Wilde with a spinebuster. Juice cannonballed Caleb in the corner and then finished him off with the Juice Is Loose for the pin!
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #5: Mina Shirakawa def. Serena Deeb
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Serena Deeb tied up Mina in the Paradise Lock. Deeb dropkicked Mina. Mina used some misdirection and kicked the back of Deeb’s leg. Mina hammered down on the inside of the knee of Serena Deeb. Deeb cracked Mina with a kick and then followed up with a neck breaker across the middle rope. Serena was hobbling on her injured legs. Deeb locked in the flying octopus hold on Mina. Mina Shirakawa reached the ropes to force the ref to break the hold. Mina landed a well timed kick on the Professor. Mina rocked Deeb with a rolling elbow strike. Mina followed up with a falling neck breaker on Deeb. Shirakawa drove her knee into the shoulder of Deeb for a near fall. Deeb nailed Mina with a German Suplex. Deeb walloped Mina with a lariat for a two-count. Mina countered the Deeb Tox with a back body drop with a cradle for a near fall. Mina applied the figure four on Deeb and wrenched back. Deeb and Mina exchanged open palm strikes. Deeb desperately rolled to the ropes to force the break. Deeb struck with a dragon screw leg whip and then power bombed Mina for a near fall! Deeb transitioned into a stretch muffler, but Mina countered with a cradle for a near fall. Deeb chop blocked Mina! Serena Deeb was looking for the Deeb Tox, but Mina countered it, spiking Deeb headfirst and scoring the pin!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Final Verdict: 2.5/5
Despite two squash matches on the card again this week, this episode of Rampage was a solid hour of good wrestling. Two good matches which showcased some of the company’s hardest workers and then a great main event that really demonstrated how tremendous AEW’s women’s division is – just a shame we can’t get solid booking like this each and every week. Though as a teaser for Forbidden Door, this main event easily made the women’s title match a must-see!
