{"id":126631,"date":"2021-09-11T23:06:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T04:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=126631"},"modified":"2021-09-11T23:06:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T04:06:42","slug":"aew-rampage-hits-misses-9-10-andrade-vs-pac-hits-the-post-match-angle-doesnt-cole-and-danielson-shine-in-video-packages-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/09\/11\/aew-rampage-hits-misses-9-10-andrade-vs-pac-hits-the-post-match-angle-doesnt-cole-and-danielson-shine-in-video-packages-more\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW RAMPAGE HITS &#038; MISSES 9\/10: Andrade vs. Pac hits, the post-match angle doesn&#8217;t, Cole and Danielson shine in video packages, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3209948928\" 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><p><strong>Andrade Vs. Pac: HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I understand that they skipped entrances to allow more time for the match, but entrances a large part of a wrestler\u2019s presentation. Just skipping to the superstars in the ring doesn\u2019t really help invest new fans into the characters, especially someone as new as Andrade. It just feels like two random people in the ring whose characters don\u2019t matter as much as the exhibition of moves they are about to do. Quite an injustice for a match that was supposed to be on a Pay Per View.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, it was a good, athletic match. Probably not the kind of show stealer they may have put on at the PPV, but still good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Post-Match Angle: MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andrade\u2019s faction hasn\u2019t been featured on television enough for me to care about Chavo getting beaten up. He just doesn\u2019t have enough heat within AEW canon yet. The crowd was also relatively quiet during this angle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Allin, Sting, Spears, and Blanchard Segment: MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was far from Darby\u2019s best mic performance. He doesn\u2019t really have much to work with in Spears, it seems. Sting was making old references I didn\u2019t understand and largely coming across like someone I can\u2019t take seriously. Blanchard was just speaking a whole lot of nothing to distract the babyfaces. This rivalry needs more depth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson Video: HIT<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-746828640\" 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>This was a really good segment that described the bonds and goals of each wrestler. The only thing I would have added is some actual New Japan footage when Adam Cole emphasized he trusts his Elite friends \u201cwith his life.\u201d It came across a bit too heavy-handed to someone like me who hadn\u2019t seen Cole in Japan, and we\u2019ve seen AEW use old Japanese wrestling footage before, so it\u2019s not like it was impossible to include some of that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soho, Statlander, Riho vs. Baker, Hayter, and Rebel: HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was a nice, solid television match that was hurt a bit by the commercial. It was better than the crowd reaction would suggest. Soho is so good that in merely a week I\u2019ve managed to forget her underwhelming WWE run. Curious to see how her rivalry with Baker evolves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Event Promo: MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apparently, Caster has been \u201cterrorizing Pillman for months.\u201d This story has clearly mostly been told on Dark, and only a fraction of AEW\u2019s audience will be able to relate to it. This short promo didn\u2019t help my excitement for the match at all. I wasn\u2019t fond of either wrestler\u2019s verbal performance on its own either.<\/p>\n<p>I also don\u2019t appreciate them poking fun at a situation for which Caster had to undergo sensitivity training. It just makes it come across like the punishment was merely for P. R. purposes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian Pillman Jr. vs. Max Caster: HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was a well-worked television match. Not spectacular, but the wrestlers managed to take the crowd on a little journey of emotions, granted I get the sense that the hometown crowd would have been pretty forgiving anyway.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3475019995\" 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><strong>Post-Match Brawl: HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Should go without saying that AEW does a much better job of sending hometown crowds happy than WWE. The star power of Moxley really helps someone like Brian Pillman Jr. who has mostly been wrestling on AEW\u2019s shoulder programming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary: Minor MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Much improved performance from Taz. He remained true to character and sided with the heels a lot more, and that added some much-needed color to the commentary, no pun intended. However, Jim Ross sounded quite tired, and Tony Schiavone isn\u2019t good enough to carry a show, in my opinion. Mark Henry, for when he was present, continues to be drowned out in a four-man booth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall show: Minor HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was a decent show. Some of the content was better than the crowd reaction would suggest. The women\u2019s championship storyline is intriguing, we finally got to see Andrade against a competitive opponent, and the Brian Pillman Jr. mini-push this month is going to do wonders to add credibility to his tag team. I was a bit worried about main eventing with two guys who primarily wrestle on shoulder programming and relegating the PPV match to the opener, but I think it worked fine. However, for a show that is likely to have new eyeballs from all the AEW hype this week, it wasn\u2019t a great effort.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/09\/10\/9-10-aew-rampage-tv-report-adam-cole-bryan-danielson-pac-vs-andrade-pillman-jr-vs-max-caster-darby-and-sting-speak\/\">9\/10 AEW RAMPAGE TV REPORT: Adam Cole, Bryan Danielson, Pac vs. Andrade, Pillman Jr. vs. Max Caster, Darby and Sting speak<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1588327611\"><div id=\"pwtor-428165262\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Andrade Vs. Pac: HIT I understand that they skipped entrances to allow more time for the match, but entrances a large part of a wrestler\u2019s presentation. Just skipping to the superstars in the ring doesn\u2019t <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/09\/11\/aew-rampage-hits-misses-9-10-andrade-vs-pac-hits-the-post-match-angle-doesnt-cole-and-danielson-shine-in-video-packages-more\/\" title=\"AEW RAMPAGE HITS &#038; MISSES 9\/10: Andrade vs. Pac hits, the post-match angle doesn&#8217;t, Cole and Danielson shine in video packages, more\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":126498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,28,27],"tags":[6121,6558,6120],"class_list":["post-126631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opnionandanalysis","category-specialists_hitsandmisses","category-specialists","tag-aew","tag-aew-rampage","tag-all-elite-wrestling"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2021\/09\/IMG_7022.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126631"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126632,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126631\/revisions\/126632"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}