Keith Lee will take on Max Caster of The Acclaimed. During a backstage segment Team Taz caught up with Caster and are hoping to see him weaken Lee as they are tired of seeing outsiders come into AEW and take spots, specifically on Rampage, the show Ricky Starks believes belongs to him.

Darby Allin will take on one of the members of the AFO The Butcher. The A.F.O. tried to attack Matt and Jeff Hardy after their win over Private Party on Dynamite, but Sting and Allin came to the Hardy’s aid.

Red Velvet and Leyla Hirsch and a big trios match between House of Black and Bear Country with Fuego Del Sol.

Below is the card for AEW Rampage – March 18

• Keith Lee vs. Max Caster
• Bear Country & Fuego Del Sol vs. House of Black
• Leyla Hirsch vs. Red Velvet
• Darby Allin vs. The Butcher

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Last week’s of episode of AEW Dark delivered on its promise of being a good episode, and this episode looks to be the same. AEW Dark tonight looks to have quite a few good matches with special appearances by Adam Cole,Orange Cassidy, Bear Country, Anna Jay and many more!

GOOD: The first match of AEW Dark features Adam Cole and Kaun. As a result of his victory over Kaun, Adam Cole maintains his undefeated streak in AEW. This was a good match between both wrestlers, and the crowd was into it and rooting for both of them. 

RESULT: Adam Cole def. Kaun

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3.25 Stars.

AVERAGE: After Adam’s match, Tony goes to interview Adam Cole about his match on Wednesday where he teams up with Britt Baker, but Adam tells him to get out of his ring. Adam then goes on to say how he and Britt are better than Orange Cassidy and Kris Statlander and how he and Britt are going to embarrass them tomorrow night.

AVERAGE: In a strong tag team bout, Austin and Colten Gunn defeated Bison and Larintiz. Bison and Larintiz looked good together in this entertaining tag match, and the Gunn Club looked extremely put together as they continued to dominate the tag team division in AEW.

RESULT: Gunn Club (with Billy Gunn) def. Bison XL and Larintiz

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3 Stars.

AVERAGE: Lelya wins the match against Katalina by hitting the running knee. As of late Leyla has been looking more and more “legit” in the ring as of late. Leyla still has more work to do, but she has improved and she has started to get more over with the crowd as of late.

RESULT: “Legit” Leyla Hirsch def. Katalina Perez

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 2.5 Stars.

AVERAGE: Lance Archer overpowered Liam throughout the match, which helped Lance gain the victory. Lance looks better than ever as he returns to the ring for his first match back in AEW.

RESULT: Lance Archer def. Liam Cross

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3 Stars.

AVERAGE: The Varsity Blondes wins their match against Liam and Adrian. Even though this match was kind of short, it told a good story between both tag teams. This was a much needed victory for the Varsity Blondes as they head into tomorrow night’s match with Malaki Black and Brodie King. 

RESULT: The Varsity Blondes (with Julia Hart) def. Liam Gray and Adrian Alanis

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3 Stars.

AVERAGE: Tony comes inside of the ring to interview The Varsity Blondes and ask them about their thoughts on their match tomorrow with House of Bllack. Griff Garrison says that he is tired of all the mind games, Brian then goes to say that they aren’t afraid of a little viloence.

SATISFACTORY: Red Velvet scores the win over Vipress. I liked how they gave them enough time in this match so they could put on a decent match. The crowd was interested in this match between both ladies.

RESULT: Red Velvet def. Vipress

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 2.25 Stars.

AVERAGE: This was a good match and it helped put over Skye Blue as she puts the match to an end with a win over Robyn. Skye and Robin did a really good job in their match tonight with each other.

RESULT:  Skye Blue def. Robyn Renegade (with Charoltte Renegade)

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3 Stars.

SATIFACTORY: Anna Jay wins the match by putting the Queen Slayer on Tiffany. This was a nice victory for Anna Jay.

RESULT: Anna Jay (with -1) def. Tiffany Nieves

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 2.25 Stars.

GOOD: Daniel Garcia claims the victory with a ruthless finish. This was a great match between two great wrestlers, but Daniel had what it took to get the win over Anthony. Both Anthony and Daniel were insanely impressive.

RESULT: Daniel Garcia (with 2.0) def. Anthony Greene

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3.25 Stars.

