‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (Aug 2nd 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 Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, and featured Tony Schiavone, Excalibur and Matt Menard on commentary. Now let’s get to the review…
Match #1: Wheeler Yuta def. The Butcher
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Butcher blasted Yuta with a big elbow strike. Wheeler fired back with chops and forearms. Yuta applied the flying octopus hold on the Butcher. Yuta transitioned into a roll-up for a near fall. Butcher took Yuta off his feet with a shoulder tackle. Yuta lured Butcher in and sent him through the ropes. Yuta followed up with a tope to Butcher on the outside. Yuta jumped off the turnbuckles, but Butcher side stepped it and then cracked Yuta with a back breaker. Wheeler Yuta connected with a beautiful cross body press from the top rope. Yuta wiped out Butcher with a flying clothesline and then a Manhattan drop. Yuta rocked Butcher with a flying forearm smash! Yuta nailed Butcher with a German suplex. Butcher rallied back with a power bomb for a near fall on Wheeler! Yuta decimated Butcher with hammer and anvil elbows. Yuta applied the Cattle Mutilation and Butcher was forced to tap out!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #2: Brian Cage def. Manny Lo
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Cage smashed Manny with his shoulder. Cage hurled Manny with a suplex. Cage hoisted up Manny and drove him down with a cutter. Cage finished off Manny with Weapon X and pinned up the pinfall victory in dominant fashion!
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #3: Nyla Rose def. Harley Cameron
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Nyla took Harley off her feet with a shoulder tackle. Harley hit back with a kick, stunning Nyla. Harley rammed Nyla into the steel ring post, and then whipped Nyla into the barricade. Nyla hit Harley with a back breaker and then a leg drop. Nyla wiped out Harley with a running elbow for a near fall! Harley staggered Nyla with a jaw breaker. Harley went for a cross body press, but Nyla caught her and slammed Harley. Nyla went for the cannonball in the corner, but Harley dodged it. Harley rocked Nyla with a running knee strike for a near fall! Harley splashed Nyla in the corner. Harley used the bronco buster on Nyla. “The Native Beast” Nyla powered her way up and utilized a running Beast Bomb on Harley for the pin!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #4: Bryan Keith def. Jackson Drake
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Keith gouged Jackson Drake’s eyes. Bryan Keith bullied Jackson. Keith put Drake in the Tree of Woe and stomped on him in the corner. Keith launched Jackson with an exploder suplex. Keith nailed Jackson with the Diamond Dust and pinned Drake!
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #5: MxM Collection (Mason Madden & Mansoor) def. Private Party (Zay & Marq Quen)
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Mansoor took down Zay and then walked across his back, taunting Zay with a pose. Mansoor followed up with a shoulder tackle and another pose. Zay mocked Mansoor after dropkicking him. Madden tagged in, stepping over the top rope to enter the ring. Madden walloped Zay with vicious chops. Quen grabbed a blind tag and dropkicked Madden. Private Party face planted Mansoor. Quen unleashed a flurry of forearms on Mansoor and followed up with a spinning moonsault press. Madden charged into the ring, but Quen connected with kicks to both members of MxM! Private Party nailed Mansoor with a neck breaker leg drop combo, but Madden broke up the pin attempt. Madden double suplexed Private Party! MxM mauled Zay with a leg lariat power bomb combo! Quen was there to break up the pin attempt on his partner! Mansoor got spiked by a DDT from Zay! Zay dropkicked Madden! Zay tried for a tope, but Madden countered with a Bossman slam on the outside! Quen jumped off the top turnbuckle and landed on Madden with his entire body. Mansoor dropped Zay with a thrust kick! Madden choke slammed Quen off the top turnbuckle! MxM double teamed Quen, planting him hard and then scoring the pin!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 2.5/5
An average week for Rampage. With yet more squash matches taking up time on the show that could be devoted to either longer matches or just ONE extra, real, match. There really is no need to have 2 squash matches on one show but hey, at least they weren’t back-to-back in this episode! I’m still not a fan of MxM and I really don’t think they should be picking up wins like this one so early in their AEW career. An entirely skippable week IMHO.
