Welcome guys to this weeks episode of Rampage and for a change we don’t have three hours of wrestling so lets kick things off with our opening match and it’s a TNT Championship eliminator match.
Match one PENTA EL ZERO M VS. KONOSUKE TAKESHITA
This is an AEW TNT championship eliminator match. Takeshita and Penta stare down in the center of the ring. Penta ducks a shot and kicks Takeshita, goes into the ropes but gets knocked down. Penta with a couple of arm drags, a trip and a cover for less than one.
Penta offers a hand and Takeshita man handles him, then comes off the ropes with a forearm. Penta up in the corner, Takeshita charges in for a running kick. He whips Penta across the ring and charges, Penta up and over for a backstabber. Takeshita on the apron but lays in punches, Penta fires back and hits an enzuigiri. Takeshita to the floor, Penta goes for a dive and Takeshita dodges, blocks a kick off the apron and backdrops Penta.
Takeshita back in and rolls Penta over for two, then lays in mounted punches. Takeshita with a snapmare and kick to the back, then pulls him up for a chop and up the turnbuckle for punches. Penta gets Takeshita off him and they start to trade punches in the ring — Penta with a superkick but gets knocked down for a two count.
Takeshita right into overhand punches and a chinlock. Penta to his feet and tries to fight out but gets picked up for a brainbuster. Lazy cover gets two, and Takeshita with a shin choke for two.
Takeshita sends Penta across the ring and charges in, but Penta gets him on the top and clips up. Takeshita with some punches, fireman’s carry but Penta strikes out of it and hits a rana from the outside. A couple of Sling Blades from Penta, Takeshita to the outside and Penta with a dive.
Penta is up first on the outside and rolls Takeshita in, then climbs the turnbuckle. He leaps off but Takeshita moves, He backs Penta off and rolls him into a wheelbarrow suplex. Takeshita swings but Penta catches him for Made in Japan for a nearfall. Both men slow to get up, but Penta gets up and stomps at Takeshita’s shoulder before pulling the right arm but Takeshita pulls him over and nails a kick for two.
Both men slow to get up, they get to their knees and Takeshita shoves Penta. Penta up for a thrust kick to the chest and off the ropes — Takeshita with the Blue Thunder Bomb and gets a two. Takeshita backs up and takes aim — Penta dodges the knee for a Fear Factor, countered by Takeshita, Penta goes in but gets a knockout shot and Power Drive Knee for three.
Here is your Winner: Konosuke Takeshita
Strong opening match on Rampage. You know exactly what your getting with both these guys and it didn’t disappoint. Solid
Match two SATNAM SINGH VS. PATER AVALON
Singh says he’ll give Avalon a free pin and lays down. Avalon isn’t sure but covers and Singh shoves him off, then grabs Avalon to slam him repeatedly into the mat. Singh grabs Avalon and goozles him into a bear hug, that’s it.
Here is your Winner: Satnam Singh
They can try to build Satnam as much as they want but it is never going to work. He just has nothing except being big. At this point Great Khali could out work him. Side note tho - great seeing Peter Avalon
Match three TONI STORM VS. VIVA VAN
Test of strength to start, Van breaks it and flips Storm over for a submission, but Storm gets to the ropes right away. Storm with a waistlock, reversed an d reversed again, Van with a hiptoss and goes for the armbar again but Storm gets her foot on the ropes.
Lockup, Storm backs Van into the ropes and hits a double overhand chop, then sends Van into the ropes. Van dodges a clothesline with a Matrix dodge and Storm nails Van with several hip smashes to the head. Storm with a hip smash to Van on the apron, sending her to the floor.
Storm and Van trade overhand chops, with Van taking over and hitting a shot to the jaw. Storm fires back with jabs, the wind-up and the big elbow. She goes for the legs but Van pulls herself to the apron and hits a jawbreaker. Knee to Storm, off the ropes for a spinning heel kick and gets two.
Van charges at Storm in the corner but the champ dodges and hits a backstabber. Fisherman’s suplex gets two. Irish whip into the corner, Toni charges into a back elbow. Van on the top, she leaps over for a kick from her back to Storm. Knees to the head, off the ropes with an axe kick for a nearfall.
Storm is up in the corner, Van gets her on her shoulders but Storm slides down the back and hits a German suplex. Charging hip attack, Storm Zero amd this one is all over.
Here is your Winner: Toni Storm
No shocks here. The shock is going to be when we find someone credible to challenge Storm for her womens title.
Match four KYLE O’REILLY VS. JORDAN CRUZ
Kyla charges in at the bell and kicks Cruz in the chest, then lays in knees to the gut and puts Cruz on the mat. Kick to the thigh and then chest of Cruz knocks him down. KOR with a wristlock and he snaps the arm over his shoulder, then wrenches it in for a hammerlock behind the back.
Cruz escapes with a back elbow, KOR charges in but eats an elbow. KOR knocks Cruz down, beats on him and locks in the armbar for the submission.
Here is your Winner: Kyle O’Reilly
And we continue with Kyle beating jobbers and then losing the big one. Boring. He needs a storyline and fast cos he is obviously losing to Ospreay tomorrow night.
Match five REY FENIX VS. ISIAH KASSIDY
Circle and show of respect, then Rey plays to the crowd a bit before they lock up. Wristlock reversed by Kassidy, Fenix tries to escape to no avail until he hits a big dropkick. Kassidy off the ropes and gets caught by Fenix but turns it into aan armdrag, Fenix with some kicks to send Kassidy to the apron. Kassidy with an enzuigiri and a rana but Rey lands on his feet!
They trade shots in the center of the ring, Kassidy takes over and sends Fenix into the ropes, he spins through and goes into a kick combo but Kassidy with a PoisonRana — and Fenix right into a German.
Kassidy gets a two-count on Fenix. Kassidy goes after Fenix who nails him, they trade strikes and Fenix gets backed into the corner for some kicks. Kassidy charges in for a splash, Rey moves and then gets a springboard rana on Kassidy for two. Fenix pulls Zay up but Kassidy reverses a waistlock, Fenix reverses the reverse and hits a gutbuster for two.
Fenix plays to the crowd and grabs Kassidy, but Kassidy with an enzuigiri. Fenix fires back with a kick to the gut but gets sent into the corner and onto the apron. Kassidy with a cutter against the top rope, Rey to the outside, Kassidy with a somersault dive over the top onto Rey. He rolls Fenix in and follows, leaping onto Rey for a Tornado DDT and a nearfall.
Kassidy with mounted punches on the mat to Fenix, but Rey blocks one and turns it around for his own shots.he pulls Kassidy up, Kassidy counters into a Canadian Destroyer. Up top for the senton, Fenix moves. Fenix up top , onto the ropes and a running kick to the head. Back up top, FROG SPLASH. He covers, gets almost three! Fenix grabs Zay, double underhook into a bomb, that finishes it.
Here is your Winner: Rey Fenix
Solid main event. Both these guys are incredible and worked really well together.
A solid opening match and a solid main event and then just fillers in-between. Not the worst episode of Rampage but not one that will live long in the memory. Thanks for joining me this week guys and see you tomorrow for Collision.
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