AEW Rampage 11/15/2024

AEW Rampage 11/15/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/aew-rampage-1182024.html

Hikaru Shida vs Leila Grey

They lock up and Grey wristlocks her. Shida headflips out of it and side headlocks her. Shida shoulders her over. Grey hits knees to the gut. Shida lifts her and spins her around then drops her. Grey hangs over the apron and takes a knee lift.

Grey rolls her up and hits some shots. Grey basement dropkicks her. Grey chops her in the corner and Shida hits a big forearm. Grey step up knees her in the corner and hits a bulldog for 2. They trade forearms. Shida flurries her and short arm lariats her.

Shida hits corner punches. Shida 2nd rope dropkicks her for 2. Grey rolls her up for 2. Shida brazilian kicks her then falcon arrows her for the win.

Thoughts: It wasn't bad. Grey had one of her better showings so far and didn't look bad out there. Shida no longer looks like she used to and may as well be a different person. 

Renee interviews Harley Cameron. We are told Harley challenged Mina tomorrow. Harley says Mina has nothing that she does. Harley asks if Shida can do this - Harley then plays the guitar. Harley sings and plays but doesn't really say much. Harley then gets cut off.

Mark Briscoe vs Ariya Daivari

Mark Sterling gets on the mic. He says Ari about to wrestle the dumbest person in AEW. Ari tries to do the fans to do the "Athletes rule" line and they do not.

Ari backs up Mark in the corner. Mark shoves him down. Mark shoulders him over then chops him. Mark hits a spinning forearm. Mark suplexes him. Mark hits some punches. Ari jawbreakers him then gets thrown into the rails. Mark puts Ari in a chair and facekicks him. Mark hits more shots outside and throws a chair in.

Mark goes to dive off the chair and Sterling takes the chair away. Ari hits Mark from behind as he goes after Sterling. Ari neckbreakers Mark on the floor. We go to PiP break and return. Ari sleepers Mark then hits a pepsi twist lariat. Ari hammerlock ddt's him for 2.

Mark tries to hulk up. Ari side headlocks him and they shoulder battle. Mark hits punches and palm strikes. Mark hits corner punches and running forearms. Mark corner lariats Ari then fisherman busters him for 2. Ari superkicks him then takes a finlay roll.

Mark is crotched up top. Mark back body drops Ari. Sterling gets on the apron and distracts Mark. Rocky Romero pulls Sterling down. Ari is thrown out and Rocky throws the chair in. Mark then jumps off the chair onto Ari and Sterling outside. Mark hits a top rope froggy bow inside the ring and wins.

Thoughts: It went longer than it needed to and the first half was a bit boring. The winner was never really in doubt here. It wasn't bad or anything but it could have been a little better.

Rocky Romero vs Komander

MVP is watching this on TV. Kom wristlocks him. Rocky dropkicks him. Kom armdrags him. Rocky monkey flips him then Kom monkey flips him. They hold onto each other and both bridge. Kom walks up the ropes, does a seated springboard and armdrags Rocky. Kom springboard armdrags Rocky.

Rocky goes out then Kom topes him. Kom misses a dive off the top. Kom is hiptossed into the ropes and dropped chest first on the rebound. Rocky backbreakers him for 2. Rocky suplexes him then knees him in the back. 

They fight on the buckles. Rocky 2nd rope superplexes him.  We go to PiP break, full break and return. Kom does the Valiente special (walk up the ropes blind moonsault) on Rocky outside. Kom springboard dropkicks Rocky. Kom moonsaults and Rocky gets his feet up. Rocky hits a running shiranui for 2.

Kom rams Rocky into the corner. Kom rope walk ssp's Rocky and wins.

Thoughts: Komander got a rare win here. This wasn't bad. They did some flying and didn't overdo it too much.

Anna Jay is interviewed by Lexy. She faces Mariah May in a no DQ match tomorrow where she can't challenge for the title again if she loses. Anna says it's worth the risk and says she's capable of anything with no rules. Taya Valkyrie walks in. She says she's capable of anything but so is Mariah and says Mina could be anywhere. Taya asks if she wants extra insurance and says they accept cash. Anna says she minds her own business and says Taya can too. Taya tells her to stay safe out there. Anna says she won't. 

LFI (Rush and The Beast Mortos) vs Alec Price and Richard Holliday

Mort lariats Alec over. Alec jumps up and gets powerslammed. Alex flips off the top and hits dropkicks on Mort. Alec takes a pop-up samoan drop. Rush asks for Rich to get in. Rush pushes Rich then corner splashes him. Rush basement dropkicks Rich in the back of the head then throws him into the rails. Rush bangs Rich's head off the rails then Rush pounds on Rich.

Mort grabs Rich from the apron and Rush running forearms Rich in the corner. Rush hits his corner dropkick to Rich's face and wins.

Thoughts: It was a squash as expected with LFI winning. Holiday looked a little smaller here than he used to in his MLW days and now has a mustache.

Lexy interviews MVP. MVP confirms he is scouting talent. He says he sees so many athletes with untapped potential. He says some need motivation, some need better management and some need to be beaten down to their knees. MVP says you need to beat some people down to their knees so they can get back and learn the way you want. He says Swerve is arrogant and thinks 1 man can beat 3. MVP laughs at the idea of Swerve thinking he's more dangerous than Lashley. He says he pays attention to everything and will watch Ricochet in the main. He says he was impressed by Komander's match and says Shelton Benjamin will find out what Komnander is made of tomorrow and what lessons he needs to learn.

Ricochet vs Dante Martin

Dante has nobody with him. Ric side headlock takeovers him and is put in a headscissors. Ric side headlocks him. Ric wristlocks him. Dante flips out of it and armdrags Ric. Dante knees Ric in the gut. Dante misses a dropkick. Ric backslides him for 2. Dante sunset flips him and Ric blocks it. Ric rolls him up fo 2.

Ric backflips into a headscissors. Rick kips up and dropkicks him. MVP is in the back watching and looks impressed. Dante flips on the ropes then flips off the apron. Ric flips off the post then Dante jumping knees him.

Ric springboard lariats Dante for 2. We go to PiP break and return. Dante boots him out of the corner and hits forearms. Dante double springboard twisting crossbodies Ric for 2. Dante flips off the ropes over Ric then topes him. 

Dante springboard splashes him for 2. Ric armdrags Dante. Ric northern lights suplexes him and holds on for a regular suplex. Ric running ssp's him for 2. Ric supekricks Dante. Dante springboards and takes a blue thunder for 2. Dante rolls up Ric for 2. Ric backdrops him and hits a running lariat. Ric then wins.

Thoughts: It was a lot more toned down than you would think and I'm not sure why. It was a high flying match and wasn't anything particularly great or special. As often is the case with AEW, a higher ranked wrestler going even with someone who is a jobber didn't go much to help the higher ranked wrestler.

Overall thoughts: It was your usual average Rampage show. There weren't a lot of new storyline developments here as usual and the biggest name on here was Ricochet. Komander vs Romero was the best match on this one. I didn't think it was that interesting and would only give it a 5 out of 10. I would not recommended this.