‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (Nov 22nd 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 Santander Arena in Reading, PA and featured Excalibur, Ian Riccaboni, and Matt Menard on commentary. Now let’s get to the review…
Match #1: Mariah May & Mina Shirakawa def. Harley Cameron & Nyla Rose
The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:
Nyla blocked a cross body press from Mina and followed up with a thrust kick. Nyla body slammed Mina. Harley tagged herself in. Mina walloped Harley with a kick to the midsection. Mariah cracked Harley with a double chop. Mariah nailed Harley with the Mariah-Go-Round for a near fall. Mariah and Mina sandwiched Harley with a double dropkick. Nyla entered the fray, but Mina and Mariah threw her to the floor and followed up with sliding dropkicks. Nyla splashed Mariah but Mariah kicked out at the two-count. Harley tagged in and rammed Mariah with shoulder thrusts. Harley hit Mariah with a knee strike. Mina took on Nyla and Harley all by herself with combo offense. Mariah hoisted Harley on her shoulders and Mina jumped off the top turnbuckle with a doomsday bulldog. Mariah covered Harley and picked up the victory!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #2: Juice Robinson def. The Butcher
The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:
Both men jockeyed for control in the early goings. Butcher blasted Juice with a lariat, nearly knocking Juice out of his boots. Butcher planted Juice across the top of the barricade on the arena floor. Butcher drove Juice spine-first into the ring apron. Butcher used a back breaker. Butcher followed up with a leg drop but Juice rolled out of the way. Juice fired back with a Manhattan Drop, a headbutt, and a leg lariat to Butcher. Juice drilled Butcher with a DDT. Juice squashed the Butcher with a big senton for a near fall. Juice charged at Butcher with a running clothesline. Butcher countered a cannonball in the corner with a lariat for a near fall. Juice smoked the Butcher with a cannonball against the turnbuckles. Juice jabbed Butcher. Butcher planted Juice for a near fall. Butcher called for the brain buster, but Juice found his feed and leveled Butcher with a left hand! Juice nailed Butcher with the Juice is Loose and won via pinfall!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #3: The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe, Tomohiro Ishii, & Rocky Romero) def. The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, John Silver, & Evil Uno)
The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:
Briscoe and Silver locked up. Silver swept out Briscoe’s legs. Briscoe was about to unleash his redneck Kungfu when Evil Uno blindsided Briscoe. Reynolds and Evil Uno used a sandwich lariat on Mark Briscoe. Rocky tagged in and hit Evil Uno with forever clotheslines. Uno fired back with Something Evil and Rocky spilled out to the arena floor. Mark Briscoe employed his redneck Kungfu, dishing it out to all of Dark Order singlehandedly! Mark planted Evil Uno with an exploder suplex for a near fall. Uno hoisted up Briscoe for a piledriver and then Silver cracked Briscoe with a thrust kick for a potent 1-2 combo! Dark Order was looking for the pendulum bomb, but Briscoe escaped and tagged in Ishii. Ishii and Silver traded chops and round kicks. Silver stagged Ishii with a thrust kick and a German Suplex. Rocky took down Alex with a hurracanrana off the steps. Briscoe catapulted off a chair to the outside, knocking down the Dark Order. Ishii connected with a sliding lariat to Reynolds. Ishii spiked Reynolds with a brain buster and picked up the win!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 2.5/5
Well that was an average episode of Rampage. Hell, we even lost a match so we could get an almost 9-minute music video promoting Full Gear. Speaking of which, is it me or is the anticipation for AEW’s next pay-per-view floundering the closer we get to the date? Sure feels like that to me. And this episode of Rampage did nothing to change that unfortunately.
