Friday, November 11, 2022

Friday Rasslin

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-Heavyweight Title Contender Tournament:  "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage(w/ Prince Nana) d. "The Inhuman" Dante Martin after the Weapon X(Gory Special Flatliner) (7:14).
-Heavyweight Title Contender Tournament:  Bandido d. "El Toro Blanco" Rush(w/ Jose The Assistant) via rollup after a distraction by "The Meat Man" John Silver (8:47 aired plus brawling before the bell).
-"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose(w/ Vickie Guerrero & "The Problem" Marina Shafir) d. Kayla Sparks with a double-chickenwing sitout faceplant(a la TBS Champion Jade Cargill's Jaded) (0:43).  Jade and The Baddies("The Hottest Flame" Kiera Hogan & Leila Grey) attacked Nyla afterwards.
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy(w/ Best Friends(Trent Berretta & "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor) & Donovan Danhausen) d. "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson(w/ "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshall, "Nicky Boy" Nick Comoroto, & Cole "Two Dimes" Karter) after the Beach Break(Air Raid Crash) to retain the All-Atlantic Title (8:52).
-Wednesday on Dynamite:  "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli vs. ROH Heavyweight Champion "The Ocho" Chris Jericho & "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara; Bandido vs. "All Ego" Ethan Page in the Heavyweight Title Contender Tournament; Trios Champions The Death Triangle("The Bastard" Pac, Penta El Cero Miedo, & Rey Fenix) vs. Top Flight("The Inhuman" Dante Martin & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin) & A.R. Fox; and Interim Women's Champion Toni Storm vs. "The Bunny" Allie Dennis(non-title).
-Next week on Rampage:  "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston & Angel Ortiz vs. Jun Akiyama(!) & Konosuke Takeshita, plus "Absolute" Ricky Starks vs. "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer in the Heavyweight Title Contender Tournament.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-Jimmy & Jey Uso d. The New Day(Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) to retain the Tag Team Titles; Kofi attempted a move off the top rope, but the Usos caught him with the 1-D(Flapjack-into-Diamond Cutter) and Jey got the pin (17:38 aired).
-Smackdown World Cup Tournament:  Santos Escobar(w/ Joaquin Wilde, "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza, & Zelina Vega) d. Shinsuke Nakamura after a top-rope Phantom Driver(fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver) (5:21 aired).
-"The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart won a six-way match with Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, Sonya Deville, Xia Li, and Lacey Evans when she pinned Lacey after the Never Wake Up(crossed-leg cradle DDT) (8:33 aired).
-Smackdown World Cup Tournament:  Braun Strowman d. "The Modern-Day Maharajah" Jinder Mahal via Monster Bomb(powerbomb) (1:52 plus pre-match attack by Mahal).
-"B-Fab" Briana Brandy(w/ "Top Dolla" A.J. Francis & Ashante "Thee" Adonis) vs. Zelina Vega(w/ Legado Del Fantasma) never officially started as The Viking Raiders(Ivar Hanson & Erik Rowe) attacked both stables, now joined by the returning Sarah Logan.
-Next week:  Ricochet vs. Mustafa Ali and "The Bruiserweight" Butch Dunne vs. Sami Zayn in the Smackdown World Cup Tournament, plus Shotzi Blackheart vs. "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Sudu Shah & Byron Saxton.
-"The Pitbull" Ivy Nile & Tatum Paxley d. Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson when Ivy made Jakara tap out to the Diamond Chain Lock(dragon sleeper) (4:43).
-"Big Body Javi" Javier Bernal d. "Ikemen" Jiro Kuroshio via rollup with a handful of tights (5:09).
-Odyssey Jones, "The Epitome Of Excellence" Edris Enofe, & Malik "The Freak" Blade d. "The Samoan Ghost" Xyon Quinn, Lucien Price, & Bronco Nima; Blade pinned Price after a splash off Jones' shoulders (6:40).

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