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We had a stacked AEW Rampage Buy In card going against the second hour of WWE SmackDown and it didn't disappoint. The main event dream match between Bryan Danielson and Minoru Suzuki was everything fans expected and more. Both men left it all out in the ring but there could only be one winner.
Also on the card, we had Tay Conti facing Santana Garrett. Former NXT star Bobby Fish was also in action as he faced Lee Moriarty in singles action.
Santana Garrett vs Tay Conti kicked off the AEW Rampage Buy In
The first show on the Buy In saw Tay Conti facing Santana Garrett. The match started with both women going back and forth before Garrett took the fight to Conti for a short stretch. Tay quickly hit back with a knee strike for a two-count. Garett tried to go for a handspring elbow but failed.
The finish of the match saw Tay Conti catching Santana Garrett with a pump kick, forcing the former WWE star back into the corner. She followed it up with three more pump kicks in the corner before finishing off Santana Garrett with a DDT-Tay.
Result: Tay Conti def. Santana Garrett
Grade: B-
Lee Moriarty vs Bobby Fish
Moriarty went after Bobby Fish's arm early in the match but was quickly forced back by the more experienced Fish. Bobby tried to force Lee back into the corner but got taken down by the young star. Fish powered Moriarty into the corner and followed it up with a sliding clothesline.
The former WWE star followed it up with a snap suplex and went for a pin attempt before Moriarty tried to fight back with right hands.
Fish replied with driving knee strikes to the midsection. Moriarty hit back with a spinning shoulder strike followed by a boot in the corner.
Bobby Fish vs Lee Moriarty on AEW Rampage Buy In (continued)
Bobby Fish hit back on AEW Rampage Buy In with a roundhouse before going for the cover but couldn't keep Moriarty down for long. Fish looked like he was going for a German suplex but Lee broke free with a back elbow.
Fish started to get more dominant at this stage, suplexing Moriarty into the ropes. The former NXT star then finished off Lee with the Knockout Shot to pick up the win.
Result: Bobby Fish def. Lee Moriarty
Grade: B
Bryan Danielson vs Minoru Suzuki (AEW Rampage Buy-In main event)
Both Minoru Suzuki and Bryan Danielson got a big reception from the fans as they came down to the ring for their dream match. This is only the second meeting behind these two, and the last one took place over a decade ago.
Suzuki and Danielson locked up to start the match. Suzuki took Bryan down early and went for a kneebar but the NJPW legend quickly reached the bottom rope, forcing the former Danielson to break the hold.
Bryan went for the ankle once again and hit a Dragon Screw. Suzuki urged Bryan on. Both men had the fans in the palm of their hands as they traded strikes.
Suzuki managed to tick off Bryan Danielson who hit the Japanese legend with a series of brutal kicks followed by vicious elbow strikes. Suzuki hit back by locking in a Juji Gatame against the ropes. The match then briefly headed out to ringside.
Bryan Danielson vs Minoru Suzuki (AEW Rampage Buy-In main event continued...)
Bryan Danielson rolled back into the ring on AEW Rampage Buy In and it was Suzuki who was on top at this stage. We got dueling chants for Bryan and Suzuki as the Japanese star locked in a nasty looking hammerlock.
Bryan reached the ropes and the match headed out to ringside again as Danielson sent Suzuki head-first into the ringpost and followed it up with a flying knee strike off the apron.
Back in the ring, Suzuki asked Danielson to inflict more punishment on him. Bryan locked in the Cattle Mutilation which he transitioned into a pin attempt and got a nearfall.
Suzuki hit back with a boot in the corner followed by a trio of PKs. Danielson didn't stay down for long. Suzuki had a Fujiwara Armbar locked in but Bryan broke free and in turn tried to go for the Labelle Lock. He couldn't lock it in cleanly and Suzuki reached the ropes.
As "fight forever" chants broke out, Suzuki and the former WWE star started trading right hands. Both men ended up taking each other down after a series of back and forth strikes.
It was another back and forth battle of strikes after both men got back on their feet. Suzuki then locked in a sleeper before attempting the Gotch piledriver. Danielson blocked it and then hit his patented running knee strike to pick up the win.
Result: Bryan Danielson def. Minoru Suzuki
Grade: A+