GOOD: Tony interviews Daniel Garcia and 2.0 talking about them attacking people and when is it going to stop? They talk about coming for Inner Circle and the TNT championship. This was a good promo from Daniel Garcia and 2.0.

AVERAGE: A good classic tag match with Bear Country coming out on top. Despite losing their last match on Dark, the team still looks dominate as ever.

RESULT: Bear Country def. Brandon Bullock and Jameson Ryan

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3 Stars.

GOOD: Best Friends win the main event by Orange Cassidy landing the orange punch. This was a good main event to close out AEW Dark as both teams put on a good fight.

RESULT: Best Friends def. The Wingmen

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3.25 Stars.

This week’s edition of AEW Dark was just as great as the previous week’s episode. Except for one or two, all of the matches met their expectations of being good matches. The crowd was invested throughout the whole night.

Show theme and presentation: 8/10

Watchability: 9/10

Production: 8/10

Storyline Progression: 8/10

Crowd Reaction: 9/10

Overall show rating: 6.7/10

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The line-up for this week’s AEW Dark features an exciting No DQ match between Sonny Kiss and Joey Janela in the main event. The matchups for tonight’s episode look very promising.

SATISFACTORY: Tehaka loses to Anna Jay by submission. It was a decent match; the crowd got into it and it was decent from the start to the finish.

RESULT: Anna Jay def. Reka Tehaka 

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 2 Stars.

AVERAGE: Tony Schiavone interviews Wardlow, but before he can answer Tony’s question, Shawn Spears stops by. Following their conversation, Shawn and Wardlow have a bit of tension. When Shawn leaves, Wardlow tells Tony that he can expect a lot of powerbombs in his match tonight.

AVERAGE: Blade beats Liona with the brass knuckles while the referee was distracted. It was an entertaining match. Blade and Liona were both impressive.

RESULT: The Blade (with The Bunny) def. Toa Liona 

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 2.5 Stars.

SATISFACTORY: Wardlow wins the match by landing a powerbomb to Casanova. Wardlow appeared dominant in this match against Casanova.

RESULT: Wardlow def. Casanova 

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 2.25 Stars.

AVERAGE: Anothny Green gets interviewed by Tony. Green talks about how he has proven himself in AEW. Then he says he is going to prove Tony Nese wrong.

POOR: Diamante wins the match by hitting Reed with a running dropkick. This match was not good but it did have some nice spots in it. The crowd got into the match a little bit, but only at certain spots.

RESULT: Diamante def. Shawna Reed

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 1.75 Stars.

AVERAGE: Diamante hits Reed with a running dropkick to win the match. It was not a great match but there were some nice spots. The crowd got into the match a little bit, but only at certain spots.

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 2.5 Stars.

GOOD: Nese wins the match by hitting a running knee to Greene. The match between Nese and Greene was good. The crowd was very into this match, and the match itself had a lot of good moments in it.

RESULT: Tony Nese def. Anthony Greene

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3.25 Stars.

POOR: The Bunny defeats King in the match. This match lacked a little excitement, but it was still enjoyable.

RESULT: The Bunny (with The Blade) def. KiLynn King 

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 1.75 Stars.

GOOD: Bowens ends the match with a deep stack to get the victory for his team over Bear Country. This was a good tag match between two entertaining tag teams.

RESULT: The Acclaimed def. Bear Country 

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3.25 Stars.

SATISFACTORY: Skye Blue ends the match with a flat liner. This was a quick match but there were some nice spots in this matchup.

RESULT: Skye Blue def. Ashley D’Amboise

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 2 Stars.

GOOD: Orange Cassidy wins for his team by landing an Orange Punch on Avalon. This was a fun match with a hard-fought victory for Best Friends.

RESULT: Orange Cassidy & Wheeler Yuta def. The Wingmen’s “Pretty” Peter Avalon & Cezar Bononi 

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3.25 Stars.

GOOD: Joey Janela gets the win hitting Kiss a pile driver on the table. This was a tough battle between both wrestlers, and it was very entertaining to watch.

RESULT: No DQ Match Joey Janela (with Kayla Rossi) def. Sonny Kiss

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3.5 Stars.

Overall, this episode of AEW Dark was nice to watch, but it lacked the same entertainment as last week’s episode of Dark. Other than that, this was was a decent episode with a great main event to end the show.

