AEW Rampage 10/18/2024

AEW Rampage 10/18/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/10/aew-rampage-10112024.html

Mark Briscoe vs The Butcher

Mark backs Butch up in the corner. Mark hits shots in the corner and uppercuts him. Mark tope con hilos Butch through the ropes outside. Mark 2nd rope dropkicks Butch inside. Mark chinlocks him and hits an uppercut. Mark crane kicks him.

Butch hits a big lariat for 2. Butch footchokes him. Butch chops him up. Butch throws him on a suplex. We go to PiP break and return. Butch chinlocks him. Mark running forearms him then pele kicks him. Mark hits forearms.

Butch boots him out of the corner. Mark rolling death valley drivers him. Butch half-nelson backbreakers him then hits a jackhammer for 2. Mark hits a top rope froggy bow after knocking Butch off the buckles and wins.

Thoughts: It went longer than it needed to and wasn't anything too special. Both guys were moving a bit slower here and the outcome was never in doubt.

Kyle O'Reilly vs Aaron Solo

Solo has plain gear on and is from where this is being taped in San Francisco. Kyle waistlocks him. Solo slaps him then Kyle takes him down. Kyle hits mounted palm strikes. Kyle knees him in the gut. Kyle pulls on Solo's nostrils. Kyle is thrown into the ropes then is armwhipped down.

Solo hits a forearm flurry and knees to the gut. Solo suplexes him then armlocks him. Kyle knees him in the gut. Kyle hits more shots to the gut and legsweeps him. Solo corkscrew kicks him. Kyle drops him with a hard forearm. Kyle guillotines him in mid-air and taps him out.

Thoughts: The crowd was dead for this and for good reason. The outcome was never in doubt but it took too long to get there. Kyle hit some real stiff shots here.

Kyle calls out Kazcuhika Okada after. He says he wants the Okada who main evented the Tokyo Dome. He challenges him for the Continental Title at Battle of the Belts. 

Jamie Hayter is interviewed. She says women in this company are backstabbing b!tches. She said she came back to right wrongs and win her title back. She says Penelope Ford is getting in her way and sticking her nose in her business. she says she will be at Collision and asks if she will.

Deonna Purrazzo says she was born 3 minutes before her brother but knew she was his keeper. She says she fixed any mistake he made and handled people who came for him. She said she learned 2 lessons - you take care of people closest to you and if you wanna hurt someone, you take out the person someone loves the most. She says what makes her the most angry is when you take what's hers. Taya says if you come after Deonna, you will deal with her. Deonna says you will be met with a vendetta if you come with both.

Anna Jay vs Trish Adora

They lock up. Trish snapmares her, pulls Anna's arms backwards and splits on her shoulder. Anna hip attacks her then suplexes her. Trish forearms her over. They trade forearms and Anna shoulders her over. Anna spinning heel kicks her in the corner. Anna dropkicks her from the side and motions to Mariah May at commentary.

We go to PiP break then full break and return. Anna flying forearms Trish. Anna throws her off the buckles then flipping neckbreakers her for 2. Trish germans her for 2. Trish forearms her down then suplexes her for 2.

Anna backcrackers her then hits a gori bomb. Anna then wins it.

Thoughts: It went longer than it needed to and had an obvious outcome. It wasn't anything of interest and mostly just pushed Mariah May vs Anna.

May gets on the mic after. She says Anna should buy her dinner as she will be on her knees, crying, shaking and screaming her name.

Renee interviews Harley Cameron. She asks where Saraya is. Harley says she's incapacitated. Renee asks where that leaves Harley. Harley says she sings, wrestlers, does ventriloquism and speaks Chinese. She says she's prepared for her match against Kris tomorrow and says she's versatile.

The Undisputed Kingdom talk in the back. Mike Bennett says they aren't looking at the past, but the future. They say they will win the three way tag match next week. Taven says they need change and will show why they are kings of the undisputed. Shane Taylor and Lee Moriarty get a line or two in. The Gates of Agony talk but it's really hard to understand them. 

Private Party vs MxM Collection

Mansoor wrist and armlocks Quen. Mansoor headflips and cartwheels out of a wristlock then poses. Quen poses him over. Zay tries to shoulder Madden over but can't. Madden then throws him off and poses. Zay armdrags Mansoor. Mansoor takes a double flapjack. Madden is then tripped into a bulldog.

Zay jumps off Quen's back into Mansoor, then Quen does the same with Zay. Quen is pushed off the top to the floor. Quen takes a side slam + legdrop combo.

We go to PiP break and return. Quen is knee'd while running the ropes. Quen takes a powerbomb + neckbreaker combo for 2. Quen rolls up Mansoor. Quen tags out. Zay hits a springboard stunner on the ropes to Madden. Zay knocks Mansoor over multiple times.

Zay runs the apron and swinging flatliners Madden on the floor. Zay springboard crossbodies Mansoor for 2. PP does the silly string but Mansoor catches it. Mansoor death valley drivers Zay into the buckles. Quen takes a kick + spinebuster combo.

Zay takes a chokeslam + german combo. Zay gets out of a double team and step up enzugiri's Madden. PP do the silly strong and Zay ddt's Madden off of it. Zay hits a twist of fate on Mansoor. Zay calls out The Young Bucks and PP do their own version of bang for your buck. Zay then wins it.

Thoughts: It wasn't as good as it should have been but it was fine. We got a lot of flying around from Private Party as usual here.

Zay says this will be The Bucks soon and says they will win the AEW Titles. He says he promises on his mama they will beat them.

Overall thoughts: The main was the only interesting thing on here as it didn't have a totally obvious outcome. Briscoe vs Butcher should have been better but Briscoe was just not moving well. I think they were expecting Solo to get a big pop in his match vs Kyle since he was in his hometown but nobody cared. The women's match wasn't much of note either. I didn't think it was an interesting show and I wouldn't recommend it.