AEW Rampage 7/15/2022

AEW Rampage 7/15/2022

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2022/07/aew-rampage-782022.html

Dark Order (John Silver and Alex Reynolds) vs Kings of the Black Throne (Malakai Black and Brody King)

Black takes him down early and Alex counters an armdrag into a pin attempt, then is armdragged again. Black hits a knee to the gut then Brody shoulders Alex over. Brody and John go at it and silver shoulders him over then is shouldered over himself. John PK's him for 1. Black takes a double team slam then King gets an enzugiri + superkick combo. Alex then tries to tope Brody but is chokeslammed on the apron.

We go to PiP break and return. Black is in control and leg sweeps him. Black misses an odd kick then John gets in. BLack accidentally hits his own partner then takes a John running euro. John hits an olympic slam for 2. John is back body dropped over the top then Alex takes a face kick and a big lariat for 2. Black moonsaults to the outside but misses and is pushed into the rail. Brody is enzugiri'd by John and takes more kicks to the face before getting german'd. Black breaks the pin up with a top rope dropkick. Black spinning high kick John then throws Alex into a fire thunder from Brody. Brody picks up the win over him.

This was short. It wasn't bad but Brody should not be bumping the way he did for these guys.

Darby Allin attacks Brody King on his exit then Brody throws him down the ramp. Sting then comes out as Darby punches Brody and Sting stares down Black. Black and Sting walk away then walk back to each other and back off again.

Miro does a video. He said he has been stopped lately and says he doesn't know anymore. He asks if the House of Black was sent to destroy him or improve him.

ROH World Title - Jonathan Gresham vs Lee Moriarty

Lee takes him down and pounds on him. Lee flips over his back and knees him in the face as Caprice Coleman says he doesn't have a strong chin. Lee forearms him outside and throws him int othe rails. He then forearms him on the rails. They go back in and Gresh hits chops. Gresh throws down his wrist tape. He pretends to chop him but stops and hits him in the crotch.

Things slow down and Gresh takes him down and headlocks him. We go to PiP break and Lee gets pushed over the top to the floor during it. We return with Lee rolling through an armdrag and facekicking him. Lee does a neat arm-hooked suplex and kips up. Lee takes a shot to the arm and hits a nice dropkick. Lee then butteryfly suplexes him for 2. Gresh rolls him up then Lee trips him int oa pin attempt for 2. Gresh hurricanrana's him and is rolled up for 2.

Lee facekicks him and gets his foot stomped then takes an octopus stretch. Gresh wins via octopus stretch submission.

It was fine with some decent wrestling. Nothing too special or great though.

Gresh is interviewed after. Gresh says Tony is a true fan of this sport. Gresh says he will be on AEW every week because he will outclass and out wrestle our favorites. He says he is the best hold for hold wrestler in the world. Tully says it was a textbook class of scientific wrestling and says Gresh is the best today, and forever. Cesaro then comes down and talks trash from the ramp.

Christopher Daniels does an interview and his eye is still messed up bad. He calls out Jay Lethal.

Kris Statlander and Athena vs Charlette and Robyn Renegade

Who spells Charlotte like that?

The twins get dropkicked to start this then thrown into each other. Kris legsweeps them while they are against each other and both go down. Kris then puts one on her shoulders, throws her forward and Athena hits a top rope knee. Athena then Saito suplexes the other twin.

Athena hits her top rope cutter and picks up the win in a quick squash where Athena/Kris looked good

Leila Gray appeared on the apron and yelled at Athena. Kris then showed up next to her and threw her in. Gray took a 2v1 and the Baddies came to make the save. They got in the ring and fought with Kris/Athena and Jade hit a reverse slam on Athena. Leila and The Baddies had words after.

Stokeley Hathaway goes up to Lee Moriarty and Matt Sydal. Stokeley says he should be doing more and asks what Matt Sydal will do for him? Matt rips it up and says Lee doesn't need him. Matt says he has the oppurtunity of a lifetime for him. He says he wants him to face Dante Martin next week. Dante walks in with a ripped shirt and says it is peace, love and pro wrestling. Lee, take up Stokeley's offer.

The Gunn Club are interviewed. Billy said everyone's upset. Billy said he treated them better this his own kids but says there comes a time when "Daddy @ss has to drop the hammer". The Acclaimed come out. Billy says they need to scissor one more time to settle this and walk their seperate ways. Bowners superkicks him and the Gunn's are lariated over the top. Max raps on him after and Bowens grabs the mic before he can swear into it. Bowens ask the crowd if they want to see them beat down the Acclaimed right now and they seem to want it. Austin makes it seem like he will agree then says no.

The Lucha Brothers and Private Party do a split screen interview with Mark Henry. Everyone's seconds are there. Private Party interrupt Andrade. They congratulate him on his marriage and say they are spreading love tonight. Alex translated and said you don't rip a mask off of a luchador and said he was a piece of trash. This was not good.

The Lucha Brothers vs Private Party

Kassidy pushes Penta into the corner and they double team him. Kassidy then lifts Quen up and they headscissor Penta, but he cartwheels out. PP takes superkicks then the Lucha Bros superkick each other. The Bros then go out and take dives.

Quen rolls through a 450 off the top then takes a rolling cutter from Fenix. Quen takes superkicks and PP hits the silly string into a tornado ddt on Penta. Kassidy then does a bottom rope springboard into a cutter on Fenix.We go to PiP break with Andrade pulling on Penta's chin.

We go to a long PiP break and return to Penta getting whipped into a slingblade on Quen. Fenix gets in and springboard reverse armdrags Kassidy into a double stomp. Fenix then hits a gori special drop + legdrop combo on Kassidy. Fenix chops Kassidy and enzugiri's him on top. Fenix is on Quen's shoulders and crossbodies Kassidy.

Fenix takes an atomic drop into an enzugiri. Fenix hits a chinbreaker and tags out to Penta who trips on the ropes. Penta death valley drivers one PP member into the other then does a made in japan half-nelson wrist-clutch driver for 2. Jose grabs a mask and Alex beats hi mup. Penta superkicks Andrade. Rush comes in and hits Penta in the back of the head. Rush then walks him into a canadian destroyer on Quen and Fenix hits a fireman's carry into a sit out tombstone (black fire driver) for the win.

This wasn't anything special and the last few minutes of this were a total mess. Alex vs Jose has to be the least over manager feud ever.

Overall thoughts: Just kind of an in the middle show. I wouldn't say anything was particularly special or awful.