AEW Rampage Review – November 17, 2023
TNT Title Match
Christian Cage (c) vs. Trent Beretta
Christian Cage mocks Trent Beretta before Beretta shoves him and sends him crashing out of the ring when he looks to go flying. Cage gets back inside and slaps him then fires off stomps on him in the corner.
The action spills back out of the ring and goes flying over the top to level him before both men get back in the ring and Cage sends Beretta crashing into the ring post shoulder first as we go to a break.
After the break Cage wears down Beretta with a submission hold but Beretta fights his way out with right hands and lands on the apron then Cage charges at him but Beretta catches him with a spear through the middle rope.
He fires off right hands and a full Nelson suplex then looks to follow it up with a tornado DDT out of the corner but Cage avoids it and Beretta catches him with an avalanche hurricanrana. He ascends to the top rope and lands a crossbody then delivers a spear.
Cage sets up for Killswitch but Beretta escapes and lands Dudebuster before Cage stomps on the back of Beretta’s neck then sends him crashing into the middle face first and hits Killswitch for the win.
Winner & Still TNT Champion: Christian Cage (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
After the break Chris Jericho sends a message to Young Bucks from the announce table.
Toni Storm vs. Emi Sakura
Toni Storm hands Emi Sakura a script but Sakura rips it up and fires off stomps on Storm but Storm sends her crashing out of the ring with a hip attack and delivers a suplex to her on the floor.
She tosses her back inside the ring and takes a victory lap on Lutha’s shoulders opening the door for Sakura to take advantage and deliver a crossbody to her as Storm sits up against the ring steps as we go to a break.
After the break Sakura hits a series of chops but Storm connects with a right hand before Sakura plants her with a double underhook powerbomb then follows it up with a Butterfly Backbreaker.
She ascends to the top rope and looks for a moonsault but Storm turns around and Sakura is sent crashing into her spine then hits a hip attack and Storm Zero for the win.
Winner: Toni Storm
We head backstage and see Renee Paquette standing by with Eddie Kingston, Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, Satnam Singh & The Jarretts. Lethal reveals that Stokely Hathaway has agreed to grant him a ROH World Title match against Kingston on the Full Gear Pre Show and Kingston points out the changes in Lethal since forming his stable with his allies. He tells Lethal that he’s becoming a coward and they begin yelling at each other. Lethal’s teammates drag him away before things turn physical and Ortiz walks in to talk to Kingston.
Roderick Strong vs. Action Andretti
Roderick Strong wastes no time as he fires off stomps and chops but Action Andretti fires back with a hurricanrana and a dropkick then follows it up with a corkscrew elbow and a pair of chops then fires off a couple shoulders on his midsection.
Strong lands a chop of his own then lands a right hand and a backbreaker before he hits a chop in the corner but Andretti responds with a neckbreaker then follows it up with a Falcon Arrow.
After the break Andretti delivers a pair of strikes and dumps Strong out of the ring as The Kingdom checks on him but Andretti levels them with a dropkick through the middle rope.
He then levels Strong with a moonsault off the top ropes and gets him back in the ring then looks for a 450 Splash but Strong moves out of the way and Andretti delivers a standing Spanish Fly.
Officials slide in the ring to check on Strong as he appears to be injured but decide he is still fit to compete.
Andretti rolls Strong up but Strong counters into a pin of his own but Andretti kicks out and Strong connects with a jumping knee then End Of Heartache for the win.
Winner: Roderick Strong
Renee Paquette says Jay White has the chance to become AEW World Champion and says a lot has been going on over the past several months. She addresses the person in the devil mask and asks White if he’s worried that they’ll get involved in the match. White says that’s the million dollar question but he’s focused on living up to the E in AEW. He tells MJF to bring his friends who helped him attack White to Full Gear because he’s bringing Bullet Club Gold and says he won’t even make it to their AEW World Title match once The Gunns take care of him on the Full Gear Pre Show.
Paquette asks what the Switchblade Era looks like if things go his way, and White corrects her. He says when things go his way everyone will get more of what they loved. He says he’ll sleep a little sweeter at night when he proves to be better than MJF.
MJF appears out of nowhere and blindsides him looking to steal back the AEW World Title. He sends his face bouncing off some nearby equipment and looks to stomp his face but White ducks out of the way. Juice Robinson attacks him from behind and continues beating him down in the same room the interview was conducted in when White enters the room MJF throws a flatscreen television at him as Robinson lays on the floor in agony.
White runs into the ring looking to get away from MJF but MJF is hot on his heels. He fires off right hands on him and Austin Gunn looks to help White out. MJF immediately takes him down and fires off right hands then does the same to Colten Gunn when he tries to do what his brother did. MJF spots his AEW World Title and grabs it to reclaim it then looks to hit White with it. The Gunns blindside him before he can, and White joins in. The Gunns & White look to grab MJF’s AEW World Title once again and White does so. He orders The Gunns to hold MJF in place so he can hit him with the AEW World Title but before he can, Samoa Joe’s music hits and he runs down to the ring to even the odds. Bullet Club Gold is forced to retreat with MJF’s AEW World Title in hand. He stares down MJF in the corner and offers him his hand as a means of offering to be his partner tomorrow night on the Full Gear Pre Show. MJF shakes it also agreeing to grant him a future AEW World Title match in the process should he retain his AEW World Title.
