ITS FRIDAY AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS - AEW RAMPAGE REVIEW 26/01

Welcome to this weeks edition of Rampage. We have four matches including Moxley and a four way. Let's kick this off.

MATCH 1: JON MOXLEY VS LEE MORIARTY 

Moxley goes for a collar & tie-up wristlock before Lee delivers a snapmare. Moxley chops Lee so hard that he rolls out of the ring. Lee goes back inside as the two exchange  holds. Moxley rocks Lee with a back elbow to send him out the ring again. Moxley briefly gets in Shane Taylor’s face before getting back in the ring. Moxley fires off big elbow chops as Lee is hammer-thrown into the corner. Lee bounces off the ropes and applies a border city stretch lock. Moxley manages to grab the ropes for the break. Both men trade strikes as Moxley connects multiple right hands on Moriarty. An elbow catches Moxley followed by a dropkick. Moriarty with strikes to the face before sending him over the ropes. Lee plants Moxley with a belly-to-belly and a double wrist lock. Moxley responds with a German suplex. Lee with a forearm as Moxley hits him with a King Kong lariat. Moxley looking for the bulldog choke as Lee transitions to the border city stretch. Moxley reverses it as he brings his trademark elbows down before Lee reverses it to be on top. Lee snaps Moxley’s fingers before delivering a double dropkick and knees to the face. Multiple high boots to the face as he goes for the cover but Moxley kicks out at 2. Lee over the top rope as Moxley catches him and stomps on him. Moxley with a piledriver but Lee kicks out. Moxley transitions into a bulldog choke and this one is all over as Lee has no choice but to tap. 

Here is your Winner: Jon Moxley 

Moxley offers to shake Lee’s hand afterward, but Shane hits him from behind. Looks like were setting up a tag match – expect to see that on collision. 

Excellent showing from Moriaty here. The guy is undoubtedly talented and deserves more opportunities like this one. Excellent opener here. 

MATCH 2: CHRISTOPHER DANIELS VS TAKESHITA 

Daniels tries charging at Takeshita from the off, but it’s not successful as Takeshita rebounds quickly. Takeshita tries for a super avalanche suplex as Daniels fights it off with headbutts. Daniels hits a spinning ddt from the top. Takeshita comes back with a running knee to the face and this one is all over. 

Here is your Winner: Takeshita 

Squash. That is all. Daniels is one of my all time favourites from the TNA days and didn’t deserve this. He is not a jobber and should not be booked that way. 

MATCH 3: RUBY SOHO VS ANNA JAY 

Ruby attacks Anna before the bell rings. The action spills to the outside. Ruby sends Anna to the barricades before tossing her back in the ring. Anna is sent into the ropes and hits Ruby with a high boot. Ruby misses a forearm strike as Anna catches her between the ropes for a whiplash neckbreaker. Anna Jay dodges a suplex and hits Ruby with a ddt for a near fall. Anna looks for the queenslayer as Harley Cameron sweeps at her leg from ringside. Anna and Harley are going at it when the referee decides he’s seen enough and ejects Saraya and Harley from ringside. Ruby hits the no future for a kickout as she tries setting up Ruby on the top rope. Whatever she was looking for is countered as Anna hits a flipping neckbreaker before applying the queenslayer and Ruby has to tap. 

Here is your Winner: Anna Jay 

I have said it before but Anna Jay gets better everytime I see her. Not sure I expected her to win this one but I support it. Ruby needs a revamp because this just isn’t working at the moment. 

MATCH 4: KOMANDER VS. KIP SABIAN VS. THE BUTCHER VS. EL HIJO DEL VIKINGO 

Sabian vs Komander outside the ring where he sends him into the barricades. Butcher makes quick work of Vikingo as both men get into the ring for muscle pose before fighting one another. Vikingo and Komander hit synchronised dives on both men. Komander and Vikingo fire off a bunch of air moves before Butcher gets in and stops them. Butcher with a modified Boston crab on Komander while Sabian almost botched from the top rope trying to plant Komander.

Sabian and Butcher tried for a submission on Komander. Butcher sends Komander into the corner, where he and Sabian double-team on him. Sabian tries for a cover but Butcher breaks it up. Butcher with a spinning backbreaker but this time Vikingo breaks it up. Vikingo with a dropkick on Butcher. Vikingo tries for another but Sabian counters. Komander back in and hits Sabian with a Spanish fly for a two-count. Vikingo stops Komander from the top rope. All four men are involved in a super avalanche suplex as Sabian tries for a pin on Vikingo. Komander hits a Canadian destroyer on Sabian and  Komander from the top rope takes out everyone. Butcher tries to pin Komander, but Sabian makes the save. Sabian attempts the pin on Komander but he reverses it and theres the three count and this one is all over. 

Here is your Winner:Komander

That was actually pretty fun. Komander will now face Orange Cassidy tomorrow night on Collision. Very well deserved but don’t expect to see him win that one. 

A fun show this week from Rampage. Nice build up for tomorrow nights Collision which has one hell of a card. Thanks for joining me guys. See you next week