Friday, May 19, 2023

Friday Rasslin

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, & "The Ocho" Chris Jericho.
-Jon Moxley, ROH Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli, & "The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta(w/ "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson) d. Bandido & The Best Friends(Trent Berretta & "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor); Yuta pinned Taylor after Claudio Rocket-Launched Yuta off the top rope into a splash on Taylor (9:44).
-Jade Cargill(w/ Leila Grey & "Smart" Mark Sterling) d. Danni Bee via pump kick to retain the TBS Title (0:37).  Sterling immediately issued an open challenge for Jade to wrestle again.
-Jade Cargill(w/ Leila Grey & "Smart" Mark Sterling) d. "Genesis" Harley Jane with the Jaded(double-chickenwing sitout faceplant) to retain the TBS Title (0:32).  Jade and Sterling were all ready for another challenge to make Jade 60-0, but "La Wera Loca" Taya Valkyrie interrupted the proceedings and laid out Leila and Jade.
-The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) & "Daddy Ass" Billy Gunn d. The Varsity Athletes("The Premier Athlete" Tony Nese, "The Technical Beast" Josh Woods, & "Trust Fund" Ariya Daivari); Caster pinned Nese after he and Bowens hit the Acclaim To Fame(Bowens Arrival(elevated twisting powerslam) followed by Caster Mic Drop(top-rope elbowdrop)) (6:30 aired).
-"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes(w/ "Limitless" Keith Lee) d. ROH Trios Champion Bishop Kaun(w/ Prince Nana) via Final Reckoning(corkscrew suplex) (8:59).  "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage attacked Dustin as Shane "Swerve" Strickland joined his crew in the ring; Lee attempted to help but the numbers caught up to him.
-Added to Wednesday's Dynamite:  "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy vs. "The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher for the International Title, plus The House Of Black(Malakai Black, Brody King, & Buddy Matthews) vs. A.R. Fox, Gran Metalik, & "All Heart" Blake Christian for the Trios Title in an Open House Match and Taya Valkyrie vs. Lady Frost.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) d. The Brawling Brutes(Ridge Holland & "The Bruiserweight" Butch Dunne); Kit pinned Ridge after he and Elton hit the Spilt Milk(spinebuster/flying neckbreaker combo) (5:17 aired).  Sheamus O'Shaunessy did commentary.
-R.I.P. Superstar Billy Graham.
-"The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai d. Zelina Vega via double-armbar submission (3:06 aired).  Raw Women's Champion "The E.S.T." Bianca Belair hit the ring when Asuka refused to release the hold, but Asuka attempted to spit mist in her face again with Bianca just barely avoiding it.
-The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) d. L.A. Knight & Rick Boogs when Ford pinned Boogs with the frog splash (3:58).
-NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre & "The Unholy Enchantress" Isla Dawn d. Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon(non-title); Fyre pinned Feroz after she and Dawn hit the Gory Bomb/Flatliner combo (1:19).
-Due to Liv Morgan's injury, she and Raquel Rodriguez had to relinquish the Women's Tag Team Titles.
-Rey Misterio Jr. & Santos Escobar d. Jimmy & Jey Uso after Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn interfered, leading to Escobar pinning Jimmy after a top-rope splash (11:32 aired).
-Next week:  "The Now" Austin Theory vs. Sheamus O'Shaunessy for the U.S. Title, plus "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles vs. Karrion Kross and Raquel Rodriguez and a partner of her choice vs. Damage CTRL(Bayley & "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai).
-On the May 29th Raw:  Raquel Rodriguez and a partner of her choice vs. "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey & "The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler vs. Bayley Rose & Io Shirai vs. Sonya Deville & Chelsea Green-Cardona for the vacant Women's Tag Team Titles.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-Eddy Thorpe d. Kale Dixon with the jumping elbowdrop (4:52).
-Wendy Choo & Kelani Jordan d. "La Madrina" Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice when Wendy pinned Lola after the Snooze Button v2.0(full nelson slam) (5:35).
-Luca Crusifino, Esquire d. Dante Chen via rollup with a handful of tights (5:15).

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