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 Dynamite 6/7/2023 Results and Review

I thought for sure I didn’t have anything to review today, but then I remembered that I had to watch AEW Dynamite. Not that anyone is reading my writing, but I wanted to drop in and once again review what is going on with AEW Dynamite, and the latest and greatest from the company that puts on good wrestling, regardless of what an empty arena says.

Orange Cassidy defeated Swerve Strickland in the AEW International Title Match

Once again we open the show with Orange Cassidy, and this time he defends against Swerve Strickland, and his record is 14 and 0 for the year. He’s defended the title 23 times, and is still going. Everything you could want in a match was found in this back and forth limit pushing match. I was impressed with Swerve’s push forward, and Cassidy’s reversals. This was a great match, and perhaps the best one to see this week. The House Call was hit, but Swerve didn’t get the pinfall, as Cassidy kept pushing. Orange rolled over Swerve, pulled the tights, and got the win overall. A great opener, no doubt, had fun, great stuff here.

The lights went out, and when they came back on it was Sting and Darby Allin! They helped Orange fend off a beat down after the match.

Blackpool Combat Club defeated CHAOS

CHAOS started this match fast, bringing the fight right to Blackpool Combat Club. I was impressed witih how fast this one started, and we even got a nice superplex in the early goings of the match. There was a frenetic pace with this match, and the Best Friends were doing very well against the BCC. Nice back and forth throughout the match, but with CHAOS throwing down some offense. There was a lot of back and forth, good stuff, with pacing that never truly slowed down. I loved how it worked out. I loved it, great fun here. The BCC won this one, and dis so in dominant fashion towards the end.

MJF came out and talked a bit, and even talked with Adam Cole. I liked this, and we should see the next competitor for MJF to win over.

JungleHook defeated La Faccion Ingobernable in a Texas Tornado Match

This was a fight between two teams. I found it to be fun to watch. The Texas Tornado rules made for an interesting match, with both teams fighting to get control. One set of guys were outside of the ring while the other two were in the ring, and there was a lot of back and forth. It was a fight, a brawl at times, with little to no wrestling to speak of, and it was interesting to see. Nothing was wasted here, as they just brawled and really fought to make a hardcore match out of this one. There was a sick table spot, a DDT on a table, and just a great deal action. Jungle Boy got the win with a submission, and wow, what a match to see. Great action, fun stuff, just great in my book.

Konosuke Takeshita defeated Damon Ace

Less than 2 minutes overall. This was a squash of sorts, a burial even. Not much to see here, skip it, I didn’t really feel like saying much else.

Kris Statlander defeated Anna Jay AS in the AEW TBS Title match

Only one women’s match tonight? Fine with me. Statlander did not roll over through Anna Jay here. The competitor in Anna Jay pushed the limits overall. She had a lot of offense against Statlander, and looked good against the champ. Statlander did some fighting back too, but she was definitely not making quick work of Anna Jay. I was impressed with how much offense was given from Jay. A beautiful tombstone piledriver later, and Kris Statlander would win this one.

Jay White defeated Ricky Starks

This thing started on the ramp with a lot of brawling. The two just embroiled in rivalry, fought one another with punches flying right away. This was a slower moving match, which isn’t a bad thing, but I definitely noticed that the pace had slowed down. The match featured a good bit of brawling over technical wrestling. It was a match where both men got the upper hand here and there, driving some good moves and constant brawling. This was a hard hitting battle, and in the end Jay White was able to put away Ricky Starks.

Overall Thoughts

A good overall show, with just a little bit of a lull. It was a good night for those that are looking for quality wrestling. There was a lot of wrestling here, and some great moments. The main event delivered, but so did the majority of the matches, with the exception of one. I liked this night of wrestling and am impressed with how the AEW company keeps moving with quality shows.

AEW Dynamite 5/31/23 Results and Review

Well, I had a couple of days off from work so I decided to wait before reviewing all of the things I missed in wrestling. So here we go, let’s play catch up so that we can enjoy a little bit of wrestling and banter, for all two of you readers.

Blackpool Combat Club defeated The Lucha Brothers and Bandido

There’s a lot of trios matches in AEW, which I don’t mind, but it is apparent that they really like them. Not only that, we got some luchadors up front, which is always cool in my book. El Chapulin lives with the awesome outfit from one of the lucha guys, Bandido. A fun opener with a lot of back and forth action, and some great tags. This was a lot of fun with some great high flying moves, and some reversals from the Blackpool Combat Club. Smart moves, psychology was there, and well, the BCC just gets the win, but it wasn’t a pushover matchup in any way. Fun is how I’d describe this one, as the crowd was into it as well as I was.

Jay White and Juice Robinson came out, and I was falling asleep so this was meh, just an interview segment. It’s ok I guess. FTR came out and the four men started to brawl, and set up a match I’m sure, but I was so tired that this wasn’t that grand for me. I’m sorry, I just think this will lead to a great match next week with Ricky Starks.

Swerve Strickland defeated Big Bill and Trent Beretta in a triple threat match

Big Bill was mopping up at one point, truly using his size to throw the others around. I found it interesting overall, as he was being booked like a larger wrestler, slow and methodical. Swerve and Trent didn’t just roll over, mind you, but they were definitely having to deal with the bigger man. I found that psychology to be good, and interesting overall. A double suplex impressed me, and the crowd went wild too for it, making this triple threat a lot of fun to watch. Swerve would get the pinfall after some nice counters, and seizing the victory with an interesting finisher and crucifix pin. Fun stuff.

Don Callis and Takeshita get booed out of the building, in a promo. It wasn’t bad. There will be a match with Kenny Omega I’m sure.

Darby Allin and Orange Cassidy defeated Gates of Agony in a tag match

The team of Gates of Agony had this match sewn up for the most part. They threw around their opponents left to right, and then some. I couldn’t believe how much attention was paid to the beatdown that was going on. Cassidy and Allin scored a pinfall after the coffin drop, and some previous fast offense. However, the Gates of Agony delivered a beat down throughout, and I was personally impressed with how it went down. It was a fun match.

Sting came down with a bat, and the crowd went nuts.

Kris Statlander defeated Nyla Rose in the AEW Women’s Title match

I gotta admit, the women’s division in AEW impresses a lot. This was a hard hitting match, and both women put in some work, getting some hits in and moves that you don’t usually see with women’s wrestling under 5 minutes ala WWE sometimes. I found this to be great fun, with Statlander escaping, because Nyla Rose is no joke as a competitor. A good back and forth match, with some nice maneuvers. I liked it a lot. A 450 splash and Statlander got the victory, in a hard hitting match.

Adam Cole and Dr. Britt Baker defeated Chris Jericho and Saraya in a mixed tag team match

A nice back and forth match here. Saraya wrestling is cool, and Britt Baker is always fun to watch too. Jericho and Cole hit each other hard, with some heavy chops, and great overall back and forth. Baker even got some offense on Jericho! That was fun to see, and the crowd was all over it. Cole and Baker would get the win, but it was not an easy battle, there was a good amount of back and forth here.

Overall thoughts

A good night of Dynamite if you ask me. It had a little bit of everything you could ask for in a wrestling show. It had a lot of fun, and some good wrestling. They also announced some fun matches for next week as well. This was just a fun night of wrestling, and definitely had me enjoying every bout.