AEW Rampage July 19th 2024 AEW Rampage Live 7/19/24 July 19th 2024
AEW Rampage Live 7/19/24 July 19th 2024
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00:00A.W. Rampage is coming your way on TNT, I'm Excalibur, joined by the great Tony Schiavone,
00:06Daddy Magic, Matt Menard, and the Dapper Yapper, Justin Roberts.
00:11Here we go!
00:19We're opening contest with a Trios Tag Team Bounce, it will involve a 20 minute time limit.
00:24Introducing the conglomeration, Tomohiro Ishii, Kyle O'Reilly, and freshly squeezed,
00:32Orange Cassidy!
00:38Some very interesting times for this very interesting team, the conglomeration, who,
00:43I don't know if they're officially a team here at A.W., I mean, you've got Kyle O'Reilly,
00:48Orange Cassidy, Tomohiro Ishii, and Mark Prisco, all men, with very different goals,
00:52very different purposes, but tonight, these three men, the goal will be clear, take out
00:56the Unseated Kingdom.
00:57Well, when you get three men with different purposes, different goals, and put them all
01:02together, that's a conglomeration, right?
01:06I love it!
01:07What a name!
01:09The conglomeration!
01:10Take a look!
01:11Matt Menard, you get excited about everything.
01:13Listen, it's A.W.!
01:17I love it!
01:19Big time trio's match to kick off our broadcast.
01:25It's a big weekend for Sixth Caliber, and of course, leading all to blood and guts,
01:29coming up on Wednesday, and of course, let's not forget, we've got Collision tomorrow night,
01:35live, right here on TNT.
01:37Yeah, the kickoff of the road to All In London in Arlington, Texas.
01:42We'll touch more on that in a moment.
01:44There you see Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, and Mike Bennett, men who have been harassing,
01:49to put it mildly, Kyle O'Reilly, trying to bring O'Reilly to their cause, and O'Reilly
01:54saying, no, I want nothing to do with the Undisputed Kingdom.
01:59A long history between those four men, no question, especially Kyle and Roderick Strong.
02:04Dating back to their time in Ring of Honor, well before the days of A.E.W.
02:10We're talking 10, 12, 15 years here, of history between these two guys.
02:17Call me crazy, you could almost call them brothers, in a lot of ways, and sometimes
02:22brothers fight.
02:23Sometimes they do, and the only way to hash out their differences is to battle it out
02:29in the ring.
02:30O'Reilly looking for the cover, side headlock taken by Roderick Strong, and fans still to
02:34come tonight on Rampage.
02:36We are absolutely loaded.
02:37The Learning Tree, Chris Jericho, Big Bill, tag team action against the Outrunners, plus
02:42Minoru Suzuki, the man that challenged Chris Jericho for an FDW Championship title match.
02:48He will be going one-on-one with the Butcher.
02:50Chris Statlander with Stokely Hathaway in her corner will be in action, and our main
02:56event, this one, is going to be fast-paced.
02:58The Lucha Brothers, Ray Fenix, Pentel, Cerro Medo, take on Zay and Quen of Private Party.
03:03You know, Matt Menard, you called, of course, look at this.
03:09Come on now, all right, boys.
03:11Neither man coming away from that exchange with the advantage.
03:13Yeah, you called Roderick Strong and Kyle O'Reilly almost like brothers.
03:17There's one brother I don't trust, and that is Roderick Strong.
03:22Look at Orange Cassidy.
03:23I mean, he just came sprinting into the ring, and Tony, you were on the call this past Saturday
03:29a shocking action by Orange Cassidy.
03:32He was driven to it.
03:34He took that wrench, that corner's wrench, and he hit Trent Bereta in the neck.
03:38I don't know if there's any excuse for that.
03:40I mean, I love Orange Cassidy just as much as anybody else, but I mean, that's taking
03:44somebody's career and putting it in jeopardy.
03:47Well, once again, Orange, and I'm not denying he wasn't driven to it.
03:52Isn't that what Trent Bereta did to Chuck Taylor?
03:57Call me crazy, right?
03:58Night for night.
03:59What are you talking about?
04:00Here's the thing.
04:01Orange Cassidy, he's got to hold himself to a higher standard.
04:04He can't sink to Bereta's levels.
04:05As Tomoya Ishii, the Stone Pit Bull, now while Roderick Strong has bounced off him.
04:11How do you not love Ishii?
04:12Come on now.
04:14No shoulder tackle is going to take him down.
04:16Oh, but Bennett and Taven.
04:18I don't know about this one, boys.
04:19Yeah.
04:20Coming on Ishii from behind.
04:23The Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champions.
04:26Now, Ishii, though, look at that.
04:28I mean, he's so dense.
04:29I mean, he's like a big ship's anchor.
04:31He's so dense.
04:33He was dead.
04:34Physically dense.
04:35Physically, yeah.
04:36He's a very smart guy.
04:37Yeah, I got you.
04:38I know what you meant.
04:39Ishii trying to be brought up.
04:41No, look at this.
04:42Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly.
04:44Team conglomeration.
04:47Exemplifying the power of teamwork.
04:50Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, Tomohiro Ishii.
04:54They're getting the advantage over the Undisputed Kingdom,
04:56but Roderick Strong barking at Tomohiro Ishii,
05:00no pun intended, from the outside.
05:02Mike Bennett, you're going to want to get out of this one here.
05:05Get out of this corner.
05:07Tough place to be.
05:08Look at this.
05:09A quick exchange.
05:10The conglomeration all over him.
05:16A three-pronged assault there from the conglomeration.
05:20Kind of really, well, yeah, I was thinking of saying two-pronged,
05:23but Orange Cassidy is picking up the steam here, Matt.
05:26Throwing a fastball.
05:28Mike Bennett, just six to one knee, Ishii and O'Reilly.
05:35Now the cover.
05:36Pinfall attempt.
05:38And fans, our opening contest continues in picture-in-picture
05:41for the next 90 seconds.
05:42Don't go anywhere.
05:45Ishii, here.
05:48Bennett struggling to his feet inside the grips of Tomohiro Ishii.
05:55Roderick Strong contributing to the swear jar here.
06:00Swear jar?
06:03Elbow drop by Cassidy.
06:05Cover.
06:06You love that.
06:07I do.
