AEW Rampage live results: Jeff Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara no DQ match
Jeff Hardy takes on Sammy Guevara in a no DQ match on tonight’s AEW Rampage.
Hardy vs. Guevara is the headline bout on a four-match card on a Rampage with a special earlier start time this week due to TNT’s coverage of NBA All-Star weekend.
Hardy was injured in the bout taped Wednesday night in Cedar Park, Texas, suffering a broken nose.
The Von Erichs will also be in action on tonight’s show, as Ross & Marshall Von Erich team with Dustin Rhodes in a six-man tag team bout.
Queen Aminata will take on Anna Jay in a women’s division contest on tonight’s episode.
The Bang Bang Scissor Gang (Jay White, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Billy Gunn, Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) will square off with Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, John Silver, Evil Uno) & Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal & Satnam Singh in a 12-man tag. This will be Singh’s first match since last September.
Taped in Cedar Park, Texas. I can’t wait to see what matches they put on to take advantage of their earlier time slot and people tuning in before or after the NBA All-Star festivities!
Tony Schiavone, Excalibur and Matt Menard were on commentary.
Sammy Guevara defeated. Jeff Hardy (w/ Matt Hardy) in a no-disqualification match (12:32)
Jeff’s technicolor arm sleeves and Sammy’s brightly colored gear are testing my old TV.
Hardy slammed Guevara, then went to the floor for a ladder. Before he could get the ladder into the ring, Guevara dropkicked it into Hardy’s chest. It’s mentioned on commentary Jeff Hardy was Guevara’s hero when he was going up. Hardy floored Guevara with a clothesline off the apron and whipped him into the ring barricade. Well, they say never meet your heroes.
Guevara hit a superkick and a double foot stop on the ring apron, then drug Hardy into the ring for a near fall. Back to the floor for more brawling. Hardy whipped Guevara into some chairs and hit a sliding dropkick. Back in the ring again, Hardy just threw a chair at Jeff. Both guys started climbing up the ladder so they could exchange punches on the top of the ladder. Hardy took Guevara down with a Twist of Fate off the ladder, and that only got a two count.
During a split-screen break, Hardy pulled another ladder out from underneath the ring while his brother set up a table. Jeff setup Guevara on the table, then took off his shirt and started a slow climb up the ladder. Guevara pulled him down and took the match back to the ring.
Guevara gave Hardy a cutter while Hardy’s head was stuck in an open folding chair in one of the most contrived spots I’ve ever seen. Guevara set up Jeff Hardy on the table and came off the top of the ladder with a senton through the table. The crowd chanted “This is awesome!” I do not concur.
Back in the ring, Guevara went for a shooting star press. Hardy got his knees up, but that didn’t matter because Guevara’s knees smashed Hardy’s face. But Excalibur was screaming about how Hardy got his knees up, which made no sense because you could clearly see Guevara smashing Hardy’s face with his knees. Guevara hit the GTH for the pinfall. There was a lot of blood on the mat after the match.
This just felt like a disjointed mess with lot of spots that I’ve seen done before. There was no real flow to the match either.
After the match, Don Callis ran in and hit Guevara with a spinebuster and the World’s Most Dangerous Slam.
– Renee Paquette interviewed Prince Nana & Brian Cage. Cage is a real wrestler and Hook isn’t.
– Private Party said they the future AEW World Tag Team Champions, while bragging about being a Top 5 team in the rankings.
– Jon Moxley and Claudio Castignoli can read each other’s mind. “Claudio, what am I thinking?” “Your wife’s glutes.” They’re going after FTR.
– Renee Paquette’s interview with Ruby Soho was interrupted by Saraya and Harley Cameron. Ruby wants some space and leaves.
There are some really interesting choices being made on this show tonight.
Dustin Rhodes & Russ Von Erich & Marshall Von Erich defeated Hitt, Romero Cruz & Shimbashi (1:46)
Rhodes hit his finisher on Cruz for the pinfall while Russ and Marshal had their other two opponents locked in a claw hold.
– Toni Storm illustrated her submission techniques on Mariah May.
– A quick video package highlighting the Young Bucks angle with Sting from last week’s Dynamite was narrated by Darby Allin.
Queen Aminata defeated Anna Jay
Jay hung up Aminata in the ropes and pulled her down with a backstabber for a near fall. After the commercial break, Aminata hit a suplex and clothesline, then a running PK. Jay avoided a hip attack, but Aminada caught her in the corner with a sliding boot for a near fall. Jay hit a flatliner for a near fall. Jay caught Aminata with the sleeper, but Aminata turned that into a pinning combination. Aminata then hit a headbutt on Jay and got the pinfall.
This was Aminata’s first singles win in AEW.
Jay and Aminata hugged after the match.
– Rene Paquette interviewed Willow Nightingale, Stokely Hathaway and Kris Statlander about Willow’s win on Dynamite Wednesday. Willow was upset that Hathaway cheated on her behalf to get the win, but Kris took responsibility for Hathaway’s action. They shook Hathaway, and this team will continue.
– Angelo Parker and Ruby Soho make a date for a drink next Wednesday. It’s not like either of them work on Wednesday.
The Bang Bang Scissor Gang (Jay White, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, Billy Gunn, Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) defeated Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, John Silver & Evil Uno) & Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal & Satnam Singh (10:46)
Most of the first five minutes of the match took place in picture-in-picture. The heels worked over Austin Gunn during that time. Satnam Singh got the tag and dropped Austin with a headbutt. Singh beeled Austin across the ring – twice. Singh charged into the heel corner and bumped all the members of the Bang Bang Scissor Gang who aren’t eligible for Social Security to the floor. Austin got the tag to Billy, and the heels (but not Jarrett) bumped off his punches. Gunn hit the Famouser on Alex Reynolds for the near fall. Bowens took out Uno with a superkick, and Silver dropped Bowns with a german suplex. Caster dropped Silver with a backhand.
Singh set up the Acclaimed for a double chokeslam, but the Gunn brothers broke that up with a superman punch. Lethal hit the Lethal Injection on Caster, but Colton hit his finisher on Lethal. Jarrett hit the stroke on Colton, but Lethal hit the Bladerunner on Jarrett. Alex Reynolds dumped White to the floor, and finally, Billy Gunn and Austin combined to hit the 3:10 to Yuma on Reynolds to get the pinfall. Jay White felt like such an afterthought in all this.
After the match, Excalibur casually announced Bryan Danielson v. Jun Akiyama for next week’s Collision.
Final Thoughts:
This was a very skippable show.