{"id":127843,"date":"2021-10-03T00:27:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T05:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=127843"},"modified":"2021-10-03T00:27:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T05:27:13","slug":"aew-rampage-hits-misses-10-1-danielson-vs-jackson-shines-ricky-starks-promo-video-misses-punk-delivers-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/10\/03\/aew-rampage-hits-misses-10-1-danielson-vs-jackson-shines-ricky-starks-promo-video-misses-punk-delivers-more\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW RAMPAGE HITS &#038; MISSES 10\/1: Danielson vs. Jackson shines, Ricky Starks promo video misses, Punk delivers, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-548180448\" 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>Bryan Danielson vs. Nick Jackson: HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Very good match. I wasn\u2019t sure what to expect going in, considering their different styles, but they put on an entertaining TV opener. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if the match went longer but had to be edited down a few minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Post-Match: HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A rare post-match brawl that was easy to follow and well done. This advanced the storyline between JB\/ Cole and Danielson\/Omega. The others rightfully stayed in the background.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ricky Starks Video Promo: MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This had quite a bit of pizzaz, but Starks said a lot of nothing. The psychology of \u201conly big men succeed\u201d is something a heel would believe, so it feels like both wrestlers are mis-cast here. Either that, or they think the substance for this feud so far is pointless to talk about. I guess we\u2019re supposed to just forget that the origin of this feud was honor vs. dishonor.<\/p>\n<p>Starks coming back to commentary and saying \u201cproducer\/director all me\u201d like a child completely undercut the serious tone of the promo. He\u2019s been doing this for a while now; saying something witty or doing something cool then patting himself on the back with a cackle. Maybe there is a way to do it that preserves solid heel heat, but Ricky just doesn\u2019t know how to do it. This is not a top-shelf heel behavior. He can do better than this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>C.M. Punk Video Promo: HIT<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1793912444\" 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>Very well done. Punk is rightfully looking to advance up the card and advocated for himself well here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thunder Rosa vs. Nyla Rose vs. Jade Cargill: HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nice exhibition by three wresters who need more TV time (especially Thunder Rosa, who has been an afterthought on Dynamite since her famous victory over Britt Baker). I\u2019m also happy to see someone win a no-DQ match by simply striking their opponent with many chair shots. It\u2019s so logical to just keep hitting your opponent until they stay down, yet we rarely see it.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, the women\u2019s match on Rampage suffers from a lengthy commercial break in the middle. However, there was enough action on either side of the break for me to be able to evaluate the match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Malakai Black Video Promo: HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was good. The tail end of the promo seemed to suggest Black is moving on from the Nightmare Family. Good for him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sammy Guevara Promo: MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t have much to say regarding his upcoming match with Bobby Fish, but what he did say was delivered very weakly.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2988657966\" 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>Main Event Promo: MINOR HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WWE should learn from AEW how to make undercard feuds at least moderately entertaining. That being said, AEW should also take a page out of WWE\u2019s playbook and learn how to actually build up heat for wrestlers on television instead of shoulder programming. I feel like I know more about who Reginald is than Jack Evans, and I would be much more interested in seeing Reggie get his head shaved than Jack Evans. Even if this is intended to be undercard fodder, at least explain the characters to us, especially when it is a television main event. If I wasn\u2019t responsible for writing these columns, I wouldn\u2019t have stayed up to see this match.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, I enjoyed Matt Hardy and Orange Cassidy\u2019s performances in this promo segment, but you won\u2019t miss much by skipping this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Orange Cassidy vs. Jack Evans in a Hair Vs. Hair match: MINOR HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The match itself was entertaining, although probably not television main-event worthy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Post-Match: HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looked like they were too short on time, so they didn\u2019t finish shaving Evans\u2019s head. Then again, a partial hair cut is worse than a full hair cut, so it\u2019s excusable.<\/p>\n<p>The final send-off with involving the Dark Order and \u201c-1\u201d was a touching way to end the show in Brodie Lee\u2019s hometown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary: HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The commentary was fine tonight, especially in the opener. The Excalibur and Taz duo is the best this company can offer. Everyone else has potentially harmful weaknesses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall show: HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was possibly the strongest \u201cstandard\u201d edition of Rampage thus far. Good show.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/10\/02\/10-1-aew-rampage-tv-report-danielson-vs-nick-jackson-holy-smokes-what-a-match-nyla-rose-vs-thunder-rosa-vs-jade-cargill-orange-vs-evans-hair-vs-hair\/\">10\/1 AEW RAMPAGE TV REPORT: Danielson vs. Nick Jackson (\u201cHoly smokes, what a match!\u201d), Nyla Rose vs. Thunder Rosa vs. Jade Cargill, Orange vs. Evans hair vs. hair<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2150870081\"><div id=\"pwtor-3903252357\"><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>Bryan Danielson vs. Nick Jackson: HIT Very good match. I wasn\u2019t sure what to expect going in, considering their different styles, but they put on an entertaining TV opener. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/10\/03\/aew-rampage-hits-misses-10-1-danielson-vs-jackson-shines-ricky-starks-promo-video-misses-punk-delivers-more\/\" title=\"AEW RAMPAGE HITS &#038; MISSES 10\/1: Danielson vs. Jackson shines, Ricky Starks promo video misses, Punk delivers, 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-127843","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\/127843","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=127843"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127844,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127843\/revisions\/127844"}],"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=127843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}