Dynamite
Date: March 22, 2023
Location: Cable Dahmer Arena, Independence, Missouri
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, Taz
We have a dream match this week as Kenny Omega is facing El Hijo Del Vikingo in what should be a heck of a showcase. Other than that, the big question coming out of last week is what is going on with the Elite and Hangman Page, as that is going down again. That should be enough to carry things for a week so let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dark Elevation – 03.20.23
And we wrap up with the last taping remnants from my Winnipeg adventure! Spoiler: Not much happens on this one.
Rampage
Date: March 17, 2023
Location: Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Commentators: Paul Wight, Excalibur, Tony Schiavone
We’re still in Canada for St. Patrick’s Day Slam, which will actually air very early on Saturday due to the NCAA basketball tournament. That means the audience is going to be down, which means the show might not be as stacked as usual. It would make sense, but that could make for an interesting show. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Rampage – 01.17.23
Photo update: Someone on the blog tipped me off to using the De-Haze filter in Photoshop under “Camera Raw” to fix the overexposure problem I was having, and it WORKED. Photoshop is pretty amazing. As we will learn from this show, post-production techniques in general can work wonders.
“St Patrick’s Day Slam!”
I personally chose not to wear green today and thus got pinched by my daughter due to some obscure statute of legality, but I am of course of direct Scottish descent and thus exempt from having to pay tribute to the Irish at this time of year and I will be contacting Mark Sterling for potential legal followup. It’s a law. You can look it up.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 03.15.23
OK, I’m finally home and not completely bagged from travel, so it’s time to document my Winnipeg adventure! Such as it was.
Dynamite
Date: March 15, 2023
Location: Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Taz
We’re in Canada this week and that means it is time for…well it doesn’t really mean much but the All-Atlantic Title is now the International Title with Orange Cassidy defending against Jeff Jarrett. Other than that we have MJF’s Re-bar Mitzvah, which should be quite the spectacle. Let’s get to it.
Rampage
Date: March 10, 2023
Location: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, Chris Jericho, Jim Ross
We’re still in California and it’s the fallout Rampage from Revolution. I’m not sure what that is going to mean as you never know what you are going to get on this show. One of the bigger matches announced is Konosuke Takeshita vs. Preston Vance in a match Takeshita could actually win. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Rampage – 03.10.23
Thank god, I’m on vacation for a week.
Taped from Sacramento, CA
Your hosts are Jim Ross, Excalibur, Tony Schiavone & Chris Jericho
Dynamite
Date: March 8, 2023
Location: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Commentators: Excalibur, Taz, Tony Schiavone
We’re done with Revolution and that means it is time to start getting ready for Double Or Nothing. That show is only two and a half months away so AEW actually needs to put some things together a little bit faster here. Other than that, we have a lot of fallout to get through so let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dark – 03.07.23
Taped from San Francisco?
Your hosts are Excalibur & Taz
The SmarK Rant for AEW Revolution 2023 – 03.05.23
Live from San Francisco, CA
Your hosts are Excalibur, Jim Ross & Taz, with Tony Schiavone quickly replacing JR.
Revolution 2023
Date: March 5, 2023
Location: Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Commentators: Excalibur, Taz, Jim Ross
We’re back with another AEW pay per view and that should mean something really good. The television shows haven’t been the strongest in recent weeks but that has never stopped the pay per views from being special. The main event will feature MJF defending the World Title against Bryan Danielson in an Iron Man match, which should be…uh, long. Let’s get to it.
Rampage
Date: March 3, 2023
Location: Cow Palace, San Francisco, California
Commentators: Chris Jericho, Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross
It’s the final show before Revolution and that means this week is live. Normally I would say a pay per view card is set two days before the show but AEW has a tendency to throw in a bunch of stuff at the last minute. This week will also see Dustin Rhodes/Keith Lee vs. Mogul Affiliates so let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Rampage – 03.03.23
Live from San Fran, CA, in the Palace of Cows.
Your hosts are Jim Ross, Excalibur, Chris Jericho & Tony Schiavone
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 03.01.23
Live from San Francisco, CA
Your hosts are Excalibur, Taz & Tony Schiavone
Dynamite
Date: March 1, 2023
Location: Cow Palace, San Francisco, California
Commentators: Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Taz
It’s the go home Dynamite for Revolution and that means we have a stacked show. This time around that includes the Face of the Revolution ladder match plus a Casino tag team battle royal to determine the fourth team in Sunday’s four way Tag Team Title match. That should be more than enough to carry the show so let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Rampage – 02.24.23
Well this show has a high bar to clear if they want to beat last week’s HYOOGE 287,000 viewer rating.
Taped from Phoenix, AZ
Your hosts are Jim Ross & Excalibur & Chris Jericho & Tony Schiavone
Rampage
Date: February 24, 2023
Location: Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Commentators: Jim Ross, Chris Jericho, Excalibur, Tony Schiavone
We’re still in the desert and Rampage is still searching for a more viable formula. I’m not sure why AEW seems to punt on this show so often but it does produce some enjoyable results. If you can get by without the star power after the first match, you should be in for a fun one and hopefully that is true this week. Let’s get to it.
The SmarK Rant for AEW Dynamite – 02.22.23
For some reason the DVR has this one titled “Another Round” in the show description.
Live from Phoenix, AZ. I assume anyone who loses a match tonight will just lie about it and solicit funds from the fanbase to sue the winner.
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone, Excalibur & Taz
