‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (Sep 6th 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 Now Arena in Chicago, Illinois and featured Tony Schiavone, Matt Menard and Nigel McGuiness on commentary. Now let’s get to the review…
Match #1: Queen Aminata def. Missa Kate
The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:
Queen Aminata made short work of Missa Kate and pinned her after the Brain Drain headbutt!
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #2: Hologram, Sammy Guevara & Dustin Rhodes def. The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, John Silver, and Evil Uno)
The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:
Hologram slid under Evil Uno. Reynolds ran in and kicked Hologram in the back of the head. Dustin dropped Reynolds with a running bulldog! Rhodes power slammed all three members of the Dark Order, one after another. Dustin drilled Reynolds with a Canadian Destroyer. Sammy followed up with a cutter and then Hologram hit the 450 splash, pinning Reynolds!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #3: House of Black (Brody King and Buddy Matthews) def. MxM Collection (Mason Madden & Mansoor)
The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:
Buddy hurled Mansoor into the turnbuckles. Buddy used a side headlock takeover on Mansoor. Mason Madden tagged in, and Brody came in for the House of Black. Mansoor told Mason to step aside because he’d handle it himself. Brody chopped Mansoor, knocking him out of the ring. Brody clobbered Mansoor with a running cross body press, wiping out Mansoor and all three judges at ringside. Brody and Madden traded chops and strikes in the center of the ring. Manson jumped into the ring, but Brody walloped him with a lariat. Madden headbutted Brody but Brody retaliated with a running cannonball for a near fall! Madden choke slammed Brody after Mansoor threw a chair at Brody’s head! Madden covered Brody but Brody kicked out at the two-count! Buddy picked up Mansoor with a knee lift! Buddy superplexed Mansoor. The House of Black drilled Mansoor with Dante’s Inferno and secured a very difficult win over the MxM Collection!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3/5
This episode of Rampage felt like an afterthought, just scheduled because AEW has 3 shows a week. However, it surprisingly had two great matches on the card, which was totally unexpected, especially given the fact this was post-this week’s Collision. There was nothing of importance here, but for a fun 60 minutes, it was a-OK.
