Friday, June 2, 2023

Friday Rasslin

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, & Excalibur.
-El Hijo Del Vikingo won a triple threat match with Komander and Dralistico(w/ Jose The Assistant) to retain the AAA Mega Title when he countered Dralistico's powerbomb attempt with a rana into a pin (10:07).
-Zack Sabre Jr. d. Action Andretti to retain the NJPW T.V. Title via leg-applied double-armbar submission (10:16).
-Willow Nightingale d. "The Queen" Emi Sakura with the Babe With The Powerbomb(Doctor Bomb) to retain the NJPW Strong Women's Title (8:54 aired).
-"The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata d. "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty(w/ "Big Bill" William Morrissey) in a Pure Rules Match to retain the Pure Title, getting the pin after the Penalty Kick (9:12).  The ringside judges were Jerry Lynn, "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, & B.J. Whitmer.  "The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia confronted Shibata to close the show.
-Added to Wednesday's Dynamite:  FTW Champion Hook & "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. "Perro Peligroso" Preston Vance & Dralistico in a tornado tag match.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-U.S. Champion "The Now" Austin Theory & Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) d. The Brawling Brutes(Sheamus O'Shaunessy, Ridge Holland, & "The Bruiserweight" Butch Dunne); Pretty Deadly hit the Spilt Milk(spinebuster/flying neckbreaker) on Holland, then tagged in Theory to get the pin (10:50 aired).
-The Original Club("Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & Luke "Doc" Gallows)(w/ "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles & "Michin" Mia Yim) d. Hit Row("Top Dolla" A.J. Francis & Ashante "Thee" Adonis)(w/ "B-Fab" Briana Brandy); Anderson pinned Adonis after he and Gallows hit the Magic Killer(double-team elevated neckbreaker) (2:59).  Top Dolla attacked the O.C. after the match, but "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles took him out with the springboard forearm.
-Money In The Bank Qualifier:  Zelina Vega d. Lacey Evans via Code Red (2:50).
-Money In The Bank Qualifier:  L.A. Knight d. Montez Ford by reversing an O'Connor Roll and holding the ropes (5:49 aired).
-Added to Tuesday's NXT:  The Creed Brothers(Julius & Brutus) & "The Pitbull" Ivy Nile vs. The Dyad(Rip Fowler & Jagger Reid) & Ava Raine.
-Next week on Smackdown:  Four Money In The Bank qualifiers with Santos Escobar vs. Mustafa Ali, Butch Dunne vs. Baron Corbin, "Michin" Mia Yim vs. Bayley Rose, and "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart vs. "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-Kale Dixon d. "Super Diva" Quincy Elliott via rollup with feet on the ropes (4:53).
-Kiana James d. Kelani Jordan after the spinaround Flatliner (4:36).
-Hank Walker & Tank Ledger d. Bronco Nima & Lucien Price; Walker pinned Nima after he and Ledger hit a double back suplex (6:28).

NOTE:  No new episode of NWA USA over the weekend and SICW All Star Wrestling was a clip show.

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