‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (Dec 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 Fishers Event Center in Fishers, IN and featured Excalibur, Chris Jericho, and Matt Menard on commentary. Now let’s get to the review…
Match #1: Continental Classic Blue League Match – Kazuchika Okada def. Mark Briscoe
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Okada and Briscoe locked up with Okada backing Briscoe to the ropes. They locked up again and Mark back up Okada this time. Mark hammered Okada with forearms. Mark followed up with a suplex. Briscoe hit Okada with a boot, knocking Okada out of the ring. Mark dropkicked Okada through the ropes. Okada took himself out of the range of a cactus elbow from Mark. Mark followed Okada anyway, charged at Okada, but Okada countered with a drop toe hold onto a steel chair. Okada rammed Briscoe face first into the ring post. Mark was busted wide open. Okada drilled Mark with a DDT in the ring. Okada pummeled Mark with rapid fire forearms and then a headbutt. Mark fired back with redneck Kungfu. Okada face planted Briscoe. Okada and Briscoe traded forearms. Okada knocked Briscoe back down. Okada hoisted up Briscoe onto the turnbuckles, looking for a superplex. Mark blocked it and struck Okada with an open palm strike. Briscoe clobbered Okada with open palm strikes to the chest. Briscoe connected with an elbow strike. Briscoe landed an exploder suplex on the Rainmaker! Mark delivered a lariat and then a fisherman’s buster for a near fall on Okada. Okada nailed Briscoe with a running neck breaker. Okada landed a big time elbow drop! Briscoe ducked the rainmaker lariat. Briscoe climbed up top and hit the froggy bow but Okada kicked out at the two-count! Okada countered a Jay Driller by rolling up Mark for a near fall. Okada spiked Mark with an inverted tombstone piledriver! Okada back dropped his way out of another Jay Driller attempt. Okada smashed Mark with the rainmaker clothesline and pinned Briscoe, earning three points!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #2: Continental Classic Blue League Match – Daniel Garcia def. The Beast Mortos
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Garcia booted the Beast Mortos in the face. Garcia followed up with a dropkick. The Beast Mortos hit Garcia with a vertical suplex, sending Garcia tumbling over the top rope and to the arena floor. Mortos charged at Garcia, but Garcia defended himself with a drop toe hold. Garcia charged at Mortos, but Mortos countered with a clothesline. Mortos punished Garcia with a massive Samoan Drop in the ring! Mortos used a pump handle into a back breaker on Garcia. Mortos hammered down with an elbow strike. Mortos wrenched on Garcia’s leg, turning his ankle at an unnatural angle. Daniel Garcia dodged a shoulder tackle from the Beast Mortos. The Beast Mortos kicked Garcia in the ribs! Garcia walloped the Beast Mortos with a vertical suplex, using his technique to get the better of the Beast. Garcia hit a stalling back suplex on the Beast Mortos for a near fall! Mortos power slammed Daniel Garcia. They jockeyed for position on the turnbuckles. Garcia superplexed the Beast Mortos and held on, but the Beast kicked out at the two-count! Mortos mauled Garcia with a shoulder breaker and then a discus lariat for a near fall! The Beast Mortos ascended to the top rope and went for a corkscrew, but Garcia moved and rolled up the Beast in a crucifix for a near fall. Garcia followed up with a jackknife pin and got the victory over the Beast Mortos!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #3: The Vendetta (Deonna Purrazzo & Taya Valkyrie) def. Ella Elizabeth and Freya States
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Taya grounded and pounded Ella, hammering down with right hands on the head of her opponent. Deonna tagged in and stomped a mudhole in Ella. Deonna pump kicked Ella in the face! Taya tagged in and squashed Ella in the corner with a double knee strike. Deonna power bombed Ella. Taya grabbed Freya and speared her outside the ring. Deonna made Ella submit via the Fujiwara armbar!
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #4: Continental Classic Gold League Match – Ricochet def. Komander
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Komander has taken the place as an alternate for Juice Robinson, due to Juice being injured. Komander went for a hurracanrana, but Ricochet landed on his feet! Both men went move for move, countering one another’s offense. Komander finally took down Ricochet with the déjà vu. Ricochet sprung up to the top rope and kicked Komander in the head. Ricochet followed up with a tope suicida, stretching all the way out! Ricochet took down Komander with a springboard forearm. Komander rocked Ricochet with a moonsault to Ricochet on the arena floor! Ricochet blocked a DDT and countered with a Northern Lights Suplex. Ricochet planted Komander with a brain buster and then nailed him with a running shooting star press. Komander walloped Ricochet with a back heel kick. Komander stunned Ricochet with a 450 splash for a near fall! Ricochet rolled to the apron and then wiped out Komander with a brain buster on the apron! Ricochet followed up with a springboard 450 splash. Ricochet decimated Komander with a running Death Valley Driver! Ricochet blasted Komander with the spirit gun and pinned Komander, earning three points!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3/5
Another good week of the Continental Classic on Rampage, with two great opening matches and an OK main event. Unfortunately we got time wasted on a squash match, something I don’t really appreciate on ANY wrestling program, and even less so on a hour-long show! To be fair to this week’s show, the hour did fly by and the entire thing was a whole heap of fun!
