Posted on 4/06/124 by Bob Magee
Tonight’s episode of AEW RAMPAGE was broadcast from the
Budweiser Gardens in London, ON!
Your broadcast team was Nigel McGuinness, Ian Riccaboni, and
Tony Schiavone.
It’s Friday night and you know what that means!
This…is…Rampage!
“The Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels
vs.
House Of Black’s Malakai Black (with Buddy Matthews)!
Daniels grappled Black to the mat, but Black escaped and hit
a shoulder tackle. Daniels used a side headlock takedown and
then an arm drag. Black showed off his striking prowess,
decking Daniels with a knee to the jaw. Daniels was dazed
getting to his feet. Black knocked Daniels out of the ring
with a front kick and Buddy Matthews blindsided the Fallen
Angel with a cheap shot.
Daniels retaliated with a Flatliner on Black. Daniels
dropped Black with an STO! Black countered a uranage.
Daniels drilled Black with a high angle Death Valley Driver
for a near fall. Daniels hooked both arms for the Angels
Wings, but Black escaped.
Malakai clobbered Daniels with a round kick to the back of
Daniels’ head. Black blasted Daniels with a roundhouse kick
to Daniels’ jaw and pinned a knocked out Daniels!
“And now the House of Black awaits Dynasty where they’ll
face Kingston, Copeland, and Briscoe,” said Schiavone.
AEW International Championship Eliminator Match!
Undisputed Kingdom’s Roderick Strong (c.) (with ROH World
Tag Team Champs Mike Bennett and Matt Taven)
vs.
London Lightning!
Strong: “Welcome to the first ever Roderick Strong
International Challenge. Come over here young man, I want to
ask you a few things. What’s your name?”
Strong’s opponent answered, “I’m London Lightning, from
where here in London, Ontario!”
Strong: “Hey, why did your parents name you after a place
where nobody has accomplished anything ever? It’s true, I’m
a champion, I know. Now here’s the big one. What do you
think your chances are against a wrestling legend like me?”
London: “I would say with the people behind me tonight, with
the people watching from home, my mother cheering me on from
the couch, my odds are better than yours!”
Roderick: “Not only do I think you’re stupid, but I know
you’re stupid.”
Roderick hit a shoulder tackle on London, but London fired
back with a jumping knee strike. Strong slung London right
into the mat. Roderick blistered London with chops in the
corner. Roderick stomped London on the back. Roderick nailed
London with a back breaker.
London used a Manhattan drop and then a lariat to put down
Strong. London Lightning suplexed Roddy. London Lightning
climbed to the top, but Roddy rolled out of the ring. London
Lightning pulled Roderick back into the ring. London jumped
over the top rope with a cross body to the outside on Taven.
Wardlow appeared out of nowhere and steamrolled London with
a lariat! Roderick finished London Lighting with a Texas
Cloverleaf, forcing the challenger to tap out!
“There is certainly strength in numbers, with Roderick
capitalizing on Wardlow’s assistance,” said Nigel.
“The Professor” Serena Deeb
vs.
The Infantry’s Trish Adora!
Deeb took down Adora with a dragon screw leg whip. Deeb put
Trish in the Paradise Lock and then dropkicked Trish.
Trish stunned Deeb with a backbreaker! They exchanged chops
in the corner. Deeb paint brushed Trish and then struck with
a dragon screw leg whip. Deeb nailed Trish with a back
breaker across the middle rope. Deeb continued to work over
Trish’s knee with another dragon screw. Adora rallied back
with a full nelson bomb for a near fall!
Deeb wiped out Adora with a German Suplex. Deeb applied the
Serenity Lock and Adora submitted!
Final Four Elimination Match!
Daniel Garcia vs. “The Bounty Hunter” Bryan Keith vs. Action
Andretti vs. Komander!
“Daddy Magic” Matt Menard joined the broadcast booth for
this match.
Keith and Garcia brawled around the ring while Action and
Komander traded a flurry of offense in the ring. Keith hit
Action from behind. Keith shook hands with Komander and then
they double teamed Andretti with a double gut buster.
Garcia cleaned house on Komander, Keith, and Andretti! Keith
cracked Garcia with a knee strike for a near fall. Komander
took down Keith with a hurricanrana and pinned Keith. Bryan
Keith was the first man eliminated.
Komander pump kicked Andretti. Garcia planted Komander with
a suplex. Garcia and Andretti wiped out one another with
lariats. Andretti and Garcia slugged it out on the apron.
Action nailed Garcia with a Death Valley Driver on the edge
of the ring! Action followed up with an Arabian Press to
Garcia. Komander knocked them both down with a springboard
moonsault. Komander went for another springboard, but Action
caught him and countered with a cutter, pinning Komander
with the Lights, Camera, Action!
Garcia and Andretti were the final two participants. Garcia
chop blocked Action Andretti. Garcia started to work over
Andretti’s knee. Andretti clobbered Garcia with a back
breaker into a neck breaker. Andretti went for a standing
moonsault, but Garcia countered with an ankle lock! Andretti
rolled forward and escaped!
Action Andretti jumped over the top with a crossbody to
Garcia on the arena floor. Andretti hoisted up Garcia, but
Andretti’s leg gave out. They traded forearms until Garcia
kicked Andretti in the knee. Andretti rocked Garcia with a
Falcon Arrow for a near fall! Garcia caught Andretti in a
knee bar and forced Andretti to tap out!
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