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AEW Rampage results 02/02/24: CMLL takes over

A look at all the action from Friday’s episode of AEW Rampage.

As Revolution approaches, AEW makes its way to New Orleans for the latest episode of Rampage. While Friday night’s action may not influence the upcoming pay-per-view landscape, some wrestlers still have something to prove ahead of the March event.

On the path to defending their AEW Tag Team Championship against Darby Allin and Sting, Ricky Starks and Big Bill will face The Dark Order in an Eliminator match, aiming to make a statement ahead of the impending title clash. A win also gives Alex Reynolds and John Silver an inside look at a championship match against the incumbents.

Along with a potential highlight reel of a match between Top Flight and Private Party, Rampage promises a packed night of action to begin February.

AEW Rampage results:

  • Top Flight def. Private Party by pinfall; Private Party refuses to shake hands after the match
  • Backstage, Sammy Guevara expresses disappointment in losing, saying his AEW tag title defeat hits harder as he has a child at home; he blames the Don Callis Family for taking away the potential of a better life for him, and he challenges Will Hobbs to a match anytime, anywhere
  • Jeff Jarrett tells Sanjay Dutt to stay out of the ring today, and Jay Lethal asks why Dutt’s wearing a suit; Lethal questions why Singh’s not working out either; Jarrett yells at Lethal, calling him the problem while deeming him too nice
  • Ricky Starks and Big Bill def. Alex Reynolds and John Silver by pinfall with Darby Allin on commentary
  • Don Callis says Sammy Guevara “isn’t mentally cleared” and should know Will Hobbs is hunting him; Hobbs tells Guevara he has his own family and hopes he doesn’t see Guevara first
  • Willow Nightingale (with Kris Statlander and Stokley Hathaway) def. Queen Aminata by pinfall
  • Orange Cassidy waits for the Undisputed Kingdom to interrupt him, and they arrive; Cassidy tells Roderick Strong the Undisputed Kingdom do things that make everyone angry and wants a fight, but Adam Cole recommends a three-on-three of Strong, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett vs. Cassidy, Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta for next week’s Rampage episode
  • Willow Nightingale and Kris Statlander challenge Saraya and Ruby Soho to a match next week
  • Mistico, Mascara Doaada, Hechicero and Volador Jr. def. Matt Menard, Angelo Parker, Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal by pinfall

AEW Rampage results 01/26/24: Komander commands the ring

See how Komander earned a title shot against Orange Cassidy this week on AEW Rampage.

AEW returned on Friday night after a heavily storyline-driven episode of Dynamite. The quest for the next contender to Samoa Joe’s AEW World Championship progressed, including Adam Copeland’s latest “Cope Open” against Minoru Suzuki and a subsequent callout to Christian Cage.

Meanwhile, Rampage featured its own developments, such as the “Freshly Squeezed 4-Way” match for the No. 1 contender to Orange Cassidy’s AEW International Championship and the ongoing story involving Ruby Soho, Saraya and Harley Cameron. Multiple angles unfolded in Savannah, Georgia, creating another chaotic hour of AEW programming:

AEW Rampage results:

  • Jon Moxley def. Lee Moriarty by submission, drawing “this is awesome” chants in a lengthy match showcasing Moriarty’s in-ring prowess; Shane Taylor thwarts Moxley’s show of respect after the match as he and Moriarty beat down the Blackpool Combat Club member
  • As Anna Jay gets interviewed backstage, Angelo Parker tells her that he believes he knows who is responsible for everything and questions if Anna was behind Harley Cameron’s kiss; Anna slaps Parker and says she is tired of having everyone’s back when no one supports her in return
  • Konosuke Takeshita def. Christopher Daniels by pinfall within minutes; Don Callis says after the match his family is taking everything from Chris Jericho and challenges the Fozzy singer to face Takeshita in two weeks on Dynamite; however, Kyle Fletcher intervenes, claiming his right to a shot; Callis agrees and says Fletcher will face Jericho next week, while Jericho battles Takeshita the following week
  • Backstage, Renee Paquette announces Top Flight vs. Private Party for next week; Action Andretti says he’ll be in Top Flight’s corner next week to make sure nothing crazy happens
  • Anna Jay def. Ruby Soho by submission
  • In a backstage interview, Eddie Kingston tells Renee Paquette he has no respect for Bryan Danielson; Kingston then challenges Willie Mack to a non-title match on Collision, but if Mack wins, he earns a chance at the AEW Continental Championship
  • Komander def. The Butcher, El Hijo del Vikingo and Kip Sabian to become the No. 1 contender to Orange Cassidy’s AEW Intercontinental Championship

AEW Rampage results 01/19/24: Darby Allin and Jeff Hardy take extreme measures

The Kris Statlander/Stokely Hathaway situation also took another twist this week on AEW Rampage.

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

AEW Rampage results 01/12/24: Homecoming rolls on for Eddie Kingston

Among other things, Cool Hand Ang’s love life took a turn for the worse on AEW Rampage Homecoming.

