AEW Rampage live results: ROH title number one contender’s match
A new number one contender to the ROH World Championship will be decided on tonight’s AEW Rampage.
Penta El Zero Miedo, Johnny TV, Komander, and the debuting Lince Dorado will do battle in a four-way to decide Eddie Kingston’s next ROH World title challenger. Kingston will be on commentary for the bout.
TBS Champion Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida will team up against former Women’s World Champion Nyla Rose & Marina Shafir on the show. Shida will challenge Saraya for the Women’s World title on Dynamite Title Tuesday next week.
An eight-man tag team bout is also set for tonight’s episode, with Matt Menard, Angelo Parker, Jake Hager, and Daniel Garcia facing Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, and Trent Beretta and Chuck Taylor of Best Friends.
Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta of Blackpool Combat Club will also be in tag team action on tonight’s show.
Our live coverage begins at 10 p.m. Eastern time.
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Taped in Stockton, California.
Excalibur and Tony Schivone were on commentary. Chris Jericho was not on commentary, selling the beating from Wednesday.
Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Trent Beretta and Chuck Taylor (w/ Brother Zay) defeated Matt Menard, Angelo Parker, Jake Hager, & Daniel Garcia (w/ Anna Jay) (10:30)
Jeff Hardy and Garcia had a dance-off, which led to a cheap shot from Menard and the former JAS team taking control. The heels worked over Jeff in the corner while the commentary team reminded us for the first time that next Tuesday is “Title Tuesday.” Jeff reversed and Irish Whip, hit Garcia with a clothesline, and got the tag to Trent Beretta.
Beretta hit Garcia a series of suplexes and a big boot, then followed up with a death valley driver. the match broke down with all eight men fighting in the ring. The Hardys clotheslined Jake Hager to the floor, and the Hardys and the Best Friends got to give the people what they want!
After the group hug in the ring, Beretta hit Menard and Parker with a dive on the floor. Hager followed out with a charging clothesline that dimmed Beretta’s lights.
After a split-screen break Menard worked over Beretta in the corner with chops. Beretta caught Menard with a running knee and got the tag to Matt Hardy. Hardy hit the Side Effect on Hager Garcia. Parker broke up the Twist of Fate attempt. Hager hit a Hager Bomb on Hardy and Garcia covered for two. Everybody was back in the ring again and Rick Knox didn’t even try to control things. Beretta hit a knee, Mendard hit a powerbomb, Jeff Hardy hit a Twist of Fate. Garcia went for a sharpshooter on Matt, but Matt pushed him away and into Menard and Parker. He crashed into Anna Jay on the floor. While his partners attended to at Anna Jay, Garcia got hit with a Twist of Fate and the Swanton Bomb and Jeff Hardy got the pinfall.
– Renee Paquette tried to interview Eddie Kingston, but was interrupted by Sonjay Dutt’s crew, less Jay Lethal. Dutt challenged Kingston on behalf of Jay Lethal. Kingston will give Lethal a shot if he proves he deserves it. Kingston exited stage right, while Stokely Hathaway entered to cut a deal with Dutt and his crew.
– A very nice, very evil promo for Danhausen.
Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta defeated Wise Guy Ruiz & Levi Shapiro (2:37)
Commentators wanted to talk about Christian Cage telling Adam Copeland to “Go Fly a Kite” at the end of Dynamite Wednesday. I wondered what he said; my audio went out for a minute last Wednesday.
Anyway, Yuta took Shapiro down with a modified Angle slam, and Castagnoli followed up with a clothesline. Ruiz kept Castignoli from dropping the hammer and tong elbow drops, so Yuta booted him out of the ring. Castagnoli gave Shapiro the giant swing into a dropkick from Yuta. Castagnoli and Yuta finished off Shapiro with the “Fastball Special,” a modified Rocket Launcher.
– The former JAS members argued about the loss, but it seemed like most of them were upset with Garcia and his dancing. But don’t they know the dance is money?
