It is Friday, it’s time for AEW Rampage, which was recorded after Dynamite on Wednesday in St Louis MO, at the Chaifetz Arena. The commentary team is Excalibur, Taz, Chris Jericho, and for the first match, William Regal.
Jon Moxley vs Dante Martin
Dante holds a hand out for a handshake and Mox slaps it. They lock up and go into the corner, and when they break, Mox slaps Dante and Dante slaps back. They then lock up with a greco roman knuckle lock. Mox is able to shove Dante Down, and Dante is able to pull himself back up. Mox gets a wrist lock and takes down Dante, and Dante is able to reverse it. Mox reverses back and takes Dante down.
They run the ropes and Mox tuns right through him. Mox gets a headlock take down, and Dante works back up to his feet. Dante is able to throw him off and then gets a Hurricanrana and takes Mox down with a series of kicks. Mox goes to the outside to slow things down. Mox gets back in and Mox asks Dante to give him chest chops. After he gives three, Mox drops him with a chop, and then chops him in each corner. Mox then throws Dante hard into the corner and we go picture in picture.
When they return to full screen, Mox locks in a Texas Cloverleaf on Dante and pulls him to the middle of the ring. Mox then turns it into a stretch. Mox then drives a knee into Dante back and covers for a two count. Mox goes to the top and Dante leaps up and takes Mox down with a Hurricanrana from the top turn buckle. Mox is able to hit a butterfly suplex for the second turnbuckle for a two count.
Mox hits hammer and anvil elbows and then misses a sliding lariat. Dante knocks Mox to the apron, Then kicks him to the floor and then leaps with a double hammer onto Mox, rolls him into the ring, hits a high cross body from the top for a two count.
They trade forearms, and Dante is able to get on the apron, goes for his two rope moonsault, but Mox gets out of the way and Dante lands on his feet. Mox locks in a sleeper and Dante walks up the ropes to the top turnbuckle. Mox breaks the hold and then goes for a super plex, but Dante hits a series of elbows and then an avalanche sliced bread for a two count.
Mox and Dante trade kicks, and it ends when Mox hits a cutter. Dante comes off the ropes and Mox misses a lariat, allowing Dante to hit a sunset flip for a two count. Dante then runs into the lariat from Mox for a two count. Mox then hits the hammer and anvil elbows and rolls Dante into the body capture and Dante taps out.
Winner: Jon Moxley
The Ass Boys and Max Caster Vs Bear Country and Leon Ruffin
Max Caster gets his shot in at NDAs so there’s your insider bit from him.
Ruffin gets beat down by the Gunn Boys and Max Caster hits the flying elbow to finish the match.
So, Bear Country didn’t even need to show up.
Winners: Ass Boys and Max Caster
Lexie interviews Hook which will be inserted later.
Jade Cargill (TBS Champion) vs Willow Nightingale
Stokely Hathaway joins commentary. Jade is named the Sports Entertainer of the Week by Jericho.
Jade tosses Willow after a waist lock. Jade works Willow in the corner, and Willow escapes and does a cartwheel. That does nothing. Jade misses a pump kick and Willow is able to use that miss to hit an insigiri. Willow then get grabbed by Jade who does a series of squats holding Willow on her shoulders. Willow is able to escape and gets a quick pin for the two count.
They run the ropes, and Willow tries for the pounce, but Jade dodges it, knocks Willow the outside, and as Kiera Hogan is attacking Willow, we go picture in picture.
When we return to full screen, Willow hits a cannonball for a two count. Jade is able to escape a gut wrench, hits a face buster, and then the Jaded for the three count.
Winner and still champion TBS Champion: Jade Cargill
After the match Kiera Hogan attacks Willow and we get Athena’s music. As Jade and Kiera watch the ramp, Athena hits the O Face from behind, and Kris Statlander runs down to join in and drive off Jade and Hogan
We then get a recap of Jay Lethal and Satnam Singh from last week’s main event.
Mark Henry interview Darby Allin and reDRagon about the main event match. Bobby Fish says stepping into a ring with him is a bad idea. Darby says they won’t have a wrestling match, they are going to have a fight.
Darby Allin vs Bobby Fish
Bobby attacks Darby before the bell and ends the attack with a dragon screw out of the ring. Bobby then attacks Darby outside the ring. Darby is able to leap over an attack by Fish and Darby gets into ring and hits a cross body from the ring onto Fish.
The go into the ring. Fish hits a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Fish misses a moonsault and rolls to the floor and Darby leaps out of the ring onto Fish. They brawl outside the ring. Fish then hits a pair of Dragon Screws into the barricade as we go picture in picture.
When they return to full screen, Fish goes for the stalling vertical suplex, but Darby reverses it into a Scorpion Death Drop. Both men are down, struggling to get up. Darby is up first and charges into Fish in the corner. Darby goes for a coffin splash in the corner, but Fish is able to keep Darby under control until Darby climbs the ropes in Fish’s grasp and hold Fish’s shoulders down for a two count. Darby hits a Code Red for a two count.
Fish goes to the floor and Darby this a coffin drop from the top. Darby is up first and tosses Fishy into the ring. Fish is able to charge Darby and they both go to the floor again. This time Fish is up first and he hits Darby with knees and then tosses Darby into the steel steps. Fish tosses Darby onto the apron and goes after his leg.
Darby starts to get up and Fish keeps up the attack. Fish is able to hit Darby with a German suplex onto the apron. Darby is rolled into the ring and Fish puts him on the top. Fish hits an avalanche Falcon Arrow for a two count, and Fish immediately locks on an ankle lock. Darby is able to work to his feet, puts on the Last Supper for the pin and the win.
Winner: Darby Allin
Fish drops Darby and then calls for Kyle O’Reilly who comes to the ring with a chair.
And the lights go out.
When they come back on IT’S STING! Sting nails Kyle in the yam bag, and takes his chair. Sting gives the chair to Darby and Darby wraps Fish's ankle in the chair and then leaps onto it. Sting gets in a blow on Fish’s leg with his bat and we are desperately out of time!
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