06:08Bennett able to kick out, but look at Orange Cassidy.
06:11He's picking up the pace.
06:12He's wrestling with purpose.
06:13Grabs that front face lock on Bennett.
06:16And allows O'Reilly to tag into this match.
06:19Orange Cassidy, I mean, I haven't had a chance to talk to him.
06:22Do you have any indication where his head is at?
06:25Well, I think it's pretty apparent from what he did last week
06:28where his head is at.
06:29I've never seen him like that before.
06:31I mean, you can see it in the eyes of Orange Cassidy.
06:33He's usually very calm, cool, collected.
06:36As you see right there.
06:37Yeah.
06:38But I mean, think about how stunned even Bennett and Taven were.
06:41Yeah, after Cassidy struck Trent Barretta in the neck with that wrench.
06:50Is she eating, Orange?
06:51Yes, it feels justified.
06:53I don't know, man.
06:54If we're talking about Chuck Taylor.
06:56You're talking eye for an eye.
06:57Well, I mean, Chuck Taylor's still sitting at home, guys.
07:00May never get back in the ring again.
07:01Yeah, he's done.
07:02His career effectively ended.
07:04But I mean, the thing is, with a neck injury,
07:06Trent Barretta's career could effectively end.
07:09ECE not budging.
07:16Welcome back to Rampage, fans, where our opening contest continues.
07:18The Stone Pit Bull, Tomohiro ECE punishing the chest of Mike Bennett
07:23with those chops in this opening trios contest.
07:27Doesn't matter.
07:28Two on one, he's taking them all on here.
07:32Taven and Bennett, man.
07:34They are wilting under the pressure.
07:37They're getting pounded.
07:38Oh, but Roderick Strong grabs the boot of ECE.
07:40Oh, boy.
07:42She breaks through.
07:44Shoulder tackle takes down Taven and Bennett,
07:46but Roderick Strong connects with the drop kick.
07:50Smart wrestling right there.
07:51Smart tag team wrestling.
07:54Yeah, Bennett now slowly trying to make the crawl
07:57over the Undisputed Kingdom's corner.
07:59Roderick Strong eagerly awaiting the tag, receives it,
08:02and now poised to go to work on the Stone Pit Bull.
08:05Tomohiro ECE backbreaker by Roderick Strong.
08:11See, Bennett's still feeling the effects of the assault,
08:13but now Kingdom in control of ECE.
08:18Oh, Roderick Strong.
08:20And that one, that one got a reaction out of ECE.
08:24And over the last few weeks, Danny Magic,
08:27Roderick Strong, I mean, he's been consumed with ECE.
08:31Ishii.
08:35That's the right hand.
08:36And shots here.
08:37Yeah.
08:38Ishii down to a knee.
08:41Is this crowd coming alive?
08:42Yeah, here in Little Rock, trying to urge him on,
08:44but easier said than done.
08:47Staring in the face of the competition,
08:48the Undisputed Kingdom.
08:51Gonna ground him down now.
08:53Gonna grind him down, I meant to say.
08:55Well, ground him and grind him.
08:58I don't know about laughing at Ishii there, Taven.
09:00I'm a bit of an idiot sometimes.
09:01Bit of an idiot?
09:02Here we go!
09:03No!
09:05Ishii with the German suplex.
09:06Taven turned his back on his opponent,
09:08Cardinal Sin in pro wrestling.
09:12Watch out for this one.
09:13Kitchen sink there.
09:14Turns over Bennett.
09:15High boot to the jaw, Taven.
09:18Man, I'm a huge fan of Kyle O'Reilly.
09:21Is it because he's Canadian?
09:23Well, that's part of it.
09:24Oh, Cassidy!
09:26Taking out Roderick Strong.
09:29And now O'Reilly.
09:31Taven counters, gouging the eyes of O'Reilly.
09:35Taven got that height advantage.
09:37I like that.
09:38You don't want to exchange strike for strike
09:39with Kyle O'Reilly.
09:40I'll tell you right now.
09:42Taven really angry at O'Reilly.
09:44Now front guillotine there.
09:45Got it hooked.
09:47Hooked in tight as Orange.
09:48Cassidy!
09:51And now Cassidy.
09:53Once again, the elbow to his seat on Roderick Strong.
09:56Things are breaking down.
09:58This conglomeration team doing a good job.
10:01It's got to be it.
10:03Keeping the undisputed kingdom on their back foot.
10:05Chasing the dragon there.
10:06One, two, no!
10:07Bennett breaks it out.
10:09Rick Knox has got his hands full here.
10:11And Bennett landed a solid shot on Kyle O'Reilly there
10:16as Cassidy trying for that DDT button.
10:19Stunt dog millionaire!
10:22The ax kick followed by the elbow strike.
10:23Big lariat from Ishii!
10:25And that time of the stunt dog millionaire,
10:27Orange Cassidy just holding on
10:29for Kyle O'Reilly to come in and clean up.
10:32He's going to run a trade on Taven here.
10:34There you go.
10:36I love the conglomeration.
10:38And remember, Mark Briscoe, the fourth member,
10:41he'll be a part of Team AEW
10:43coming up this Wednesday night
10:45on Dynamite Blunt and Guts.
10:48Five on five.
10:50Two teams locked inside a double.
10:51Solid steel cage.
10:53And we found out, of course,
10:55that Darby Allin, the fifth member of Team AEW,
10:57look at this!
10:59Look, guys, what's happening here?
11:01I have no idea.
11:02What is happening here?
11:04Looks like Roderick Strong, the sick kick,
11:06the proton pack,
11:08and now Taven!
11:10Taven!
11:11To throw!
11:13Ishii!
11:14So close!
11:16Man, three big shots from the Undisputed Kingdom.
11:19How tough is Tomohiro Ishii?
11:21I can't believe it!
11:23The opening contest, Rampage!
11:27This is a certified barn burner,
11:30and we still have so much more show to come
11:32tonight on Rampage.
11:34But right now, Roderick Strong
11:36continues the punishment on the Stone Pit Bull.
11:39Second straight night of AEW action.
11:41We've opened up with a barn burner.
11:43I mean, Wednesday night was absolutely incredible.
11:45This one is a hell of a trios match.
11:48They are just slugging it away.
11:49Look at these strikes.
11:51Ishii, are you kidding me?
