CONTAINS SPOILERS
This episode of AEW RAMPAGE was broadcast on TNT from the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, UT!
Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard were the broadcast team for tonight’s event.
It’s Friday and you know what that means! The fastest hour in professional wrestling!
This…is…Rampage!
Tag Team 3-Way!
Undisputed Kingdom—Matt Taven & Mike Bennett (with Roderick Strong) vs. Gates of Agony—Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun vs. Shane Taylor Promotions—ROH Pure Champion Lee Moriarty & Shane Taylor!
Roderick Strong joined the commentary team for this match.
Lee took down Taven with an arm drag. Taven connected with a dropkick. Taven cradled Moriarty for a two-count. Bennett grabbed a tag and Undisputed Kingdon used tandem tactics on Lee Moriarty. Bishop Kaun tagged in, accelerated and took Taven off his feet with a huge lariat, followed up by a moonsault press for a near fall.
Gates of Agony double teamed Taven but Taven fought his way to Bennett. Bennett cracked Toa with chops and then a thrust kick. Shane Taylor tagged Toa and planted Bennett for a near fall. Bennett ducked one lariat but ate a second lariat from Taylor.
“That sounded like a thud!” said Tony Schiavone.
Taven got a tag and cleaned house. Bennett blasted Lee with a Death Valley Driver which was followed up by a knee strike by Taven. Taylor was there to break up the pin attempt. Bishop Kaun hoisted up Shane Taylor and smashed him with an Air Raid Crash!
Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona smashed Lee with a knee strike and a hip attack, respectively. Taven grabbed a blind tag, hit a frog splash on Lee Moriarty, and stole the pin!
Anna Jay vs. Top Flight’s Leila Grey!
Anna Jay used a knee strike on Grey. Leila fired back with a flipping neck breaker for a two-count on Anna Jay. Leila blasted Anna with a running bulldog for a near fall.
Anna hit a snap suplex on Leila Grey. Anna clobbered Leila with elbow strikes and then a flying forearm. Anna found her mark with a kick to Leila. Anna dropkicked Leila Grey. Anna put Leila on her back and drove her down on the mat face first, scoring the pin.
“Mariah May, I’ll see you next weekend,” said Anna Jay.
“The Virtuosa” Deonna Purrazzo and Taya Valkyrie were seen watching the match backstage on a monitor.
LFI’s The Beast Mortos (with Dralistico and RUSH) vs. Beef (with JD Drake)!
Beef and Beast met shoulder to shoulder, center of the ring, neither man giving ground. Beef cartwheeled and hit Beast with a dropkick.
The Beast Mortos clocked Beef with a big time right hand strike. Beast chop blocked Beef and followed up with a running knee strike for a near fall. The Beast Mortos body slammed Beef. The Beast Mortos tenderized Beef with a headbutt!
Beef landed shots, unabated at Beast. Beef dropped the Beast with a running bulldog. The Beast Mortos popped up Beef and wiped him out with a Samoan Drop for a near fall.
“Brutal landing for Beef,” said Excalibur.
The Beast Mortos flipped off the top rope and splashed Beef, but Beef kicked out at the two-count!
“Let’s hear it for Beef’s determination!” said Tony Schiavone.
Beef was looking for the Kentucky Meat Shower, but Rush knocked Beef from the top turnbuckle as the ref was distracted by Dralistico. The Beast Mortos planted Beef and picked up the pinfall!
After the match, LFI triple teamed Beef. JD Drake was tentative about getting in the ring, as he’d been sidelined by an injury. Drake then got blindsided by Rush with a camera cable!
“LFI is completely out of control!” said Tony Schiavone.
Rampage Main Event!
Ricochet vs. The Patriarchy’s Nick Wayne (with Mother Wayne)!
Nick Wayne stalled at the beginning of the match. Ricochet used his quickness to take down Wayne. Ricochet pump kicked Wayne in the jaw. Ricochet went for a flat footed moonsault off the edge of the ring, but Wayne moved. Ricochet landed on his feet and got blindsided by Nick Wayne.
Nick Wayne spiked Ricochet on the ramp with a DDT. Wayne followed up with a snap suplex in the ring, continuing to inflict punishment on Ricochet. Ricochet rocked Wayne with a jaw breaker.
Ricochet springboarded with a dropkick to Wayne, landing on his feet. Ricochet flipped over the top rope and wiped out Wayne on the arena floor. Ricochet springboarded once again and followed up with a running shooting star press but Nick Wayne kicked out at the two-count!
Nick Wayne clawed at Ricochet’s eyes. They jockeyed for position on the turnbuckles. Ricochet headbutted Nick Wayne, knocking him to the mat. Nick Wayne nailed Ricochet with a dragon suplex for a near fall!
Ricochet blocked Wayne’s World and countered with a high kick and a deadlift German Suplex, but Nick Wayne kicked out at the two-count!
“What a main event!” said Daddy Magic.
Ricochet hit a half and half suplex. Ricochet jumped off the ropes, but Wayne countered with Wayne’s World and then a destroyer for a (very) near fall on Ricochet! Ricochet ducked another Wayne’s World attempt and spiked Nick with Vertigo in the center of the ring! Ricochet blasted Nick with an elbow strike and scored the pinfall victory!
“The Vertigo usually ends it for Ricochet, but the elbow strike left absolutely no doubt,” said Excalibur.
After the match, International Champion Konosuke Takeshita walked onto the ramp and pointed at Ricochet!
“A battle between The Alpha and Ricochet seems almost inevitable,” said Excalibur.
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