AEW Rampage Results – July 14, 2023 – Athena vs. Willow Nightingale

AEW Rampage Results
Jul 14, 2023

July 14, 2023
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada – SaskTel Centre
Commentary: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Chris Jericho
Results via Joseph Collins of F4WOnline.com

Quick Match Results

  1. Natural Limitless defeated “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard & “Cool Hand” Angelo Parker via Supernova (pinfall)
  2. Taya Valkyrie defeated Izzy McQueen via Curb Stomp (pinfall)
  3. Lance Archer defeated Trent Beretta via Lariat (pinfall)
  4. Konosuke Takeshita defeated Mentallo via Senton Bomb (pinfall)
  5. Owen Hart Women’s Tournament Semifinal Match – Willow Nightingale defeated Athena via Roll-up (pinfall)

Natural Limitless (Dustin Rhodes & Keith Lee) vs. “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard & “Cool Hand” Angelo Parker

This lacks a lot of the star power of last week’s opener. Lee dominated Parter early, and Rhodes worked over Menard’s arm. Parler pulled the ropes open on Rhodes when he tried running the ropes, and Rhodes fell to the floor, allowing the heels to take control. Menard’s biggest offensive move on Rhodes was a hard Irish whip into the turnbuckles. Menard then took Rhodes down with a drop toe hold, and Parker used his partner’s back as a springboard to drop an elbow.

After a split-screen break, Menard caught Lee with a dropkick while he was waiting for the tag from Rhodes. Rhodes hit Menard with a spinning powerslam, and got the tag to Lee. Lee avalanche clotheslined both Parker and Menard in opposite corners, then tossed Parker into Menard. Lee then tossed Rhodes into Menard and Parker. Menard saved his partner from the Supernova, and both Parker and Menard gave Lee a double DDT for a near fall.

Menard and Parker tried the springboard elbow move a second time, but Lee caught Mendard and powerbombed him down. Lee then hit the Supernova on Parker and got the pinfall.

Winner: Natural Limitless via Pinfall.

Perfectly fine tag match.

Video: QTV

A new QTV episode aired featuring QT Marshall addressing Powerhouse attack on them during last week’s AEW Collision show. Harley Cameron then looked at the camera asking for her latest music video to be played which featured Johnny TV leaping out of a pool and issuing a challenge to The Acclaimed and “Daddy Ass” Billy Gunn for a Trios match at next week’s Rampage show.

Taya Valkyrie vs. Izzy McQueen

Spear and Curb stomp ended it in short order for Valkyrie against the Saskatoon native McQueen, who may or may not be named after Mongoose McQueen.

Winner: Taya Valkyrie via Pinfall.

After the match, Tori Storm and Saraya came out and called Valkyrie a Canadian loser. A very bad back and forth between Storm and Valkyrie leads to a match between the two for Battle of the Belts VII for the AEW Women’s Championship. 

Video: HOOK

Hook accepted Jungle Boy’s challenge for the FTW Title from wherever he was eating lunch today. The match will be Wednesday on Dynamite from Boston.

Lance Archer vs. Trent Beretta

Archer went for a powerbomb, but Beretta tried to counter with a sunset flip. Beretta was able to leverage Archer to the floor, where he hit a middle rope moonsault on Archer. Then, he and Taylor got to give the people what they want! Jake Roberts then gave Beretta something he did not want, a short=arm clothesline behind the referee’s back. Archer dominated Beretta on the floor, whipping him into the ring barricade during the split-screen break.

After the break, Beretta hit a half-and-half suplex, a running knee and a piledriver for a near fall. Beretta hit a bunch of forearms and an enziguri, then ran into a bodyblock from Archer. Beretta escaped a chokeslam attempt and tried to go to the top, but Archer popped-iup and hit him with a knee, crotching Beretta on the ropes. Archer hit the Blackout slam out of the corner, then hit a lariat to get the pinfall.

Winner: Lance Archer via Pinfall.

After the match, Archer beat up Taylor and Beretta, than grabbed a mic and called out Orange Cassidy and demanded an International Title match. Cassidy came out and through Excalibur, Tony Khan made Cassidy v. Archer for Battle of the Belts VII tomorrow night. Archer choked out Cassidy and Roberts took the bag with the International Title belt. Cassidy can try and get it back from Archer tomorrow night.

Video: Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, Sonjay Dutt, Satnan Singh, Karen Jarrett, Matt Hardy, Ethan Page, Brother Zay

Dueling promos from the Jeff Jarrett/Sonjay Dutt crew and Matt Hardy/Ethan Page crew establish that the “Royal Rampage” two-ring royal rumble will return on Rampage next week and both of those groups are in it. 

Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mentallo

The bell rings, and then Don Callis cut a promo explaining that Mentallo is a training partner and childhood friend of Kenny Omega. Taskeshita hit a running boot and a lariat in-between ineffective flurries of offense from Mentallo. Mentallo blocked a running knee with a dragon-screw legwhip and got a bridging german suplex for a near fall. The crowd chanted for Mentallo, and Takeshita cut him off as he went up the ropes, and hit a delayed superplex. A tombstone and senton bomb ended Mentallo’s night.

Winner: Konosuke Takeshita via Pinfall.

Backstage: Dark Order

Renee Paquette interviewed The Dark Order. Silver and Reynolds took credit for Hangman Page’s career flourishing, and Evil Uno announced it was time to rebuild the Dark Order. 

Owen Hart Women’s Tournament Semifinal Match
Athena vs. Willow Nightingale

Athna took Nightingale down with a pounce (and mocking Willow by mimicking her celebration), so Willow countered with a charging forearm in the corner. Athena went after Nightingale’s legs, and got a near fall after a sliding dropkick.

Athena worked over Nightingale’s near during the split screen break. They battled over a bodyslam, and Nightingale hit the Pounce. Nightingale hit a spinebuster for a near fall. Athena blocked a doctor bomb attempt and rolled up Nightingale for a near fall. Athena hit a face-front suplex and a sliding elbow strike for a near fall.

Nightingale absorbed a series of chops from Athena and slammed her to the mat. Athena moved out of the way of a swanton bomb and hit a standing moonsault, then locked in a crossface. Nightingale countered that into a cradle for a nearfall, then hit a death valley driver for another near fall. Athena went for her finisher, an overhead vice into a code breaker (kind of like the Stormbreaker). But, Nightingale landed on her feet and when Athena dropped to her back, Nightingale quickly cradled her and got the pinfall.

Winner: Willow Nightingale via Pinfall.

Willow Nightingale advanced to the final round to face Ruby Soho tomorrow night. Pretty clelver finish. 

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