11:53How do you take this guy off his feet?
11:55Ishii staggers back to the corner.
11:57Orange Cassidy catches the tag,
11:59leaps over Taven and Bennett,
12:01and now the bridge!
12:03So smart, Orange Cassidy.
12:05And elusive.
12:07Both men crashing the outside,
12:09and Orange Cassidy, oh wait!
12:11His progress held up,
12:13and his spine slammed into the apron,
12:15and they barricaded Roderick Strong
12:17coming in hot with that kick.
12:19We continue, and picture in picture,
12:21who will break away and score the win?
12:23We will find out.
12:28It's easy to say it right now, guys,
12:30but that was kind of yellow vines
12:32for Orange Cassidy to try to dive
12:34through the ropes on two men.
12:36I mean, he is in trouble now, guys.
12:38Hoover standing and looking at him.
12:40This is serious now.
12:42It's this different edge
12:44that we're seeing out of Orange Cassidy.
12:46This more aggressive side,
12:47that's all, I mean,
12:49all come out because of the interactions
12:51with Trent Barretta.
12:53And I don't mind aggressive.
12:55I think aggressive serves you well,
12:57but sometimes, like you said,
12:59you can step over the line.
13:01You think of the last year
13:03that Orange Cassidy has had
13:05the international championship run,
13:07losing his friend Chuck Taylor.
13:09Orange trying to make the crawl to O'Reilly.
13:11And another, another friend
13:13that he lost in Chris Statlin.
13:15Absolutely.
13:17I mean, I don't even take that into consideration.
13:19It's true.
13:21And come on, we've got to give this guy a break.
13:23Look at Orange trying desperately
13:25to get over to O'Reilly,
13:27as Roderick Strong
13:29trying to restrain him.
13:31But Roderick,
13:33oh, look at that, just hoists up.
13:35His back is in trouble.
13:37And a back breaker.
13:39Remember, these two men
13:41know each other extremely well.
13:43It was Roderick Strong
13:45that ended Orange Cassidy's second reign
13:47when Orange Cassidy had that back problem.
13:49It was great game plan
13:51and a great win for Roderick Strong
13:53to peel that international championship
13:55off of what looked to be
13:57an almost unbeatable
13:59at that time Orange Cassidy.
14:01And of course, after the events
14:03of this past Wednesday night,
14:05we have a new international champion
14:07here in AEW.
14:09Don't get me started.
14:11Goes by three letters.
14:13And it's not ASS.
14:15Oh, yes it is.
14:17Orange Cassidy able to kick out.
14:19I'm talking, of course, about MJF.
14:21Say what you want to about MJF,
14:23and we certainly have,
14:25and we will continue to.
14:27It was one of the great matches
14:29we ever had on Dynamite.
14:31Right now, Mike Bennett
14:33applying pressure to Orange Cassidy.
14:35And lateral press.
14:37But you gotta give credit
14:39to Will Ospreay.
14:41Great reign as international champion.
14:43But it was MJF and that Dynamite Diamond Ring
14:45that turned the tables on Ospreay
14:47in that match.
14:49Taven, kick to the ribs.
15:01Our opening contest continues tonight
15:03on Rampage.
15:05Orange Cassidy attempting to weather
15:07the storm of the Undisputed Kingdom.
15:09But Taven, Bennett, and Strong
15:11have got him literally and figuratively
15:13against the ropes, Tony.
15:15Yeah, he's in trouble right now,
15:17and they are seeing
15:19the Undisputed Kingdom
15:21at their very best.
15:23They've targeted the back.
15:25They've done a number on him, no question.
15:27He is in big-time trouble here, guys.
15:29Bennett coming in that big elbow strike,
15:31but Taven got elevated over the corner.
15:33Roderick, though, connected with the kick.
15:35And now...
15:37Kyle O'Reilly just took a spill.
15:39Yeah, we saw Tomohiro Ishii absorb
15:41one of these.
15:43Can Orange Cassidy take it? No.
15:45As Bennett gets maneuvered back to Taven.
15:47Ishii did not.
15:49But Roderick Strong caught him coming in.
15:51Oh, look at Ishii!
15:53Just counters Rick Buster.
15:55What a mistake!
15:57You can't suplex this guy!
15:59Look at him!
16:01That low center of gravity
16:03for the Stone Pitfall
16:05that allows him to manipulate
16:07larger opponents like that, Tony.
16:09He is a scary man, there is no question.
16:11You're kidding me right now!
16:13Come on now!
16:15Get him down, Rick Knox!
16:17The Avalanche Brain Buster.
16:19Oh!
16:21Yes, he is!
16:23Ishii makes the crawl,
16:25makes the cover!
16:27No! Roderick there to break it up.
16:29What a match here, gentlemen!
16:31Back and forth!
16:33It's Friday night!
16:35And look at this, Roderick Strong
16:37finally coming to blows with Kyle O'Reilly.
16:39After Kyle O'Reilly says,
16:41no, we're still friends,
16:43he's better with me.
16:45You know, Roderick Strong is wrong.
16:47Oh, but that one caught Roderick
16:49flush in the chest.
16:51Ishii!
16:53This is great stuff.
16:55Oh, but Taven connects on the job.
16:57Ishii!
16:59Death Valley Driver!
17:01Taven on the knee!
17:03Ishii!
17:05Somebody get a cover, get a cover!
17:07Orange Cassidy wants in,
17:09look at him show, here he comes!
17:11Orange Cassidy the only man
17:13on his feet currently.
17:15That is until Matt Taven comes in
17:17gets rolled up by Cassidy
17:19to Bennett there to break it up.
17:21Well, taking him for a ride here.
17:23Bennett,
17:25has Cassidy, no,
17:27Cassidy counters with an 818!
17:30Orange Cassidy
17:32trying to make use of this
17:34newly found aggressive streak.
17:36Yeah, Mike Bennett right now
17:38is just wobbly, he can barely stand!
17:40Oh, what great teamwork!
17:42The high low from Cassidy and O'Reilly.
17:44Oh!
17:45What's wrong with that knee strike?
17:47He didn't realize that it was Kyle O'Reilly
17:49behind him, but at this point
17:51it doesn't matter.
17:53I mean, he caught him big time.
17:55We saw,
17:57we saw Roderick strong.
17:59Take out Dalton Castle.
