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It is Friday, and this week's AEW Rampage was taped Wednesday night at the PNC Arena in Raleigh North Carolina. Our commentary team is Excalibur, Ricky Starks, Taz, and Chris Jericho.
Adam Cole vs Trent Beretta
Cole starts off trying for the pump kick, but Trent dodges and chops him down. Cole tries to regroup, but Trent tosses him over his head and keep up the attack. Cole goes to the outside where a half ton of his people are with him. Trent gets on the apron and has his legs swept out from under him and both men return to the ring.
Cole hits a neck breaker and whips him from turnbuckle to turnbuckle. Cole hits another neck breaker and the commentary team goes over how Trent's injury that he is coming back from was neck surgery. Trent rolls to the outside. Cole goes for the Panama Sunrise on the outside and Trent blocks it and turns it into a back body drop. They brawl on the outside on the picture in picture section, with Cole having the upper hand.
When they return to full screen, Trent mounts his comeback, ending with a two count on Cole. The fight moves to the corner and Trent stops Cole with chops and he gets an avalanche brain buster on Cole for a two count. Trent gets Cole up twice, but Cole escapes both time and is able to hit a back stabber. Cole tries to set for a superkick, but Trent stops him. Cole gets a brain buster across the knee for a two count.
They go to the apron, Trent gets a pile driver. They go into the middle of the ring and Cole gets a destroyer for a two count. Cole goes for a Panama sunrise but Trent blocks it again and hits a suplex. They keep trading these moves, and Trent stops another Sunrise attempt and instead hits a strong zero for a two count.
The Best Friends and the Elite brawl on the outside to distract the ref. Cole hits a low blow and follows with a Boom knee strike, a cover and a three count.
Your winner: Adam Cole
Solid, entertaining match with a shenanigan filled finish, which I expect at this point with these two teams. Good opener to the show.
We get a video package for Thunder Rosa and Mercedes Martinez.
Shawn Spears vs. Andrew Everett
Andrew is already in the ring, so you know what that means. Wardlow comes to the ring in street clothes, including his coat.
Spears hits the C4 in less than two minutes and covers for the three.
Your winner: Shawn Spears
After the match, Spears says he is just as good as CM Punk. He talks about himself as the crowd chants for Wardlow.
The Acclaimed have a music video mocking Sting and Darby Allin.
Red Velvet, Kris Statlander, and Leyla Hirsch vs Nyla Rose, Bunny, and Penelope Ford
Leyla tags herself in and gets tossed around by Nyla Rosa
Rose taunts Statlander into the ring and then goes back to work on Layla
Statlander tags herself in. and works with the Bunny
Statlander hits a scoop slam and gets a two count.
Red Velvet tags in and after a couple of moves, tags in Leyla
Dissent between Leyla and Statlander allows Bunny to get to her corner to tag in Nyla, who takes everyone out as we go picture in picture
When we come back from commercial, Nyla choke slams Red for a two count.
Nyla misses a senton and they struggle to their corners
Statlander tags in and cleans house
She hits a gourd buster on Ford for a two count.
Ford misses a cutter and Statlander locks on the spider crab, broken up by Bunny as Vickie Guerrero distracts the ref.
Statlander hits the blue thunder bomb for a two count.
Layla tags herself in and her and Statlander argue, allowing Ford to sneak in and grab the quick tag on Leyla.
Your winners: Nyla Rose, Bunny and Penelope Ford
The Men of the Year and Dan Lambert talk about how it's not right that Cody is hiding and Sammy Guevara is ducking them.
Ricky Starks is running down Jay Lethal for getting involved is his match on Wednesday and Jay Lethal comes out and challenges him for the FTW championship. Referees come out to keep them apart as Taz says that Lethal will never be the FTW champion.
We get a rundown of the card on Dynamite next week.
Mark Henry interviews them and then lets us know that the time for talking is done and it's time for the main event.
Jurassic Express (AEW Tag Team Champions) vs John Silver and Alex Reynolds
Jungle Boy starts with Reynolds and they trade wrist locks until Reynolds gets an arm drag.
They lock up again, and climbs the ropes for an arm dag
Luchasaurus tags in and just tosses Reynolds around.
JB tags in and hits a Senton from the top for a two count.
Silver is tagged in and he knocks Luchasaurus off the arpon and hits a BIT back body drop on JB
Silver goes over the top onto Luchasaurus and gets in Christian Cage's face
JB leaps on Silver followed by Reynolds leaping onto JB as we go picture in picture
JB and Reynolds are in the ring through the break. Silver tags in and tosses JB around again.
When they go full screen, JB tags in Luchasaurus, who cleans house.
He ends the bit by choke slamming Silver onto Reynolds and covers Silver for a two count
JB is tagged in and Luchasaurus goes out with a low bridge
Reynolds is tagged in, and they go for the doomsday device, but JB escapes.
They all go to the corner, and he is able to hit the super plex on everyone.
Silver and Reynolds are able to take out Luchasaurus with kicks
Reynolds goes for a jack knife after Silver hits a German Suplex on JB for a two count
On the apron, JB hits a Hurricanrana on Silver into Evil Uno on the floor.
JB hits a destroyer on Reynolds for a two count
Luchasaurus is tagged in a everyone is brawling in the ring.
Luchasaurus takes out Reynolds and covers him for the three count
Your winners and still AEW Tag Team Champions: Jurassic Express
And we are out of time!
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