**CONTAINS SPOILERS**
Tonight’s AEW RAMPAGE: Slam Dunk was broadcast from the Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ!
It’s Friday and you know what that means!
Tonight’s announce team was Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Chris Jericho, and Jim Ross.
The Young Bucks—Matt & Nick Jackson (with Kenny Omega)
vs.
Aussie Open—Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis!
Don Callis joined the commentary team for this match.
Aussie Open hit Matt Jackson with tandem offense.
“You cannot get in the heads of the Bucks. They’ve been there, done it all,” said Callis.
The Bucks rallied back with stereo dropkicks on Aussie Open. Davis scoop slammed each of the Bucks and then double slammed them! The Bucks fired back with great teamwork on Aussie Open.
Outside the ring, Aussie Open smashed the Bucks back-to-back against each other, then planted them on the ring apron.
Mark Davis chopped at Nick Jackson with crushing blows.
“Heavy hands from Mark Davis,” said Excalibur.
Nick Jackson fought back against both members of Aussie Open and made the crawl to tag brother Matt Jackson. Grabbing the tag, Matt used a jumping Sliced Bread on Fletcher. Matt jumped off the top turnbuckle to the outside on Mark Davis. Matt dropped an elbow off the top rope on Kyle Fletcher for a near fall!
The crowd chanted “This is awesome! This is awesome!”
Nick Jackson squashed Fletcher with a senton. Nick went for the pin but Davis jumped in to break it up. Nick rallied back with a facebuster on Davis but Fletcher flattened Nick with a brainbuster on the arena floor!
The fans chanted “A-E-W! A-E-W!”
The Bucks unleashed a superkick party on Fletcher and tried for the BTE Trigger but Fletcher moved out of the way. The Bucks inadvertently cracked one another with their knees!
The Bucks were going for the Meltzer Driver when the arena lights turned off! The lights turned back on and Fletcher reversed Matt Jackson and spiked him with a reverse tombstone piledriver. Aussie Open had Matt Jackson isolated and double teamed him.
“I assume the blackout was the House of Black playing mind games with the Bucks,” said Jericho.
The Bucks connected with the BTE Trigger and Matt Jackson covered Kyle Fletcher for the win!
“A return to tag team form for the Bucks,” said Excalibur.
The lights turned off again, and this time when they turned on, the ring was surrounded by the House of Black—Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews, and Julia Hart!
The arena went dark again, and this time the House of Black vanished!
Lexy Nair interviewed the Best Friends backstage.
Trent and Chuck Taylor were ambushed by Big Bill, Lee Moriarty, and the Gunns! Best Friends were laid out by a steel pipe from the Gunns.
Danhausen and Orange Cassidy came to check on the Best Friends after a commercial break.
Toni Storm (with Saraya) vs. Willow Nightingale!
Storm charged at Willow as Willow had her back turned. Willow used a shoulder block to take Toni Storm off her feet. Willow blasted Toni with a double chop. Toni dug her fingers into the face of Willow and then pulled her hair.
Toni rammed Willow with the double hip attack, knocking Willow to the arena floor. Toni whipped Willow into the ring apron. Toni Storm smashed Willow with another hip attack, this time in the ring.
Willow fought back with a cannonball senton and then a Death Valley Driver for a near fall on Toni Storm. After a distraction from Saraya, Willow got caught with the Storm Zero and pinned by Toni Storm.
Saraya pulled out green spray paint while Toni held back Willow. Ruby Soho ran out to even up the odds. AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter and Dr. Britt Baker sprinted down, chasing Toni and Saraya up the ramp!
The “MurderHawk Monster” Lance Archer (with Jake “The Snake” Roberts)
vs.
Bryce Saturn!
Bryce charged at Archer as Archer came down the ramp but Archer was ready and backdropped him! Archer mauled Bryce inside the ring with vicious strikes and chops. Saturn landed a few shots but Archer ate them for lunch.
Archer nearly decapitated Saturn with a lariat and then pinned him!
We heard from “Limitless” Keith Lee & “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes!
They challenged Swerve and Parker to a match this Wednesday on Dynamite.
Main Event Time!
Sammy Guevara (with Daniel Garcia)
vs.
Action Andretti!
Action clotheslined Sammy out of the ring! Action followed Sammy to the floor and whipped Sammy into the steel ring barricade. Andretti hit a springboard lariat off the barricade onto Sammy!
Action pulled up Sammy with a deadlift into the Falcon Arrow for a near fall on Sammy Guevara. Action smashed Sammy with a 450 splash off the apron and onto the arena floor!
Andretti spring boarded off the ropes and served up a kick to Sammy for a two-count. Action grabbed Sammy, looking for a GTH, but Sammy escaped. Sammy cracked Action with multiple knee strikes. Action fired back with a John Woo dropkick in the corner. Action attempted a moonsault but Daniel Garcia knocked Action off the ropes with a clothesline. Sammy took advantage of the assist and pinned Action after hitting the GTH!
“The Ocho” Chris Jericho went down to the ring to help Sammy and Daniel celebrate.
Catch AEW DYNAMITE on TBS next Wednesday live at 8/7ct from the historic Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA!
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