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AEW RAMPAGE
CM Punk vs. Matt Sydal
MASSIVE Pop for Punk. The chants were drowning out the theme song.
They went right into some nice back and forth wrestling. Sydal used an armdrag out of a wristlock. Punk came back with a shoulderblock. Sydal and Punk went back and forth in trying to control the other. Punk was caught in a bow and arrow but turned around, landing on Sydal for a two count. Punk slammed Sydal. The crowd chanted for another but when Punk went for it, Sydal turned it into a takedown.
Sydal snapmared Punk over and tied him up for another pinfall attempt. Sydal kicked away at Punk's legs, trying to take him down. He twisted Punk's knee and grabbed a neck crank to make twist back even harder. Punk pulled him into a GTS but Sydal escaped and went for the Lightning Spiral. Punk avoided it and dropkicked him for a two count. The crowd was going nuts chanting for Punk.
They battled to the outside of the apron, where Punk slammed Sydal. Punk brought him back in and slammed Sydal. The crowd chanted for the GTS. Punk tied Sydal to the tree of woe. Punk went for a sliding kick but Sydal slipped out. They met on the top rope, exchanging punches. Punk teased a superplex to the outside. They nailed each other and crashed outside to the floor. It looked rough.
They made it back into the ring right before they were counted out. They faced off and Sydal drilled him with kicks. Punk went for a brainbuster but was kneed while holding Sydal upside down. Sydal scored several pinfall attempts. Sydal went for the Lightning Spiral but Sydal turned it into a neckbreaker. Punk went to the ropes but Sydal nailed him with a leaping rana for a two count.
Sydak locked in another leg submission. Punk fought his way to the ropes. Punk teased tapping. Punk finally reversed it and went for the Anaconda Vise but Sydal made it to the ropes. They battled back and forth. Sydal nailed a kick to the face and the Lightning Spiral but Punk kicked up at the last second. The crowd came to life chanting for Punk.
Sydal went for the a crucifix but was transitioned into the GTS and pinned.
Your winner, CM Punk!
A really damn good match that the crowd was into. They worked this as if it was a war with lots of moves and submissions registering as major moments.
They hugged after.
Backstage, The Dark Order celebrated they were back together. They were excited that Adam Page is getting a title shot against Kenny Omega at Full Gear. They said Adam Cole and The Young Bucks would try to get involved so they were challenging them to a match.
Ruby Soho vs. The Bunny
They locked up. Soho was backed into the corner and shoved. She shoved back. Soho nailed a series of armdrags. Bunny blocked a hiptoss but missed a kick. Ruby nailed a knee strike for a two count. She took down the Bunny with a back heel trip. She went to the ropes but was snatched off, hitting her head on the buckles. Bunny was in control as they went to commercial.
During the commercial, Soho nailed Bunny with a Flatliner on the floor. They battered each other with forearms. Ruby fired back with a series of forearms, beating her backwards into the corner. Soho used her legs to drill Bunny into the buckles. Ruby nailed another kick to the head. Ruby nailed a backdrop suplex and a running kick to the head for a two count.
The Bunny went for a Fireman's Carry but Ruby slipped out and ran Bunny into the corner, drilling her with an elbow. Ruby went to the ropes but was kicked and trapped in the buckles. Bunny nailed a German suplex off the ropes for a two count. Bunny went for a move but Ruby used a backslide and scored the pin using the move for the first time since Kerry Von Erich defeated Ric Flair at the Parade of Champions.
Your winner, Ruby Soho!
Penelope Ford attacked Soho as she left the ring and tossed her back in. Bunny and Penelope worked over Soho. Penelope pulled out brass knucks and drilled her with them.
Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara & Jake Hager vs. Men of The Year & MMA legend Junior Dos Santos with Jorge Masvidal and Dan Lambert in their corner.
The other members of American Top Team are sitting in the front row. That sounds like angle alert to me.
Sky went right after Sammy with strikes but Sammy reversed a move and went for a rollup, scoring a two count. Sky nailed with a back elbow. Sammy whipped him into the ropes and leapfrogged him several times before hitting a dropkick. Jerichon tagged in and nailed Sky, knocking him into the corner. Dos Santos tagged in. Jericho tried to exchange punches, but Jericho was murdered in the corner. Jericho tried to come off the ropes but was kicked down in mid-air. He rained punches on Jericho, who grabbed the ropes.
Hager tagged in and faced off with Dos Santos. They circled the other. Hager was kicked in the chest into the corner but Hager came back with a slam and nailed several punches. Dos Santos came back and caught Hager with a knee to the face. Sky and Jericho tagged in. Jericho went to the floor and got into Masvidal's face.
During the commercial break, Jericho battled Ethan Page in the ring. Page gained control and tagged out to Sky, who choked Jericho against the ropes. Jericho came back with a flying bodypress for a two count. Page regained control and tagged out to Dos Santos. Santos nailed a powerslam. Sammy tagged in and nailed a ton of hot offensive maneuevers, even knocking Dos Santos off the apron. Everyone battled. Jericho nailed the Lionsault on Sky for a two count but Page broke it up. Guevara did a big dive on Page but the cameras seemed to miss it while the crowd went nuts.
Hager and Dos Santos brawled to the floor. Hager was slammed into a table. Hager nailed a big uranage through a table on Santos. The crowd loved that and chanted "This is awesome."
In the ring, Scorpio failed with a TKO and was trapped in the Walls of Jericho. Paige Vanzant hit the apron and distracted the referee. Jorge Masvidal went for what they said was a flying knee strike but the cameras exposed it was nowhere near that. Sky pinned Jericho.
Your winners, Men of the Year and Junior Dos Santos!
ATT all attacked Jericho and beat them down. Santos and Ortiz hit the ring for the save finally as Hager also recovered and hit the ring. Guevara made it back to the ring. They helped up Jericho as the crowd chanted "Inner Circle."
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