AEW Rampage live results: Top Flight vs. Private Party
Top Flight vs. Private Party is set for tonight’s AEW Rampage.
In a rematch from the January 17 Dynamite, Top Flight’s Darius Martin & Dante Martin take on Private Party’s Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen on tonight’s episode. Private Party were victorious in the first match of this series.
Tag Team Champions Ricky Starks & Big Bill will be in action on tonight’s episode against Dark Order’s Alex Reynolds & John Silver in a non-title affair. Darby Allin will be on commentary for the bout. Starks & Bill defend against Sting & Allin on next week’s Dynamite.
Willow Nightingale will face Queen Aminata on tonight’s Rampage in a women’s division contest.
CMLL’s Mistico, Volador Jr., Hechicero, & Mascara Dorada will take on Christopher Daniels, Matt Sydal, Matt Menard, & Angelo Parker in an eight-man tag team bout.
A promo from AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy & Trent Beretta of the Best Friends faction has also been advertised for tonight’s episode.
Taped in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Excalibur and Tony Schiavone were on commentary.
Top Flight (w/ Action Andretti) defeated Private Party (9:51)
This is a rematch from a few weeks ago on Dynamite where Private Party maybe cheated to win. In New Orleans, the crowd was behind Private Party, chanting for shots. Or maybe they were all in unison shouting a drink order.
Top Flight tried a flapjack on Quen, but he pushed off of them and hit them both with a dropkick. Zay got the tag and hit a slingshot stunner on Darius while wearing a crown. Zay put Darius in a camel clutch, and Quen leapfrogged over his partner and hit a double stomp on Darius. Quen went for a cradle on Darius while holding the ropes, but Action Andretti broke up the pin attempt. This lead to Dante almost getting a nearfall with a rollup of his own.
After a split-screen break, Dante hit a gamengiri and top rope crossbody for a near fall. Zay hit forearms on both Darius and Dante, while the crowd encouraged him with “Shots!” chants. Dante ducked an enzigiri from Zay then hit a superkick, but Private Party caught Dante with the Silly String. Quen landed a shooting star press on Dante for a near fall.
Darius hit Zay with a Spanish Fly, then took him out with a tope suicidia on the floor. Quen charged into a gamengiri from Darius, then Dante hit Quen with his half-nelson slam for the pinfall.
I’d like to propose a best of a thousand and one match series between these two teams, who are going to keep making each other better.
– Renee Paquette interviewed Sammy Guevara, who called out Will Hobbs for costing him the World Tag Team titles a few weeks ago at Battle of the Belts.
– Jay Lethal can’t get the Sonjay Dutt crew to workout with him. Jarrett doesn’t need to workout because he’s a two-time hall of famer? Jarrett screwed at Lethal for being too nice. This segment was pointless.
Ricky Starks & Big Bill defeated Alex Reynolds & John Silver (w/ Evil Uno) in an Eliminator Match. (5:45)
I’d like someone to explain why the #2 contenders (who don’t even get an entrance) are in an eliminator match. Darby Allin was at ringside for commentary.
The Dark Order jumped Starks before the bell. Starks was a total babyface in New Orleans. Silver powerbombed Starks onto Reynolds knees for a near fall. Silver then hit a german suplex for a near fall (and Darby on commentary called back to how Starks injured his neck in the pandemic era against Adam Page).
Big Bill got the hot tag and dumped Silver to the floor. Uno jumped up on the apron and Bill booted him to the mat. Bill got knocked to the floor, where Reynolds hit him with a running boot. Silver and Reynolds sent Bill into the ringpost.
Back in the ring, Bill caught Reynolds with a spinning Boss Man Slam. Starks and Silver got the tags, and Starks dominated Silver. Starks did his version of the old school ropewalk on Reynolds. Uno tripped up Starks, and Starks speared him on the floor. Back in the ring, Starks hit the roshambeaux on Silver and got the pinfall.
The #2 ranked tag team looked like jobbers here. If I didn’t know better, I’d say they’re trying to kill the ranking gimmick out of the gate.
– Renee Paquette interviewed Don Callis and Powerhouse Hobbs. Callis made it clear that its he and Hobbs that are after Sammy Guevara.
Willow Nightingale (w/ Stokley Hathaway & Kris Statlander) defeated Queen Aminata
The commentators talked up Aminata, who needs to start winning matches. Willow hit Aminata with a pair of short-arm clotheslines, then came off the middle ropes with a shotgun dropkick. Aminata tripped up Nightingale on the apron and took control of the match heading into the split-screen break.
After the break, Nightingale missed a cannonball in the corner. Aminata hit a kick in the corner for a near fall. Aminata dropped Nightingale with a german suplex, but missed the hip attack in the corner. Nightingale hit the cannonball in the corner, then a death valley driver for a near fall. Nightingale finished off Aminata with the Doctor Bomb for the pinfall. After the match, Hathaway reluctantly celebrated with Statlander and Hathaway.
– Renee Paquette interviewed Orange Cassidy and the Best Friends. Orange asked for this time because he knew Roderick Strong and his crew would interrupt the interview. Which they did. Cassidy and his friends want to fight Strong and his friends. Adam Cole wanted to suggest a four-on-four, but – from his wheel chair– said that can’t happen because Chuck Taylor is injured. So instead Cassidy, Trent Beretta & Rocky Romero will take on Strong, Matt Taven and Mike Bennett, next week on Rampage. Orange Cassidy: “Why is he in a wheelchair?”
– Renee Paquette interviewed Willow Nightingale, Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway. They were soon interrupted by Saraya, Harley Cameron and Ruby Soho all screaming at each other. Everyone started bickering, Cameron bit Hathaway, and a tag match was made for next week.
Mistico, Volador Jr., Hechicero, & Mascara Dorada defeated Christopher Daniels, Matt Sydal, Matt Menard, & Angelo Parker (11:32)
Volador took Menard down with a step up huricanrana and a dropkick. Misticio and Daniels got the tags, and Misticio hit a handspring elbow and a springboard cross body. Hechicero got the tag and hit a springboard dropkick. Volador hit a lung blower, and Dorada hit a standing shooting star press for a near fall.
Daniels took Dorado down with a back heel trip, and got the tag. Menard, Parker and Sydal triple teamed Dorada. Sydal hit a mariposa for a near fall. Sydal tied up Dorado in a bow and arrow.
The babyfaces worked over Dorado through the split-screen break. Once back to full screen, Dorado made his comeback and got the tag to Hechicero. Hechicero choked out Daniels with a sleeper in the ropes, then came off the top rope with a clothesline. Sydal caught Hechicero with an enziguri. Daniels caught Hechicero with a flatliner into a submission, but it was broken up.
Menard and Parker had a messy exchange with Mistico and Volador. Mistico, Volador and Dorado all hit dives on the floor. Back in the ring, Hechicero backdropped Daniels to counter the Angels Wings. Hechicero hit Daniels with a running knee in the corner, then tied him up in a cradle to get the pinfall. Nice showcase for Hechicero, who takes on Bryan Danielson tomorrow night on Collision.
At the end of the show, Excalibur ran down a bunch of matches for Collision and next week’s Dynamite. Two new matches and a change were announced:
- Queen Aminada will face Serena Deeb on Collision.
- Ricky Starks & Big Bill v. Sting & Darby Allin for Dynamite is now a Torando Tag Team match.
- AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm will face Red Velvet on Dynamite in an eliminator match.