{"id":125288,"date":"2021-08-20T20:09:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T01:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=125288"},"modified":"2021-08-20T22:11:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T03:11:48","slug":"8-20-aew-rampage-tv-report-moynahans-coverage-of-punks-planned-debut-moxley-vs-garcia-jade-vs-hogan-jurassic-express-vs-private-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/08\/20\/8-20-aew-rampage-tv-report-moynahans-coverage-of-punks-planned-debut-moxley-vs-garcia-jade-vs-hogan-jurassic-express-vs-private-party\/","title":{"rendered":"8\/20 AEW RAMPAGE TV REPORT: Moynahan&#8217;s coverage of Punk&#8217;s planned debut, Moxley vs. Garcia, Jade vs. Hogan, Jurassic Express vs. Private Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1341225804\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>AEW RAMPAGE TV REPORT<br \/>\nAUGUST 20, 2021<br \/>\nCHICAGO, ILL. AT UNITED CENTER<br \/>\nAIRED LIVE ON TNT<br \/>\nREPORT BY PATRICK MOYNAHAN, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Commentators: Excalibur, Taz, Chris Jericho, Mark Henry<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ring announcer: Justin Roberts<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8211; The opening of Rampage, The First Dance, aired. Excalibur welcomed us with, \u201cIt\u2019s Friday night, and you know what that means!\u201d Excalibur promised the huge announcement was up next. He then introduced his fellow announcers, Taz, Mark Henry, and Jim Ross, who was filling in for Chris Jericho.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The camera panned the crowd as they chanted for CM Punk. On que, Punk\u2019s music hit, and the crowd went nuts. Punk walked out, surveyed the crowd, knelt, and seemed to soak it all in as the motion clearly took over him. Excalibur proclaimed that \u201cCM Punk has arrived in All Elite Wrestling.\u201d Punk walked down toward the ring as he continued to soak in the adulation. He even hugged a fan in the crowd as the camera showed someone crying in the stands. Punk dove into the crowd and the crowd chanted his name even more.<\/p>\n<p>Punk circled the ring and took time to hug a few fans in the crowd. He finally made it into the ring, mic in hand. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Punk stood in the ring, emotion still very apparent on his face, as the crowd chanted his name. Punk said he didn\u2019t plan what he was going to say since he didn\u2019t know how he was going to feel. He said he knew he \u201cneeded to feel it,\u201d and that he \u201cfeels and hears Chicago.\u201d As the crowd chanted his name again, he said \u201cI\u2019ve heard you\u201d for seven years. He said there was good news and bad news. The bad news is that he wouldn\u2019t get to it all tonight, but the good news was that he has the time and he\u2019s \u201cnot going anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the most important thing he would say was that if anything of his personal choices made people feel disappointed or let down that he hopes they all understand he would not have been able to get mentally or emotionally healthy if he stayed in the same place that made him sick in the first place. The crowd continued to chat. He asked the crowd if he could tell them a story, and they quickly obliged. He removed his hoodie to reveal a new, but like his old style, CM Punk shirt.<\/p>\n<p>Punk sat down and started talking about his last match in Ring of Honor. He said he left there in 2005 with tears in his eyes. He said that walking out tonight made him realize him leaving ROH helped him help people love professional wrestling. He said leaving ROH for WWE (he didn\u2019t mention WWE by name) wasn\u2019t going to be easy for him. He said he left pro wrestling on August 15, 2005 (when he left ROH). Tonight, on August 20, 2021, he said, \u201cI\u2019m back, and I\u2019m back for you.\u201d He said he was back because there\u2019s a lot of young talent that he wants to be there for them. He added that he was back because \u201cthere are a couple of scores to settle in that locker room.\u201d Punk called out Darby Allin by name as the crowd chanted his name.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1231726906\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Allin and Sting were shown in the rafters. Punk spoke to them from the ring, saying he\u2019s seen Allin and all of the pain he puts himself through, but he always comes back. Punk said he\u2019s here to help and Allin is first on the list. Punk said there\u2019s \u201cnothing more dangerous than wrestling CM Punk except wrestling CM Punk in Chicago.\u201d Punk said he\u2019ll see Allin and Sting on September 5 at All Out. He ended with \u201cI\u2019m back\u201d as the crowd again chanted his name.<\/p>\n<p>Punk said \u201cone more thing.\u201d He said seven years was a long time to wait and told the fans to \u201cgrab yourself a free ice cream bar on me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The announcers were shown enjoying the ice cream bars as Punk stayed in the ring and acknowledged the crowd as they chanted his name. [c]<\/p>\n<p><em>(Moynahan\u2019s Take: Okay, where to start? Nothing I can say here will do any of this justice. You need to go out of your way to watch this for yourself. Punk was insanely over, as expected, and he delivered in every way. I\u2019m not sure we\u2019ve seen a crowd this hot, and this sustained in a long time. I love how they started the show with Punk, and in retrospect, there really was no other way to do it than this. I can\u2019t wait to see how Punk\u2019s time in AEW progresses, but it sounds like he\u2019s here for some time. Oh, and starting with a Punk\/Allin match at All Out is a killer way to kick off his tenure here.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Christian Cage was backstage with Jurassic Express. He said it was time for them to go out and win the tag tournament. He reiterated that he was in Omega\u2019s head, and he would beat him at All Out. [c]<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) JURASSIC EXPRESS (Jungle Boy &amp; Luchasaurus w\/Marko Stunt) vs. PRIVATE PARTY (Isiah Kassidy &amp; Marq Quen w\/Matt Hardy) &#8212; World Tag Team Title Eliminator Tournament Semi-Final<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each team made their way to the ring. As the match was set to start, the Young Bucks\u2019 music hit, and they made their way to the rampway with Brandon Cutler. Nick and Matt each took a seat on the ramp as the match kicked off.