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4/22 AEW RAMPAGE REPORT

It is Friday, and AEW Rampage was taped after Wednesday’s Dynamite in Pittsburgh PA at the Petersen Events Center. Our commentary team is Excalibur, Taz, and Ricky Starks.

Adam Cole vs Tomohiro Ishii in an Owen Hart Tournament Qualifying match

Ishii is from New Japan and has been on a tour of the US with New Japan Strong.

They lock up and go right to running the ropes and Ishii doesn’t move when Cole runs into him. Cole rolls to the outside to regroup. Cole attacks Ishii with kicks and strike, and then turns to brag about his work and Ishii batters him down immediately.  Coll rolls to the outside and Ishii follows him and works him over with strikes until Ishii hits the ring post when Cole dodges. Cole tosses Ishii into the ring and mounts him and starts striking. Cole then puts on a rear chin lock to wear Ishii down.

Ishii works his way up, but Cole is able to get a neck breaker to force him down again. Cole goes after Ishii with kicks and then start slapping him in the corner.  Not a good idea, as Ishii starts ignoring the blows. Ishii walks into Cole’s strikes until Ishii throws one strike and knocks him down. Cole runs the ropes and Ishii hits a power slam.

Ishii hits a back drop suplex for a two count. Ishii picks Cole up for a power bomb, and Cole fights his way out. Cole is able to pick Ishii up for a shoulder breaker as we go to picture in picture.

When we return to full screen, Ishii is on the top and is able to hit a super plex on Cole for a two count. Ishii misses the sliding lariat and C9ole is able to get a pair of kicks.  Cole drops the knee pad and misses the Boom knee. Ishii hits the sliding lariat and covers for a two count. Ishii picks up Cole for the sheer drop brain buster, but Cole is able to escape and drop Ishii for another shoulder breaker. Cole covers for a two count.

Cole is up first and goes up and goes for the Panama Sunrise, but Ishii dodges it. Cole hits a super kick which just irritates Ishii. They trade attacks in the middle of the ring until both men are down. Ishii is up first and after they trade blows, Ishii turns Cole inside out with a clothesline. Ishii calls for the brain buster.

Jay White runs down to ring side and takes out Rocky Romero and then heads up the ramp. Ishii and the ref are distracted and Cole hits the low blow on Ishii. Cole hits the Boom knee and covers for the three.

Winner and advancing to the Tournament: Adam Cole

We get a video that shows that Jericho and his team tried to get into the building, but security shows up.  Daniel Garcia says he can beat Eddie Kingston without them.

In the back, Hook runs into Danhausen and Danhausen asks for a match. Hook slams him against the wall and say Danhausen has his attention.

Lance Archer vs Serpentco

We get to see how violent Archer is before his match with Wardlow on Dynamite Wednesday.  The match is over as soon as I typed that sentence with the Black Hole Slam.

Winner: Lance Archer

Archer then gives a series of choke slams while mocking Wardlow’s “symphony”.

We get a video about Tony Nese signing with Mark Sterling.

Daniel Garcia vs Eddie Kingston – All members of the Jericho Appreciation Society, Santana and Ortiz are banned from the building

Eddie comes in striking Garcia. Garcia is covering up and trying to dodge, abut when Eddie gets him down, Eddie goes for a sliding kick and then they go out of the ring where Eddie keeps up the attack. Garcia is able to get a kick to the gut And they return to the ring and Garcia starts stomping Eddie. He then starts with knee strikes and Eddie is able to get up and resumes his attack.

Garcia is able to get a shoulder to the midsection and gets a wrist lock and nails more knee strikes.  Garcia lets Eddie gets up and they trade strikes in the middle of the ring. They go to the corner and Garcia mounts for a series of strikes and then bites Eddie. Eddie is able to turn things around, gets his own bite in. Garcia gets a series of strikes, they go to the outside and Garcia drives Eddie into the ring post as we go picture in picture.

When they return to full screen, Eddie and Garcia are trading chops in the middle of the ring. Garcia then hits a kick and a series of uppercuts. He locks in an abdominal stretch on Eddie and then he hits a German suplex on Eddie for a two count after Eddie tries for a dragon sleeper. Garcia is able to get Eddie to the corner and then bicycle kicking him while Eddie is on the mat. Eddie fights his way up and then hits a leap off the middle rope.  Eddie tries for a DDT, but Garcia is able to reverse it into a Boston Crab. Eddie makes it to the ropes for the break.

Garcia is up first, and gets an arm bar.  He goes to grab Eddie off the mat, and Eddie hits an eye poke and an exploder for a two count. Eddie calls for the spinning back fist. Garcia goes for a single leg and Eddie is able to get a back drop.  Garcia gets up and Eddie hits the spinning back fist, covers and gets the three count.

Winner: Eddie Kingston

Eddie takes off his belt and tells Garcia that he is saving the whipping for Jericho.

In the back, Tony Schiavone is with Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee. They cut a promo on Team Taz./ They say that Team Taz won the battle but the war is far from over.

Ricky Starks answers them with Powerhouse Hobbs at his back.

Tony is NOW in the back with Britt Baker, Jamie Hayter, and Toni Storm. They have words, but no one gets attacks or interrupted.  Weird.

We then get Jade Cargill and Marina Shafir having their pre-main event promos.  Mark gives the promo for Jade until after Shafir speaks. Then Jade states she will solve The Problem.

Jade Cargill (TBS Champion) vs Marina Shafir

This week the “Baddies section” for Jade is in the front row.

Jade puts The Baddies distract Shafir and Jade is able to suplex her.  Jade then her hands behind her back and Shafir hits a kick, then leaps onto Jade’s back.  Jade tosses her off. Shafir leaps at Jade, and Jade catches her and then tosses her to the mat. Shafir gets clotheslines over the top and Jade beats her up in front of the Baddies. Mark distracts the refs as Red Velvet gets in some strikes. Shafir is able to reverse Jade’s toss and tosses Jade into the ring.

Jade hits a back elbow in the corner and a back suplex for a two count. Jade mounts her and starts throwing hands, but Shafir is able to grab Fade’s ankle. Shafir gets in a kick and a front chancery locking it in. Jade is able to toss Shafir off and cover for a two as we go to picture in picture.

When they return to full screen, Jade locks on an abdominal stretch. Shafir is able to escape with a hip throw and a kick to Jade’s back. She grabs Jade’s leg and starts in with strikes on it and then locks on a knee bar. Jade is able to get to the ropes.  Shafir wraps Jade’s leg around the ring post and then Mark gets in Shafir’s face. Shafir suplexes Mark and then goes back to work on Jade’s leg.

Shafir is distracted by the Baddie and Jade is able to suplex her on the floor.  Jade then brings her to the time keeper’s table and slams her on it, but the table does not break. Jade tosses Shafir to the ring and goes back to celebrate with the Baddies.

Jade steps on Shafir’s chest and poses for a two count, but Shafir is able to bring her down and locked in a calf slicer. Jade is able to kick her way free. Jade picks up Shafir and hits the Jaded for the three count.

Winner and still TBS Champion: Jade Cargill

Jade gets a balloon drop for her 30th win and we are desperately out of time.

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