18:01Exactly.
18:03Oh, the Orange Punch!
18:05Missed the first time,
18:07it's gotta be the second!
18:09One, two, three!
18:11The conglomeration!
18:13The conglomeration
18:15of Orange
18:17Cassidy!
18:19Great win, great opening bout!
18:21What a match!
18:23How's Kyle O'Reilly?
18:25Do we have eyes on him?
18:27He took that knee!
18:29Yeah, Roderick strong, so dangerous
18:31with that knee, but
18:33Orange Cassidy scored the win
18:35for his trio, but look at this man!
18:37Oh, my God!
18:39You hear that reaction?
18:41Immediate!
18:42Did we have an exterminator
18:44come in earlier?
18:46No, obviously we didn't,
18:48because this vermin,
18:50Don Callis.
18:52One cockroach survived.
18:54Oh, no!
18:56Kyle Fletcher, where did he come from?
18:58Could this be payback
19:00for Trent Barretta?
19:02I don't think there's any question about it.
19:04Orange Cassidy using that wrench
19:06to take out the Don Callis family member,
19:08his former friend, Trent Barretta.
19:10Reach for the sky, boy!
19:12He's up now!
19:14Here's a guy who just loves to fight!
19:16Mark Briscoe,
19:18even with blood and guts,
19:21looming large on Wednesday night,
19:23coming here to administer
19:25some redneck kung fu!
19:28And Briscoe!
19:30Oh, brother!
19:32But he got caught.
19:34That knee!
19:36Roderick Strong, the man
19:38who will challenge Mark Briscoe
19:40at Ring of Honor's Death Before Dishonor
19:42World Championship!
19:44Guys, that knee is taking everybody out!
19:47And fans, just a reminder,
19:49coming up live this Wednesday night,
19:518, 7 Central, on TBSAW Time,
19:53from the Brickstone Arena in Nashville,
19:55Chris Jericho looking to defend
19:57the FDW Championship against Minoru Suzuki.
19:59We'll see the debut of the glamour,
20:01Mariah May, plus,
20:03we'll hear from the new-to-the-crown
20:05AEW International Champion, MJF,
20:07and the blood and guts match,
20:09Team AEW versus the Elite,
20:10Mark Briscoe!
20:12But right now, marketing is on,
20:14standing by.
20:16Soraya, we haven't seen you wrestle
20:18since you lost in the first round
20:20of the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.
20:22Sorry, why is that Soraya's fault?
20:24Why do you point the finger of blame at her?
20:26Maybe it's this company's fault.
20:28Because she's been spending
20:30this whole time training,
20:32getting Wembley ready,
20:34and being an unproblematic icon.
20:36That's right. Do you know why, though?
20:38It's because AEW's scared of me.
20:40Because I am a living legend in this business.
20:42I understand, trust me.
20:44But last year at All In,
20:46I had the world at my feet.
20:48And now, let's be real here,
20:50they're just trying to keep me off the show.
20:52Yeah, you know what?
20:54Doing All In without Soraya is like doing,
20:56I don't know, Beverly Hills Cop
20:58without Beverly Hills Cop!
21:00No, no, no, exactly.
21:02And that's why they can't keep me off the show.
21:04Because you know what? I am the show.
21:06And all roads are leading to Wembley for me, baby.
21:08And I don't care who,
21:10I don't care who,
21:12I don't care who,
21:14I don't care who,
21:16I don't care who.
21:40Here by The Bad Apple,
21:42Brian Keith,
21:44the team of The Redwood,
21:46Big Bill,
21:48and the FTW Champion,
21:50The Learning Tree,
21:52Chris Jericho!
21:54Look at this, Big Bill
21:56obviously took the time
21:58to change into his gear,
22:00but Jericho,
22:02all he did was take off his jacket.
22:04Did he just get out of the tanning booth?
22:06What's going on here?
22:08He's got a watch on,
22:10and you know what?
22:12Big Bill is going to destroy these guys
22:14that he didn't even change into his gear.
22:16What kind of arrogance is that?
22:18And their opponents,
22:20Truth Magnum,
22:22Turbo Floyd,
22:24The Outrunners!
22:26My boys!
22:28Take a look!
22:30Outrunners, in some circles,
22:32known as the youngest men alive.
22:34They're in it to spin it!
22:36Well, they're going to need
22:38every bit
22:40of wit and determination here tonight
22:42against Big Bill and The Learning Tree,
22:44Chris Jericho.
22:46Look, Jericho's still got his belt on.
22:48We're off to a good start here!
22:50Look at his headlock!
22:52After next Wednesday night, Tony,
22:54Jericho may not have that
22:56FTW Championship anymore
22:58because he'll be going one-on-one
23:00with Minoru Suzuki for the FTW Championship.
23:02Jericho just took out his phone?
23:04With Big Bill and Brian Keith
23:06banned from ringside,
23:08Jericho was texting someone on his phone
23:10about embarrassment.
23:12Talk about the confidence he has in Big Bill!
23:14Confidence?
23:16I think it's arrogance.
23:18I mean, listen,
23:20take a look at Big Bill,
23:22the Redwood!
23:24You're right, but still,
23:26if it's a tag team match,
23:28look at him,
23:30he's kind of leaning on one arm.
23:32Big Bill!
23:34Huge slam!
23:36Taking down Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd,
23:38making it look easy.
23:40He didn't even,
23:42it's like no one hit him.
23:44I mean, and the outrunner's here,
23:46there's nothing to sneeze at.
23:48No, you're right.
23:50Clothesline attempt,
23:52double dropkick,
23:54down kind of knocks him down.
23:56Oh, boy.
23:58Didn't even take Big Bill off his feet.
24:00Big Bill made no effort to make a tag.
24:02Guys, I love you.
24:04The demeanor of Big Bill has changed,
24:06see the face?
24:08Truth Magnum realizes it,
24:10Big Bill,
24:12and look at Jericho making no effort
24:14to even come into this match.
24:16You think he's going to get a tag here?
24:18Get out of my ring, bro.
24:20He's got the phone again.
24:22Who's he?
24:24This has never happened.
24:26Yes, it did, Tony,
24:28when he was in the booth with us on Rampage.
24:30No, at the apron of the ring.
24:32Oh, good point.
