Friday, August 4, 2023

Friday Rasslin

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Excalibur, "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac, & "The Ocho" Chris Jericho.
-"Limitless" Keith Lee & The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt)(w/ "All Ego" Ethan Page & "Brother Zay" Isiah Kassidy) d. "Underrated & Over It" Kip Sabian, "The Butcher" Andy Williams, & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter(w/ "Superbad" Penelope Ford-Sabian) when Jeff pinned Sabian after the swanton bomb (8:54).
-"The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay(w/ "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker & "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard) d. Skye Blue via Queenslayer(sleeper with bodyscissors) (7:12 aired).
-Shane "Swerve" Strickland & A.R. Fox(w/ Prince Nana) d. The Gifted(Logan Cruz & Tyshaun Perez) when Fox pinned Cruz after the 450 Splash (2:16).
-Jon Moxley & ROH Heavyweight Champion Claudio Castagnoli d. The Best Friends(Trent Berretta & "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor) in a parking lot brawl; "The Decoder' Wheeler Yuta interfered, which prompted Sue to drive the minivan into the area with International Champion "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy riding on top to dive onto the Blackpool Combat Club.  In the end, Claudio pinned Trent after an advanced curbstomp by Moxley through the windshield of the minivan (18:03).  Tony Schiavone & "No More B.S." Paul Wight did commentary.
-Added to Wednesday's Dynamite:  The Hardy Boys vs. The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) and The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Cero Miedo & Rey Fenix) vs. Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-L.A. Knight d. Sheamus O'Shaunessy(w/ Ridge "The Fridge" Holland & "The Bruiserweight" Butch Dunne); several other participants in the SummerSlam battle royal came to ringside and got involved in the match, leading to Knight winning with the Blunt Force Trauma(snapmare driver) (9:22 aired).
-The Original Club("Machine Gun" Karl Anderson & Luke "Doc" Gallows)(w/ "Michin" Mia Yim) vs. The Brawling Brutes(Ridge "The Fridge" Holland & "The Bruiserweight" Butch Dunne) ended in a no-contest when The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) attacked both teams (5:10 aired); they were met by "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley on the entrance stage as they left.
-U.S. Champion "The Now" Austin Theory d. Cameron Grimes(non-title) with the A-Town Down(TKO onto the knee) (3:01).  Santos Escobar distracted Theory early in the bout and then ran in after the bell to lay him out.
-Zelina Vega d. "The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai with the Code Red after Io was distracted by Bayley Rose fighting with "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart (joined in progress; 2:59 aired).
-Jey Uso d. "The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa(w/ Paul Heyman) via top-rope splash (7:48 aired).
-Next week:  Austin Theory vs. Santos Escobar for the U.S. Title and "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles vs. Karrion Kross.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-"The Epitome Of Excellence" Edris Enofe & Malik "The Freak" Blade d. Tyson "The Brick" DuPont & Tyriek Igwe when Enofe pinned Igwe after the top-rope elbowdrop (5:20).
-Myles Borne d. Trey Bearhill via standing dropkick (5:42).
-Gigi Dolin d. Tatum Paxley with the abdominal stretch-into-crucifix bomb (5:54).

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