AEW Rampage 6/24/23 Results and Review

The fastest hour of professional wrestling was live from Chicago, well it was taped live. With that in mind, let’s get to the action.

Swerve Strickland and United Empire defeated CHAOS

A lot of work went through this matchup. Lots of back and forth here, with all sorts of brawling, moves, and more. There wasn’t “one” clear cut winning team at first, as there was a lot of back and forth between the two teams. The crowd was all over it, and I thought it was interesting to see the wrestlers get their moves in overall. The United Empire won this match after some great momentum. Fun match, great opening for the night.

Adam Cole got beat up by Tom Lawlor, so that was that, MJF kept saying he was going to save him but kept hesitating overall. Not bad, not great, just a good midpoint before a commercial.

Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed defeated Axel Rico, Darius Latrell, and Koda

This was a fast match. It took roughly 40 seconds or so and it was over. The match was done fast and meh.

Skye Blue defeated Anna Jay AS

A very neat package was found in this match up. Under 10 minutes, but it certainly had a lot of action. There were a lot of reversals and some power moves, and of course Sky Blue’s finisher for the win. This wasn’t an easy spot for  Blue, she moved through to the winning in a nice finisher.

Jack Perry defeated DOUKI

A strong contender for a great main event. It had some good back and forth, but it was  Jack that would the last laugh when he made Douki tap out. Not a whole lot to speak about there.

Sanada came to the ring and stood head to head with Jack Perry and that was the end of Rampage.

Overall Thoughts

I was a swift show with not a lot to write about. 18,000 people cheering and singing. A good night of wrestling, but nothing so special you have to watch. I liked it don’t get wrong, I’m just a little tired.  

AEW Rampage 6/9/23 Results and Review

Another week of Rampage came through and I finally got around to watching it. I knew nothing about it beforehand, so I wanted to see what I was in for overall. I turned this on, and was impressed with the quickness that the matches got started with.  

Bandido and The Lucha Brothers defeated Big  Bill, Ethan Page, and Lee Moriarty

A six man tag match, with a lot of lucha action counteracted with modern wrestling. Both styles work so well, and it was a lot of fun to see this match with a lot of back and forth. The lucha guys are incredible, and I’m impressed with the reversals and moments that the other guys threw in for good measure. If you’re a fan of six man tags, this was a good opener, and definitely loved it. Bandido got the pinfall with a 21 Plex, which looked really cool! Good match overall.

Powerhouse Hobbs defeated Caleb Crush

So, do you like burials? Squash matches? Well, here is a match that was under 2 minutes and was just those things rolled into one. I guess that’s something, I don’t know. Hobbs wins, easily.

Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed defeated Spanish Announce Project

A solid back and forth affair was had here, with a mix of modern wrestling and a little lucha libre action to boot. Billy Gunn and the Acclaimed were well over with the crowd with each tag getting a lot of praise. The Spanish guys were good too, but they would be thwarted by Billy Gunn and his crew. Billy Gunn is huge compared to the other guys, and it was interesting to see as the Spanish guys did well with selling for him. At the end of the day The Acclaimed and Gunn would win in a fun match.

A trios match would get setup with Aubrey Edwards, Mark Briscoe, and Daddy Briscoe versus The Jarrett’s and I believe Jay Lethal for another time. Not a bad segment overall.  

Sky Blue defeated Dr. Britt Baker, Mercedes Martinez, and Nyla Rose in a 4 way

This match would allow the winner to get a shot at the AEW Women’s title. All of these women put together a good deal of offense, and reversals overall. This was methodical, with each woman getting her moments into the match. There wasn’t a lot of bedlam, mind you, but there were some break ups and beat downs at times. Sky Blue got the win, but not without taking some punishment, and seeing some other women get beat down too. Overall, a good match to end AEW Rampage.

AEW Rampage 6/2/23 Results and Review

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.