Mina Shirakawa, Grizzled Young Veterans, Lio Rush All ‘Pull A Rick Rude’ At NJPW Capital Collision And AEW Rampage
Mina Shirakawa, Lio Rush, and Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) all pulled a “Rick Rude” on August 30th as they competed at NJPW Capital Collision and AEW Rampage.
Mina had the most success on the night, teaming with HANAKO at NJPW Capital Collision to defeat Viva Van & Trish Adora. On AEW Rampage, she defeated Missa Kate.
Grizzled Young Veterans went 1-1, defeating The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) on AEW Rampage, but losing to Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii in a three-way tag team match that also featured TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Robbie Eagles).
Lio Rush had the roughest night of the group, losing to Gabe Kidd in a NJPW Strong Openweight Title match at NJPW Capital Collision, and losing a four-way bout to Konosuke Takeshita. The match also featured Komander and The Beast Mortos.
Mina Shirakawa returns to Rampage with more gold around her waist!
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT!@MinaShirakawa pic.twitter.com/mVDBXK28s4
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 31, 2024
—-Capital Collision—-
タッグマッチ20分1本勝負@MinaShirakawa & @hanako_stardom — @HellBentVixen & @TrishAdora202
–️購入はこちら https://t.co/DRHhe7xtwZ……
視聴料金:2,990円(税込)
※Webブラウザからのみご購入可能
※購入には無料会員登録が必要#NJPW #njcapital #njpwworld pic.twitter.com/3VyLJIN5SK— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) August 30, 2024
The Grizzled Young Veterans have plenty to say to #TheOutrunners and the entire #AEW Tag Team Division!
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT!@ZackGibsonGYV @JamesDrakePro @turbofloyd_ pic.twitter.com/J03hXR1kSz
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 31, 2024
—-Capital Collision—-
STRONG無差別級タッグ王座 ナンバーワンコンテンダー3WAYマッチ@tanahashi1_100 & 石井智宏 — @RobbieEagles_ & @BADDUDEtito— @JamesDrakePro & @ZackGibsonGYV
–️購入はこちら https://t.co/DRHhe7xtwZ……
視聴料金:2,990円(税込)
※Webブラウザからのみご購入可能… pic.twitter.com/IWXsYcfLtb— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) August 30, 2024
Rampage has just become #RushHour!
Watch #AEWRampage on TNT!@IamLioRush pic.twitter.com/vgjZ95HoFQ
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 31, 2024
.@IamLioRush “Tope Suicida”
PPV https://t.co/9iZJzPha5l#njpw #njpwworld #njcapital pic.twitter.com/hPqsC1nTUd
— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) August 31, 2024
In the business of wrestling, this is known as “pulling a Rick Rude” as Rude famously appeared on the November 17, 1997 episodes of WWE Raw and WCW Nitro. Raw was pre-taped that week as Rude jumped from D-Generation X to the NWO.
Fans can find Fightful’s coverage of NJPW Capital Collision by clicking here. You can find results from AEW Rampage by clicking here.
