Posted on 4/13/124 by Bob Magee
onight’s episode of AEW RAMPAGE was broadcast from the
Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, WV!
Your broadcast team was Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and “The
Ocho” Chris Jericho.
It’s Friday night and you know what that means!
This…is…Rampage!
Dark Order’s Alex Reynolds (with John Silver)
vs.
“Freshly Squeezed’ Orange Cassidy!
Reynolds and Silver taunted Orange by hugging in front of
him. Cassidy knocked Silver off the apron and then connected
with a DDT on Reynolds. Orange followed up with a tope
suicida to Reynolds and Silver. Orange whipped Reynolds into
the steel ring steps. Orange threw Silver into the
barricade.
Back in the ring, Reynolds intercepted the Orange Punch and
rocked Orange with an elbow strike. Silver smashed Orange
with a brain buster on the floor while the ref was
distracted by Reynolds.
The fans chanted “Freshly Squeezed! Freshly Squeezed!”
Reynolds wiped out Cassidy with a running back elbow.
Reynolds followed up with a hanging neck breaker for a near
fall.
“I’m surprised that Chuck Taylor isn’t out here. He’s kind
of in the middle of all of this,” said Tony Schiavone.
Orange got to his feet and stomped a mudhole into Reynolds.
Orange followed up with a diving cross body press. Reynolds
countered a DDT attempt with a cradle for a near fall.
Reynolds spiked Orange with a stuffed piledriver.
“Reynolds has wrestled a great match,” said Tony Schiavone.
Cassidy climbed to the top turnbuckle, but Reynolds
distracted the ref again. This time, Silver hit Cassidy,
causing Cassidy to lose his balance. Reynolds smashed Orange
with a big boot in the corner. Reynolds rocked Orange with a
stunner off the ropes, but Orange managed to kick out!
Silver tried for a brain buster on Orange on the arena
floor, but Orange countered with a Stun Dog Millionaire!
Reynolds rocketed out of the ring with a tope, but Orange
moved out of the way. Reynolds inadvertently flew into
Silver! Orange pulped Reynolds with the Orange Punch!
Cassidy cracked Silver with an Orange Punch! Orange served
up another Orange Punch on Reynolds and pinned him!
Renee Paquette interviewed Orange Cassidy in the ring after
the match, wanting to hear from Orange after the implosion
of the Best Friends last week.
Just as Orange was about to address the situation, Trent
walked down the ramp. Chuck Taylor got into the ring from
the other side, seemingly aligning himself with Orange.
Trent backed off. But then Chuck Taylor walked out of the
ring.
“This is a very layered situation between the former Best
Friends,” said Excalibur.
Open House Rules Match for the TBS Championship!
TBS Champion Julia Hart vs. “Legit” Leyla Hirsch!
Open House Rules—the stipulation tonight: Brody King is
banned from ringside.
Julia lured in Leyla and smashed her with an elbow strike.
Julia followed up with a hanging neck breaker. Julia
battered Leyla with strikes in the corner. Leyla countered
Julia with a tope suicida. Julia lured Leyla back into the
corner and rolled up the challenger, scoring the pin!
“Cool Hand” Angelo Parker vs. Zak Knight (with Saraya &
Harley Cameron)!
Parker charged at Zak as Zak was making his entrance. Harley
and Saraya distracted Parker, creating a diversion. Zak
shoved Parker right into the steel ring post!
“This guy is unhinged,” said Chris Jericho.
Zak Knight jumped off the guardrail and walloped Parker with
a flying forearm. Zak rammed Parker’s head into the
announcers’ desk. Angelo Parker was busted wide open.
Parker got into the ring and Knight landed another stinging
shot. Knight whipped Parker into the turnbuckles. Knight
planted Parker with a vertical suplex. Parker turned things
around with a corkscrew brain buster! Parker followed up
with a running bulldog and then a flipping neck breaker!
Parker spiked Zak with an elevated DDT!
Saraya and Harley jumped onto the ring apron! The ref had
enough and ejected them from ringside. As the ref was
dealing with Saraya and Harley, Zak hit Parker with a low
blow and then a powerbomb for a near fall!
Zak Knight headbutted Parker. Knight connected with a high
boot to Parker’s head.
“I’ll take good care of Ruby!” yelled Knight.
Parker heard this and snapped! Parker got to his feet, but
Knight delivered a knockout shot and pinned Parker!
“Zak Knight is victorious in his AEW debut,” said Excalibur.
“Where does Cool Hand Ang go from here?” wondered Jericho.
Main Event Time!
“Switchblade” Jay White (with Austin & Colten Gunn)
vs.
Matt Sydal!
Sydal was trying for his 50th AEW victory tonight.
Sydal took down Jay White with a hurricanrana. He followed
up with a flying leg lariat on White. Sydal connected with a
sliding baseball dropkick and then a meteora off the apron.
Jay White chopped Sydal in the chest and then planted Sydal
on the apron. Jay White distracted the ref, pretending he
was injured. While the ref checked on Jay White, the Gunns
attacked Sydal outside the ring. Jay White hit a snap suplex
on Sydal.
“Switchblade” wrenched on Sydal’s leg with a dragon screw
leg whip. Sydal fired back with a knee strike. Sydal
connected with a question mark kick for a near fall. Sydal
countered a power bomb attempt with a DDT, but White kicked
out at the two-count.
Jay White spiked Sydal with a uranage for a near fall. Sydal
nailed White with a poison rana! Sydal climbed to the top
turnbuckle and went for the meteora, but Jay White stepped
back and hit the Blade Runner, scoring the pin on Sydal!
Jay White: “Yo! Yo! Listen! The Bang Bang Gang, the best
three man team in professional wrestling! I know there’s a
couple of people, maybe someone in particular, just dying to
get their hands on the Switchblade and the Switchblade’s
spotlight.”
“This rivalry between the Bang Bang Gang and the Acclaimed
rages on,” said Excalibur.
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Heights, KY!
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Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, IN!
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