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It is Friday and Rampage was recorded after AEW Dynamite at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. Our commentary team is Excalbur, Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross, and Chris Jericho.

Chaos (Rocky Romero, Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) vs United Empire (Kyle Fletcher, Jeff Cobb and Will Ospreay)

Trent and Kyle start off by locking up collar and elbow. They move to arm bars and Trent grabbing a side headlock, Trent is shot off into the ropes, and he knocks Kyle into the ropes who comes off with a big boot. Kyle lays in chops and they run the ropes while Trent hits a meteora. Rocky and Ospreay tag in and Ospreay takes Rocky down with chops. 

Rocky is whipped into the ropes and comes off with a leaping hurricanrana and Ospreay rolls to the outside. Ricky tries to charge, but Cobb gets in the ring to cut him off.  The Tag Team Siren goes off and everyone is fighting until Chaos gets dives onto the United Empire. Rocky tags in Chuck and they start working over Ospreay with quick tags.

The Tag Team Siren goes off again as we go to picture in picture.  When they return to full screen, Cobb tries to slam Chuck, but Chuck floats over and hits Soul Food. Kyle tags in at the same time as Trent, and they throw hands in the middle of the ring. They each try to take control, but eventually Trent gets a slam. Trent then gets a pair of suplexes. They go to the corner and Trent tries for a rope assisted DDT, but Kyle is able to stop him and turns it into a sheer drop brainbuster. 

Kyle comes off the ropes, but Rocky and Trent hit leaping knees on him instead. Kyle is draped on the ropes and Rocky leaps off the top to hit a drop kick, followed by Trent hitting a drop kick as well. Trent goes for a pin, but it’s broken up by Cobb, who drags Kyle to his corner for a tag after he Lifts Rocky and tosses him into the corner. Rocky and Trent hit a pair of leaping double knee strikes and then Chuck comes in for a body slam on Cobb. 

All three members of Chaos stay in the ring, and Cobb gets hit with the assisted Soul Food into a slam.  And they give the people what they want, which allows Cobb to take out Trent and Chuck by suplexing both of them at the same time. Rocky, who escapes the suplex, gets a back heel kick. He goes to the top for a hurricanrana, but Cobb blocks it and hits an overhead release German suplex. 

Ospreay is tagged in and he hits a diving elbow strike on Rocky. Ospreay charges and Rocky is able to grab him and get a back slide for two.  EVERYONE IS BACK IN THE RING AGAIN. After more attacks it comes back down to Rocky and Ospreay, and after they attempt a series of moves, Rocky ends the sequence with a clothesline that turns Opsreay inside out. Kyle hits a spinning tombstone and Ospreay hits the Hidden Blade for the pin and the win.

Winners: United Empire

Taya Valkyrie vs The Already In The Ring Trish Adora

Taya starts with forearms and then lays in chops. She works over Trish in the corner before covering for two. Trish gets in a few blows and an uppercut when Taya rushes her in the corner. Taya then hits a German Suplex as Trish is hung up on the second rope. 

Trish gets a pump kick and a few forearms, finally knocking down Taya. Taya is able to hit a spear out of the corner and then hits a curb stomp after typing up Trish’s legs and arms from behind. Taya then gets the pin and the win.

Winner: Taya Valkyrie

In the back, Matt and Jeff accept the challenge from The Gunns. 

Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal and Karen Jarrett vs Mark Briscoe, Poppa Briscoe, and Aubrey Edwards

Mark and Lethal start out, they look up collar and elbow, and Mark turns it into a side headlock into a tackle. Jeff tags in after Lethal is whipped to the ropes and he hits a series of striker and then struts. Mark lays in chops and follows with a pair of hip tosses, and Jeff tags in Karen, so Aubrey tags in. Karen circles the ring and rather than locking up, tag in Lethal.

Mark tags in and goes back to strikes on Lethal and Poppa Briscoe is tagged in. After a double shoulder tackle, he covers Lethal but doesn’t hook the leg so he only gets two. Poppa tags in Mark who gets a body slam on Lethal. Mark goes to the top, but Sonjay gets on the apron, so Mark climbs down to deal with him, allowing Lethal and Jarrett to pull him off the apron and work him over on the floor as we go to picture in picture.

When we return to full screen, Lethal is working over Mark in the corner. Mark gets a clothesline on Lethal, but Jeff is able to cut him off with a clothesline from the apron. Both men struggle to get the tag, but Jeff is tagged in first. Jeff stops Mark and both he and Lethal work over Mark. Mark is whipped into the ropes and gets a double clothesline and all three men are down. 

