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Hall’s AEW Rampage Review 9.6.24
AEW Rampage Review
Date: September 6, 2024
Location: NOW Arena, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuinness, Matt Menard
It’s the night before All Out as well as the third hour of a block of AEW, with Collision airing just before this. As usual with Rampage, things are not likely to be as big as Collision or Dynamite, but the lack of pressure often makes for a more entertaining show. That might be what we are getting here so let’s get to it.
The first 12 or so minutes of the show are the end of the Collision eight-man main event, which ran over and saw the Blackpool Combat Club/Pac defeat the Elite.
The Outrunners and Erica Leigh are celebrating their first-ever win in AEW (on Collision) when they get jumped by Jon Moxley and Marina Shafir. This is what Moxley is talking about.
Queen Aminata vs. Missa Kate
Aminata takes her down to start and the camera cuts to…a ceiling in the back. Well, that was a wrong button. The headbutt finishes for Aminata at 1:05.
Video on MJF vs. Daniel Garcia.
Dustin Rhodes/Sammy Guevara/Hologram vs. Dark Order
Hologram takes Uno down to start and it’s off to Reynolds, who Hologram plants with a DDT. The good guys pose together and we take a break. Back with Guevara diving over for the tag to Rhodes so house can be cleaned. The snap powerslams have the Order down but they’re back up with triple right hands. That’s broken up so Guevara and Hologram hit moonsaults to the floor. A Canadian Destroyer into Guevara’s middle rope cutter into Hologram’s 450 finishes Reynolds at 7:31.
Rating: C+. The efforts to get Hologram over continues and while he might not be the biggest breakout star ever, he’s certainly not doing badly. His high-flying stuff is quite good, but treating him like some kind of special attraction is something of a stretch. For now, though, having him get the pin with some popular stars is not a bad thing, especially over lovable losers like the Order.
The Bang Bang Gang want the Trios Titles but get cut off by the Gates Of Agony. A match seems imminent.
Top Flight/Action Andretti, Shane Taylor Promotions/The Beast Mortos, and the Undisputed Kingdom are ready to win the three-way trios tag on Zero Hour.
House Of Black vs. MxM Collection
This is a Friday Night Fashion Fight. Matthews and Mansoor start things off with Mansoor slipping out of a waistlock and striking a pose. Matthews poses as well and some judges (because there are judges) give him a low score. Mason comes in and gets his wish of facing King. Actually, it’s right back to Mansoor, whose chop gets unanimous ten’s. The House gives themselves some ten’s and take out the Collection as we take a break.
Back with Matthews kneeing Mansoor down, allowing the double tags to bring in King and Mason. Mansoor’s superkick doesn’t do anything to King, who blasts him with a clothesline. King’s cannonball hits Mason for two but Mansoor makes a save, allowing Mason to grab a chokeslam for two. Matthews is back in to fire off knees before low bridging Mason out to the floor. A superplex into Dante’s Inferno finishes Mansoor at 11:43.
Rating: B-. They were going for a mixture of fun and serious here, with the judges being a bit of a weird addition. The Collection continues to be as entertaining of a thing as there is in AEW at the moment and it would be nice to see them getting to do something more important. There are the makings of a good tag division in AEW but that isn’t going to matter as long as the Young Bucks hold the titles.
Will Ospreay is ready for Pac and talks about their history in the British backyard wrestling
and the independents. Ospreay was told that he was good but he wasn’t Pac, and now he can never forget about Pac.
One more All Out rundown ends the show.
Results
Queen Aminata b. Missa Kate – Headbutt
Dustin Rhodes/Sammy Guevara/Hologram b. Dark Order – 450 to Reynolds
House Of Black b. MxM Collection – Dante’s Inferno to Mansoor
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