24:34Yeah, he texts me right here,
24:36but he's in a match,
24:38he's in a freaking match.
24:40You were on Team Jericho
24:42at one time, Matt Menard?
24:44Listen, I still have utmost respect
24:46for Chris Jericho, I'll tell you right now.
24:48Oh, there's no way.
24:50You always try to paint me
24:52into the corner with Chris Jericho.
24:54Well, because you were in the corner
24:56with Chris Jericho.
24:58Oh, my goodness.
25:00Look at Big Bill just wearing out.
25:02What is this guy, a psycho?
25:04He's just laughing gleefully
25:06while he's doing it.
25:08It's cooler here, Big Bill.
25:10He's got it running, Big Bill.
25:12Truth Magnum.
25:14Yes!
25:16And as soon as that landed,
25:18you could see the facial expression
25:20of Truth change.
25:22Oh, where's Turbo?
25:24Turbo's getting squashed in the corner.
25:26Oh, boy.
25:28Bill.
25:30Big splashes to both of the outrunners.
25:32No!
25:34High booting to the jaw of Truth.
25:36Big Bill's having a great time out there.
25:38So is Jericho.
25:40And now the hand wrapped around the throat.
25:42Oh, no.
25:44Thanks for coming, Turbo.
25:46Oh!
25:48He is so...
25:50Big Bill is so incredibly powerful.
25:52Oh, here we go!
25:54Here we go!
25:56My man!
25:58I guess Big Bill learned something there, didn't he?
26:00Yeah.
26:02Yeah, thank goodness for the guidance
26:04of Chris Jericho here tonight.
26:06This is how you have to play with Jericho.
26:08Let him get the pin.
26:10This is Jericho's career.
26:12He's won with that pin.
26:14And the FTW Champion,
26:16the Learning Tree,
26:18Chris Jericho!
26:24But here's the thing.
26:26Next Wednesday night,
26:28Dynamite, Blood and Guts,
26:30Big Bill,
26:32the Bad Apple, Brian Keith,
26:34they will be banned from ringside
26:36for the FTW Championship match.
26:38Chris Jericho will have to go it alone
26:40against Minoru Suzuki.
26:42Chris Jericho!
26:44Bad Apple getting his licks in here.
26:46Yeah, gotta respect Jericho.
26:48Fair enough.
26:58We gotta find out who this guy is texting.
27:01Jericho obviously
27:03has some more pressing business to attend to,
27:05but Jericho,
27:07his full attention will be required
27:09this coming Wednesday.
27:11Dynamite, Blood and Guts,
27:14before the main event,
27:16before the double steel cage match,
27:18it will be Jericho, Suzuki,
27:20one-on-one for the FTW Championship.
27:22He just got the text from Jericho.
27:24Yeah.
27:26That's what it's about.
27:28They learned a lot from the Learning Tree.
27:30Okay. Thank you.
27:34Chris Jericho really soaking in
27:36all the hard work.
27:38He earned it.
27:41Oh, wait a second.
27:43What's happening here?
27:45The man
27:47that Jericho will face
27:49on Wednesday night,
27:51Dynamite, Blood and Guts,
27:53the man who could be
27:55the next FTW Champion.
28:00One of the baddest men
28:02ever
28:04to grace a pro wrestling ring.
28:09Minoru Suzuki.
28:11Coming right to the ring.
28:13Yeah, he's in action
28:15next here tonight on Rampage,
28:17but not allowing Jericho
28:19to really soak it in there
28:21as Minoru Suzuki
28:23set to compete next tonight
28:25on Rampage.
28:27And Jericho did not look pleased.
28:30He's about to set for a fall
28:32with a 20-minute time limit
28:34approaching the ring from Yokohama, Japan.
28:36Weighing 220 pounds,
28:38Minoru Suzuki.
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29:09Welcome back to Rampage
29:11where we have a slugfest
29:13about to ensue here tonight.
29:15The Butcher and Minoru Suzuki,
29:17two men that love to hit hard
29:19are going to scrap it out
29:21tonight on Rampage.
29:23And Suzuki recently injured
29:25a New Japan Pro Wrestling,
29:27but we understand he is okay
29:29with the protocol.
29:31He is able to wrestle here in AEW.
29:33And he is ready to fight
29:35not only the Butcher,
29:36but ready to go after that FTW title
29:38like you talked about, Excalibur.
29:40Yeah, Danny Magic,
29:42this is a tough match for Suzuki
29:44to take tonight because he's got
29:46a date with Jericho coming up
29:48next Wednesday in Nashville.
29:50But the Butcher, very dangerous,
29:52very capable opponent.
29:54It's just two tough bastards
29:56who are going to slug it out.
29:58You got to question the wisdom,
30:00though, of Suzuki taking the match.
30:02Like you said, Wednesday night
30:04in Nashville, taking on Chris Jericho.
30:06And Suzuki accelerating
30:08to the ropes, though.
30:10The PK intercepted by Butcher.
30:12Butcher breaking down
30:14that knee onto the elbow.
30:16Takes Suzuki off his feet.
30:18Easier said than done.
30:20Yes, Suzuki's first match here
30:22in AEW since January
30:24when he was here on Dynamite
30:26against Adam Copeland.
30:28Yeah, part of the Cope Open.
30:30Right.
30:312,400 matches under his belt
30:33is Noru Suzuki.
30:34First martial arts either.
30:36Right, a good call.
30:38Suzuki, he's got...
30:40I mean, he's got gunpowder
30:42in those fists.
30:44These guys, very heavy-handed.
30:48Look at that, he's asking Butcher
30:50to pour it on.
30:52Don't laugh at him!
30:54There it is!
30:57But Butcher...
30:59That caught him.
31:01Yeah, Butcher staggered Suzuki
31:02and Butcher chopping down.
31:04Here we go!
31:06Here we go, he says.
31:08This is where the power of Butcher
31:10could be the difference maker.
31:12Floats over into the cover,
31:14lateral press.
31:16Suzuki able to kick out.
31:18It was like a jackhammer type
31:20maneuver that time.
31:22It was a nice float over.
31:24Butcher in control.
31:26He took his eye off Suzuki
31:28for a second and that allowed
31:30those body shots to open up
31:32on the Butcher, I'll tell you right now.