Poppa gets the hot tag, neither Jeff nor Lethal want to attack him, so he takes down Jeff with a pair of clotheslines. Lethal charges, but Poppa holds up an accusing finger and Lethal stops in his tracks. He whips Lethal to the corner, and Mark charges into him, and Poppa clotheslines him. Sonjay gets a clothesline on the apron and Jeff gets a spear for two. Aubrey is tagged in and they cat fight on the mat. 

Aubrey gets a pair of snap mares by the hair. Karen rakes the eyes and grabs a guitar. The ref tells her to get rid of it and Aubrey kicks Karen and picks up the guitar. Lethal gets between them before Aubrey can use the guitar. Lethal then taunts Aubrey as Satnam gets on the apron. The ref turns to tell Satnam to get off the apron and Lethal takes the guitar shot.

Karen tries for The Stroke, but Aubrey pushes her off and picks the ankle, Aubrey gets the figure four and Karen taps out.

Winners: Mark Briscoe, Poppa Briscoe, and Aubrey Edwards

Pure Southern Wrasslin’ shenanigans. 

Lexi Nair interviews Taya Valkyrie and asks her how she is feeling. She talks about how great she feels that she is winning. Kris Statlander comes in and says it’s not her fault that Jade put out an open challenge and she accepted so she could win the TBS Championship.  Taya says that she broke Jade Cargill down for her. Statlander says she will defend the title anywhere and any time. 

It’s time for the Main Event, and Mark Henry is interrupted by Don Callis who says that Takeshita only wrestles top level athletes, but Takeshita is the new God of Pro Wrestling. He then joins commentary. 

Bandido vs Konosuke Takeshita

Don and Takeshita do not get the nuclear heat when they come out this time.  They start by throwing hands in the middle of the ring. They move to running the ropes, and Takeshita gets a high boot, hoists Bandido into a fireman's carry and then just tosses him to the mat. Bandido avoids the running knee and tries for the 21 plex, but Takeshita holds onto the rope to block it. 

Bandido is tossed to the outside and Takeshita springboard onto him outside the ring. They brawl at ringside with Takeshita getting the majority of the offense. They brawl into the crowd and then back to the ring. Bandido is able to get a stalled vertical suplex, but can’t capitalize. Bandido gets a second stalled vertical suplex. Bandido is whipped into the corner, and he avoids the charge, knocks Takeshita onto the apron and then hits a hurricanrana from the top to the floor. 

Callis heads to ringside and is showered with boos.  Bandido rolls Takeshita into the ring and tries for a springboard, but Takeshita grabs him and drives him into his knee as we move to picture in picture.

When we return to full screen, Takeshita was in control through the entire break and he has Bandido in a body scissors on the mat. Takeshita moves to a body lock. Bandido gets to his feet and elbows out of it, and Takeshita nails Bandido with a rolling body shot. Takeshita takes a series of forearms and chops on Takeshita, who cuts him off with a clothesline and then pounds on Bandido as he is down. Takeshita runs into a boot in the corner  and Bandido hits a tornado from the top and then a DDT. 

Takeshita rolls out of the ring before Bandido can cover. Bandido goes to the top for a moonsault from the top to the floor. Callis starts stalking Bandido, but Bandido is up and rolls Takeshifda into the ring. Takeshita gets a blue thunder bomb for two. Bandido is able to hit a gorilla press on Takeshita and goes to the top. He hits a frog splash for two. Bandido puts Takeshita on top, and Takeshita starts biting Bandido to stop the suplex. Takeshita hits a clothesline off the top and then both go to the mat where Takeshita covers for two.

Takeshita hits a series of blows before getting up. He tries for the running knee, and Bandido is able to grab Takeshita and grab a Fireman's carry into a GTS. Bandido tries for the 21 plex, but Takeshita rolls through it and lands on his feet. He attempts a German suplex and Bandido lands on HIS feet. They trade high boots and Takeshita lifts Bandido for a power slam, but Bandido escapes out the back and gets a sunset flip for two. 

Takeshita tries for another slam but Bandido reverses it into a Hurricanrana for two. Bandido tries for clotheslines, but Takeshita absorbs them and then comes off the rope with a leaping knee strike. Takeshita nails a shot to the back of Bandido’s head and then follows with a driving knee for the pin and the win.

Winner: Takeshita.

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