Friday, May 20, 2022

Friday Rasslin

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Excalibur, "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz, & "The Wizard" Chris Jericho.
-The House Of Black(Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews) d. Evil Uno, "#10" Preston Vance, & Fuego Del Sol when King pinned Uno after the Gonzo Bomb(over-the-shoulder piledriver) (9:27).  Death Triangle("The Bastard" Pac, Penta Oscuro, & Rey Fenix)(w/ Alex Abrahantes) unveiled a tombstone for the House Of Black after the match.
-"The Chairman" Shawn Spears d. "Big Damo" Damian O'Connor(fka Killian Dain) with the C-4(Death Valley Driver) (1:37).
-Owen Hart Foundation Tournament:  "The Galaxy's Greatest Alien" Kris Statlander d. Red Velvet(w/ TBS Champion Jade Cargill, "The Hottest Flame" Kiera Hogan, & "Smart" Mark Sterling); Velvet tried to counter the Friday Night Fever(cradle Tombstone) with a victory roll, but Statlander reversed into her own pin (6:54 aired); "The Runaway" Ruby Soho did commentary.  The Baddies trio attacked Statlander after the match and fought off Ruby when she tried to intervene, but Anna Jay evened the odds and the Baddies retreated.
-"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson & Jon Moxley d. "Rebourne" Matt Sydal & "Angél Dorado" Dante Martin when Moxley pinned Dante after the elevated Paradigm Shift(double-underhook DDT) (12:08); S. William Regal did commentary and "Rock Hard" Jake Hager joined Jericho at the table as backup.  Jericho & Hager attacked Danielson & Moxley to close the show, touching off a huge brawl with Proud & Powerful(Angel Ortiz & Mike Santana) backing up the Blackpool Combat Club and the rest of the Jericho Appreciation Society("Red Death" Daniel Garcia & 2point0("Cool Hand Ang" Angelo Parker & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard) joining their side.
-Added to Wednesday's Dynamite:  Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. Roppongi Vice(Trent Beretta & "Azucar" Rocky Romero) for the ROH Tag Team Titles.
-Next week on Rampage:  Kris Statlander vs. Ruby Soho in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Pat McAfee.
-Shinsuke Nakamura d. Sami Zayn after the Kinshasa(flying knee strike) (7:46 aired).
-"The Ring General" GUNTHER Hahn(w/ Ludwig Kaiser) d. Drew Gulak with the powerbomb (joined in progress; 1:10).  Intercontinental Champion Ricochet saved Gulak from more abuse after the match.
-L.A. Knight debuted in a backstage segment under the name Max Dupri.
-Raquel Rodriguez d. "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart via Chingona Bomb(chokeslam bomb) (2:59).
-Xavier Woods d. "The Bruiserweight" Butch Dunne with the Backwoods(small package) (3:46).
-It was announced that "The Boss" Sasha Banks & Naomi Night had been indefinitely suspended and the Women's Tag Team Titles were now vacant.
-Smackdown Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Jey Uso d. Raw Tag Team Champions RKBro(Randy Orton & "The Original Bro" Matt Riddle) to unify the titles; Paul Heyman did commentary.  WWE Champion Roman Reigns interfered in the match, leading to Jey pinning Riddle after the top-rope splash (8:30 aired).
-On Monday's Raw:  "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes vs. "The Miz" Mike Mizanin.
-Next week on Smackdown:  The New Day(Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) & ? vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy, Ridge Holland, & Butch Dunne.

WWE Level Up

-Commentators:  Sudu Shah & Nigel McGuinness.
-Javier Bernal d. Bryson Montana after a Codebreaker (4:11).
-"The Pitbull" Ivy Nile d. Yulisa Leon(w/ Valentina Feroz) via dragon sleeper (5:20).
-Josh Briggs(w/ Brooks Jensen) d. Quincy Elliott with the lariat (7:18).

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