After a fun night of Homecoming action at Daily’s Place on AEW Dynamite on Wednesday, it’s time to keep things rolling with Rampage from the same venue. There’s definitely something comforting about seeing AEW back in the place where it spent so much of its formative first few years, even if said years were under less than ideal circumstances.

It might be a bit chilly (at least for Florida) for Rampage, but perhaps the action in the ring will keep the fans warm. An Eddie Kingston title defense is a great place to start, so let’s just get right to the ring for this hour of Friday night wrestling.

AEW Rampage Homecoming results:

  • Eddie Kingston def. Wheeler Yuta by pinfall to retain the AEW Continental Crown Championship
  • Renee Paquette says fans loved seeing The Hardys and Mark Briscoe together, and they all seem fired up to remain a trio since they’re good in the ring and for ratings
  • Swerve Strickland def. Matt Sydal by pinfall
  • Paquette talks to Top Flight and Action Andretti, who get interrupted by Private Party again, this time with a challenge for any two of the three of them; also Andretti guzzles and crushes a bottled water for some reason
  • Hikaru Shida def. Queen Aminata by pinfall; Shida shows her opponent respect afterward and they smile as they hug
  • Video highlights are shown to shine a highlight on the feud between FTR and House of Black that has recently drawn in Daniel Garcia as well
  • Just like we all suspected, Saraya got Harley Cameron to hit on Cool Hand Ang, framing him to drive a wedge between him and Ruby Soho
  • Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, Evil Uno and John Silver) def. Angelo Parker, Jake Hager and Matt Menard by pinfall, and Negative One makes off with Hager’s beloved hat

AEW Rampage results 01/05/24: Wheeler Yuta keeps it Pure

More developments in the ongoing Kris Statlander-Stokely Hathaway saga also unfolded on AEW Rampage.

While some people question the need for ROH when it is a sub-brand of AEW these days, here’s an even more pertinent question for tonight’s episode of AEW Rampage: Does there need to be a ROH Pure Championship?

We say yes. There’s something cool about a title having its own specific set of rules in a day and age when there are so many championships overall with very little to distinguish between them in many cases.

It’s even good when a heel has it, like Wheeler Yuta does right now, because we get to see how rulebreakers operate within the confine of, well, rules.

Just something to think about while we dive into this AEW Rampage.

AEW Rampage results:

  • Mark Briscoe and The Hardys def. The Butcher, The Blade and Kip Sabian by pinfall
  • Renee Paquette asks Sammy Guevara about his singles match against Ricky Starks, who he praises as a great talent but says he isn’t better than the best, while Chris Jericho promises to make Uncle Joe cry if Big Bill interferes
  • Paquette speaks with Anna Jay ahead of her match against Hikaru Shida, and Anna says it’s time for this to be her year and that she needs to do this for herself; Harley Cameron stops by to say he wants to help everyone there, including Daddy Magic, Cool Hand Ang and Jake Hager, and she seems to say something suggestive to Coll Hand Ang
  • Stokely Hathaway does the ring intros for the next match, not sus at all, especially since she praises Kris Statlander and disses Willow Nightingale
  • Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale def. Kennedi Hardcastle and Notorious Mimi
  • Private Party walks in on The Hardys’ convo with Paquette, which turns into something of a sarcastic show of respect
  • Hikaru Shida def. Anna Jay by pinfall
  • Sonjay Dutt gives a pep talk to Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett, but there’s a bit of dissension in the room (also Karen Jarrett hilariously points out that she’s been there for a while and the team has no name); Dutt and Karen end up having to play peacemaker when tempers flare
  • A Christian Cage highlight video (if you can call it that) is aired
  • Wheeler Yuta def. Komander by pinfall to retain the ROH Pure Championship

The top pro wrestling stories to watch in 2024

Here’s your guide for what to watch for in WWE, AEW and the pro wrestling industry in the year ahead.

To say 2023 was an eventful year in professional wrestling would be an understatement.

However, there is plenty of intrigue on the horizon in 2024. Here are the stories to watch as we enter a new year.

AEW Rampage results 12/29/23: On the precipice of Worlds End

Top Flight and Action Andretti soared to a big win on the final AEW Rampage before Worlds End.

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You know what’s cool about this year in pro wrestling? We’re going right up to the last moment of 2023, just about, thanks to AEW holding Worlds End this Saturday on Long Island (almost said “in,” sorry Rob Wolkenbrod).

Before we get to that show, however, there’s one last hour of Rampage to sail through. Heck, maybe it will even add another match or two to the card, who knows?

Let’s enjoy these 60 minutes, starting right now.

