Friday, September 1, 2023

Friday Rasslin

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Ocho" Chris Jericho.
-"The Meat Man" John Silver won a tag team battle royal on behalf of himself and Alex Reynolds.  Eliminations:  Truth Magnum by "The Butcher" Andy Williams & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter, Turbo Floyd by ROH Trios Co-Champions Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona(eliminating The Outrunners), "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth by "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor, "Pretty" Peter Avalon by Trent Berretta(eliminating The Wingmen), Kaun by "Dunkzilla" Mark Davis, Blade by Liona, Liona by "The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher(eliminating The Gates Of Agony), Butcher by Bobby Dutch(eliminating Butcher & Blade), "The Horror King" Vincent Marseglia by Jeff Hardy(eliminating The Righteous), Matt Hardy by Dutch with an assist from Vincent on the floor, Jeff Hardy by Alex Reynolds(eliminating The Hardy Boys), Dutch by Action Andretti & "Air Wolf" Darius Martin, Andretti by Fletcher & Davis, Alex Reynolds by Darius, Darius by Silver(eliminating Andretti & Martin), Chuck by Fletcher & Davis, Fletcher by Trent, Davis by Trent(eliminating Aussie Open), and Trent by Silver(eliminating The Best Friends) (11:40).
-El Hijo Del Vikingo & Nick Wayne d. "Underrated & Over It" Kip Sabian & Gringo Loco(w/ "Superbad" Penelope Ford-Sabian) when Vikingo pinned Gringo after the 630 Splash (7:25 aired).
-"Hangman" Adam Page d. "The Bounty Hunter" Bryan Keith with the Buckshot(slingshot somersault lariat) (3:30).
-Willow Nightingale & Skye Blue d. "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie & "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay when Skye pinned Anna with the Code Blue.
-Added to All Out:  Heavyweight Champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman & Adam Cole vs. The Dark Order(John Silver & Alex Reynolds) for the ROH Tag Team Titles, plus ROH Pure Champion "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata & NJPW Strong Openweight Champion "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston vs. ROH Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli & "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Kevin Patrick, & Corey Graves.
-"The Now" Austin Theory & Grayson Waller d. U.S. Champion Rey Misterio Jr. & Santos Escobar(w/ Zelina Vega) when Waller pinned Escobar after the forward-roll Stunner (5:17 aired).
-Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn d. The Latino World Order(Joaquin Wilde & "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza)(w/ Zelina Vega)(non-title) when Owens pinned Cruz after the Stone Cold Stunner (2:33).
-"The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart d. Bayley Rose(w/ WWE Women's Champion "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai & Dakota Kai) after Charlotte Flair stopped Bayley from using Io's title belt as a weapon and delivered a cheapshot behind the referee's back, allowing Shotzi to finish with the Never Wake Up(crossed-leg cradle DDT) (6:16 aired).
-"The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa(w/ Paul Heyman) d. "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles after interference by Jimmy Uso led to Solo winning via Samoan Spike(thumb thrust to the throat) (8:53 aired).
-Next week:  Charlotte & Shotzi vs. Io & Bayley.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-"Turbo" Riley Osborne(fka Josh Morrell in NXT UK) d. "Big Body Javy" Javier Bernal after a shooting star press (6:16).
-"Futuristic" Stevie Turner d. Valentina Feroz(w/ Yulisa Leon) via rollup after a flying double-kneestrike to the back that sent Feroz into the turnbuckles (4:20).
-Global Heritage Invitational Tournament Group B:  Duke Hudson(w/ Andre Chase) d. "The Stamina Monster" Akira Tozawa with a released Razor's Edge (6:55).  (Hudson 2, Tozawa 0)

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