Friday, July 21, 2023

Friday Rasslin

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Ocho" Chris Jericho.
-Royal Rampage(entrants alternate between the two rings):
#1 Darby Allin
#2 Shane "Swerve" Strickland(w/ Prince Nana)
#3 Jay Lethal(w/ Sonjay Dutt)
#4 Nick Wayne
#5 "The King" Minoru Suzuki
#6 ROH Trios Champion "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage(w/ Nana)
#7 "All Ego" Ethan Page
#8 Komander(w/ Alex Abrahantes)
#9 "The Butcher" Andy Williams
#10 "Big Bill" William Morrissey
Page eliminated Lethal, then Suzuki eliminated Page with help from Lethal on the floor.  Butcher backdropped Suzuki out of the ring.
#11 "The Blade" Braxton Sutter
#12 "Brother Zay" Isiah Kassidy
#13 ROH Trios Champion "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona(w/ Nana)
#14 "Rebourne" Matt Sydal
#15 ROH Trios Champion Bishop Kaun(w/ Nana)
Cage eliminated Brother Zay.  Liona booted out Blade as Kaun did the same to Butcher.
#16 Matt Hardy
#17 "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard
Cage threw out Sydal.
#18 Jeff Jarrett(w/ Satnam Singh & Karen Jarrett)
#19 "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker
#20 "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager
Big Bill eliminated Hager with an assist from Komander, but then Cage helped Bill eliminate Komander.  Kaun threw out Menard as Liona threw out Parker.  Hardy eliminated Jarrett.  Big Bill clotheslined Hardy to the foor.  Swerve eliminated Big Bill as Wayne was trying to guillotine him over the ropes.  Darby and Wayne joined forces to double-clothesline Kaun out.  Wayne eliminated Cage, Swerve dumped Wayne, and Darby eliminated Liona to leave Darby and Swerve as the final two.  Darby finally eliminated Swerve for the win with a suicide dive through the ropes as Swerve was on the apron (29:28).
-The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) & "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn d. QTV(Johnny T.V., Q.T. Marshall, & Aaron Solow)(w/ Harley Cameron); Gunn pinned Solow after Caster & Bowens hit the Acclaim To Fame(Bowens Arrival(elevated twisting powerslam) followed by Caster Mic Drop(top-rope elbowdrop)) (7:48 aired).
-"More Than A Woman" Kris Statlander d. "The Problem" Marina Shafir(w/ "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose) with the cradle Tombstone to retain the TBS Title (5:03).
-Added to tomorrow night's Collision:  Action Andretti & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin vs. Bullet Club Gold("Switchblade" Jay White & "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson) and Skye Blue vs. "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie.
-Added to Wednesday's Dynamite:  Pac vs. Gravity, Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix) vs. Best Friends(Trent Berretta & "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor) vs. The Blackpool Combat Club(Jon Moxley & ROH Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli), and Darby vs. Swerve.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-Rey Misterio Jr. won a four-corner match with Sheamus O'Shaunessy, L.A. Knight, and Cameron Grimes when he pinned Grimes with a rana (12:11 aired).  U.S. Champion "The Now" Austin Theory did commentary and interfered against Rey, which brought out Santos Escobar to fight him off.
-Charlotte Flair d. "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai after the Natural Selection(low somersault Cutter) (11:38 aired); Bayley Rose did commentary.  WWE Women's Champion "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai attacked Charlotte after the match.
-Santos Escobar d. U.S. Champion "The Now" Austin Theory(non-title) via Phantom Driver(fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver) (7:48 aired).
-"Dirty" Dominik Misterio(w/ World Women's Champion "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley) d. "The Bruiserweight" Butch Dunne(w/ Ridge "The Fridge" Holland) to retain the NXT North American Title; Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) got involved as well as Rhea, allowing Dominik to ram Butch into the ringpost before putting him back in the ring to score the pin (5:21 aired).
-Next week:  Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Santos Escobar for the next U.S. Title shot at Austin Theory, plus "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson vs. Karrion Kross.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-Hank Walker & Tank Ledger d. "Ikemen" Jiro Kuroshio & "Super Diva" Quincy Elliott; Hank pinned Quincy after he and Tank hit a flying forearm/schoolboy trip combo (5:42).
-Dani Palmer d. Izzi Dame via top-rope cross-bodyblock (4:35).
-Dante Chen d. "Big Body Javy" Javier Bernal with the double-chop (6:50).

ROH Death Before Dishonor

-"The Technical Beast" Josh Woods(w/ "The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese, "Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari, & "Smart" Mark Sterling) d. "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams in a Pure Rules Match via guillotine hold in the ropes after Williams had used up all of his rope breaks.  The ringside judges were "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, Jerry Lynn, & Jimmy Jacobs.
-Action Andretti & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin d. The Work Horsemen("The Five-Star King" Anthony Henry & "The Blue Collar Badass" James D. Drake); Andretti pinned Drake after he and Darius hit an assisted torture-rack neckbreaker.
-"Legit" Leyla Hirsch d. "The Afro Punk" Trisha Adora with the cross-armbreaker.  Hirsch locked on the armbar again after the match until Skye Blue ran her off.
-A.R. Fox d. Shane Taylor with the 450 Splash.
-Gravity d. Komander(w/ Alex Abrahantes) via small package.
-Samoa Joe d. Dalton Castle(w/ Boys(Brandon & Brent Tate)) via low blow and Coquina Clutch(sleeper with bodyscissors) to retain the T.V. Title; Stokely Hathaway did commentary.
-Aussie Open("The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher & "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis) won a four-corner match with The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix)(C)(w/ Alex Abrahantes), The Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & "The Miracle" Mike Bennett)(w/ "The First Lady" Maria Kanellis-Bennett), and The Best Friends(Trent Berretta & "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor) to win the Tag Team Titles; Fletcher pinned Trent after he and Davis hit the Coreolis(double pumphandle suplex).
-The Mogul Embassy("They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona))(w/ Prince Nana) d. "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Leon Ruffin to retain the Trios Titles; Liona pinned Ruffin.
-"The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata d. "The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia in a Pure Rules Match via Penalty Kick to retain the Pure Title.  The ringside judges were Christopher Daniels, Jerry Lynn, & Jimmy Jacobs.
-The Dark Order(Evil Uno, "The Meat Man" John Silver, & Alex Reynolds) d. Stu Grayson & The Righteous("The Horror King" Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch) in a Fight Without Honor; Uno pinned Grayson after the Dark Order trio hit the Pendulum Bomb(triple-team Iconoclash) onto thumbtacks.
-Claudio Castagnoli d. "The Bastard" Pac to retain the Heavyweight Title after a distraction by "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta led to Claudio winning with a running Ricola Bomb(straitjacket sitout powerbomb).  The Lucha Brothers came in to help Pac fight off Claudio & Yuta, then AEW International Champion "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy & The Best Friends hit the ring to join the fray.
-"The Fallen Goddess" Athena Palmer d. Willow Nightingale to retain the Women's Title by forcing her to pass out in the Crippler Crossface.

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