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It is Friday and it’s time for Rampage, which was recorded after Dynamite, and we are in Cedar Park Texas at the H-E-B Center, with a commentary team of Excalibur, Jim Ross, and Tony Schiavone.
Konosuke Takeshida vs Jon Moxley
They start already in the ring since Mox’s entrance takes a long time and Rampage has a lot to pack in tonight.
They go face to face and after each one shoves the other, they lock up and Mox forces them into the ropes and then into the corner. Takeshida breaks clean when the ref tells him to and they go to the middle of the ring and trade arm bars. Takeshida takes down Mox and goes for a leg bar, and Mox reverses it. They grapple on the mat and they move to running the ropes. Neither man gets an advantage and they move to chops
When they go to lock up again, Mox holds his hand out, and when Takeshida goes for a handshake, Mox slaps him. They fight into the corner when Mox lays in chops and elbow strikes. Takeshida dodges the last one and they move to trading strikes in the middle of the ring until Takeshida hits a hurricanrana. Mox rolls out of the ring and Takeshida hits a Tope Con Hero. We see Don Callis in the sky box.
Mox and Takeshida fight into the crowd as we go picture in picture. When we return to full screen, the fight spills out of the ring and Mox is busted open. Mox puts Takeshida’s ankle between the ring and the steel steps and he kicks the steps. Takeshida gets in the ring after a long time to recover and Mox hits him with a stalling pile driver for a two count. Mox then locks in a calf crusher and breaks it to drop elbows on the leg of Takeshida.
Mox locks in a figure four in the middle of the ring. Takeshida is able to roll over and reverse the hold and they both make it to the ropes. Mox goes for another pile driver and Takeshida is able to reverse it into a back body drop. He runs at Mox who tries to send him over the ropes, but Takeshida holds on and skins the cat and drops Mox with a lariat.
Both men are down, trying to recover. When they get up, Takeshida runs the ropes and hits a leaping clothesline. Mox rolls to the outside and Takeshida meets him on the apron and hits a DDT and then hits a slingshot DDT on Mox for a two count. Takeshida tries for the Blue Thunder Bomb, but Mox reverses it into a side headlock takedown and they struggle on the mat for the next move. They fight to their feet with chops and strikes and Mox hits the King Kong Lariat. Mox tries to go for the Paradigm shift, but Takeshida is able to reverse it into a backslide for a two. They get to their feet and Takeshida hits a brutal knee and hoists Mox for the sheer drop brain buster for a two.
Takeshida puts Mox on the top. Mox is able to toss Takeshida down and then drops down to try for the Paradigm Shift again, and Takeshida avoids it and hits a rolling elbow strike. Takeshida tries to roll through to a German Suplex, but Mox gets behind to try to lock on a sleeper. Takeshida is able to turn it into a Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count.
Mox is able to take Takeshida down with an ankle pick and puts on the ankle lock. Takeshida turns over for up kicks and gets free. Takeshida gets a deadlift German suplex for a two count. Takeshida goes to the top. He tries for a frog splash, but Mox’s knees are up and he lays in the hammer and elbow strikes. Mox hits the Death Rider and covers only for a one.
Mox hits a jumping knee and covers for two. Mox stomps in Takeshida’s face and locks in the arm bar. Takeshida rolls with the hold and then he stomps Mox’s face. Mox escapes with up kicks. Mox takes Takeshida down with elbows to the back and the crowd is booing him. Mox locks in the bulldog, but Takeshida is fighting his way free. Mox takes him down further and Takeshida finally goes out.
Winner: Jon Moxley
A great match and Takeshida is super over with the crowd. Just an old school brawl with mat work mixed in.
Adam Page comes to the ring with a mic. Page says that Doc Sampson won’t let him wrestle because of his brain, but he instead starts attracting Mox with punches. They go to the outside and Mox tosses Page into the barricade. They throw blows and Wheeler Yuta and Claudio Castagnoli break them up and the announcers say that Page’s head might be reinjured.
We then get a video package from Will Hobbs.
Hikaru Shida (Regina Di WAVE Champion) vs The Bunny
They lock up, collar and elbow and Shida shoves Bunny into the ropes where they break clean. They then trade blows in the middle of the ring and then hits a sliding elbow strike into Bunny. Shida follows with a slam on Bunny and then tries a leap from the second rope, but Bunny dodges and hits a rising knee strike.
Shida gets an enziguiri, but when she charges Bunny in the corner, Bunny hits an elbow strike and locks on a head scissors over the top rope, breaking at the ref’s 4 count. We go to picture in picture.
