AEW Rampage live results: Bryan Danielson vs. Daniel Garcia

The Continental Classic continues on tonight’s AEW Rampage with a Bryan Danielson vs. Daniel Garcia bout. 

Wrestling two tournament bouts in 24 hours, Danielson will face Garcia on tonight’s episode prior to another Continental Classic match on Saturday’s Collision show.

Danielson is 1-0 in the Continental Classic Blue League, and has another bout on tomorrow’s Collision against Andrade El Idolo as well. Garcia is 0-2 in the tournament to this point. 

The International Championship will also be on the line on tonight’s episode, as Orange Cassidy defends his title against Angelico. 

In a women’s division contest, Trish Adora will take on Abadon. 

The Don Callis Family will be in tag team action on the show, with Konosuke Takeshita teaming with Powerhouse Hobbs against Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal. 

An appearance by Hook has also been announced for tonight’s episode. 

Tonight’s show was taped Wednesday, December 6 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Spoilers from the event can be found here. 

Taped in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 

Ian Riccaboni, Tony Schiavone and Matt Menard were on commentary. 

Orange Cassidy defeated Angelico (w/ Serpentico) to retain the AEW International Title (11:46)

Hook, Danhausen, and a mini-Danhausen accompanied Cassidy to the ring. An angle on last night’s ROH Honor Club where Angelico clipped Cassidy’s leg set up this match. Serpentico and Angelico are the “SAP” and honest to goodness, I thought I heard an “SAP!” chant.  But that was quickly shouted down by chants for Cassidy.

Cassidy has the most wins in a calendar year (this one) in AEW, which is something. Tremendous mat work from both guys to start. Cassidy countered out of a torture rack with a tijeras, which sent Angelico to the floor. Angelico went after Cassidy’s leg with a hard kick. It didn’t keep Cassidy from connecting on a rana, but he injured it again on a kip up. Cassidy fell to the floor selling his injured leg.

Back in the ring, Angelico worked on the leg, tying up Cassidy legs in a death lock and stretching Cassidy into a surfboard. Cassidy fought up, but Angelico countered into a desperate pin attempt for a near fall.

After a break, Cassidy countered a suplex with a Stundog Millionaire. Cassidy hit the Beach Break, but was too injured to make the cover. Cassidy tried to set up the Orange Punch, but Serpencio tripped Cassidy up, and Angelico hit a pump kick. Danhausen tripped up Angelico when he ran the ropes, dodged an attack from Serpentico, then cursed Angelico! Cassidy rolled up Angelico, but Angelico’s kick out sent Cassidy crashing into Danhausen.

Angelico tied up Cassidy’s legs in a submission, while Serpentico locked Danhausen in a chinlock on the floor. Cassidy got a ropebreak. There was some more nonsense on the floor with Serpentico and Danhausen, which ended with Danhausen low-blowing Serpentico. Cassidy caught Angelico with a rollup for another near fall, then finished off Angelico with the Orange Punch and got the pinfall.

Fun match that didn’t need the nonsense from Serpentico and Danhausen. 

Abadon defeated Trish Adora (3:29)

Abadon? But it isn’t Halloween!

Abandon laughed off a hard chop from Adora, who followed up with 20 more. Adora countered a surfboard attempt with a bite to the butt. Adora’s finisher is called the “Lariat Tubman” and that’s a fantastic name for a finisher. Abandon took Adora down with a stomp in the corner, then battered Adora with forearms. Adora came back with a jawbreaker and a pump kick. Abandon popped back up, ducked the Lariat Tubman, hit a series of knees and finished off Adora with the Black Dahlia.

After the match, the lights went out. When they came back on, TBS Champion Julia Hart appeared. Hart laid the title at Abadon’s feet. They picked up the belt, and the lights went out again. When the lights came back on, but Julia Hart and the title belt were gone.

Push Hart and Abadon to the pay-per-view and see what happens.

– A video package previewed the Mercedes Martinez/Willow Nightingale match for tomorrow night’s Collision. 

Konosuke Takeshita & Powerhouse Hobbs defeated Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal (w/ Don Callis) (7:32 aired)

Callis joined the commentary team, who immediately begins positioning his team as the next roadblock for the Golden Jets.

Hobbs crushed Daniels with a bodyblock, then threw him across the ring with a slam. Daniels escaped a suplex attempt from Takeshita and tagged Sydal, who flew in with a springboard dropkick. Sydal escaped a tombstone from Takeshita, but it didn’t take long for Takeshita to assert his advantage and retake control.

After a break, Sydal countered a blue thunder bomb with a rana. Hobbs and Daniels got the tags, and Daniels hit Hobbs with a rana… and then got flattened with a lariat. Takeshita took out Sydal with a boot, and Hobbs hit Daniels with a spinebuster. World’s Most Dangerous (fka Mark Henry’s World’s Strongest Slam) got Hobbs the pinfall. 

– A replay of Dante Martin’s grizzly injury (and please, please stop replaying that. It’s awful.) led to Rene Paquette interviewing Top Flight and Action Andretti. Dante Martin accepted the challenge Penta made for a trios match. 

Bryan Danielson (2-0-0, 6pts) defeated Daniel Garcia (0-3-0, 0pts) in a Blue League Continental Classic match (15:27)

A more serious Garcia is back to basic trunks and black towel.  Garcia had a nice wrist lock on early, but Danielson escaped with a throw.

Danielson worked over Garcia’s legs with kicks. Garcia battled back with punches and stomped Danielson in the corner. Garcia hung Danielson in the ropes upside down, then dove into Danielson with a dropkick for a near fall. Danielson countered a suplex attempt with a German suplex.

After a split-screen break, Daneilson battered Garcia with kicks to the chest. Garcia battled back with chops, slaps and a backdrop suplex. Garcia went for a Gotch-style piledriver but Danielson countered that into a triangle choke. Danielson hit some elbows in the choke, then rolled on top of Garcia to pummel him with his fists. Garica managed to get a rope break, and referee Aubrey Edwards made Danielson release the hold.

Danielson went for the busaiku knee. but Garcia dropped to his stomach. Garcia was playing possum though, and surprised Danielson with a small package for two. Garcia caught Dnaielson in the sharpshooter, which he transitioned into a piledriver for two. This was a great sequence.

Garcia said, “He’s gonna get his head kicked in!” then proceeded to kick Danielson’s head in. The crowd did not like this turn of events. Garcia broke out the dance, and then ran right into the busaiku knee… for two. Daneilson then kicked Garcia’s head in. Garcia put up a fight, but after some forearms, Danielson locked in the LeBell Lock. Garcia tried to get to the ropes, so Danielson hit him with some more forearms, locked in the LeBell lock again, and Garcia passed out.

Great match.

Final Thoughts:

During the main event, it’s made official that next Friday on Honor Club, Jon Moxley, Claudio Castignolia and Bryan Danielson will take on FTR and Mark Briscoe at Final Battle. So, that’s awesome.

The main event is worth going out of your way to see.