AEW Rampage Outcomes: Winners, Reside Grades, Response and Highlights Earlier than All In
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Welcome to Bleacher Report’s stay protection and recap of AEW Rampage on August 25.
All AEW has left earlier than Sunday’s All In pay-per-view is that this episode of Rampage and Saturday’s episode of Collision, so there was quite a lot of time spent hyping the occasion.
Friday’s present featured the same old array of matches each huge and small. We noticed QT Marshall tackle Gravity, Orange Cassidy battled Aaron Solo, and Luchasaurus was in motion.
We additionally noticed the 4 rivals in Sunday’s girls’s title bout compete in a tag match when Toni Storm and Saraya took on Britt Baker and Hikaru Shida.
Let’s check out what occurred on Friday’s episode of Rampage.
Orange Cassidy vs. Aaron Solo (Worldwide Title)
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- Cameron has made her character a lot better than anticipated. She does quite a lot of little issues which can be actually humorous and add to her efficiency. Issues like facial expressions and the way in which she says particular phrases.
- Solo has actually grown in confidence. The way in which he strikes and the way in which he sells are completely completely different than they had been a yr in the past.
- One in all Cassidy’s greatest property is his stability. He is like a cat. He is lazy and he by some means lands on his ft each time. Orange Cattidy? Is {that a} factor?
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Orange Cassidy was out first to defend the worldwide title towards QTV’s Solo. Harley Cameron sang Solo to the ring throughout his entrance, which clearly made the group jeer with gusto.
That is simply the largest match Solo has had up so far in his profession, however no person got here into this anticipating him to win. That isn’t a slight towards the younger star. It is merely a reality attributable to how OC has been booked.
Cassidy has not solely had among the best title reigns in all of AEW relating to the variety of profitable defenses he has had, however he has additionally placed on some nice matches towards stars at each stage on the roster.
Nevertheless, that type of success charge means he was by no means going to lose the belt to somebody who has by no means gained a serious singles match on TV earlier than.
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Unbelievable counter-wrestling from Aaron Solo and Orange Cassidy!
Watch #AEWRampage Fyter Fest on TNT!@OrangeCassidy | @AaronSoloAEW | @itsdanni_ellexo pic.twitter.com/km7cypu8E5
This match wasn’t essentially something particular within the grand scheme of issues, but it surely was a terrific show of Solo’s abilities and the way far he has come. It would not have to be the Match of the 12 months for Solo to get a rub from it.
Cameron bought concerned and nearly price Cassidy the match when she distracted the ref for Solo, however OC was capable of get well and hit the Seaside Break for the win.
Winner: Orange Cassidy
Grade: B-
Notable Moments and Observations
QT Marshall vs. Gravity (AAA Latin American Title), Luchasaurus vs. Ren Jones
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- Marshall has placed on fairly the tan.
- Why does the AAA Latin American Championship look higher than the AAA Mega Championship, which is that promotion’s prime title?
- Gravity’s stroll is so dumb that it is humorous, but it surely was even funnier when Samoa Joe did it to make enjoyable of him.
- Marshall is so good at making a crowd hate him. He was a spotlight of AEW Darkish for that very cause.
- The backbreaker Marshall hit seemed nasty.
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Marshall gave a sit-down interview with Jim Ross earlier than the match to speak about how he has all the time been underestimated and it took him going to a different nation to be taken severely.
His newly gained AAA Latin-American Championship was on the road towards one of many latest lucha libre stars on the scene in AEW, Gravity.
Marshall mocked Gravity in Spanish and referenced how he’s the youthful brother of Bandido, so he was trying to play some thoughts video games earlier than the ref even known as for the bell.
Gravity did not let it section him and uncorked a slap to close Marshall up, however the champ used his dimension and energy benefit to regulate the tempo from the purpose ahead. Gravity hit a few of his excessive spots to pop the group, however Marshall had the higher hand for a lot of the match.
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Gravity hits the 21-Plex on QT, an homage to his brother @bandidowrestler!
Watch #AEWRampage Fyter Fest on TNT!@QTMarshall | @GravityLuchador pic.twitter.com/3hMmDGaCDR
They’d a few moments the place their lack of chemistry got here into play, however for 2 guys who have not spent a lot time within the ring collectively, they labored collectively nicely. Marshall is a good base for high-flyers, and Gravity all the time makes certain to incorporate a handful of spots that get the group on its ft.
Marshall scored the victory with the Dust Sheet Driver to retain his title.
Winner: QT Marshall
Grade: B-
After Marshall made his exit, Luchasaurus got here out for a fast squash match towards an area expertise named Ren Jones. The TNT champion, who was sans belt, gained earlier than the present wanted to chop to a different break.
Winner: Luchasaurus
Grade: Incomplete
Notable Moments and Observations
Toni Storm and Saraya vs. Britt Baker and Hikaru Shida
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- A few of Storm’s facial expressions are unimaginable to see with out laughing. She has grow to be so humorous with this new route of her character.
- Shida and Storm promote higher than quite a lot of girls in AEW. They simply throw themselves into their bumps and it appears nice.
- Statlander carrying Soho away was 10 instances funnier due to the way in which Soho was flailing her arms round.
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All 4 girls began brawling as quickly as they had been within the ring. Storm and Shida paired up whereas Saraya went after Baker.
The Outcasts took management and remoted DMD from the ladies’s champion on the opposite aspect of the ring. When Ruby Soho interfered, Kris Statlander got here out and actually carried her away on her shoulders.
This match was type of chaotic however to their credit score, you all the time knew who the authorized rivals had been. They’d some enjoyable moments and sequences, however there have been additionally moments of awkwardness.
Saraya ended up getting the win for The Outcasts by hitting DMD together with her finisher for the pin.
Winners: The Outcasts
Grade: C+
Notable Moments and Observations
The Remaining Phrase
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This week’s Rampage and Saturday’s Collision are the ultimate reveals earlier than Sunday’s large All In PPV, so we did not get a lot on Friday’s present as a result of everybody huge was both abroad or being saved for the PPV.
The one big-name rivals on the present had been the 4 girls who competed in the principle occasion. Fortunately, this was pre-taped, so it is not as in the event that they needed to instantly hop a flight to England as quickly because the present was over.
The motion on this week’s present was fantastic for probably the most half, however nothing stood out. Rampage often has at the very least one memorable match, however with the shortage of expertise out there, it is not shocking that it was a light-weight week.
Cassidy vs. Solo was in all probability the spotlight of the evening, so if you happen to solely return to look at one factor from the present, make it that.
Grade: C+
