AEW Rampage Review – June 9, 2023
Trios Match
Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr & Rey Fenix) & Bandido vs. Ethan Page, Lee Moriarty & Big Bill
Ethan Page delivers a boot to Rey Fenix’s midsection then follows it up with a hurricanrana but Page fires back with one of his own and follows it up with another boot then he sets up for a delayed vertical suplex but Fenix lands a dropkick.
Lee Moriarty & Bandido tag in & they go back & forth with chops before Bandido hits a boot and a tornado DDT off the top rope then follows it up with a Tijeras. Big Bill & Pentagon Jr then tag in. Pentagon delivers a thrust kick then delivers two more kicks to Bills’ thighs.
Bandido & Fenix land a double superkick on Bill before Pentagon sets up for the Package Piledriver but Bill escapes and Pentagon dumps him out of the ring. He looks to go flying, but Bill catches him with a right hand and sends him crashing into the barricade spine first. The pair get back in the ring and Bill fires off right hands as we go to a break.
After the break Bandido tags in and fires off right hands on Bill but Bill gains the upper hand and tags in Page. Page executes a powerslam before Bandido lands an enziguri and tags in Fenix. Fenix hits a superkick that sends Page tumbling out of the ring and looks to go flying.
Bill puts a stop to him doing so but Lucha Brothers double team to take him out. Pentagon tags in and helps Bandido over the top rope to level Bill & Moriarty on the outside then plants Page and goes for a pin but Page kicks out and Fenix tags in. Fenix delivers a tight rope kick to Page’s head.
Bandido tags in and sets up for a moonsault but Page gets his boots up and sets up for Ego’s Edge but The Hardys & Isiah Kassidy appear. Jeff Hardy tells Page to extend his good luck gifts and Page pulls up his arm bands to reveal The Hardys signature one & this allows Bandido to hit 21 Plex for the win.
Winners: Lucha Bros & Bandido
Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Caleb Crush
Powerhouse Hobbs lands a back elbow then follows it up with a clothesline before draping Caleb Crush across the top rope and landing a boot then Crush delivers an enziguri but Hobbs responds with a right hand and a spinebuster for the win.
Winner: Powerhouse Hobbs
Trios Match
Spanish Announce Project (Serpentico, Luther & Angelico) vs. The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) & Billy Gunn
Match starts off with Anthony Bowens calls for Angelico to scissor him but he moves his hand away at the last second then taunts him by doing it again. He tries to do it a 3rd time but Angelico calls him bluff and knocks him down. Bowens responds with a dropkick before Serpentico tags in.
Max Caster tags in on his side and delivers an atomic drop to Serpentico. He follows it up with a Manhattan Drop then dumps him out of the ring. Luther tries to interfere but Gunn sends him crashing out of the ring. Caster holds Angelico in place as Bowens ascends to the top and hits Scissor Me Timbers.
The Acclaimed & Gunn look to scissor but Serpentico inserts himself to them then Gunn clocks him after pretending like he wants to scissor him then they once again look to scissor but Luther gets in the way & that takes us to a break.
After the break Gunn & Luther tag in. Gunn hits Serpentico with a fallaway slam that sends him crashing into Luther, then tags in Bowens. The Acclaimed deliver a dropkick fallaway slam on Serpentico then Bowens then delivers The Arrival to Luther and tags in Caster & he hits Mic Drop for the win.
Winners: The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn
After the match The Acclaimed & Gunn scissor in the center of the ring.
Renee Paquette introduces Jeff & Karen Jarrett, Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh & Sonjay Dutt. Paquette asks Dutt what’s going on with them but Karen cuts him off and says Aubrey Edwards started something that she’ll finish right now. She calls Edwards out to ringside. Mark Briscoe’s music hits and he appears alongside Edwards. Edwards grabs a mic and tells Karen that AEW will not sanction a match between the two of them. She says if she sees Karen in catering at a hotel or interfering in Jeff’s matches she’ll kick her ass.
Briscoe then grabs the mic and says while AEW will not sanction a match between Edwards & Karen they will sanction a 6 Person Tag Team match. Dutt says Lethal will join forces with Jeff & Karen then asks Briscoe & Edwards where their partner is. Briscoe tells Dutt not to take him for a fool and says there was 1 man who told him not to trust the 5 of them in the 1st place: Papa Briscoe. He announces that he’ll be their partner.
Women’s Title #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way Match
Skye Blue vs. Britt Baker vs. Mercedes Martinez vs. Nyla Rose
Nyla Rose goes after Skye Blue while Mercedes Martinez dumps Britt Baker out of the ring and follows her then she jams her knee into Baker while Rose sends Blue into the top turnbuckle face first. Blue fires back with a back elbow to Rose and a boot to Martinez. She dumps Rose out of the ring then delivers a hurricanrana to Martinez.
Baker goes after Blue before Rose targets Baker. Martinez rains down right hands across Rose’s spine but Shafir who was on the outside gets her in a submission Hikaru Shida appears and chases Shafir to the back with a kendo stick in hand as we go to a break.
After the break Rose has Blue draped across the top rope then she climbs up to the top rope but Baker pushes her off and sends her crashing to the outside. She then lands a Sling Blade on Martinez and follows it up with an elbow on Blue. Blue fires back with a thrust kick and an enziguri then goes for a pin but Martinez breaks the fall.
Baker locks in the Lockjaw on Martinez while Blue locks in another submission. Rose breaks the hold before Blue & Baker land a double superkick. Baker then lands a superkick on Blue but Rose plants her and goes for a pin. Martinez breaks the fall with a running knee then delivers a 2nd knee to Rose and follows it up with a suplex.
Baker connects with the Curb Stomp on Rose but Martinez dumps her out of the ring. Baker pulls Martinez out to join her and fires off forearms giving Blue the opportunity to hit Code Blue on Rose for the win.
Winner & #1 Contender To The Women’s Title: Skye Blue
