AEW Rampage 3/8/2024

AEW Rampage 3/8/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/03/aew-rampage-312024.html 

Orange Cassidy and Trent Beretta vs The Butcher and Kip Sabian

Butch clean breaks Trent then pushes him down. Trent and Butch trade forearms and Butch knocks him down. Trent step up enzugiri's him then Butch shoulders him over. Trent back body drops Kip Kip takes a double shoulder. OC trips Kip, rolls over him then eventually does an armdrag. OC ddt's him then Butcher powerslams OC. Butch lifts OC into a backbreaker. Kip tilt-a-whirl backbreakers OC.

We go to PiP break and return. OC puts his hands in his pockets when he is double teamed and sends the heels out. He then refuses to take his hands out of his pockets to make the tag. Trent is eventually tagged in. He hits lariats and a jumping double knee press on Kip. Trent hits germans on Kip then Butch lariats Kip.

Trent jumping knees Butch then plancha's him outside. Trent backdrop Kip then flying knees him for 2. Trent goes for a b-driver but Butch face kicks him and Kip ends up hitting a code red. Butch backbreakers OC then suplexes Trent. Kip top rope double footstomps Trent for 2.

Trent germans Butch then OC germans Butch. OC orange punches Butch then Trent hits a b-driver/strong zero on Butcher to win it.

I didn't like this one at all. OC's getting double teamed and needs to tag out but refuses to so he can keep his hands in his pockets. That was just stupid. 

We get a video package on The Infantry, which is a surprise.

Renee interviews Ruby Soho. Ruby said Angelo Parker is hart after Zak Knight attacked him. She said Parker may have torn ligaments in his knee. Ruby said she thinks she is her fault. She said she's past being disappointed and hurt by Saraya, she said she hates her. She says Saraya is ugly inside and a bad person. She said her and her inbred family will get what's coming to her.

TBS Title - House Rules - Julia Hart (c) vs Robyn Renegade

This is an open challenge. Hart headlock takeovers her then trips her. Hart bangs RR's head off the mat. Hart chokes her on the ropes with her knees. Hart suplexes her then STO's her. Hart chinlocks her then RR shotgun dropkicks her in the corner. RR misses a corner charge and takes a corner lariat.

Hart running back elbows her then lariats her in the back of the neck. Hart puts her in heartless and wins it.

It was a quick squash with an obvious outcome. RR got like one move in here.

Saraya, Zak Knight and Harley go up to Renee. Saraya wants to give her side of the story. She said she hates Ruby and said this is all over a disgusting man. Saraya said Ruby will see what they do to Angelo next. Saraya then slap's someone's drink away, getting it on Zak. Zak then grabs the guy by the shirt. Saraya tells her to stop then says she is just joking and Zak chops him. Harley tells Angelo to get well soon. 

Penta El Zero Miedo vs Action Andretti

Penta and AA shove each other. Penta does his taunt in AA's face. AA takes him down then flying headscissors him. Penta slingblades AA then AA spinning ddt's him. Penta kicks AA on his dive attempt. Penta chops AA outside and lightly sends him into the steps. AA jumps off the apron and hurricanrana's him.

We go to PiP break and return. AA forearms Penta. AA handsprings Penta off the apron. AA does an odd roll out of the ring into a floor senton on Penta. AA springboards into a Penta superkick. AA standing spanish flies Penta for 2.

Penta spinning death valley drivers him for 2. AA is popped up into the buckles then does a blind poisonrana on him for 2. AA double jump tornillo's but is caught with a superkick in mid-air. Penta package piledrivers him for 2.

It wasn't as bad as I expected as they only had one moment here where I thought they did too much. It was a fast paced match as expected with some flying. 

We get a package on Titan from CMLL.

Top Flight vs Bryan Keith and Komander vs Private Party

Quen teases starting off with Bryan but Dante does instead. Dante side headlocks him and they miss kicks. Dante flying knees him then Bryan face kicks Dante. Top Flight stands off with Kom/Bryan then Private Party nail everyone. Top Flight dropkicks Private Party out then tease dives. The 3 teams fight outside.

We go to PiP break and return. Bryan dropkicks Zay then sends Quen out. Kom wants to tag in, but Quen electric chairs him outside and bangs Kom's head off the apron. Bryan is sent into the buckles and is choked with feet and knees. 

Quen is crotched up top. Bryan neckbreakers Zay on his knee. Darius hits shots on Zay then atomic drops him. Darius bulldogs him over the middle rope then kicks him. Darius comes off the bottom rope and hits a flatliner + ddt combo on Private Party.

Kom tgas himself in and rope walk dropkicks Darius. Kom rope walks then takes a 3D over the top rope for 2. Kom backslides Quen for 2. Bryan is pulled over the top then Dante lariats quen. Dante is rolled up by Kom for 2. Dante jumping knees Kom then superkicks him. Dante superkicks Bryan then ropes Private Party. Darius does a ripcord drop on Kom and wins it.

It was a quick and fast paced match as expected. Lots of flying here. It wasn't that bad for what it was and they didn't overdo it.

Dante takes Zay's doo rag after and taunts him.

Overall thoughts: I hated the OC match and the women's match was just a squash. The main was tolerable and Penta/AA was also tolerable. I'd rate this one as just being in the middle and wouldn't recommend it.