When return to full screen, Shida has been taking abuse from the Bunny all through the break. Bunny has a foot on Shida in the corner and is able to fight her way free. She charges Bunny, who dodges and Shida eats turnbuckle, but Shida quickly turns and hits a jumping knee. Shida hits a second running knee, this time in the corner and then gets a suplex on Bunny. She then rains down blows on Bunny in the corner.
Bunny escapes from the blows when Penelope Ford grabs Shida’s foot and Bunny hits a German suplex off the ropes and covers for two. Bunny pulls Shida up and Shida fights her way free. Bunny stuns her and tries to hit Down the Rabbit Hole, but Shida reverses it and hits that move on Bunny for a two count, and ref has to stop because Ford threw the Kendo stick into the ring.
Shida takes the stick and stalks around the ring to attack Ford, but Bunny rips the Kendo stick from Shida and Ford holds Shida for Bunny to attack. Shida dodges it, and Ford takes the kick. Shida hits a knee strike followed by a Meteroa off the apron. Shida tossed Bunny into the ring and hits a Michinoku driver for a two count. Shida then hits the spinning kick, the Katana for the pin and the win.
Winner and Still Regina Di WAVE Champion: Hikaru Shida
Shida now gets to challenge Jamie Hayter, who comes out to the stage to show the belt.
Lee Moriarty and Big Bill (the Former W. Morrissey) vs the Already In The Ring Clayton Bloodstone and Izzy James
Moriarty works over Clayton with technical moves and works on the leg of Clayton. Big Bill tags in and takes out Izzy. Izzy leaps at Bill and gets grabbed and choke slammed and pinned.
Winners: Lee Moriarty and Big Bill
In the Mark Henry interview segment, Kip Sabian says he cannot fight for the All Atlantic Title tonight due to Dustin Rhodes injuring him, but he brought someone from across the pond to bring class to the title. Danhausen shows up in Mark Henry’s screen and starts to give Mark Henry’s line, and when Mark does it, Danhausen says it is OK for Mark Henry to give his line.
Orange Cassidy (All Atlantic Champion) vs Trent Seven
Trent starts by making Orange to the twirl of the mustache, and when he puts his hands in his pockets, Trent gives him a chop. Trent then goes for the running chop, and Cassidy dodges it and makes it into a high five. Trent then goes for a kick and a slam followed by a two count. Cassidy rolls to the outside where the Best Friends keep Kip from interfering. Trent attacks Cassidy from behind, but when he tries for a second chop, Cassidy ducks out of the way and Trent chops the ringpost, and Cassidy drops Sabian.
In the ring, Cassidy does the soft kicks and Trent fakes a chop and instead hits a DDT. Penelope Ford had run up the ramp and Butcher and Blade comes out with Bunny. The Best Friends run up to attack and keep them from ringside as we go to picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Trent hits a suplex on Cassidy from the top for a two count. They both take time to recover, and when Cassidy is up, he goes to the corner where Trent is up and gives him another brutal chop. Trent whips Cassidy to the opposite corner, and Cassidy goes up and over, and slams the charging Trent’s head into the top turnbuckle. They walk to the next buckle and Cassidy takes his turn at getting his head into the buckle.
Cassidy drops to the floor where Sabian holds him for a dive by Trent, but Cassidy pills Kip into Trent’s path. Cassidy then gets into the ring and leaps onto Trent himself. Cassidy tosses Trent into the ring and goes for the Orange Punch, and Trent catches him for a suplex. Trent goes for a second and Cassidy turns it into Stundog Millionaire. Cassidy goes for his spinning DDT, but Trent turns it into his slam the Birminghammer for a two count.
Trent traps Cassidy’s arm and starts with chops on the shoulder. They go to their feet and Trent hits a short arm clothesline for a two count. Trent is up first and sets up for the double underhook. Cassidy escapes and tries for the Beach Break, but Trent reverses it for a two count. Cassidy is able to get the spinning DDT and pops up. Cassidy goes to the top and tries for a leaping attack, and Trent is able to give him a chop and then a twisting pile driver for a two count.
Trent hoists Cassidy up and Cassidy turns it into a casadora for a two count, and then Cassidy hits the Orange Punch and the Beach Break for the pin and the win.
Winner and still All Atlantic Champion: Orange Cassidy
Kip attacks Cassidy immediately as the bell rings and then he and Trent get their stomps in on Cassidy. This brings out Dustin Rhodes, who meets Kip with a spinning slam on the ramp and then hits the flip, flop and fly on Trent follows by the spinning power slam.
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