31:34Butcher, he likes that half
31:36Nelson backbreaker, but instead
31:38Suzuki slips behind,
31:40had the waist lock.
31:42Oh no, Suzuki coming in,
31:44nice drop step there underneath.
31:46Breaks Butcher down to a knee
31:48and look at this,
31:50looking for the sleeper.
31:52He's got it on!
31:54Butcher in the grip of Minoru Suzuki.
31:56Butcher, you saw his face,
31:58it was turning bright red there
32:00as Minoru Suzuki
32:02slid up around it.
32:04Butcher's a big boy!
32:06Butcher is certainly a big boy, Suzuki.
32:08Got him up!
32:10Giving Butcher plenty of time
32:12to think about it.
32:14And drops him down!
32:16Wow!
32:18Suzuki covers!
32:20Two, three!
32:22Here is your winner,
32:24Minoru Suzuki!
32:26Danny Magic, imagine
32:28what Butcher just felt.
32:30He got put to sleep
32:32by Minoru Suzuki
32:34and when he came to,
32:36he was upside down
32:38in that Gotch-style piledriver.
32:40Upside down,
32:42waiting for your neck
32:44to be compressed.
32:46Good night!
32:48Well, Minoru Suzuki
32:50warming up for Chris Jericho,
32:52the FTW Championship match
32:54coming up Wednesday night
32:56live at Dynamite.
32:58But after what transpired
33:00earlier tonight,
33:02the conglomeration.
33:04You know about my main man
33:06with the game plan, OC,
33:08and Kyle O'Reilly?
33:10Let me introduce to you
33:12Tomohiro Ishii,
33:14henceforth to be known
33:16as Big Time.
33:18That's right,
33:20here in the conglomeration
33:22there's only two rules.
33:24First and foremost,
33:26you gotta be down to conglomerate.
33:28And secondly,
33:30you cannot in any way,
33:32country of origin,
33:34America.
33:36Huh, can you use it in a sentence?
33:38In the midst of my miscombobulation,
33:40Roderick Strong
33:42cracked me in my jaw with a knee
33:44and stood over me
33:46holding my Ring of Honor
33:48World Title high in the air.
33:50Now that done pissed me off, Roddy.
33:52I've been knowing you for a long time, boy.
33:54And you know better than that.
33:56So next week,
33:58Dallas, Texas Ring of Honor,
34:00death before dishonor,
34:02before that,
34:04tomorrow night on Collision,
34:06my man Big Time here,
34:08Roderick Strong.
34:10Big Time, one-on-one.
34:12There's no kingdom,
34:14no United Kingdom,
34:16there's no conglomeration
34:18in the damn sure no damn Don Callis family
34:20at Ringside.
34:22ECE versus Roderick Strong on Collision.
34:24And we're gonna show y'all
34:26how we do in the conglomeration, baby.
34:28That's right,
34:30because we're about to
34:32do it.
34:34Ladies and gentlemen,
34:36get out of your seats
34:38and get on your feet
34:40because every night
34:42is Saturday night.
34:48The Hispanics have won
34:50the 20-minute time limit
34:52being accompanied by
34:54Stokely Hathaway
34:56from Long Island, New York,
34:58Chris Stacklander.
35:01I guess Stokely Hathaway,
35:03Daddy Magic,
35:05didn't get the memo.
35:07It's not Saturday night.
35:09It's Friday night.
35:11That's beautiful.
35:13Well done.
35:15Take a look.
35:17And her opponent,
35:19Sydney Whittle.
35:21Sydney making her Rampage debut here.
35:23We've seen her before in AEW,
35:25but, you know,
35:27how lucky are we to have Stokely
35:28on the same program?
35:30And not at the announce desk.
35:32That's right.
35:34Well, Chris Stacklander,
35:36just over a week ago...
35:38Oh, my goodness!
35:40Chris Stacklander
35:42tried to turn the tables
35:44of the Owen Hart Foundation.
35:46Tried to cost Willow Nightingale
35:48her second consecutive
35:50tournament victory.
35:52And while, unfortunately for Willow,
35:54she was defeated by Mariah May,
35:56Willow came back
35:58a week ago winning the CMLL
36:00Women's World Championship.
36:02Something that, you know,
36:04does not sit well with Stokely Hathaway
36:06and certainly not with Chris Stacklander.
36:08And congratulations to Willow.
36:10She's a deserving champion
36:12regardless of where she wins
36:14a championship.
36:16And maybe her win
36:18is a sign of this aggressiveness
36:20that we are seeing from Chris Stacklander.
36:22Because she was hammering Whittle.
36:24And you see that smile on Stokely.
36:26Stacklander, the uppercut
36:28elbow strike,
36:30a big elbow, big wind-up.
36:32How about this fight here in Sydney?
36:34The left-hander's got some going.
36:36Just smashing, hammering away.
36:38Yeah, Stacklander did not expect that in the least.
36:40I don't know about taking your time there, though.
36:42Let's get to it.
36:44Yeah, Stacklander, remember,
36:46former TBS champion in her own right.
36:48That's right.
36:50And Stacklander, look at that,
36:52using her power.
36:54Oh, boy. Oh, no.
36:56She's got the leg hooked.
36:58Fever.
37:00Two and three.
37:02The winner of this match,
37:04Chris Stacklander.
37:08Wow.
37:1085 victories now
37:12for Stacklander.
37:14Yeah, there you see that attitude
37:16getting right in the face
37:18of senior official Paul Turner.
37:20No need for that.
37:22As this rivalry between
37:24Chris Stacklander and Willa Nightingale
37:26far from over.
37:28The higher stakes of that
37:30CMLL Women's World Championship
37:32on the line.
37:34But fans,
37:36still to come tonight on Rampage,
37:38our main event,
37:40tag-team battle.
37:42Ray Fenix, Penta El Zeromero,
37:44the Lucha Brothers take on Zayn Quen.
37:46Private Party next here tonight
37:48on TNT.
37:59The Devils settle.
38:08Main event time, boys.
38:11Your Rampage main event
38:13is a tag-team battle.
38:15Simple one-fall or TV time remaining.
38:17Being accompanied by Alex Abraham
38:19from Mexico City, Mexico.
38:21And combined with a 409 pounds
38:24Penta El Zeromero.
38:25Ray Fenix,
38:27the Lucha Brothers.
