If you’ve never watched New Japan Pro-Wrestling before, that’s OK. But it would probably be a good idea to watch this episode of AEW Rampage before Forbidden Door this Sunday night.
That’s because there’s a whole bunch of NJPW talent on tonight’s show, which is fitting since they will also be a big part of the second annual supershow in Toronto. Also, MJF will be on tonight’s show, a first for the AEW World Champion.
So even though Rampage has slipped to third in the pecking order of AEW shows, this should be one hour that’s worth watching. Let’s see what we’ve got.
AEW Rampage results:
- United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher and Will Ospreay) and Swerve Strickland def. Chaos (Best Friends, Rocky Romero and Yoh) by pinfall
- Toni Storm says only her title is on the line when she faces Willow Nightingale at Forbidden Door because Willow would lose her title if it was on the line
- Adam Cole goes to the ring but is quickly interrupted by MJF, who says he has talked to Tony Khan and got him to book Cole in a match at Forbidden Door against Tom Lawlor; Lawlor and Royce Isaacs attack Cole while MJF mockingly acts like he’s on the way to save his tag team partner, then wishes Cole good luck this weekend
- The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass def. Local Talent in a very short match; afterward, Harley Cameron tells the group they should work together on music as a distraction for QTV to debut new member Johnny TV, who lays out Daddy Ass
- Prince Nana and Swerve deliver a warning to Hiroshi Tanahashi, who Strickland will face on Collision
- Skye Blue def. Anna Jay by pinfall in a Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament first round match
- “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry def. Douki by submission by using Sanada’s Skull End hold, in a match that saw much of the crowd cheering for Douki …
- … but Sanada comes out and walks to the ring for a staredown to end the show