Komander (w/ Alex Abrahantes) defeated Lince Dorado, Penta El Zero Miedo (also w/ Alex Abrahantes) and Johnny TV (w/ Harley Cameron & Aaron Solo) in a Four Way for a shot at the Ring of Honor World Title (9:49).
Kingston was on commentary for the match, and immediately reminded us Penta was his best friend. Also I think Abrahantes literally entered twice, once with Penta and then again wtih Komander.
Komander also had a AAA title belt with him.
Lots of high flying to start. Dorado and Komander had a nice exchange in the center of the ring while Penta was literally sitting out the match on the floor. Solo’s interference sent Dorado to the floor and into a superkick from Johnny TV. Back in the ring, Penta caught Johnny TV with a Canadian Destroyer that sent Johnny TV to the floor. Penta then hit Komander and Dorado with a tope con hilo on the floor. Penta strutted around ringside, and Johnny TV hit him from behind to take control as the show went to break.
After the break, Johnny TV was dominating the field, taking out Penta with a neckbreaker and dropping Dorado with a rolling fallaway slam. Johnny TV powerslammed Komander. Komader hit Dorando with a top rope rana, which sent Dorado into Johnny TV, and Dorado caught HIM with a rana. Dorado hit both Johnny TV and Penta with a top rope moonsault to the floor. Komader then ran along the top ropes and hit everyone on the floor with a springboard twisting moonsault.
Back in the ring, Komander hit a springboard 450 on Dorado and got the pinfall.
This was just a bunch of moves… amazing moves to be sure. But just a bunch of moves.
– Ortiz cut a promo on Mike Santana in the back. Karma took Santana’s one knee, and Ortiz is coming for the other one.
– In new matches announced for Collision: Adam Copeland responds to Christian Cage (will he accept the invitation to fly kites?), Eddie Kingston faces Komander for the ROH World Title, and Bryan Danielson takes on Kyle Fletcher. Nothing new was announced for Tuesday’s Dynamite (but they at least did mention that Dynamite was on Tuesday, and Collision started at 7pm).
Kris Statlander & Hikaru Shida defeated Women’s World Champion Nyla Rose & Marina Shafir (11:06)
Shafir and Rose attacked their opponents before the bell. Rose stomped Statlander on the floor and threw her into the ring barricades. In the ring, Shafir and Shida exchanged punches on the mat. Shida got the ropes to break up an armbar attempt. Rose got the tag and slammed Shida, then dropped the leg for a one count.
Shida had to fight through a 2-on-1 disadvantage while Statlander sold the beating from Rose on the floor. As Statlander started to get on the apron, Rose sent her to the floor with a flying dropkick.
The heels dominated through the split screen break. Shida finally caught them with a crossbody and made the tag to Statlander for the first time at 7 minutes into the match. Statlander hit Shafir and Rose with clotheslines in the corner. Statlander went to slam Rose, but her back gave out and Rose fell on top for a near fall. Statlander got her knees up on a senton attempt, then slammed Rose for a near fall.
Rose came back with a lariat on Statlander for two. Rose gave Statlander a hanging tree slam for a near fall from Shafir. The crowd chanted for Shida while Statlander took a beating. Statlander dropped Shafir with a blue thunder bomb and caught Rose with a kick, then made the tag to Shida.
Shida came off the middle rope with a crossbody on both her opponents on the floor. Shafir hit the falcon arrow for a near fall. Shida tried to go to the top, but Rose cut her off. Statlander came in and got Rose up in the electric chair drop, and Shida flew off the top with a palm strike in a modified Doomsday Device. Shida caught Shafir with a hook kick, then finished her off with Saraya’s finisher (the Night Cap) to get the pinfall.
Excalibur managed to get in one more plug for the special start time for Collision tomorrow and the special night for Dynamite next week.
Final Thoughts:
I was kind of bored with this show tonight. And I don’t think they plugged the special start time for Collision or Dynamite being on Tuesday next week nearly enough.