This is the first time I’m reviewing AEW, so that’s something to consider. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it certainly was an interesting night. Let’s see what happened overall, and review the results.
El Hijo Del Vikingo defeated Dralistico, and Komander in
the AAA Mega Title 3 Way Match
If you’re a fan of lucha libre, then you’re going to love
this match. I loved it, I’m a big fan of lucha style, and these 3 threw down
some amazing moments. They threw around some flying moves, and it was fun to
see each one respond, and reverse some of the moves. This is the second match I’ve
seen from Vikingo and it was incredible, he is truly one of the best in the
business. This was an absolute stunner to open AEW Rampage, wow.
Backstage we got an interview with Jeff Jarrett and his
crew. Mark Briscoe came out at one point, and argued with Jay Lethal. Aubrey
Edwards came out too, and started choking Karen Jarrett! Fun little interview
segment.
Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Action Andretti in the NJPW World
Television Title Match
Zack Sabre Jr. is slowly becoming one of my favorite
wrestlers. He has a way of putting together some amazing technical moments, it’s
just fun. He can control a lot of the match from a wrist lock to a power move,
and it was up front in this match. Andretti, I’ve never seen before, and he tried
to quicken the pace of the match, but Zack Sabre Jr. kept reversing things.
Willow Nightingale defeated Emi Sakura in the NJPW Strong
Women’s Title Match
A solid back and forth affair occurred here. Willow showed
off her strength, and Emi was quick and hit a lot of chops, and slaps. The
chops were loud, and the crowd was into this one. I was impressed by Emi here,
as she wasn’t just letting the champ run her over. That’s not to say that
Willow didn’t mount some offense, she threw down some interesting moments, and
this match was very fun to watch.
Katsuyori Shibata defeated Lee Moriarty in the ROH Pure
Title Match
I’ve never seen a ROH pure title match, but this was
interesting. There’s a lot of rules that need to be followed to go forward with
this one, and it was interesting to see a pure wrestling match. These guys just
did pure wrestling, with a bit of back and forth throughout. I thought that the
match was good overall. Shibata won this fight, because it was a great one, and wow, what a win.
Overall Thoughts
AEW once again delivers a wrestling only program, and this
time all title matches. I was impressed with the flow, and the work from each
competitor. I didn’t find anything really wrong with tonight, and really loved
to watch the matches. This was a great hour of programming, and really was pure
wrestling with little filler, and no major story line continuation, with the
exception of the small interview segment that pushed another story. Other than
that, this was a great show, and fun night of wrestling, I loved it.
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