AEW Rampage live results: PAC vs. Jay Lethal

PAC faces Jay Lethal in singles competition on tonight’s AEW Rampage, one of five bouts set for the show.

For PAC, the match is his first in-ring action since taking part in the casino gauntlet match on the May 29 Dynamite. Lethal took part in the International Championship number one contender’s four-way on the June 5 Dynamite in his last outing.

Women’s World Champion Toni Storm will be in action on the show against Alex Windsor in a non-title bout.

NJPW’s Shota Umino will face Rocky Romero in a singles match on tonight’s show.

Satnam Singh will wrestle in a singles bout on Rampage for the second time in three weeks as he takes on Rosario Grillo.

Cage of Agony (Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) vs. Jay Marston, Kevin Gutierrez & Solomon Tupu in a six-man tag team match is also set for tonight’s episode.

Spoilers from this week’s Rampage taping are available here.

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Taped in Des Moines, Iowa. 

Excalibur, Tony Schiavone & Matt Menard were on commentary. 

“Timeless” Toni Storm (w/ Luther & Mariah may) defeated Alex Windsor (8:05)

Windsor got the jump on Storm before the bell. The crowd chanted for Storm, who caught Windsor with a Thez press to take control. Storm knocked Windsor to the floor with a flying hip attack. Windsor dropped Storm face-first into the ring apron to take control. Windsor dominated on the floor but did little of note. She shoved Luther into May and Storm. 

Storm turned things around after the split-screen commercial break. Storm hit a second hip attack in the corner. Storm got a near fall with a fisherman’s suplex. Storm and Windsor exchanged headbutts. Windsor got a near fall with a variation of the Angle Slam. Storm caught Windsor with a small package for two, and Windsor came back with a shining wizard. Windsor went for a pop up whatever, but Storm countered it into the Storm Zero for the pinfall.  Not much of note here, but the crowd was crazy into Storm.

– In the back Harley Cameron mocked the women declaring themselves for the Women’s Owen Hart tournament. She declared that Saraya will win the AEW Women’s World Championship at this year’s All In, just like she did at last year’s All In. 

– Thunder Rosa and Deonna Purrazzo hype package for their match on Collision tomorrow night. 

Cage of Agony defeated Solomon Tupu, Jay Martson & Jay Guitterez (2:30)

This was a total squash. Cage got the pin on Martson after a triple team slam.

– A great recap of Wednesday’s Dynamite.

Shota Umino defeated Rocky “Azucar” Romero (9:09)

After coming out on top of a brief exchange, Umino did Mercedes Mone’s dance for the crowd. Umino teed off on Romero with forearms. Romero came back with a tope suicidia and Umino hit the back of his head against the broadcast desk. 

After the split-screen break, Umino broke up the forever clotheslines with a beautiful dropkick. Umino hit Romero with a DDT on the ring apron. Back in the ring, Umino hit a shotgun dropkick off the top and an exploder suplex for a near fall. Romero came back with a tornado DDT and hit a running sliced bread for a near fall. Romero went for the sliced bread a second time, but Umino countered with a high knee and a neckbreaker for two. Umino caught Romero with an elbow to the back of the neck, then hit the Paradigm Shift for the pinfall. Both guys looked great here.

– Excalibur ran down the lineup for Forbidden Door, tomorrow night’s Collision and next Wednesday’s Dynamite. The only new match announced for any of the shows was Hechicero v. Dalton Castle for Collision.

Satnam Singh (w/ Jay Lethal & Sonjay Dutt) defeated Rosario Grillo (0:20) 

Grillo made the mistake of shaking hands with Singh, who refused to release his grip. Singh then yanked Grillo up into a bearhug and shook him into submission. 

After the match, Jay Lethal grabbed the mic and predicted he would beat his opponent in even less time. 

PAC defeated Jay Lethal (w/ Satnam Singh & Sonjay Dutt) (12:35) 

PAC sent Lethal to the floor with a superkick, and followed him out with a no hands plancha. That was 38 seconds in, so Lethal failed at his prediction. Singh yanked PAC out to the floor, but referee Bryce Remsberg caught him and ejected Singh. The damage was done, though, and Lethal whipped PAC into the ringside barricade, then caught him with a dropkick on the floor. Lethal whipped PAC into the steel stairs on the floor. 

Lethal dominated during the split-screen break. After the break, Lethal tried for the figure-four leglock, but PAC countered with a small package. Lethal tried for the Lethal Injection, but PAC countered with a dropkick to the stomach. PAC followed up with a series of kicks, then hit a shotgun dropkick off the top for a near fall. Lethal countered a German suplex attempt with an ankle pick, and tried for the figure-four again. Lethal worked over the knee with a dragon screw leg whip, then finally locked in the figure-four. 

PAC escaped the figure-four by getting to the ring ropes. Lethal went to the top, and PAC followed him. Lethal tried for a top rope powerbomb, but PAC countered by backdropping Lethal to the mat. PAC set up for the Black Arrow, but Dutt distracted PAC. PAC sent Lethal to the floor with a running boot. 

Lethal hit a German suplex. He tried for the Lethal Injection, but PAC dodged it. Lethal caught PAC with a cutter. Lethal went for the Lethal Injection a third time, but PAC dodged it again and caught Lethal with a lariat. PAC locked in the Brutalizer and Lethal tapped out. Very good Rampage main event.

Solid episode of Rampage tonight.