Show theme and presentation: 6/10

Watchability: 6/10

Production: 7/10

Storyline Progression: 5/10

Crowd Reaction: 6/10

Overall show rating: 5.2/10

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AVERAGE: First up was a tag match between The Gunn Club and The Nightmare Family. This was a good match, it just had a weak ending of the match, where Austin Gunn steals the victory with a roll-up.

RESULT: The Gunn Club def. The Nightmare family

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3 Stars.

BAD: This was a quick match that had Abadon come out on top. It was not the best match, as both competitors delivered poor performances.

RESULT: Charlette Renegade vs Abadon – quick match Abadon def Charlette

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 1.25 Stars.

AVERAGE: A decent match between Kingston and Delaney, with Kingston coming out on top.

RESULT: Eddie Kingston def Colin Delaney

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 2.5 Stars.

POOR: Penelope Ford takes the victory via submission. It wasn’t a bad match, but it could’ve been better. During this match, Penelope has shown that she has improved inside of the ring.

RESULT: Penelope Ford def Willow Nightingale 

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 1.75 Stars.

POOR: Sonny Kiss gets interviewed by Tony Schiavone, ahead of his no disqualification match with Joey Janela. Afterward, Janela appears with Kayla Rossi to interrupt Kiss. He wishes him a happy holiday and then says he will publicly execute him and give Rossi the scraps

SATISFACTORY: Brandi Rhodes defeats Robyn with her new submission. After a quick match, Brandi emerges victoriously. Even though this match wasn’t that good, Brandi did look better in the ring tonight.

RESULT: Brandi Rhodes def Robyn Renegade (with Charlette Renegade) 

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 2.25 Stars.

AVERAGE: Johl and Coleman put up a good fight. It was a good back and forth, with Johl coming out on top.

RESULT: Jora Johl def Julius Coleman

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3 Stars.

BAD: The Wigmen (Ryan Nemeth, Pretty Peter Avalon, and Cezar Bononi) cut a promo to promote their match against Best Friends. 

GOOD: This was a good matchup with Kassidy scoring the victory over Bravo. Kassidy and Bravo put on a fun and entertaining match that helped keep the fans engaged in the match.

RESULT: Isiah Kassidy def (with Jora Johl) def Carlie Bravo 

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3.5 Stars.

TERRIBLE: This was a bad match, there were a few awkward spots during it. The match did help make Hogan look good, but Royal did not look as good.

RESULT: Kiera Hogan def Shalone Royal

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 0.5 Stars.

AVERAGE: A hard-fought tag team match that ended with Bear Country getting the victory over Clayton and Orlando.

RESULT: Bear Country def Zack Clayton & Mike Orlando

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3 Stars.

AVERAGE: Tony Schiavone interviews Bear Country in the ring. They talk about how they want “the biggest, the baddest, and the best that AEW has to offer.” The Acclaimed then enters the arena and challenges Bear Country to a match on AEW Dark.

POOR: This match was a total catastrophe. It appeared to be a little awkward, with some imperfections. Dark Order’s 10 performed admirably in the match, but Patterson did not.

RESULT: Dark Order’s 10 (with -1) def by submission Leroy Patterson (with Howdy)

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 1.75 Stars.

AVERAGE: Velvet and Negra had a good fight, which Velvet eventually won. Both women looked great, but their match could’ve been better with more time.

RESULT: Red Velvet def La Rosa Negra

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3 Stars.

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3.25 Stars.

GOOD: This was a good match between Dean and Chase. As both wrestlers went toe-to-toe, the crowd was engrossed in the match. RESULT: Capt. Shawn Dean def Lucas Chase

GOOD: Matt Sydal and Serpentico put on a good match, with Sydal looking strong in the end. This was a good main event and a good ending for AEW Dark. 

RESULT: Matt Sydal def Serpentico (with Luther)

Aaliyah Alexander WR Star Rating: 3.5 Stars.

AEW Dark was a nice episode overall. There was a lot of exciting action going on in this episode. Towards the end of the show, some good matches kept the crowd interested in what was going on. Unfortunately, some of the matches ended fairly quickly, which hurt some of the matches. In any case, this was a good episode and it’s worth watching.

Show theme and presentation: 8/10

Watchability: 8/10

Production: 8/10

Storyline progression: 7/10

Crowd reaction: 8/10

Overall Show Rating: 5.7/10

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