38:30Tony Schiavone,
38:32Penta and Fenix have been a part
38:34of AEW nearly since day one.
38:37But it is a treat
38:39every time we get to see them
38:41compete as a tag-team.
38:43They come up with something
38:45amazing each and every time.
38:47We're talking about guys who can
38:49fly, guys who can wrestle,
38:51guys who can fight.
38:52Guys who can fly,
38:54guys who can wrestle,
38:56guys who have tremendous agility
38:58and great cardiovascular training,
39:00Matt Menard.
39:02One of the greatest AEW teams of all time.
39:04No question about that.
39:06Taking on Private Party right here tonight,
39:08your main event.
39:10Private Party, one of those teams.
39:12They just need that win
39:14to get over the hump,
39:16get into title contention, guys.
39:18That's what I want to see right here tonight.
39:20A win tonight over former
39:22Private Party.
39:24They need the propellant
39:26that Private Party needs.
39:28Let's go!
39:30Four-second on the run.
39:32We've got to set this up on fire
39:34with this one.
39:36Yeah, let's go.
39:38Going back to Filmon Root.
39:40And they're reporting from
39:42New York in a combined weight
39:44of 381 pounds.
39:46They have won
39:48Private Party!
39:50They have won Private Party.
39:53A very skilled,
39:55a very capable tag team.
39:57And they've proven in the past
40:00they are capable of upsets, Tony.
40:03But their issue,
40:05I think, is consistency.
40:07They string one win after another together.
40:09And that's something that they can
40:11rectify here tonight.
40:13They never lack in confidence.
40:15Never.
40:17To your point,
40:19they have young bucks.
40:21They have won big matches in the past.
40:23I think you're right.
40:25Can they string a few of these together
40:27and make it to the top
40:29of the tag team heap here
40:31in AEW? I think they can.
40:33Yeah, I do too.
40:35Mark Quinn has battled some injuries.
40:37It's good to see him back.
40:39It's good to see them back as a team.
40:41They are very excited.
40:43I'm telling you,
40:45these four men,
40:47these two teams,
40:49what night is it?
40:51Friday night, boys!
40:53Main event time!
40:55Let's get at it!
40:57Looking ahead to Wednesday night,
40:59Nashville, Tennessee,
41:01the Blood and Guts match.
41:03The young bucks,
41:05the AEW World Tag Team Champions,
41:07will be a part of Team Elite.
41:09And they will be facing
41:11Team AEW,
41:13two members of which are
41:15Max Caster, Anthony Bowens,
41:17the acclaimed,
41:19whoever walks out of that match,
41:21whenever it takes place,
41:23could have a match
41:25with either the Lucha Brothers
41:27or Private Party waiting for him.
41:29Absolutely, that's a great call.
41:31And of course, there's so many titles
41:33that the Elite own right now.
41:35Let me tell you guys,
41:37speaking from experience,
41:39good luck putting yourself back together
41:41after one of those Blood and Guts matches.
41:43You want to come back
41:45and have to face one of these teams.
41:47Right now, though,
41:49it's the Elite.
41:51Oh, that's great.
41:53Looking for that cutter off the bottom rope.
41:55Fenix anticipated.
41:57Beautifully scouted.
41:59That's the thing with a team
42:01like the Lucha Brothers,
42:03former AEW World Tag Team Champions,
42:05they're always prepared.
42:07And they are one of the few teams
42:09here in AEW that can match
42:11the pace of Private Party.
42:13Right there, Quendo, the roll-up,
42:15and the kick-out.
42:17This is what it's all about, Excalibur,
42:19Fenix and...
42:21Penta,
42:23who looks like he's in some trouble here now.
42:25What's happening here?
42:27I don't think so, Mark.
42:29Elbow strike, but Mark Quinn
42:31trying to bring Penta in the hard way,
42:33but instead put himself
42:35in a disadvantageous position.
42:37Maybe he's been working on his deadlift,
42:39I don't know, but...
42:41Look at Penta coming over to Tijeras
42:43from the outside into the ring.
42:45Beautifully done.
42:47Now Penta raises the boot
42:49and...
42:51Penta!
42:53The kick to the head.
42:55Quinn got crushed.
42:57And right now, Penta,
42:59El Cerro Miedo.
43:01Getting the people going.
43:03How about the hype man, would you?
43:05There you go.
43:07Big cross body.
43:09He felt it coming.
43:11Nice missile drop kick.
43:13Quinn in the ring, back-flipping kick,
43:15but Penta there with a thrust kick.
43:17We're wasting no time
43:19tomorrow night, 8-7 Central on TMT.
43:21It's AEW Collision.
43:23Thunder Rosa and Deanna Praza
43:25will battle it out
43:27in a lumberjack match.
43:29Tomohiro Ishii and Roderick Strong
43:31finally will go one-on-one,
43:33plus Sky Blue
43:35takes on three-time former
43:37AEW Women's World Champion
43:39Hikaru Shida.
43:41And fans, don't go anywhere
43:43because our main event
43:45continues in Picture in Picture.
43:47Getting a little face-off
43:49between Penta and Quinn.
43:53Slowing the pace down.
43:55Taking our sweet time, I guess.
44:05Wow.
44:07How about this?
44:11Shots into the face of Penta.
44:13Having a little taunt-off here?
44:15I believe so.
44:17Unfolding before our very eyes.
44:19I don't know if you know that.
44:21I sure do.
44:23Oh, wow.
44:39Why don't you just punch him in the face?
44:41That's what Penta did.
44:43He ain't afraid of no shots.
44:49Penta, though, the overhand
44:51shot to the chest of Quinn.
44:53Ah, here we go.
44:55He's buttoning up.
44:57He's buttoning up.
44:59All right, can we get the color down too
45:01while we're at it?
45:03Is that a bowling shirt?
45:05I'd say this match is bowling shirt ugly.
45:07I know.
45:09Well,
45:11Quinn made a mistake.
45:13Wait, wait, we don't have to do that.
45:15Oh, boy.
45:17He just did up the shirt.
45:19Well, I think we know who wins the chop fest here.
45:21That's right.
45:23You play with fire, Mark Quinn.
45:25Shot, shot, shot, shot.
45:27Now Penta getting in on the shots action.
45:29Shot, shot, shot, shot.
45:31But Quinn accelerates to the ropes.
