AEW Rampage Holiday Bash live results: Brody King vs. Komander

AEW Rampage airs tonight from Washington, DC, for its penultimate episode which will include a Continental Classic battle.

The match will see Brody King (three points) taking on Komander (no points) in the Gold league. Komander is the injury replacement for Juice Robinson who went down with a broken leg his first tournament match. Both men have one final Classic match after tonight.

Former TBS Champion Willow Nightingale will be in action against Harley Cameron.

Don Callis and Kyle Fletcher will air their latest grievances before their Don Callis Family stablemates Konosuke Takeshita and Brian Cage face Powerhouse Hobbs and Mark Davis. This will be a ‘Timecop’ situation for Cage as he will also be in action on tonight’s head-to-head Ring of Honor Final Battle streaming special.

Lio Rush & Action Andretti will take on two enhancement talents. Rush and Andretti are first in line for a shot at AEW Tag Team Champions Private Party.

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Taped in Washington, DC. 

We’re closing in on the end of the show’s run with Holiday Bash! 

Excalibur, Matt Menard & Ian Riccaboni on commentary. 

– Don Callis & the Don Callis family came out for an interview with Tony Schiavone, including ROH TV Champion Brian Cage who is also up the road defending his ROH TV Title in New York. Fletcher made excuses for his loss last week to Mark Briscoe and blamed bad officiating. I haven’t seen the match but I totally agree. Callis was trying to get over “top 1%” or something for his group, and he called out Mark Davis & Powerhouse Hobbs, which lead to… 

Konosuke Takeshita & Brian Cage (w/ Don Callis) defeated Mark Davis & Powerhouse Hobbs (12:29)

The crowd started chanting “Meat!” when Cage and Hobbs started exchanging heavy blows. Davis and Hobbs leveled Cage with a double shoulderblock. Takeshita saved Cage from a double suplex and that lead to a double team legsweep/knee strike on Hobbs. Cage & Takeshita double-suplexed Hobbs for a near fall. Hobbs came back with an exploder on Cage. Davis got the tag and tossed Cage around. Davis went for a senton, but Cage got his knees up. Takeshita came in an hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall. 

Davis dropped Cage with a back suplex and tags were made on both sides. Hobbs floored Takeshita with a series of clotheslines, the floored Cage with one as well. Hobbs hit a pair of Oklahoma Stampedes (one on each opponent). Takeshita countered a spinebuster and hit a rolling forearm. Hobbs hit a spinebuster, but the pin was broken up by Cage. 

Cage hit a German suplex and some kind of crazy pumphandle slam variant on Hobbs for a near fall. Soon, all four guys were slugging it out. Davis hit a way too high angle suplex on Takeshita while Hobbs and Cage tumbled over the top rope. Davis caught Takeshita with a pop-up enziguri. Takeshita escaped a piledriver attempt and floored Davis with a running knee. Takeshita finished off Davis with the Burning Fire and got the pinfall. This was a meat party match.

– Renee Paquette interviewed WIllow Nightingale about her match in the Tokyo Dome next month. Kris Statlander showed up to wish Nightingale good luck.

Lio Rush & Action Andretti vs. Goldy & Miles Hawkins (1:07)

Neither team got an entrance, as it was back from break with both teams in the ring and the bell ringing. A stunner from Rush into a neckbreaker from Andretti ended it for one of the enhancement guys. 

After the match, Private Party came out to… party… in public? They know when you party in front of everyone it isn’t private, right? Top Flight’s music played and this actually distracted Private Party and gave Andretti and Rush the opportunity to jump the champs. 

– Rene Paquette interviewed Harley Cameron about her upcoming match, when Penelope Ford came by to compare assets. By which, she meant win/loss records. Ford offered to watch Cameron’s back. “What’s on my back? Feel the wrath of Harley Cameron!” Rene: “But she was nice to you.” “Then… don’t feel the wrath of Harley Cameron!”

I hope a series finale is just a “Best of Harley” show from the last six months. 

Willow Nightingale defeated Harley Cameron (5:38 aired) 

Most of this match happened in a split-screen break. Nightingale missed a cannonball in the corner, and Cameron hit a Shining Wizard for a near fall. Cameron countered a fireman’s carry with a victory roll. Nightingale dropped Cameron with a Death Valley Driver for a near fall, then hit a Doctorbomb for the pinfall. 

After the match, Penelope Ford jumped Nightingale, and Kris Statlander ran in for the save. The crowd chanted for Willow and Kris to hug it out, but Kris (who was struggling with her top) left the ring instead.

– Rene Paquette ran down a very good promo package for the Thunder Rosa/Mariah May “Tijuana Street Fight” next weekend at World’s End.

Brody King (2-2, 6 points) v Komander (0-3*, 0 points) in a Gold League Continental Classic Match (14:49)

Komander is mathematically eliminated and King can create a four-way tie on the top of the Blue League with everyone having six points. 

King overpowered Komander at every turn. Komander’s legs were rubber after a clothesline to the side of the head. King mauled Komander with chops and forearms against the ropes. Komander caught King with a crucifix bomb, but King rolled to the floor. Komander tried a springboard crossbody to the floor, but King caught him and whipped him about the ring barricades. King charged at Komander for a bodyblock, but he got out of the way and King hit the ring barricade. King got to his feet, and Komander came off the top with a springboard moonsault. 

Back in the ring, Komader tried to go to the top, but King caught him. Komander managed a sunset flip powerbomb off the top on King, then hit a 450 splash for a near fall. Komander dodged a shoulder tackle in the corner and dropkicked King to the floor. Komander hit another springboard moonsault to the crowd. The crowd chanted for Komander, as they were really into the match. Komander again went to the top and caught King with a ropewalk shooting star press just as King was sliding into the ring to break the count. Komander dove and King again, but this time King caught him and stuffed him with a piledriver to get the pinfall and the three points.

Tremendous match.