<\/p>\n<p>Jungle Boy and Kassidy started things off for their teams. The two traded reversals in the early going, which ended in a standoff. Quen tagged in as Kassidy got the upper hand on Jungle Boy. Jungle Boy caught Kassidy\u2019s arm, then used the ropes to springboard off and knock him down with a dropkick. Jungle Boy went to tag Luchasaurus but was pulled down by his hair. Private Party double teamed him, with Hardy joining in. [c]<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-885678527\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Jungle Boy leapt off Quen\u2019s back to take out Kassidy, then crawled over to Luchasaurus to make the hot tag. Luchasaurus came in and took out both members of Private Party. He took them out with a double clothesline as the crowd chanted his name. Jungle Boy tagged back in. With Kassidy perched on the top rope, Jungle Boy climbed up there and found his way on top of Luchasaurus\u2019s shoulders. Kassidy came off the top and hit a massive Canadian Destroyer on Jungle Boy. All four men were in the ring. Luchasaurus tried to chokeslam Quen, but Kassidy hit him with a guillotine along the top rope. Quen came off the top rope and hit a huge shooting star press onto Luchasaurus on the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Kassidy and Jungle Boy were inside the ring until Quen and Luchasaurus joined them. Jurassic Express countered Silly String into their own double team move for a close two count. Hardy got on the apron, as did Stunt. Hardy threw Stunt onto the floor. Quen rolled up Jungle Boy and used the ropes for leverage but could only manage a two count.<\/p>\n<p>Jungle Boy nailed Kassidy with a DDT, and Jurassic Express hit Quen with their finisher for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Jurassic Express in 10:00<\/p>\n<p><em>(Moynahan\u2019s Take: A very solid tag match, which was a bit slowed down early on due to a commercial break. This was nowhere near as good as their match on Dynamite this week against the Young Bucks. The right team won tonight in my view, and I\u2019m hoping they end up facing the Lucha Bros. in the finals.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Don Callis and Kenny Omega were backstage with Nakazawa. They were riled up from Christian Cage\u2019s comments from earlier as they went to break.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A video package of the next match between Jade Cargill and Kiera Hogan aired. Cargill said tonight \u201cwe feast, period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) JADE CARGILL (w\/ Mark Sterling) vs. KIERA HOGAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hogan clearly gave up a size advantage to Cargill, and Cargill took early advantage of that until Hogan struck back with a series of kicks. Hogan charged in but Cargill nailed her with a kick to the face. Cargill locked in her Jaded finish for the quick win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Jade Cargill in 1:30<\/p>\n<p><em>(Moynahan\u2019s Take: Well, that was fast. I know Hogan has credibility from her time in Impact, but this was the wise choice, whoever Cargill was set to face.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A recap from Punk\u2019s entrance earlier tonight aired. It was announced that he\u2019ll make his Dynamite debut next week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A preview of next week\u2019s Dynamite aired. It was also announced that Jurassic Express would face the winners of the Lucha Bros. and Varsity Blonds Dynamite match on next week\u2019s Rampage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Mark Henry interviewed 2.0 and Daniel Garcia via split screen with Jon Moxley. Moxley said \u201cDaniel Garcia has a better chance of getting me pregnant than beating me tonight.\u201d Henry summed it up by saying it was time for the main event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) JON MOXLEY (w\/Eddie Kingston) vs. DANIEL GARCIA (w\/2.0)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moxley attacked Garcia right from the bell. He gave Garcia a back suplex, then kicked him hard across the chest a few times. Garcia dropkicked Moxley in the legs, then kicked him in the back of the knee. Garcia continued to focus on the leg. Moxley countered with an arm bar, but Garcia broke it and threw in a number of shots.<\/p>\n<p>With Moxley in the corner, Garcia was met with a boot to the face, then a series of German suplexes. Garcia was able to roll Moxley into a leg lock, but it was broken up when he reached the ropes. Moxley hit Garcia with a few headbutts and went for the Paradigm Shift but Garcia countered. Garcia locked in a leg submission, but Moxley rolled over into a headlock choke submission for the win.<\/p>\n<p>After the match, 2.0 and Garcia attacked Kingston and Moxley. Sting and Allin hit the ring to the ring to make the save. 2.0 was stacked up in the corner for Sting who hit the Stinger Splash. Sting followed it up with a Scorpion Death Drop. Allin came off the top and hit a double Coffin Drop on 2.0. The show closed with all four men celebrating in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Jon Moxley in 4:30<\/p>\n<p><em>(Moynahan\u2019s Take: This felt a little rushed, but it was a nice, clean match, with a happy ending. That doesn\u2019t seem so difficult to book, now does it? I did expect Punk to make his way back out, especially once Darby appeared, but he didn\u2019t appear, at least not on camera.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> What an amazing show. With all due respect to everyone on the card, they could have easily ended the show after Punk\u2019s segment, and no one would have minded. Tonight is what being a pro wrestling fan should feel like\u2026fun, exciting, emotional. I cannot wait to see what comes of Punk\u2019s time in AEW, but I have a sense he will be giving it his all. Two weeks in and Rampage has already become must-watch TV. 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