AEW Rampage 11/3/2023

AEW Rampage 11/3/2023

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2023/10/aew-rampage-10272023.html 

El Hijo del Vikingo vs Penta el Zero Miedo vs Komander

Kom = Komander, Vik = El Hijo del Vikingo

Penta shotgun dropkicks Kom then made in Japan's Vik for 2. Kom misses a spin kick but it is sold anyway then Kom is popped up over the top into a hurricanrana on Penta outside. Vik then hits a nice tope on Kom. Vik cartwheels on the rail and headscissors Kom. Penta hits slingblades on the floor then takes a double cutter.

Vik does an outside to inside springboard phoenix splash. Penta superkicks Kom then tope con hilos outside. Penta hits chops in the ring. We go to break and return. Penta enzugiri's Vik. Vik comes off the ringpost, jumps on the top rope and is caught with a sitout powerbomb.

Kom runs the top rope with an SSP and Penta catches him with a codebreaker on the way down. Vik does a springboard crucifix bomb on Penta then Kom does a springboard canadian destroyer on Vik. All 3 men are down. Kom and Vik fight on the apron. Kom goes up top and is pushed to the floor. Vik poisonrana's Penta on the apron and even Excalibur questions what Penta was doing. Vik comes off the top onto apron and eats a superkick.

Penta hits a gori special + package piledriver combo on two opponents on the apron. Penta does a fireman's carry into a spinning slam on Vik for 2. Penta and Vik blow a spot where Vik is supposed to catch him and swinging slam him off a springboard. Vik superkicks him then hits a otp rope 630 for 2.

Vik takes a codebreaker from a fireman's slam then Kom does a corkscrew ssp on Vik. Penta package piledrivers Kom on Vik and wins it.

It was an indy spotfest as expected. They did way too much and they didn't sell anything. Paul Wight an Excalibur also exposed this one by openly wondering why they were in certain positions.

Jeff Jarett and friends are interviewed. Sonjay said he saw a man down on his luck last week in Ortiz and said he wanted to extend an invitation to him. He said Ortiz said no. Dutt said he could have been helpful against Eddie. Karen Jarrett said they didn't need him. Jeff says they are the best faction in wrestling. Lethal says when he faces Eddie, it's fast vs slow, fat vs thick and he will be the next ROH champ. Ortiz then comes in. He said someone was talking about him, but he'll deal with them next week.

The Gunn's vs Matt Sydal and Christopher Daniels

Sydal gets some shots on Austin then Austin hits a punch. Austin takes a kick and a lariat to the back of the neck from Daniels. Sydal standing corkscrew moonsaults Daniels. Austin misses a corner splash then Colten nails Daniels.

Colten hits mounted forearms on Daniels and they mock MJF's kangaroo kick. Colten dropkicks Daniels for 2. Daniels takes a knee lift and a lariat for 2. Austin goes under the ring to grab Cardblade. Bullet Club Gold then pose around Daniels.

Austin accidentally lariats Colten then Daniels germans Austin. Sydal hits jumping kicks on Austin then superkicks Colten. Sydal goes up top and top rope meteora's Austin for 2. Daniels is back body dropped over the top. Sydal rolls up Austin for 2 then high kicks him. Sydal then tkaes a 310 to Yuma and the Gunn's win.

It was a reverse squash where the losers got most of the offense in before being beaten. I have no idea what the point of these are.

Austin gets on the mic after. He said Dynamite, Collision and now Rampage belong to them. He said they will take the ROH tag titles and says if you aren't down with that, we have two words for you: "Gunns Up".

RJ City interviews Danhausen. He said he returns this week and Dan then comes in and says he returns next week and that it's a mistake. This segment was a mistake.

Saraya and Ruby Soho are interviewed. Ruby agrees that she has had a rough go of things lately. Saraya tells her to shut up and says to stop talking about Toni Storm. Saraya said she's the biggest star of the Outcasts and said Ruby wouldn't be on TV without her. Saraya then tells her that she will be a star if she sticks with her. She messes up Ruby's hair. Angelo Parker then walks in and offers to comb it out for her. Ruby then walks away and says not to think about it.

Matt Menard then comes in and asked what happened on Wednesday. Matt said all Parker had to do was take the bat, nail Jericho and win the match. Matt says Parker doesn't have the dog in him. Parker says maybe not everyone is as frustrated at things as he is and says he will go talk to Daniel Garcia and be a friend to him. Menard asks if he's a pervert.

I will not be covering the Skye Blue vs Marina Shafir match. Skye Blue ended up winning it.

Darby Allin says Lance Archer is a dangerous man and a killer but very arrogant. Darby mocks him, accuses him of thinking he's taking his spot. Lance says Darby has cheated death too many times. He said he's someone Darby never attempt to fight before. Darby says he can kill him but he won't die. Lance says everybody dies.

Daniel Garcia says things don't work around here like they used to and you have to take every opportunity you can. Trent says Daniel can dance if he wants to.

Trent Beretta vs Daniel Garcia

What a crappy main event. DG is not wearing JAS-Ex/JAS colors here. Trent shoulders over DG then DG leg sweeps him. DG crucifixes him for 2 and chops him. DG trips Trent then low dropkicks him. DG back rolls into a pin attempt. DG is thrown out then Trent 2nd rope moonsaults him outside. Trent brainbusters him on the floor. We go to PiP break and return. Trent superplexes him then hits short arm clotheslines. DG backdrops him hen hits corner stomps. DG backrolls Trent into a suplex then Trent half-nelson suplexes him. Trent does a spinning death valley driver for 2.

Trent hits multiple german suplexes then DG hits multiple german suplexes. Trent jumping knees him then they clothesline each other at the same time. They go head to head and trade forearms. Trent flying knees him then piledrivers him for 2. Trent hits forearms then boots him while he's on his knees. DG kind of slaps him then dances. DG piledrivers him for 2. DG pounds on his neck then crossfaces him. DG wins via submission.

It was long and got boring by the end. They did way too much here with people taking brainbusters on the floor then still wrestling for 10 more minutes.

DG gets on the mic after. He said he keeps track of time and tracks the score. He said it's been 6 months since he had a singles match in AEW. He said singles wins are how you get a title shot and said he has a fetish for gold. He said there's a lot of people who want MJF's belt, but nobody wants it more than him. He then says he's one of the best pro wrestlers...sports entertainers in the world. He said MJF knows where to find him and knows what he will be doing.

Overall thoughts: I wasn't in to any of the 3 matches and I didn't think it was a good show. The opener was indy and flippy stuff, the main wasn't good and there was a reverse squash match that didn't help the winning team.