AEW Rampage 8/5/2022
Mance says he isn't worried about the pay
window or having a good time. He says he's worried about how many times
he will be knocked down and have to fight. He says it will be a fight
and says he has seen him bleed. Mance says he will become the man.
Mance gets a title shot if he wins - Mance Warner vs Jon Moxley
This
whole set up is flawed. Mance isn't an AEW guy, he isn't the #1
contender, this is first match on TV so losing makes him look bad and
beating him does nothing and while they called it an eliminator, it is
not. They said he got this match by winning a battle royale on Ric
Flair's retirement show, but in that case, why weren't more AEW guys in
there?
Mox goes at Mance as he enters and throws him into the
rails. Mance gets him from behind and bites him. Max double axe handles
him in the back and is thrown into a chair in the corner of the rails.
Mance is then suplexed onto a chair. They trade chops outside, somehow
avoiding a countout. Mance puts Mox on the rails then lariats him.
It was okay with a lot of brawling. Would
have been better with any story or build to it though and with someone
who actually was on the roster. Mance had a decent showing though and
fit right in there with Mox.
We see a Ricky Starks interview from Wednesday. The Factory is waiting for him as he enters the door. QT offers him protection on the house. Nick Comoroto is wearing a blue hat and a jogging suit. Solo says Ricky is making this all about himself and says they teamed up. Solo tells him to take the help as an old friend. Ricky says he doesn't need the help and tells him to kiss his @ss.
Konosuke Takeshita vs Ryan Nemeth
KT
runs into the ring and flying clotheslines him. KT hits a running
facekick in the corner and then corner punches. Peter Avalon trips KT
and Nick hits KT with knees to the body. KT blue thunders Nick then
pumping knees him to win it in a quick squash.
Peter Avalon jumps Kt after then takes a flying knee and goes out.
We see Orange Cassidy being interviewed from the trainers room. Best Friends are with him. Chuck says they haven't done well as a group and something needs to change. Trent says they need to stick together and are at their best then. They say they are at their best as a trio and says they want the trios belts. Danhausen then walks in and joins the trios cheer in a doctor outfit.
Madison Rayne vs Leila Grey
This
is Rayne's debut. She became either a trainer or talent relation person
this week in AEW and is now a wrestler for them apparently. She was
part of The Beautiful People in TNA.
Grey puts her in the corner
and forearms her. Grey hits more forearms then Rayne rolls her up for 2.
Rayne takes her down and backslides her. Rayne armdrags her. She goes
on the apron, Stokeley Hathaway distracts her then Grey knocks her off
the apron. We go to PiP break and return. Rayne is getting out of a side
headlock and enzugiri's her. Rayne hits forearms and back elbows to
drop her then northern lights suplexes her. Grey hits a side effect and
they trade forearms.
Rayne sliding lariats her then hits a cross rhodes and wins it.
Rayne was fine here and this was just a basic match that wasn't too long.
Jade
Cargill comes out after. She says this is her show and invites her to
take the open challenge on Dynamite next week and get beat. Keira Hogan
(who is claiming racism right now over her lack of advancement) attacked
her and took a cross rhodes as well.
The Lucha Bros and
Andrade/Rush do promos against each other. The Lucha Bros challenge them
to a lucha rules match and Andrade/Rush accept. I couldn't understand
most of this.
We get a split screen promo with Swerve/Lee vs Josh
Woods/Tony Nese with Mark Sterling there. Sterling isn't impressed by
Swerve beating a lawyer last week (him). Sterling says Woods is a
technical beast and former ROH Pure Champ. swerve tells him to shut up.
Lee says there is nothing smart about Sterling asking for a street fight
and says Sterling will just be a footnote on their journey. This didn't
seem like it would be good and was not.
This is the feud that never ends and never delivers.
They start fighting on the floor. Nese and Swerve go into the rails then Woods and Lee stare down. They trade forearms and Josh goes down. Nese then takes a drop toe hold onto a chair. Nese throws protein powder in Lee's eyes then Swerve kicks the powder into Nese's face. Nese is thrown into the steps. Swerve throws a tool box at Nese and misses. Nese hits Lee off the apron with a piece of the toolbox. Woods hits a hard forearm on Swerve then suplexes him into steps.
We go to a long PiP break and Lee shoulders over his opponents then splashes them in the corners. Nese is thrown into Woods. Sterling hits Lee with a chair. Lee grabs the chair after and gets it kicked and kneed into him. Lee takes a double Dddt then Swerve 450's all 3 men in a pile. Sterling hits Swerve in the back of the head with a wrench. Lee pulls out Woods and headbutts Nese outside. Sterling goes up top then Lee pushes him off through a table. Lee is superkicked into a Josh Woods german off the apron through tables. Nese is back body dropped onto a pile of chairs then Swerve top rope double stomps him onto the chairs to win it.
Pretty much just a hardcore match. They did as you would expect and it was fine.
Overall thoughts: Pretty good episode with the matches all being decent for what they were.
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