Former tag team partner turned enemies is a pretty common trope in pro wrestling. Still, there’s something about the enmity between Mike Santana and Ortiz that hits a little bit different.
From the very beginning of AEW, Santana and Ortiz weren’t just a tag team, they were essentially brothers. They went through a ton both on their own and as part of several factions.
But as they say, that was then and this is now. Santana and Ortiz absolutely seem to detest each other, and they’re going to have to settle things in the ring. As one does.
Let’s get into some Rampage, shall we?
AEW Rampage results:
- Mike Santana def. Ortiz by pinfall in a No Holds Barred grudge match; after the bell, Santana offers a fist bump but finds Ortiz wants no part of it, and the same appears to be true of Ortiz reacting to Sonjay Dutt
- A video package promotes MJF vs. Kenny Omega on this week’s episode of Collision, and we hear from both men and a number of others — including Jay White, who wishes Omega good luck, perhaps sarcastically, and Don Callis, who makes a futile effort to recruit MJF
- Kris Statlander tries to find out what’s been going on with Skye Blue and Willow Nightingale, and the real issue is that Skye hasn’t been the same since getting hit with the black mist
- Kip Sabian disses Philly sports teams until a returning Mark Briscoe decides he’s heard enough and clears him out of the ring
- Renee Paquette talks to the former Jericho Appreciation Society members, and Anna Jay asks them all to back her up, but bickering breaks out when Callis appears to make a business proposition to Matt Menard and Angelo Parker, who also gets a visit from Ruby Soho
- Abadon def. Anna Jay, Skye Blue and Willow Nightingale by pinning Anna Jay to earn a title shot against Hikaru Shida on Collision
- “Dammit Max!” The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass wants to invite everyone to National 69 Day in eight days, but Max Caster takes it too far, as always, to invite MJF
- A short clip is shown of a faux press conference between Orange Cassidy and Claudio Castagnoli
- Konosuke Takeshita def. Kyle Fletcher by pinfall, and Fletcher’s attempt to seek revenge on The Don Callis Family with a steel chair afterward actually .. impresses Callis