Friday, September 22, 2023

Friday Rasslin

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Ian Riccaboni, & Tony Schiavone.
-Sting & Darby Allin(w/ Nick Wayne) d. TNT Champion Luchasaurus & Christian Cage when Darby pinned Christian with a jackknife cradle (7:43 plus brawling before the bell).
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy, FTW Champion Hook, & TBS Champion "More Than A Woman" Kris Statlander d. "Cool Hand" Angelo Parker, "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard, & "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay(w/ "The Big Hurt" Jake Hager) when Orange pinned Parker after the Orange Punch(Superman Punch) (8:25 aired).
-The Righteous("The Horror King" Vincent Marseglia & Bobby Dutch) won a four-corner match with The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt), The Kingdom("The Trend" Matt Taven & "The Miracle" Mike Bennett), and The Best Friends(Trent Berretta & "The Kentucky Gentleman" Chuck Taylor) when Vincent pinned Chuck after the Death From Above(swanton bomb) (9:29).
-The Acclaimed("Platinum" Max Caster & "The Five-Tool Player" Anthony Bowens) & "Badd Ass" Billy Gunn d. The Dark Order(Evil Uno, John Silver, & Alex Reynolds) to retain the Trios Titles; Bowens pinned Reynolds after he and Caster hit the double-team Michinoku Driver (10:39).
-Julia Hart(w/ Brody King) d. Skye Blue via Hartless Lock(head-and-arm stretch) (7:15 aired).  Julia reapplied the hold after the bell until Willow Nightingale ran her off.
-Mike Santana d. Dirty Bulk Bronson with a double-underhook piledriver (2:27).  Angel Ortiz came out to talk to Santana afterwards but Santana walked away from him.
-"Hangman" Adam Page & The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) d. The Mogul Embassy("They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage & The Gates Of Agony(Bishop Kaun & "The Samoan Lion" Toa Liona)(w/ Prince Nana & Shane "Swerve" Strickland) to win the ROH Trios Titles; Page pinned Cage by countering an attempted Drill Claw(vertical suplex-into-sitout Tombstone) with a victory roll for the pin (11:57).  Page had a staredown with Swerve to close the show.
-Added to tomorrow night's Collision:  Rob Van Dam & Hook vs. Angelo Parker & Matt Menard, plus Willow Nightingale vs. Julia Hart.

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Michael Cole, Kevin Patrick, & Corey Graves.
-U.S. Champion Rey Misterio Jr. & Santos Escobar(w/ Zelina Vega) d. The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)(w/ "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley) when Rey pinned Dawkins with a sunset flip (7:56 aired).
-"The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai(w/ Bayley Rose & Dakota Kai) d. "The Empress Of Tomorrow" Asuka Urai(w/ Charlotte Flair) to retain the WWE Women's Title; Asuka was distracted by Charlotte fighting off Bayley after she interfered in the match, leading to Io capitalizing and winning with the Over The Moonsault (14:16 aired).
-"The Now" Austin Theory & Grayson Waller d. The Brawling Brutes(Ridge "The Fridge" Holland & "The Bruiserweight" Butch Dunne) when Theory pinned Holland after the A-Town Down(TKO onto the knee) (7:59 aired).
-Next week:  Rey vs. Escobar for the U.S. Title, plus Charlotte vs. Bayley.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-"The Pitbull" Ivy Nile d. Izzi Dame with the Diamond Chain Lock(dragon sleeper) (5:24).
-Luca Crusifino, Esquire d. "Ikemen" Jiro Kuroshio via rollup and handful of trunks (3:01).  (Fare thee well, Jiro.)
-Global Heritage Invitational Tournament Group B:  Axiom d. Charlie Dempsey after the Golden Ratio(jumping side kick) (6:55).  (Axiom 3, Dempsey 0)

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