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GIVE THIS EPISODE A CHANCE - AEW RAMPAGE REVIEW 15/03


Welcome to this weeks episode of AEW Rampage. We have four matches and it's a good one. So let's kick things off with some tag team action.



MATCH 1: ORANGE CASSIDY & TRENT BERETTA VS. DARK ORDER’S JOHN SILVER & EVIL UNO


Cassidy and Uno start things off as Uno offers a handshake before sending him into the ropes. Uno drops him as Cassidy turns it into a Rollup for a near fall. Cassidy tries to go to his pockets but Silver stops him. Silver puts his hands in Cassidy’s pockets as soon Cassidy and Beretta combine for some double team action on him. Uno is back in the ring as he gets a double-shoulder tackle. The big hug is about to go down when Silver and Uno break it up. Silver and Uno are sent over the ropes and you got to give the people what they want and we get the hug.



Nice drop toe-hold by Trent. Trent follows it up with a lateral press for a near fall. Cassidy tagged as he climbed to the top. Silver grabs up for a gorilla press toss. Beretta catches him with his knees to the face as Cassidy hits a stunner on Uno. Uno with a kick to the head as he attempts a cover but kick out at two. Cassidy kicks Silver and Uno repeatedly before Trent is tagged. Trent hits Silver and Uno with a couple of back suplexes. Beretta with a cover attempt on Silver as Silver kicks out. Silver with consecutive kicks as Trent tries for the strong zero. The move is countered as Uno kicks Beretta in the face. It sets up Silver for a cover, but it’s a near fall. Action spills briefly outside the ring, where Uno connects with a senton. Cassidy hits a DDT from between the ropes. Back inside the ring, Beretta hits Uno with a big elbow strike. Silver and Uno combine for some excellent combo signature moves as Cassidy stops the pin attempt. Silver and Cassidy are now going at it as Cassidy hits the Orange punch. Trent hits the strong zero on Silver and this one is over.



Here is your winner: Best Friends


Fun opening match here. I really hope we get dark order in the tag tournament and they get to have a good showing. Always so much fun watching them. Time for a push I think.

 

MATCH 2: MARIAH MAY & TONI STORM VS LITTLE MEAN KATHLEEN & KAYLA SPARKS


LMK was isolated by Mariah and Toni early on here. Kayla Sparks is tagged now as Toni kicks her in the head. A hip attack follows as Mariah is tagged and delivers a hip attack of her own. Toni tagged back in as the storm zero was hit, followed by a piledriver for victory.



Here is your winner: Mariah May and Toni Storm

No shocks. Total squash but that’s all it needed. Deonna Purrazzo comes out to reveal her mystery tag partner will be…Thunder Rosa. Side note - I love Mariah May

 

MATCH 3: KOMANDER VS TAKESHITA


Komander with a knee drop and a lionsault for a quick kick out. Komander takes a big boot to the face. Takeshita follows up with a low kick on Komander’s face. Big forearm strike to the head of Komander followed by kicks to the midsection while in the corner. Takeshita with a swing and a miss but an excellent rebound of an overhead toss. Komander hits a moonsault off the top rope to crash into Takeshita.



Nice springboard hurricarana follows for a two count. Takeshita catches him and throws him across the ring. A blue thunder bomb follows as Takeshita gets a near fall. Takeshita with a big forearm to the face as Komander returns with a destroyer. Komander hits another destroyer as Takeshita hits a powerbomb and a kick to the face, followed by a spinning falcon arrow and this one is all over.



Here is your Winner:Takeshita


how good is Takeshita. Guy is an absolute star in the making. This may have been a shortish match but it was incredible. The sky is the limit for Takeshita

 

MATCH 4: RODERICK STRONG & THE KINGDOM VS. TOP FLIGHT & ACTION ANDRETTI


Dante with a clothesline on Taven. Rollup follows, but Taven breaks as soon Mike Bennett is tagged. Darius is tagged as he clotheslines Taven over the rope. Bennett soon follows with the same move. Darius has a cover on Bennett as Bennett quickly kicks out. Both men are now trading chops as Roderick is tagged and chops Darius so hard that he falls to the ground. Darius is sent into the ropes as Darius comes back with a Manhattan drop. Action Andretti is tagged as he almost gets a near fall via rollup. Nice neckbreaker/backbreaker combo by Action Andretti.



Taven misses a lionsault. Dante tagged as he took forearm shots at Bennett. Nice crossbody on Bennett for a near fall. Sidekick to the face of Bennett, followed by a springboard 450 by Andretti. The cover attempt is broken up as Taven and Strong are looking for a spiked piledriver combo, but it’s no avail. Andretti and Darius try for a double-team move, but Strong catches them with a running knee. Andretti becomes victim to a spiked piledriver for the win.



Here is your winner: Undisputed Kingdom


I love the undisputed kingdom. I love Mike Bennett and Matt Taven and I love Roderick Strong. That is all. I want the kingdom to win the tag tournament. Great trios main event here.


Not a bad show this week on Rampage. It may not of looked much on the card but the matches all delivered. Really enjoyed this episode. Join me tomorrow for Collision guys.

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