AEW Rampage 4/1/2023

AEW Rampage 4/1/2023

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2023/03/aew-rampage-3252023.html

Konosuke Takeshita vs Sammy Guevara

No intros for this one. Sammy backflips over him and hits a corkscrew dropkick before posing. Sammy foot slaps him and faceshoves him. We see Jungle Boy watching on and see KT chop him down. KT does a flying clothesline then mocks Sammy's pose. We then see Darby Allin watching on from the back.

KT is hung over the top rope then Sammy springboard swantons on him. KT high kicks him then does a tope con hilo. KT hangs from the top rope and Sammy double stomps him. We go to PiP break and return with Sammy taking a brainbuster. They collide knees in mid-air as both go for jumping knees. Kt hits an unusual german from his knees and a lariat.

KT hits a driver then Sammy standing flies him for 2. KT moves on a top rope ssp then Sammy superkicks him. Sammy does a canadian destroyer. Sammy comes off top and is caught with a blue thunder for 2. They go up top and KT hits a top rope german, which of course is only worth a 2, even after a lariat. Tay Melo pulls KT's leg then Sammy does a jumping kne eand a GTH to win.

This was a terrible match where they did way too much.

We go to QTV. QT says Happy Powerhouse Hobbs Day (he was awarded a key to the city but they didn't announce it). They show some new clip of a dirt sheet driver where QT flips a guy up and sitout powerbombs him. They bring up Kenta Kobashi and Solow asks if that's a sausage. They said QT should hit it 4 times in a row and call it the dirt sheet symphony. This sucked as usual.

Matt Hardy and Ethan Page was interviewed. Matt has a contract for a Page vs Hook match. Hardy tells Pge he has his back and says they will always be best friends. Page signs the contract for the match with Hook.

Best Friends vs Kings of the Black Throne

Trent does a nice jumping double knee press on Black then Black hits kicks. Black knees Chuck in the gut then combos him in the corner. Chuck takes a kick and lariat combo then Trent and Chuck get put into the rails. We go to PiP break then full break.

Black and Chuck trade forearms and Chuck fights the HoB 1v2. Chuck germans Black then Trent tornado ddt's King. Trent tope con hilo's King then top rope dropkicks Black. Chuck takes Black's knee to the face then Black takes a soul foot into a half-nelson suplex.

King comes in and bodyblocks Chuck then goes over the top. Trent tries to tope King but is caught with a chokeslam on the apron. Chuck disrupts a King chair shot attempt then Chuck is powerbombed through a table. Trent chairs King in the back and we get a DQ. No idea who got DQ'd here as both should have been for the powerbomb through the table and the chair. It was an average match prior to the ending.

Black pounds on Chuck after and Orange Cassidy tries to make the save. Buddy Matthews nails OC on the ramp though and sends him flying down it. Chuck then takes a rydeen driver. The HoB surround OC after and yell at him.

Swerve talks about how his words have consequences to it. He said there is a danger about Keith Lee. Keith says he is upset and says Swerve is proud for taking him out. Keith says he knows who Swerve is and what he has to do. Keith asks if Swerve will be an underground rapper is he puts him 6 feet deep. Swerve promises that his words have weight to them and says he has army assembled to take him down.

Taya Valkyrie vs Marina Shafir

MS takes her down then Taya hits upkicks. MS cartwheels but is legswept again. Jericho says Taya's boots are Perro Aguayo style. Jade Cargill and friends come onto the ramp. MS takes her down then is armdragged. Taya hits a gut kick and a lariat. MS hits chops and kicks and Taya hits a kne eand a lariat. Taya hits the jade end and wins it.

As usual with Marina, this wasn't good and just doesn't translate right on TV. This was super short and kind of rushed.

Jade got the mic after and had Mark and Tootie handle this. Mark says Taya had messed up for the last time and says Tootie has a court order. They said they are suing Taya and Mark says, "Taya, you have been served". Taya then grabs Tootie and hits a jade end in a very non-face thing to do.

Jade runs down the ramp and has to be stopped. 

Anna Jay is interviewed and they ask why she attacked Julia Hart last week. Anna says Julia p*ssed her off. She said pain doesn't bother her though because she has a bad @ss and a bad attitude. She calls her a spooky b!tch and says she will choke her out.

We get a promo for Andretti vs Juice. Juice says he's in a fight with someone who is real mad and has tunnel vision for Starks. He says every punch is for Starks and tells Starks to watch.

Action Andretti vs Juice Robinson

AA avoids a Juice rush to start and Juice goes into the buckles. AA runs up the ropes and does a flipping armdrag with Juice's arm. AA is thrown into the buckles. Juice says "come on Ricky Starks" as he pulls his hair then AA headscissors him. AA corkscrews off the bottom rope for 2. We go to PiP break.

We return and Juice knees AA in the gut. AA hits chops then takes another knee to the gut. Juice calls him Ricky again. AA is almost thrown out then slingshots over him and hits running forearms. AA then does a corkscrew uppercut and an enzugiri. AA topes him then arabian moonsaults him. AA does a botched springboard lariat, which they replayed then AA tornado ddt's him for 2.

Juice hits a harlem side kick then ddt's him for the win.

This wasn't good and certainly not worthy of a main.

Juice mocks Ricky's pose after and goes to do a move but Ricky Starks runs down after. Juice then runs away up the ramp to end the show.

Overall thoughts: Not a very interesting show. The main was lame and Takeshita/Sammy was indy crap. We don't even know what the finish was in the tag match and the women's match was short and not good.