AEW enjoyed a few shows at the friendly confines of Daily’s Place, but things returned to the norm Friday night with Rampage on the road in Charleston, South Carolina.
This week already featured the chaotic AEW World Championship match between Samoa Joe and Hook on Dynamite. Given the advertised card entering Rampage, multiple bouts, including Jeff Hardy vs. Darby Allin and Kris Statlander vs. Queen Aminata, looked set to continue that momentum. But it’s Chris Jericho vs. Matt Sydal that kicked off the weekend of AEW action.
AEW Rampage results:
- Chris Jericho def. Matt Sydal by pinfall with Don Callis on commentary during the match; Konosuke Takeshita attacked Jericho on the stage afterward and knocked out Christopher Daniels as he and security guards tried to break up the fight
- A brief video package teases Darby Allin and Jeff Hardy’s match
- Penta El Zero Miedo def. Anthony Henry by pinfall with “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard on commentary
- Saraya and Ruby Soho interrupt Renee Paquette’s backstage segment; Ruby pinned Holly Cameron against the wall to get answers for her recent actions, so Holly naturally blamed Anna Jay
- Kris Statlander, with Stokley Hathaway as her manager for the first time, def. Queen Aminata by pinfall; Stokley pushed the referee aside
- Jay Lethal questions how much more of this faction with Sanjay Dutt and Satnam Singh he can take because he wants to focus on in-ring action; Dutt offers to remove Karen Jarrett to resolve it, but Lethal says he came to AEW to win gold and insinuates he wants a singles title
- Willow Nightingale tells Kris Statlander and Stokley Hathaway her flight was canceled and hints at Hathaway being behind it so he could manage Kris Statlander against Queen Aminata; Statlander says she’ll figure this out, which causes Nightingale and Hathaway to argue further
- Darby Allin def. Jeff Hardy by pinfall in a chaotic match reminiscent of their last bout in 2022; Hardy avoids Allin’s respectful fist-bump attempt afterward and rolls out of the ring to close the show