Friday, June 23, 2023

Friday Rasslin

AEW Rampage


-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Ocho" Chris Jericho.

-The United Empire(Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, & "The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher) & Shane "Swerve" Strickland(w/ Prince Nana) d. CHAOS(The Best Friends(Trent Berretta & "The Kentucky Gentleman Chuck Taylor), Yohei Komatsu, & "Azucar" Rocky Romero) when Ospreay pinned Yohei after the Hidden Blade(running elbowsmash) (9:31 plus brawling before the bell).

-Heavyweight Champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman revealed that he'd gotten Adam Cole booked for Forbidden Door against "Filthy" Tom Lawlor, setting him up for a sneak attack by Lawlor and "The Mile-High Samurai" Royce Isaacs.

-The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) & "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn d. Axel Rico, Darius Latrell, & Koda Hernandez; Caster pinned Rico after he and Bowens hit the Acclaim To Fame(Bowens Arrival(elevated twisting powerslam) followed by Caster Mic Drop(top-rope elbowdrop)) (0:53).  Afterwards, QTV(Q.T. Marshall & Aaron Solow)(w/ Harley Cameron) attacked Acclaimed & Gunn along with their newest ally:  Johnny T.V.(John Hennigan/Morrison).

-Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament:  Skye Blue d. "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay A.S.(w/ "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard) via Code Blue (8:16 aired).

-"Jungle Boy" Jack Perry d. Douki(w/ Yoshinobu Kanemaru) with a dragon sleeper and bodyscissors (10:13).  IWGP Heavyweight Champion "Cold Skull" Seiya Sanada came out to stare down Perry at the end of the show.


WWE Smackdown


-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.

-L.A. Knight d. Rey Misterio Jr. after the Blunt Force Trauma(snapmare driver) (5:45 aired).  Afterwards, Knight tried to rip off Rey's mask until Santos Escobar ran him off.

-Women's Tag Team Champions "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey & "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler d. NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre & "The Unholy Enchantress" Isla Dawn to unify the titles when Shayna made Alba tap out to the Kirifuda Clutch(sleeper with bodyscissors) (6:11 aired).  Raquel Rodriguez(who had watched the match from ringside) and the returning Liv Morgan challenged the titleholders to a future match as they never lost the belts in the ring.

-Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) d. The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) when Prince rolled up Dawkins with feet on the ropes and extra help from Wilson (5:57 aired).

-Charlotte Flair d. Lacey Evans via Figure-Eight Leglock(bridging figure-four) (2:31).  WWE Women's Champion "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai attacked Charlotte after the match.

-Sheamus O'Shaunessy vs. "The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa(w/ Paul Heyman) ended in a no-contest when the two brawled outside the ring, ending with Sikoa driving Sheamus through the ringside barricade (11:21 aired).  Jimmy & Jey Uso took out Sikoa with superkicks to close the show.

-Next week:  Asuka vs. Charlotte for the WWE Women's Title and Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Pretty Deadly for the Tag Team Titles.


WWE/NXT Level Up


-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.

-Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo d. Kale Dixon after the Cement Shoes(kneedrive curbstomp) (5:51).

-Luca Crusifino, Esquire d. Tavion Heights with a forward-roll cradle while holding the ropes (5:56).

-Jacy Jayne d. "The Pitbull" Ivy Nile via rolling elbow (5:17).

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