AEW Rampage live results: Jay White in-ring debut, Adam Cole vs. 10
Jay White, New Japan Pro Wrestling star and Bullet Club leader, will make his AEW in-ring debut on Friday’s edition Slam Dunk edition of Rampage that airs at 7 PM Eastern due to NBA All-Star Weekend on TNT.
White will take on Trent Beretta in singles action over a week after he assaulted Beretta and Rocky Romero in his on-screen debut. He followed that up with a Blade Runner on Beretta on last Friday’s Rampage after Roppongi Vice’s match with the Young Bucks.
Adam Cole will take on Dark Order’s 10 after Cole and reDRagon assaulted AEW World Champion Hangman Page on Wednesday. This will be the second Dark Order member Cole has faced after he recently defeated Evil Uno.
In a Face of the Revolution ladder match qualifier, Dante Martin will take on Powerhouse Hobbs as the former’s rivalry with Team Taz keeps going. The winner will advance to next month’s Revolution, joining Wardlow.
Friday’s show from Nashville, Tennessee, will also feature the second edition of the Serena Deeb five-minute rookie challenge.
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Excalibur, Taz, Ricky Starks, and Chris Jericho are on commentary.
Adam Cole defeated The Dark Order’s 10
10 was established as the stronger wrestler early. He knocked Cole down with a shoulder tackle and got the early advantage. 10 hit a German suplex during this period and Cole landed high on his head and neck. Cole then got back into it shortly after by focussing on 10’s leg.
10 got a 2 count after a big vertical suplex but then Cole went back to focussing the leg. 10 looked to start a comeback but as he charged at Cole he sold his leg and went to one knee. Cole then hit him with a pump kick as we went to picture in picture.
Cole worked the leg during picture in picture but then 10 started to make a comeback as we came back from break. He hit some clotheslines and a spine buster but always went back to selling his leg. He went for the full nelson but Cole countered and hit a back stabber.
10 countered the Panama Sunrise into a back drop and followed that up with a discus lariat for a 2 count. Commentary played up how if Cole loses, it would take him out of the #1 spot in the rankings.
Cole went for the Panama Sunrise a second time but this time 10 countered with a spear and got a 2 count. 10 got the full nelson locked in but Cole backed him up in the corner, which also took Aubrey Edwards out of position so he could hit a low blow undetected. He followed up the low blow with a series of super kicks and then his running knee to the back of the head and got the pin.
After the match, Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish came out to congratulate Cole.
– We then cut to a video package on the MJF vs CM Punk rivalry before going to commercial break.
Will Hobbs defeated Dante Martin In A Face of the Revolution Qualifying Match
Hobbs attacked Dante before the bell and beat him up in the corner a little. Dante came out aggressive after that, however. He hit a couple of dropkicks which knocked Hobbs to the outside. He then went for another springboard move but Hobbs yanked him off. This led to him going on offense for a period.
Hobbs tossed Dante around outside the ring and then tossed him back in the ring. Hobbs then tossed Dante all the way across the ring and did Keith Lee’s symphony-conducting pose. Excalibur noted that Wardlow did the same thing in his qualifying match as well. We went to picture in picture with Hobbs on offense.
Hobbs went for the torture rack shortly after we got back from break but Martin fought out of it. He started to make a comeback shortly after. He hit a springboard uppercut, then a springboard diving move to the outside and a dropkick from the top rope but Hobbs then hit a big spinebuster seemingly out of nowhere and got the pin.
– Jade Cargill’s interview backstage was broken up by Matt Hardy. Cargill was in a silver bodysuit decorated with money signs, and green hair that matched. She told “Big Money” Matt Hardy that she even smells like money. Hardy challenged Cargill to defend the title against The Bunny.
Serena Deeb defeated Angelica Risk In A 5-Minute Rookie Challenge
Deeb schooled Risk early in this challenge. She even turned her back on her and allowed her to sink in a full nelson. After a slingshot into the bottom rope she went for a pin but pulled her opponent up at 2. Deeb then hit a big power bomb and locked in the Serenity Lock. Risk tapped with 2:55 remaining.
– Mark Henry interviewed the main event participants. Jay White mentioned that Best Friends and CHAOS are very familiar with him. He said he’s there to do a favor for Adam Cole. He also mentioned that it’s currently his era. Trent then welcomed him through the forbidden door but then said he’d slam that door in his “knife-perverted face.”
Excalibur then ran down matches booked for Dynamite and AEW Revolution. New matches announced include Britt Baker vs Thunder Rosa at AEW Revolution, Hangman Page vs Adam Cole at AEW Revolution, and Jade Cargill vs The Bunny for the TBS title next week.
Jay White defeated Trent Beretta
The commentary team mentioned many of Jay White’s accomplishments in NJPW.
White got the early advantage after backing Trent up in the corner with strikes. Trent got back into it pretty quickly, however, after hitting a back elbow as White came off the ropes. He hit a big suplex that caused White to roll out to the ring apron. As Trent came to collect him, White pulled him down on the top rope and the match spilled to the outside.
After they got back in the ring, White suplexed Trent to the outside again before we went to picture in picture. White was on offense throughout the break.
Trent started to fight back after we got back from break and eventually tossed White into the middle turnbuckle. White rolled out of the ring and Trent hit a springboard moonsault to the outside, but he landed really hard. As they got back in the ring, White hit a flatliner and a deadlift German for a 2 count. Trent then got 2 count after a tornado DDT.
The match spilled to the outside again. Trent went for a spear but White countered with a knee to his face. White then suplexed him onto a chair and the barricade. Back in the ring, White hit a uranage and got a 2 count. Trent fought back with a back drop shortly after.
Trent hit a half nelson suplex and a running knee for a near fall. He then went for Strong Zero but White fought out of it. They then exchanged elbow strikes in the middle of the ring. Trent took him down with a big clothesline and then a pile driver for another 2 count. Trent then went for Strong Zero again but White countered into the Bladerunner and got the pin.
After the match, White stood over Trent and him and Orange Cassidy exchanged some glances, perhaps setting up something for down the road.
Final Thoughts
Jay White vs Beretta was a good match. That we are setting up an Orange Cassidy vs Jay White match is something I didn’t see coming. White really comes off as a star in an AEW ring as well as an NJPW one. I was a little surprised that Dante Martin didn’t qualify for the Face of the Revolution ladder match but it’s interesting that we’ve got 3 big guys having qualified so far. Wardlow, Keith Lee, and Will Hobbs make for interesting ladder match participants. Serena Deeb’s segment was pretty short but I like that they continue to build her up. Overall, a fun show.