Tonight on AEW Rampage: Billy Gunn and the Acclaimed vs Rush, Preston Vance, and Dralistico. Will the Acclaimed score the win or will La Faccion Ingobernable prove to be too ingobernable? Britt Baker and Hikaru Shida vs Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir. Will the former rivals Shida and Baker pick up the win? Finally, Big Bill and Lee Moriarty go against the Best Friends.
Tonight on AEW Rampage: Billy Gunn and the Acclaimed vs Rush, Preston Vance, and Dralistico. Will the Acclaimed score the win or will La Faccion Ingobernable prove to be too ingobernable? Britt Baker and Hikaru Shida vs Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir. Will the former rivals Shida and Baker pick up the win? Finally, Big Bill and Lee Moriarty go against the Best Friends.
GOOD Billy Gunn and the Acclaimed vs Rush, Preston Vance, and Dralistico:
Billy Gunn was setting Bowens up for a high spot but Rush interrupted by attacking Gunn from behind. Jose the Assistant got involved but got a Scissor Me Timbers for his troubles. In the finish, Max Caster landed a Mic Drop on Dralistico.
Results: Billy Gunn and the Acclaimed by Pinfall via Mic Drop
Matt Cookson WR Star Rating – 3 Stars
SQUASH – the Gunns and Ethan Page made quick work of three local jobbers. After the match, they were confronted by the Hardyz, who announced Hook as their new partner for the Double or Nothing buy-in.
ABOVE AVERAGE Hikaru Shida and Britt Baker vs Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir:
Nhla Rose had Britt Baker in a sleeper hold and then Rose stood on top of her. The match took a turn once Rose went flying out of the ring. Despite some offense from Shafir, a katana from Shida and a lockjaw from Britt Baker put away Marina Shafir. Post-match, the Outcast came on the titantron to reveal they had assaulted Jamie Hayter.
Results: Hikaru Shida and Britt Baker by Submission via Lockjaw
Matt Cookson WR Star Rating – 2.75 Stars
ABOVE AVERAGE the Best Friends vs Big Bill and Lee Moriarty:
The Best Friends hit Lee Moriarty with a vertical suplex and flexed while they did so. This earned the ire of Big Bill, who laid waste to Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta. Moriarty nearly made the pin after a combo move with Big Bill but Chuck Taylor broke up the pin at the last second. In the end, Big Bill pinned the Kentucky Gentleman after a chokeslam. Finally, a massive brawl broke out amongst the talent who had been sitting in the audience during the match.
Results: Big Bill and Lee Moriarty by Pinfall via Chokeslam
Matt Cookson WR Star Rating – 2.75 Stars
Overall…
This episode of Rampage was just ok. The matches were decent but none of them at a lot at stake. The highlight of the show was the trios match to start the show. The lowlight of the show was the main event. It was ok action but not worthy of main event status.
The matches were just ok, with only a couple of good matches. The show structure was ok but the main event didn’t stand out in terms of action or storytelling. The atmosphere was ok throughout. The Hardy-Page feud was advanced and directed a few other storylines forward. Production was good but there wasn’t a specific theme.
Matches: 0.25/1 Stars
Show Structure: 0.5/1 Stars
Atmosphere: 0.5/1 Stars
Storytelling: 0.5/1 Stars
Production/Theme: 0.75/1 Stars
Overall Rating. 2.5/5 Stars
Photo Credit: AEW
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