AEW Rampage
-Commentators: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, & ROH Heavyweight Champion "The Ocho" Chris Jericho.
-Heavyweight Title Contender Tournament: "Absolute" Ricky Starks d. "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer via spear and rollup (5:24 plus brawling before the bell). "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & Prince Nana distracted Starks after the match so Archer could do more damage.
-Hook d. "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty(w/ Stokely Hathaway) with the Redrum(ka ta hajime) to retain the FTW Title (8:38).
-"The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer d. "The Queen Bee" Madison Rayne after the over-the-shoulder Codebreaker (2:50). Athena decked the referee after the match and continued her abuse of Rayne until ROH Women's Champion "The Latina Sensation" Mercedes Martinez made the save.
-Jun Akiyama & Konosuke Takeshita d. "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston & Angel Ortiz when Akiyama pinned Ortiz after the exploder suplex (12:18).
-Added to Full Gear: Ricky Starks vs. Brian Cage in a Contender Tournament semifinal, plus All-Atlantic Champion "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy/Best Friends(Trent Berretta & "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor)/"Azucar" Rocky Romero/Donovan Danhausen vs. "God's Gift" Q.T. Marshal/"Nicky Boy" Nick Comoroto/Aaron Solow/Cole "Two Dimes" Karter/"Big Shotty" Lee Johnson and Jun Akiyama vs. Eddie Kingston.
-Added to Wednesday's Dynamite: Starks or Cage vs. "All Ego" Ethan Page in the Contender Tournament final.
-Next week on Rampage: "The Meat Man" John Silver vs. "El Toro Blanco" Rush.
WWE Smackdown
-Commentators: Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-Smackdown World Cup Tournament: Ricochet d. Mustafa Ali via shooting star cross-bodyblock (8:13 aired).
-Karrion Kross(w/ Scarlett Bordeaux) d. "Madcap" Riddick Moss with the Kross-Jacket(sleeper with bodyscissors) (3:45).
-"The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart d. "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler(w/ Smackdown Women's Champion "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey) via rollup after a distraction by Raquel Rodriguez (4:52).
-Braun Strowman & The New Day(Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) d. Intercontinental Champion "The Ring General" GUNTHER Hahn & Imperium(Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser); Woods pinned Kaiser after he and Kofi hit the UpUpDownDown(side backbreaker/top-rope double-stomp combo) (3:59 aired plus brawling before the bell).
-Smackdown World Cup Tournament: "The Bruiserweight" Butch Dunne(w/ Drew McIntyre, Sheamus O'Shaunessy, & Ridge Holland) d. Sami Zayn(w/ Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Jey Uso & "The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa) with the Bitter End(pumphandle Flatliner) (4:58 aired). Everyone brawled after the match with WWE Champion Roman Reigns assisting the Bloodline, but Kevin Owens returned to align with Drew and the Brawling Brutes as their final tag team partner for Wargames.
-Monday on Raw: "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai vs. "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley for the Wargames advantage.
-Next week: Ricochet vs. Strowman and Butch vs. Santos Escobar in the Smackdown World Cup Tournament semifinals, Raquel & Shotzi vs. Ronda & Shayna, and Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. Drew & Sheamus(non-title) for the Wargames advantage.
WWE/NXT Level Up
-Commentators: Sudu Shah & Byron Saxton.
-Thea Hail(w/ Andre Chase & Duke Hudson) d. Dani Palmer via corkscrew snapmare driver (4:41).
-Dante Chen d. Oba Femi after three double-chops (5:31).
-Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo(w/ "The Don" Tony D'Angelo) d. Oro Mensah; D'Angelo was doing commentary but left the table to deliver a cheapshot with his crutch. That set up Lorenzo to win after the kneedrive curbstomp (5:41).
Impact Overdrive
-Rich Swann won a six-way match with "Speedball" Mike Bailey, Kenny King, Yuya Uemura, Bhupinder Gujjar, and "Top Notch" Jason Hotch when he pinned Hotch after the rope-handspring Cutter.
-The Motor City Machineguns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) d. "The Inevitable" Ace Austin & "The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey when Sabin pinned Bey with a jackknife cradle.
-Bully Ray d Moose in a table match by spearing him through a table in the corner.
-The Death Dollz("La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie & JesSIKCa Havok)(w/ "The Demon Assassin" Rosemary Rush) d. "The Boricua Badass" Tasha Steelz & "The Cannibal" Savannah Evans to retain the Women's Tag Team Titles when JesSICKa pinned Tasha after the SICKishi Driver(sitout Tombstone).
-"Hardcore Country" Mickie James d. Taylor Wilde via jumping DDT.
-Rhino & "The Redhead Rebel" Heath Miller d. The Major Players("Alwayz Ready" Matt Cardona & "The Most Professional Wrestler" Brian Myers) to retain the Tag Team Titles; The Motor City Machineguns stopped Cardona from using a chair, leading to Rhino pinning Myers after the Gore.
-X-Division Title Tournament: "The Fresh Prince Of Mid-Air" Trey Miguel d. Black Taurus(w/ Crazzy Steve) to win the tournament and the title; Trey blinded Taurus with spray paint behind the referee's back before finishing with the Lightning Spiral(snap cradle Olymic Slam).
-Jordynna Grace d. Masha Slamovich in a last-woman-standing match to retain the Women's Title after a muscle buster off the apron and through a door.
-"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander d. "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian via C-4 Spike(double-underhook piledriver) to retain the Heavyweight Title. Afterwards, Bully Ray announced he would cash in his title shot at Hard To Kill in January...the two shook hands, but then Bully Ray beat him down with a chair.
Friday, November 18, 2022
Friday Rasslin
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