AEW Rampage continues the company’s current swing through Canada, this week coming to us from Saskatoon. It’s in a bit of a strange spot on this particular Friday, however, because it’s not just killing time between Dynamite and Collision, it’s also setting things in motion for Battle of the Belts.
Is there still a place for Battle of the Belts now that AEW has an extra two hours of weekly wrestling on TV? It’s a fair question, but considering it’s just an extra hour with (hopefully) nothing but championship matches, it should work out.
In any case, Rampage has a few things of its own worth checking out this week, including an important women’s tournament match, so let’s get into it.
AEW Rampage results:
- Keith Lee and Dustin Rhodes def. Matt Menard and Angelo Parker by pinfall
- QTV boasts about burning The Acclaimed with Harley Cameron’s diss track, and Johnny TV says his group is challenging The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass to a match next week
- Taya Valkyrie def. Izzy McQueen by pinfall in one of the shortest squash matches you’ll see; afterward, Toni Storm and Saraya come down and call her a loser since she’s Canadian, to which Valkyrie manages to goad Storm into a championship match at Battle of the Belts
- Hook says he’s done chasing Jack Perry and willing to have a title match with him next week on Dynamite
- Lance Archer def. Trent Beretta by pinfall; after the victory, Jake Roberts calls out Orange Cassidy to challenge him to a title match against Archer at Battle of the Belts, and The Snake ends up taking Cassidy’s backpack with his title and daring him to get it back on Saturday
- The Hardy Party and Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett and company exchange pre-recorded pleasantries
- Konosuke Takeshita def. Mentallo by pinfall
- Renee Paquette talks to the Dark Order, who are fired up about Hangman Adam Page turning his back on them (at least from their perspective) and looking to rebuild their group
- Willow Nightingale def. Athena by pinfall in an Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament semifinal, an excellent match that saw Athena pinned for the first time in nearly 50 matches