AEW Rampage live results: Winter is Coming

Kevin Von Erich will be in the corner of sons Ross Von Erich & Marshall Von Erich on tonight’s AEW Rampage. 

The Von Erichs will team with Orange Cassidy against Matt Menard, Angelo Parker, and Jake Hager in trios action on tonight’s episode. The show was taped Wednesday night in Arlington, Texas. The Von Erichs were in live action earlier tonight at ROH Final Battle taking on The Outrunners.

In the women’s division, Anna Jay will take on Red Velvet. 

The Don Callis Family will be in tag team action on the show as Callis corners Powerhouse Hobbs & Kyle Fletcher against two enhancement talents. 

Another trios bout is also set for the show, as AAA Mega Champion El Hijo del Vikingo teams with Penta El Zero Miedo & Komander against Action Andretti & Top Flight’s Darius Martin & Dante Martin.

Vikingo was also in action at Final Battle, defending the Mega title against Black Taurus.

Taped in Arlington, Texas. 

Excalibur, Chris Jericho & Tony Schiavone were on commentary. 

Orange Cassidy, Ross & Marshall Von Erich (w/ Danhausen and Jake Hager’s Hat) vs. Matt Menard, Angelo Parker & Jake Hager

Excalibur and Jericho gave conflicting stories on how Danhausen acquired the hate; Excalibur said he bought it off a sports memorabilia website, but Jericho said Danhausen stole it from his bag. Marshall Von Erich wrestles barefoot like his father. The Von Erichs looked okay early on. Hager and Cassidy got the tags and Cassidy tried to use his speed, but Hager overpowered him. Cassidy came back with pocket power and a spinning DDT. Menand and Parker executed an illegal double-team behind the ref’s back, and Hager got a near fall. 

Hager worked over Cassidy with an armbar during a split-screen break. Hager went for the Vader bomb, but Cassidy got his feet up and got the tag to Marshall Von Erich. Marshall hit a discus punch and a pair of avalanche clotheslines in the corner. Marshall caught Parker with a dropkick. Marshall snapmared Menard into a PK kick from his brother. Cassidy hit Hager with a Stundog Millionaire. The Von Erichs dropkicked Hager out of the ring, and Cassidy followed him out with a plancha.

Back in the ring, Parker went for a couple of quick cradles on Marhsall, but Marshall countered with a roll-up of his own and got the three count.

After the match, the heels jumped the Von Erichs. Danhausen went for the curse, but the heels overwhelmed him. Hager was about to hat back, when music played and Kevin Von Erich ambled slowly down to the ring. The babyfaces made their own save, and when Kevin got there, he gave Hager the claw. The crowd was into this and gave the Von Erichs a standing ovation and a big chant afterwards. 

Danhausen kept the hat. 

– Mark Briscoe was speaking about his record in the Continental Classic when Jay Lethal’s crew happened on the scene. Lethal sent the Jarretts and Dutt away, while Briscoe and Lethal reminisce about fighting in New Jersey 20 years ago. Nice promo to generate interest in a match that won’t mean much in the tournament standings. 

Kyle Fletcher & Powerhouse Hobbs (w/ Don Callis) vs. Hunter Grey & Paul Titan (0:44)

Spinebuster & World’s Most Dangerous Slam finished it the Callis family.

After the match, Don Callis called out the Golden Jets. (Remember, Chris Jericho was on commentary.) Fear of the Don Callis family sent Jericho and Kenny Omega into the tag division, but now the Don Callis Family is in the tag team division. Callis unveils “Don Callis Family Rules,” that any two members of the Don Callis family can come after the Golden Jets. I think I’ve heard these rules before.

– Ruby Soho and Saraya argued about Soho’s loss on Wednesday, and Soho suggested if its so easy, Saraya should go and beat Riho.

Anna Jay defeated Red Velvet (7:32 aired)

Anna Jay got her first AEW all the way back in 2020 over Red Velvet on AEW Dark.

After a long split-screen break and commercial, Jay had Velvet in a surfboard. Velvet countered a suplex attempt with one of her own, then hit a pair of clotheslines and a leg lariat. Jay ducked a corkscrew click, but Matt Menard came out and distracted Jay, almost costing her the match. Red Velvet collided with Menard, and Anna Jay locked Red Velvet in a sleeper for the submission. Nothing to this one. 

– Recap of the Devil’s recent antics.  

Top Flight & Action Andretti defeated Penta El Zero Miedo, El Hijo Del Vikingo & Komander (w/ Alex Abrantes) (16:08) 

Darius Martin and Komader started for their teams. They wrestled to a stalemate, and the tags were made to Vikingo and Andretti. Andretti countered out of a hurricanrana by flipping and landing on his feet. The counters here were amazing. Andretti countered a backsuplex attempt with a sunset flip. How, I don’t know and I watched it.

Tags were made to Darius and Penta. Penta was the crowd favorite in front of the Texas crowd. Penta and Darius exchanged chops until Darius hit a dropkick. Darius ran into a superkick and a pair of slingblades. A double dropkick sent the rest of Darius’s team to the floor, and the Luchadors followed them out with a triple dive. 

There was a lot of action during the split-screen break.

After the break, Vikingo escaped a triple team, caught Andretti with an enziguri and got the hot tag. Penta hit a cazadora on Andretti and with the same motion hit Top Flight with a double DDT. Komander hit a springboard DDT on Andretti, but Darius hit Kommaner with a powerbomb into a knee strike. Vikingo hit Darius with a sloppy GTS. Darius hit like a pumphandle powerbomb on Vikingo. Penta hit a spinning fallaway slam on Darius. Komander countered a tijeras with a face-first powerbomb, and Darius flew in with a hard elbow on Komander.

Andretti hit a death valley driver on Penta on the apron. Komander took Andretti down with a set up rana, and Darius Martin caught Komander with a german suplex on the apron. Vikingo hit a Destroyer on Darius on the apron. Then Penta hit a Destroyer on Dante on the apron. And everyone is out on the floor.

Andretti and Penta got to their feet in the ring and exchanged chops. Soon, their teammates joined in and it was donnybrook. They all hit triple superkicks, triple clotheslines, triple boots, did a triple kip up and then triple booted each other down agin. Okay now that was seriously cool.

Top Fight went for a double clothesline and missed, but came back and hit stereo Spanish flies on Vikingo and Penta, sending them to the floor. Top Flight and Andretti tripled up on Komander, and Dante drove Komader down with sort-of a spinning full nelson slam… and got the pinfall!

This was an absolutely fantastic main event.

After the match, both teams shook hands and celebrated in the ring. 

Final Thoughts:

This show was feeling like kind of a waste until the main event. That match was insanity and well worth going out of your way to see.