45:33Penta counters.
45:35Thrust kick.
45:44He caught him clutch with a boot in the face.
45:46Come on.
45:48Both guys thinking clothesline here.
45:50Oh, look at that.
45:52Quinn absorbed the contact and countered.
45:54Both men looking for a knockout shot, so to speak.
45:57Both men landing at the same time.
45:59Looking for clotheslines, double kicks,
46:01double chops.
46:06This match has been a lot more physical
46:08than I anticipated.
46:10Daddy Magic, you've been in the ring
46:12with Ray Fenix and Penta El Cerro Miedo.
46:14What does Private Party have to do
46:15to neutralize the Lucha Brothers?
46:17I mean, it might be counterintuitive
46:19to their style, but you want to get these guys
46:21down on the mat.
46:23To me, there's no question about it.
46:25You got to take out a knee.
46:27You got to take out a leg and go to work.
46:29That's the only way you're going to beat these guys.
46:31Ray Fenix gets reversed by Zay right there.
46:34And Zay trying to bring up Fenix.
46:36Fenix, the knee strike to the head.
46:38Kick to the ribs.
46:40Ray Fenix, one of the best guys in AEW,
46:42no question.
46:43Think about how many titles he has held
46:45in trios, tag team, and singles wrestling.
46:47That's right.
46:49Former international champion,
46:51former tag team champion,
46:53and former A.W. World Trios champion.
46:55And then he can say that, if any.
46:57Taking his sweet time here.
46:59Come on, Zay.
47:01Zay escapes out, elbow strike.
47:03I'm telling you,
47:05Zay is one of the better trash talkers
47:07you're going to find at A.W.
47:09Sometime, though, Tony,
47:11he gets them into trouble.
47:14Big Mouths have a tendency
47:16to do that, right, Matt?
47:18What's that supposed to mean, Tony?
47:20You got something to say?
47:22Simple question.
47:29Tag team action underway
47:31in our Rampage main event private party.
47:33The Lucha Brothers inside the ring.
47:35Zay and Ray Fenix, the legal men.
47:38But Penta trying to neutralize
47:40Quint on the corner.
47:41He's smart right there.
47:43We got a two-on-one situation.
47:45And now, maybe not.
47:47Zay coming back.
47:49The silly string on Penta.
47:51Planted him with it.
47:53And now Fenix going over the ropes,
47:55but Zay brings him back inside.
47:57There's fights everywhere.
47:59Chaotic exchange.
48:01Another stomp in the neckbreaker combo.
48:03Get a cover, boys, get a cover.
48:12Oh, so, so close.
48:15They had, and still do,
48:17have Fenix isolated here,
48:19but they couldn't close the deal.
48:21Still down on the outside is Penta.
48:24That's about as close
48:26as it gets right there.
48:28Main event Friday night.
48:30That's Fenix struggling
48:32to get up to his feet.
48:34Private party with the advantage,
48:36as you mentioned, Tony, now the tag.
48:38Quint, the relatively fresh man.
48:39That's where they need to do it, Excalibur, right now.
48:41Could be thinking gin and juice here.
48:43Oh.
48:45As Quint goes up.
48:47No, Fenix, he held on
48:49while Penta held on to the waist of Zay.
48:51Can he get loose?
48:53Oh, the tightrope walk, the kick,
48:55and sling blade by Penta.
48:58Sling blade for Quint.
49:00Oh, man, the luchas are rolling here.
49:02Watch out.
49:04Ray Fenix up top.
49:06And I believe Fenix may still be
49:07the legal man.
49:09As Penta
49:11is thinking that fear factor
49:13into the stomp, Fenix.
49:15Unfortunately for him and his balance.
49:17There you go, boys.
49:19Disrupted by his cross.
49:21There it is.
49:27Now Penta
49:29breaking the pin
49:31and the destroyer on Zay
49:33at the same time.
49:35Are you kidding me?
49:37I don't know if you could see it.
49:39See how Zay is breathing so heavily there.
49:43Someone's just got to roll over,
49:45get a cover at this point.
49:47A great back and forth tag team battle
49:49tonight in our Rampage main event.
49:53And think about the week ahead for A.W.
49:55I mean, we've got this great match
49:57on our hands tonight on Rampage.
49:59We've got Collision tomorrow night
50:01live from Arlington, Texas.
50:03And then Blood and Guts
50:05coming up next Wednesday night.
50:07We're going to be at the
50:09Redstone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee.
50:11Oh, baby.
50:13What a week.
50:15Our fans in the Dallas area
50:17will be at the Esports Stadium
50:19in Arlington.
50:21And that's coming up tomorrow
50:23night live.
50:25Part of the road to all-in
50:27residency in Arlington.
50:29But right now, Ray Fenix
50:31counters, drives down
50:33Quinn to
50:35and a late kick out.
50:37Not enough to keep Private Party
50:39alive in this match.
50:41Oh!
50:43Double superkick looking to isolate here.
50:45That's what they're doing.
50:47Oh!
50:49Sandwiched in between the boots
50:51of the Lucha Brothers.
50:53That'll crush his skull.
50:55Unprotected double superkicks.
50:57It's got to be a wrap here.
51:00As
51:02Penta, the Fear Factor,
51:04the double stomp!
51:05Ray Fenix.
51:07Oh!
51:09Inside the ring.
51:11Penta, the cover of the win.
51:13The Lucha Brothers.
51:15The Lucha Brothers.
51:17Private Party certainly didn't
51:19make it easy on Ray Fenix and
51:21Penta El Cerro Mero, but the
51:23Lucha Brothers victorious in
51:25tonight's Rampage main event.
51:27And fans, thank you for joining us.
51:29We'll see you right back here on
51:31TNT tomorrow night, 8, 7 Central
51:33for AEW Coalition, where we
51:35will see the Lucha Brothers for
51:37the first time ever, and AEW
51:39Darbiel and The Beast Mortos
51:41go one-on-one, plus we'll hear
51:43from FTR for the first time
51:45since the return, and we will
51:47crown new AEW Unified World
51:49Trios champions.
51:51Will it be Christian Cage and
51:53the Patriarchy, or will it be
51:55the Bang Bang Gang?
51:57We will find out tomorrow night
51:59live on Coalition.
52:01Good night, everybody!