**CONTAINS SPOILERS**
Tonight’s AEW RAMPAGE was broadcast from the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, CA!
It’s Friday and you know what that means!
Tonight’s announce team was Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, “The Ocho” Chris Jericho, and Jim Ross.
TNT Championship Match!
Darby Allin (c.) vs. Juice Robinson!
Juice backed the champion into the ropes. Juice grappled Darby to the mat. Darby grabbed a side headlock on Juice, bringing Juice to the mat.
Juice sat out with a senton but Darby lifted his knees into Juice’s spine. Juice hoisted up Darby, sending him crashing to the arena floor. Juice whipped Darby into the security railing. Juice rammed Darby into the steel ring steps.
“Juice is dominating the TNT Champion,” said Excalibur.
Darby fired back with a John Woo dropkick and then a tope suicida to Juice! Darby attempted the Coffin Drop but Juice countered it and followed up with a big kick for a near fall. Juice hit a senton on Darby, and then a second senton for a two-count.
Robinson jumped off the turnbuckles but Darby dodged it. Juice retaliated with a gut buster. Juice tried for a senton in the corner but Darby moved and nailed Juice with a Code Red! Darby climbed to the top turnbuckle but Juice swept out Darby’s legs. Juice smashed Darby with a lariat and then a jackhammer for a near fall!
Darby countered Juice with a Scorpion Death Drop off the ropes! Darby connected with a Coffin Drop and pinned Juice!
Sting came out and celebrated with Darby after the match!
Renee Paquette introduced AEW World Tag Team Champs The Acclaimed—Anthony Bowens & Max Caster (with Daddy Ass)!
They were about to cement their legacy in cement for Hollywood when Colten and Austin Gunn interrupted them!
Billy Gunn told the Gunns to put their hands in the cement. The Acclaimed pulled down the pants of the Gunns and then Billy shoved the Gunns butt-first into the cement!
The Kings of the Black Throne—Brody King & Malakai Black (with Julia Hart & Buddy Matthews)
vs.
Eddie Kingston & Ortiz!
Ortiz went right after Brody King, but King chopped Ortiz to the mat. Ortiz dropkicked Brody in the knee and then tagged in Eddie.
Eddie was looking for the half and half but Brody battled out of the hold. Black tagged in and got leveled with a chop by Kingston. Black attempted a roundhouse kick but Eddie avoided it. Both teams began to brawl outside the ring!
Brody King clobbered Kingston with a massive lariat. Eddie rallied back with a half and half suplex. Ortiz was pleading for the tag but Black ran in. Ortiz came in with a DDT on Black. Kingston got a near fall after an exploder suplex on Black.
Malakai Black blasted Eddie with a rising knee strike! Kingston threw everything he had into a lariat to Black. Buddy Matthews and Julia Hart ran to the ring with steel chairs!
Eddie didn’t realize Julia Hart was behind him and Ortiz questioned Eddie—“You gonna hit a girl?!” But Eddie didn’t realize it was Julia behind him, he thought it was Buddy who was behind him. Black finished off Kingston and then pinned him. After the match Malakai Black told Ortiz “You did good.”
Renee Paquette interviewed Golden Globe Award Winner Paul Walter Hauser!
Danhausen walked to the ring, saying he won an award himself for being the number one merchandise seller in all of AEW! Danhausen said he wasn’t given a physical award, so he thought Hauser should give him the Golden Globe in its place.
They were interrupted by Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, and Sonjay Dutt!
Lethal struck Hauser with a stiff right hand! Jarrett grabbed the guitar and smashed it over Hauser’s head! Jay Lethal took the Golden Globe and was about to hit Danhausen in the head with it when Best Friends and Orange Cassidy came to the ring to even up the odds! Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal stole the Golden Globe!
Main Event Time!
Street Fight!
Ruby Soho & Willow Nightingale
vs.
The Jericho Appreciation Society’s Anna Jay A.S. & Tay Melo!
Ruby and Willow ambushed Anna Jay and Tay from behind as the J.A.S. members were making their ring entrance!
Anna whipped Ruby into the steel ring post, and then smashed her face-first into the ring bell. Ruby Soho was busted open when she was placed inside a garbage can and Anna Jay and Tay stomped on it!
Anna wrapped barbed wire around her arm and then locked in the Queen Slayer on Willow! Ruby had a chain wrapped around her fist and hammered away at Anna. Tay smashed Ruby with the lid from the trash can!
Tay stacked chairs in the ring. Tay and Anna were about to superplex Ruby when Willow powerbombed Tay and Anna! Willow cracked Tay with a spinebuster and followed up with a cannonball senton onto Anna in the corner!
The fans chanted “This is awesome! This is awesome!”
Willow attempted a doctor bomb on the floor but Tay blasted Willow with a trash can lid. Ruby landed the No Future kick on Anna! Willow powerbombed Anna off the stage and through a table!
Tay jumped off the ring apron and spiked Ruby through a table! Tay spilled out a bag of thumbtacks in the ring! Ruby grabbed a handful of thumb tacks and threw them into Tay’s face! Ruby pinned Tay after rocking her with the Destination Unknown into the tacks!
“What a battle we just witnessed,” said Excalibur.
Catch AEW DYNAMITE on TBS next Wednesday live at 8/7ct from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA!
And remember…the home of professional wrestling is All Elite Wrestling!
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