AEW Rampage Review – September 1, 2023
ROH World Tag Team Titles #1 Contenders 10 Team Battle Royal
Dark Order (John Silver & Alex Reynolds) vs. The Hardys (Matt & Jeff) vs. The Outrunners (Truth Mangum & Turbo Floyd) vs. The Wingmen (Peter Avalon & Ryan Nemeth) vs. The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) vs. Gates Of Agony (Toa Liona & Kaun) vs. Action Andretti & Darius Martin vs. The Butcher & The Blade
Everyone begins brawling with one another then The Butcher levels The Outrunners with a double shoulder tackle as Aussie Opens waits on the outside to enter the match. The Outrunners are eliminated by The Butcher & The Blade & Gates of Agony.
Kaun is pull out from under the bottom rope by Aussie Open as Chuck Taylor throws Ryan Nemeth out of the ring then he lands a Sole Food on Peter Avalon & The Hardys follow it up with a Twist Of Fate each then Avalon is then dumped out of the ring.
Best Friends & The Hardys go back & forth with deletes and hugs before Dark Order & The Righteous level them from behind. Dark Order sends Taylor into the ring steps as Aussie Open has enter the ring.
Kaun looks to dump Kyle Fletcher out of the ring but Mark Davis helps Fletcher out and eliminates Kaun. Toa Liona takes The Blade out of the match. Kyle Fletcher tries blindsiding him but Fletcher eliminates him with a kick as we go to a break.
After the break Action Andretti delivers a kick to Butcher’s head then Dutch sends him over the top rope.
Jeff Hardy sends Vincent packing as Matt Hardy goes after Dutch. Vincent helps Dutch out and sends Matt packing. Dark Order then sends Jeff over the top rope to join Matt on the outside while Action Andretti & Darius Martin eliminate Dutch.
Aussie Open then go after Andretti then Andretti delivers a kick to Davis but Fletcher sends him over the top rope and onto the apron, and Andretti looks to go flying over the top rope but Davis pushes him to the outside taking him out.
Trent Beretta goes at it with Alex Reynolds in the corner. Beretta looks to eliminate Reynolds but Reynolds hands on and Silver helps him out. Darius Martin delivers a kick to Silver and tosses Reynolds over the top rope before Silver eliminates him.
Silver charges at Taylor but Taylor rocks him with a knee before Fletcher lands a thrust kick on him and Aussie Open eliminates him.
We are down to 4 Aussie Open, Silver & Beretta. Aussie Open levels Beretta & Silver follows up. Davis gets Beretta on his shoulders for Aussie Arrow but Beretta catches Fletcher’s leg. Fletcher looks to send Beretta over the top rope but Beretta hangs on and sends him packing.
Davis looks to send Silver onto the floor but Reynolds catches him and brings him over to the ring steps to keep him in the running. Beretta delivers a half & half suplex to Davis then looks to pull him over the top and does just that. Silver then eliminates Beretta for the win.
Winners & #1 Contenders To The ROH World Tag Team Titles: Dark Order
After the break Aussie Open gets in Chris Jericho’s face and beat him down then Sammy Guevara comes to Jericho’s hand with Floyd the bat in hand forcing Aussie Open to back down.
We then head over to a video from Mike Santana explaining his journey getting back to AEW.
Tag Team Match
El Hijo Del Vikingo & Nick Wayne vs. Gringo Loco & Kip Sabian
Gringo Loco looks for a Tijeras but El Hijo Del Vikingo avoids it and Loco lands an arm drag. Vikingo then delivers a kick to his midsection and a Tijeras before landing a kick on his knee then Nick Wayne & Kip Sabian tag in and Sabian delivers a boot to his midsection.
Wayne fires back with a Tijeras and an uppercut then Loco tries to interfere but Wayne fights him off and looks to run the ropes but Penelope Ford hops up on the apron allowing Sabian to pull Vikingo off the apron and land a moonsault on Wayne off the ropes and to the outside as we go to a break.
After the break Sabian delivers a senton to Wayne in the corner and tags in Loco & he delivers a moonsault off the top rope before Vikingo tags back in and delivers an arm drag to Loco then he sits Loco on the top rope and delivers a kick to his spine then delivers a reverse hurricanrana.
Wayne delivers a cutter out of the corner to an interfering Sabian then goes flying over the top rope on the outside then back in the ring Vikingo hits a 630 Senton for the win.
Winners: El Hijo Del Vikingo & Nick Wayne
We then head over to the latest meeting of the members of QTV.
Hangman Page vs. Bryan Keith
Match starts off with a lock up then Bryan Keith delivers a chop but Page fires back with a pair of his own and whips him into the corner. Keith lands an uppercut but Page levels him before they go back & forth with forearms before Keith lands a suplex and looks to hit a clothesline.
Page stays on his feet and delivers a fallaway slam then looks for a moonsault to Keith on the outside but Keith counters it and runs the ropes but Page catches him with Buckshot Lariat for the win.
Winner: Hangman Page
After the break we head over to a sit down interview between Renee Paquette & Roderick Strong. Paquette asks Strong about his actions during the main event of All In and Strong says it’s between himself & Adam Cole. Paquette tries pushing for an answer but Strong becomes agitated and storms off alongside The Kingdom.
Tag Team Match
Willow Nightingale & Skye Blue vs. Taya Valkyrie & Anna Jay
Willow Nightingale & Anna Jay starts this match but Jay quickly tags out to Taka Valkyrie & they look for suplexes on one another but both block each other from landing it then Valkyrie lands a forearm before Nightingale delivers a suplex and tags in Skye Blue.
Blue & Nightingale deliver double kicks to Valkyrie’s spine & Nightingale tags back in and Jay delivers a cheap kick to her spine as she looks to run the ropes as we go to a break.
After the break Valkyrie delivers a kick to Nightingale’s jaw then Blue & Jay tag in and Blue fires off forearms then she delivers a jawbreaker and a dropkick then lands a step up knee and connects with a kick to Jay’s head.
She charges at Jay in the corner but Jay ducks out of the way. Blue then ascends to the top rope and delivers a crossbody then follows it up with a knee to her face then Nightingale & Valkyrie get inside the ring and begin to brawl.
Nightingale delivers a spinebuster and a shoulder pounce then gets Valkyrie in an electric chair position as Blue ascends to the top rope but Jay pushes her off and delivers a kick to Nightingale’s jaw as Valkyrie holds her in place.
They look to do the same to Blue but Blue ducks out of the way and inadvertently hits Valkyrie & this opens the door for Blue to deliver a thrust kick follow by Code Blue for the win.
Winners: Willow Nightingale & Skye Blue
After the match Valkyrie blindsides Blue but Nightingale provides her hand to Blue & Valkyrie backs down.
