Since making the trip overseas to AEW, Konosuke Takeshita has won over a lot of fans in AEW with his gutsy performances. Tonight on AEW Rampage, he might have his toughest fight yet ahead of him. He is matched up with Eddie Kingston, a man not known for pulling his punches. Hot off the heels of Blood & Guts, Kingston is still itching for a fight, and he’ll find one tonight.
Leaving It All In The RIng
They’d lock up hard in the middle of the ring, with neither man wanting to step down before they accepted it was a stalemate. Kingston grabbed a headlock, but Takeshita was able to easily break out twice. The crowd was behind Kingston, as they entered a test of strength, before Kingston would snap Takeshita down to the mat for a double arm clutch.
Takeshita would fight his way to freedom, turning the hold around on Kingston. After another fight, Kingston regained control of the hold before ending up on the ropes. Kingston offered a clean break, and Takeshita hit a forearm to the midsection. Takeshita took a knee to the stomach and a gutwrench suplex, as Kingston took the straps down.
They’d trade strikes before Kingston hit a sly eyepoke, before some machine gun chops. Takeshita would turn it around into a flurry of elbow smashes, before Kingston nailed a headbutt. Kingston would hit the chop to the chest, before Takeshita hit the ropes for a flying lariat.
Takeshita would hit the rushing elbow into the corner, before another lariat and a Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. A german suplex was set, a move that Takeshita literally wrote a thesis on – but Kingston would counter into a backdrop driver. Takeshita would bounce back to his feet, hit a German Suplex and a running knee. The crowd gave a standing ovation.
Eddie Kingston & Konosuke Takeshita Put On An Absolute Clinic
Kingston would use the ropes to break the pinfall, before heading to the apron. They’d trade blows on the apron, with Kingston nailing some chops before setting up an exploder suplex. Takeshita blocked and hit a German Suplex on the apron, but couldn’t hit the second on the floor. Instead, Kingston tossed Takeshita with an exploder suplex.
Both men would make it into the ring before the referees count was over. They’d crash into each other with lariats in the middle of the ring, with Kingston turning Takeshita inside out and getting a one count! Liger Bomb would follow, and this time Takeshita kicked out at two.
Uraken would be blocked, and Takeshita nailed a set of rolling elbows and a sheerdrop brainbuster for the near fall. They’d trade blows as they fought to their feet, with Kingston slapping the face of Takeshita, and Takeshita responding with a flurry of strikes. Kingston blocked a jumping knee and hit the uraken, and fell into the pinfall for the win. If Kingston didn’t fall perfectly, it’d have been a double KO.
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