**CONTAINS SPOILERS**
Tonight’s AEW RAMPAGE was broadcast live from the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ!
It’s Friday and you know what that means!
Tonight’s announce team was Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and Jim Ross.
“Iron” Mike Tyson was a special guest commentator for tonight’s opening match!
All-Atlantic Championship Match!
“Freshly Squeezed” Orange Cassidy (c.) vs. Katsuyori Shibata!
Orange Cassidy was accompanied by the Best Friends and Danhausen.
Shibata grabbed a headlock on Cassidy while Cassidy had his hands in his pockets. Cassidy ducked a kick from Shibata. Cassidy took flight with a tope suicida on Shibata!
Shibata whipped Orange into the steel guardrails. Shibata and Orange traded forearms outside the ring.
Orange Cassidy landed a diving DDT and then a running dropkick to Shibata in the corner! Shibata rallied back, mocking Orange with Orange-style kicks. Shibata blasted Orange with an open-handed shot and then a barrage of elbows. Shibata smashed Orange with his signature dropkick in the corner.
“Shibata is making a hell of a statement here guys,” said Schiavone.
Cassidy kicked Shibata but Shibata didn’t even flinch. Shibata dropped Cassidy with a big leaping forearm strike! Shibata applied the flying octopus stretch to Orange but Orange got his foot on the bottom rope. Orange retaliated with the Stundog Millionaire!
Shibata planted Orange with a Death Valley Driver! Orange fought back with the Beach Break for a near fall! Orange hit Shibata with the Orange Punch but Shibata didn’t budge! Orange landed a second Orange Punch and pinned Shibata!
Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. & Jamie Hayter (with Rebel) vs. Madison Rayne & Skye Blue!
Skye Blue hit a crossbody press on Hayter for a near fall. Skye landed a thrust kick on Hayter. Britt tagged in but ate a roundhouse kick from Skye.
Madison tagged in and used a neck breaker on Britt Baker! Madison caught Baker in a cutter! Hayter ran in and nailed Madison with a backbreaker.
Baker nailed Madison with a swinging neck breaker. Britt and Hayter hit double thrust kicks on Madison and Skye!
Hayter mauled Madison with a ripcord lariat and pinned her!
“We could be looking at the next AEW Women’s Champ,” said Jim Ross.
Jamie continued to beat up Madison and Skye after the match until AEW Interim Women’s Champ Toni Storm came down and cleaned house! Storm and Hayter slugged it out until Storm put Hayter in the Texas Cloverleaf! Britt Baker clocked Toni in the head with Toni’s women’s championship belt!
“Absolute” Ricky Starks came down to the ring!
Starks: “I hear all week people online who want to see Ricky Starks on TV. I never had to beg, because you know that I’m good. I don’t have to tell you that I’m good. You like me because I do the pose! Well, I like you too.
“I have put in the work here since day one. Everyone has questions but I have the answer. In this new tournament, Ricky Starks has an answer and I’m entering myself into the Eliminator Tournament for the AEW World Championship!
“I know there are people who are proud to be part of the AEW pillars. How can they be proud when the place is crumbling. I’m walking into FULL GEAR as Ricky Starks and I’m walking out as the new #1 contender for the AEW World Championship.
“And I’ll go on to face Jon Moxley or I can face MJF. I deal in definites because I am ‘Absolute’ Ricky Starks!”
Sammy Guevara challenged “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson to a 2 out of 3 Match on DYNAMITE this Wednesday!
Main Event Time!
WarJoe—ROH World TV Champion Samoa Joe & TNT Champion Wardlow
vs.
The Gates of Agony—Kaun & Toa Liona (with Prince Nana)!
Wardlow bull rushed Kaun into the corner! Wardlow grounded and pounded Kaun after mounting him. Samoa Joe tagged in and then Toa Liona tagged in. Toa backed up Joe into the corner.
Joe fired in shots at Liona! Toa battered Joe’s ribs with knee strikes. Joe made the tag to Wardlow and Wardlow tossed Kaun back with a suplex!
Wardlow spiked Kaun and then smashed him with a lariat. Prince Nana jumped on the apron but Wardlow hammered him. Kaun got rocked by a headbutt from Wardlow.
Wardlow powerbombed Kaun! Wardlow pinned Kaun after a quarter of powerbombs!
“Impressive tag team victory,” said Jim Ross.
After the match, Powerhouse Hobbs came out on the ramp and taunted Wardlow, motioning that he wants the TNT Championship around his waist!
Catch AEW DYNAMITE on TBS next Wednesday live at 8/7ct from the Agganis Arena in Boston, MA!
And remember…the home of professional wrestling is All Elite Wrestling!