AEW Rampage results:

  • Chris Jericho kicks off the show to “talk some stuff out” with Sammy Guevara ahead of Worlds End, mostly to ask him why he turned on Jericho and joined the Don Callis Family; Sammy gives his apology, Jericho asks him if they will reunite Le Sex Gods and they hug it out

  • Renee Paquette wants to talk to Daniel Garcia but mostly gets Matt Menard ranting, while Garcia promises they’ll get some payback against House of Black eventually

  • Ruby Soho def. Marina Shafir by pinfall thanks to a timely distraction by Harley Cameron; Saraya and Nyla Rose also get into it and Rose ends up chasing Saraya out through the crowd
  • The Don Callis Family, Big Bill and Ricky Starks deliver a message to their opponents in the eight-man tag match at Worlds End, and Bill confirms his Uncle Joe will be in the house
  • Paquette gives Willow Nightingale the time to clear the air with Kris Statlander, and they agree to face each other on Zero Hour, though Stokely Hathaway is worming his way into things as well

  • Wheeler Yuta def. Matt Sydal by pinfall to retain the ROH Pure Championship; after the bell, Danhausen confronts Yuta after the match and jokingly (we think) disqualifies Wheeler, who lays Danhausen out with a right hand and lays on more of a beating until Hook comes to the ring and chases him away
  • Top Flight and Action Andretti def. Orange Cassidy, Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta by pinfall

AEW Rampage results 12/22/23: Vikingo soars, The Hardys fall

Orange Cassidy also defended his title against Rocky Romero on this week’s AEW Rampage.

There might not be anything that can best display how the past, present and future intertwine in AEW like tonight’s lineup on Rampage.

Want someone who’s on top of their game? Orange Cassidy is in action. How about the future of the business? El Hijo del Vikingo and Skye Blue fit that description.

Yet The Hardys are also on tonight’s card, still getting it done in the ring even though they are much closer to the end of their careers than the beginning. That’s definitely one of the best parts of pro wrestling today and AEW in particular.

That’s all a somewhat long winded way of saying that tonight’s hour of Rampage should have a little bit of something for everyone. Let’s get into it.

AEW Rampage results:

  • Orange Cassidy def. Rocky Romero by pinfall to retain the AEW International Championship
  • Kris Statlander talks to Tony Schiavone about coming together when needed with Willow Nightingale, but Stokely Hathaway arrives to stir the drink by suggesting that Willow has been talking about Stat behind her back; it also sounds like Stoke is trying to recruit her
  • Brian Cage cuts a promo on Keith Lee ahead of their match on Collision this Saturday
  • The Kingdom def. The Hardys by pinfall on a rollup after Matt Hardy was prevented from using a steel chair
  • Renee Paquette talks to Ruby Soho, and is soon joined by Angelo Parker asking her out and Saraya apologizing … at least to everyone’s face, because Saraya immediately tells Parker to leave Soho alone as soon as the others depart
  • Skye Blue def. Queen Aminata by submission
  • El Hijo del Vikingo def. Black Taurus by pinfall to retain the AAA Mega Championship

What’s going under Tony Khan’s tree? 6 gifts for AEW this holiday season

In the spirit of giving, here’s a half-dozen things that would help AEW in 2024 and beyond.

Despite breaking world records, releasing a video game, and adding major names to its roster, AEW went through a lot in 2023.

It lost its top star and saw its ticket and television ratings decline. Even the video game game garnered middling reviews from critics and drew the ire of fans for its lack of depth and price.

So if there is any entity in professional wrestling that is in need of some holiday cheer, it is the good folks based out of Jacksonville. So while I was doing my holiday shopping, I made sure to save some imaginary cash for AEW.

Here are the six gifts AEW could use this holiday season.

AEW Rampage results 12/15/23: Trios, tag teams in action on Winter is Coming

The Von Erichs were along the highlights of this week’s AEW Rampage.

Man, it’s been a bummer of a day for AEW with the news that Kenny Omega will be out indefinitely. Somewhere, Tony Khan is cursing his luck, or the fact that he appears to have jinxed himself after talking earlier in the year about how the company’s injury luck was better in 2023.

You know what might cheer him, and also us, up? Some AEW Rampage, that’s what. With the show taped in Texas, it’s only right that some Von Erichs are part of it, teaming with Orange Cassidy. There are also several tag team matches on tap, as well as Anna Jay in singles action.

Yeah, this should help us feel better. On to the results and such.

AEW Rampage results:

  • Orange Cassidy and The Von Erichs def. Angelo Parker, Matt Menard and Jake Hager by pinfall, and Kevin Von Erich and Danhausen help prevent a post-match beating, with Kevin giving Hager a lengthy Iron Claw; Cassidy puts his sunglasses on the eldest Von Erich during their celebration
  • Mark Briscoe says “fighting’s what I do, dammit” when asked what he still has to fight for in the Continental Classic and says this is like his rookie season as a singles wrestler; he and Jay Lethal say they’ll battle each other for honor next week and shake hands
  • The Don Callis Family (Kyle Fletcher and Powerhouse Hobbs) def. Hunter Grey and Paul Titan by pinfall in a squash match; afterward, Callis gets some mic time and threatens The Golden Jets, saying that under The Don Callis Rules, any two members of the Family can take on Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega at any time
  • Ruby Soho reflects on taking another loss while being pulled in so many directions, and she doesn’t take kindly to Saraya trying to give her some tough love
  • Anna Jay def. Red Velvet by submission, due in part to, or perhaps in spite of, a distraction by Menard
  • A replay of the Devil’s latest attack from Dynamite is shown, this time targeting Hangman Adam Page
  • Top Flight and Action Andretti def. El Hijo del Vikingo, Komander and Penta El Zero Miedo by pinfall