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4/1 AEW RAMPAGE REPORT

It is Friday, and AEW Rampage was taped after Dynamite at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia South Carolina. Our commentary team is Excalibur, Taz, Chris Jericho, and Ricky Starks.

The Young Bucks vs Top Flight

• They start in the ring with Dante Martin and Nick Jackson starting the match.
• Lots of high flying here, a nice move where Nick is on the apron, Dante leaps onto the top rope, and Nick shoves him and he back flips back into the ring.
• They go to the floor, attempt drop kicks at the same time, then go face to face
• They return to the ring and Matt clotheslines Dante and then tags in
• All four men are in the ring and Top Flight takes over
• Quick tags from Top Flight
• Darius Martin has Matt Jackson down and covers for a one count
• Dante tags in and Matt is able to take over and tag in Nick
• Top Flight gets a series of leaps out of the ring into the Bucks
• The Bucks wipe out Darius and then Dante outside the ring
• The Bucks take over as we go picture in picture
• When we return to full screen, Dante tags in and he’s able to take down the Bucks ending with a HIGH drop kick off the top
• Nick is tagged in and they have a quick sequence of kicks and leaps onto Nick by Top Flight
• Dante goes for the nose dive and gets shoved to the outside
• Nick and Darius throw hands
• The Bucks end the sequence with the BTE trigger and the three count.

Winners: The Young Bucks

We get a video package of the feud between Kris Statlander and Leyla Hirsch.

Dan Lambert, Paige Vanzant, Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky are in the ring, and Dan makes a comment about Cody leaving. He then goes after Sammy Guevara and Tay Conti, and they all throw some insults their way. Dan says they will never get a match. Sammy is backstage on the big screen and he and Tay take sledge hammers to Dan’s car.

Tony was in the back with Hook. Instead, Danhausen comes out and talks about how his Curse did not work on Hook. He tries again and Hook just walks away.

House of Black vs Dark Order (Stu Grayson and Evil Uno) and Fuego Del Sol

Stu and Matthews start out. They run the ropes and then move to fight in the corner. Grayson knocks Matthews to the floor and then leaps onto him. Matthews is tossed in and Stu gets a one count. Stu goes to tag in Uno, but Fuego takes the tag instead. Stu is tossed out by Matthews and Matthews hits a snake eyes on Fuego. Brody King tosses Fuego into Stu and Uno outside the ring as we go picture in picture.

When they return to full screen, Fuego is able to get the hot tag to Stu, and he and Uno clean house. The sequence ends when Brody lawn darts Stu into Uno, breaking up the pin on Matthews. It looked impressive. Fuego is tagged in and Brody cannonballs into Stu and Uno on the outside. Fuego sneaks in and calls out Malachi. The rest of the House of Black roll into the ring surrounding him. As they close in, Uno and Stu drag Matthews and King out of the ring and Fuego rolls up Malachi for a two count.

Malachi gets in a series of blows, but Fuego gets a Poisonrana and goes for leaping attack only to take a spin kick from Malachi. Malachi for the three count.

Winners and named Chris Jericho’s Sports Entertainers of the week: House of Black

In the back, the Young Bucks go over their awards and accolades and how they beat FTR for every award. The Bucks say they accepts FTRs challenge.

Jamie Hayter vs Skye Blue in an Owen Hart Memorial Tournament Qualifying Match

Hayter drives Blue into the ropes and breaks with a light slap. Blue gets an arm bar on and Hayter backs them into the corner for the break. Jericho lets us know that Britt Baker is boycotting AEW until they return to Pittsburgh.

They run the ropes and when Hayter goes for a roll up, Blue spins over and covers for a one count. Blue gets an arm drag and holds it as an arm bar. Hayter works to her feet and tosses Blue to the ropes and Blue hits a spinning head scissors. Hayter is able to recover and hits a suplex into the turnbuckle on Blue/. She keeps tossing Blue into the buckles. Hayter goes for a delayed vertical suplex, but Blue escapes.

Blue gets a crucifix bomb for a two count. Then a sunset flip for a two count. Hayter gets a slam on her knee. Blue lays in a series of forearms. Blue gets another flying head scissors and a flying knee strike. Blue gets a trust kick and covers for a two count. Hayter is able to get a back drop driver and goes to the corner where Blue stops Hayter with a thrust kick. Blue goes to the top and Hayter hits the ropes. They are both on top, Hayter suplexes Blue from the top and then hits a sheer drop brain buster. Hayter then hits the ripcord clothesline and covers for the three count.

Winner: Jamie Hayter

In the back, Penta Obscuro warns House of Black to stop attacking Fuego.

Excalibur gives a rundown of next week’s Dynamite.

We have the main event interview with Powerhouse Hobbs and Keith Lee with Mark Henry.

Powerhouse Hobbs vs Keith Lee

HOSS FIGHT!!!

They lock up and neither gets an advantage. They lock up again and got into the ropes for a break. Hobbs is able to get a side headlock on Lee. They go to the ropes again, and then run the ropes, with no one moving with shulder blocks. Lee is able to knock Hobbs out of the ring as we go to picture in picture.

When they return to full screen, they have been brawling on the floor. Hobbs is in control inside the ring and Lee is trying to fight his way up from his knees. Hobbs clotheslines Lee down again and covers for a two count. He drapes Lee on the second rope and holds him there with a foot. He fights his way to his feet and keeps striking. Hobbs tries to hit a hip toss and Lee clotheslines him down for a two count.

Lee calls for a gorilla press and when he goes for a spirit bomb, Hobbs is able to reverse it and give Lee a back drop. Both men struggle to get up and when they do, Hobbs is able to get a spinning slam when Lee comes off the ropes for a two count. They go to the corner and Lee tosses Hobbs across the ring. Lee head butts Hobbs to the mat.

Starks and Taz leave the announce table and Starks gets on the apron with a chair, and when Lee is tossed to the ropes, he knocks the chair out of Starks’ hands. They jack jaws until Swerve Strickland attacks Starks. Hobbs gets a spine buster and covers but there’s no referee, who is telling Starks and Swerve to leave.

Hobbs breaks the hold and grabs the ref. Lee is able to grab Hobbs and hits the Ground Zero for a three count.

Winner: Keith Lee

Starks and Swerve keep fighting and Starks puts Swerve through a table with the Rochambeau. Starks gets into the ring and Lee swats him out of the ring. Hobbs grabs the dropped chair and swats Lee in the back. Starks grabs a table and they set it up in the ring. They lean it up in the corner and beat down Lee. Lee recovers and grabs Starks, but Hobbs spears Lee through the table.

And we are desperately out of time!

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