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AEW Rampage results 12/1/23: Danhausen back in action, Statlander and Blue find common ground

Danhausen back in the ring and some unexpected teamwork were highlights of this week’s AEW Rampage.

It’s Friday night, and you know what that means!

Well, most Fridays, anyway. AEW Rampage shifted to Saturday last week for reasons, but is back in its familiar night and time this week. What are we looking at? Men’s and women’s trios matches, for starters, including what should be an incredible lucha-flavored showdown.

Let’s cross body our way into the action.

AEW Rampage results:

  • Orange Cassidy, Hook, Danhausen and Trent Beretta def. The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Alex Reynolds), Matt Menard and Angelo Parker by pinfall, with Wheeler Yuta joining the announcers midway through the match and not too pleased with the outcome
  • Renee Paquette joins Saraya, Ruby Soho and Anna Jay, and Anna tells Angelo Parker he can’t go to the ring with her, plus Saraya still doesn’t want him seeing Ruby

  • Sting and Ric Flair join Tony Schiavone in the ring to walk down memory lane

  • Paquette talks to Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida and Skye Blue, with Shida forced to play peacekeeper between the other two and cheerleader as well ahead of tonight’s trios match
  • The Don Callis Family (Powerhouse Hobbs, Konosuke Takeshita and Kyle Fletcher) def. local talent in a quick squash match, and Callis taunts the Golden Jets afterward
  • Prince Nana and Brian Cage talk about the Mogul Embassy being on a roll, and Nana tells The WorkHorsemen they have a chance to impress them tonight and possibly earn spots on the team
  • Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida and Skye Blue def. The Outcasts (Saraya and Ruby Soho) and Anna Jay by pinfall, with Blue getting the pin after some surprisingly good teamwork with Statlander
  • A replay is shown of this week’s Continental Classic matches from Dynamite, and tomorrow night’s tourney matches on Collision are promoted
  • Penta El Zero Miedo, El Hijo del Vikingo and Komander def. The WorkHorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry) and Brian Cage by pinfall, due in large part to Cage walking out on his teammates after accidentally being hit by a Henry kick

AEW Rampage results 11/10/23: Love in the air in Oakland?

OK it was a lot of fists and pinfalls as well, but also a romance subplot on this episode of AEW Rampage.

This is like Bizarro AEW this Friday night. Why? Because Rampage is live and Collision will be taped right after it. See? Bizarro!

But that also means the crowd at the Oakland Arena should be hit for this edition of Rampage, because they’re seeing it fresh instead of after two hours of Dynamite. That’s something and can only help what we’re about to watch.

Let’s see how this live hour plays out.

AEW Rampage results from Oakland:

  • Ricky Starks def. Preston Vance by pinfall with just a tiny bit of help from tag team partner Big Bill, who was on guest commentary; afterward, Rush and Dralistico hustle down to save their teammate
  • Chris Jericho calls out Konosuke Takeshita ahead of their match in DDT Pro this weekend in Japan, vowing to get his revenge
  • Don Callis and Prince Nana say they’ve made a deal to have Brian Cage fight alongside Callis’ Family (since Sammy Guevara still isn’t cleared) next week on Dynamite for the Street Fight
  • Jeff Jarrett takes exception to questions about when Jay Lethal will get his ROH World Championship shot, and Lethal brags about beating Eddie Kingston; Ortiz stops by and proves unafraid of the odds, smacking Lethal and getting saved from certain ruin by a gaggle of refs and officials
  • Red Velvet def. Ruby soho by pinfall after Ruby gets distracted by flowers being delivered to her during the match (no, really)
  • Roderick Strong comes out with The Kingdom, insulting Oakland and saying he wants to dedicate the upcoming match to his best friend, Adam Cole
  • The Kingdom def. Los Suavecitos by pinfall with their new finisher, The Neck Check, and Strong “miraculously” gets out of his wheelchair to hit a Backstabber afterward
  • Daniel Garcia says he’s sick of being sad, and to cheer himself up, he wanted to challenge someone he has respect for, and he’s decided on Andrade; Soho and Saraya stop by and get into it with Angelo Parker and Matt Menard, and while it seems like Ruby and Angelo are hitting it off, their partner seem to want to keep them apart
  • Action Andretti and Darius Martin confront The Kingdom, but Strong says Martin will be “his first victim”
  • FTR def. Komander and El Hijo del Vikingo by pinfall, and the two team show each other respect afterward … but then the lights go out and the House of Black gives them mock applause on the big screen

AEW Rampage results 11/3/23: Someone else is gunning for MJF

MJF has enough problems, but he may just have had another one find him on AEW Rampage.

It’s hard to feel too bad for MJF. He’s been AEW World Champion for a while now, has had some great matches this year, and even found true friendship thanks to Adam Cole.

But man, everyone wants what he has right now. His challengers are multiplying on what feels like a daily pace, so it should probably come as no shock if we said that someone else wants a shot at the Triple B.

Who, you say? Read on and all will become clear.

AEW Rampage results:

  • Penta El Zero Miedo def. Komander and El Hijo del Vikingo by pinning Komander
  • Sonjay Dutt explains why he extended an invitation to Ortiz to join his stable, but the members of that stable say they won’t need his insight for Jay Lethal to defeat Eddie Kingston and become the next ROH World Champion; Ortiz stops by and says he knows people were talking about him and he’d deal with them next week
  • The Gunns def. Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal by pinfall
  • RJ City tries to do the big return of Danhausen, but learns it’s actually next week

  • Saraya tries to reassure Ruby Soho that they’ll be fine without Toni Storm but does it in a very condescending way, and Ruby is still playing hard to get with Angelo Parker; speaking of Cool Hand Ang, Daddy Magic is upset with his partner for not hitting Chris Jericho with a bat but he says he’s going to be a friend for Daniel Garcia

  • Skye Blue def. Marina Shafir by pinfall
  • Darby Allin cuts a promo ahead of his matchup with Lance Archer on Collision, who gives it right back to Darby
  • Daniel Garcia def. Trent Beretta by submission, then gets on the mic to call out the biggest possible star, MJF, saying that even though there’s a lot of people gunning for him, none of them are as hungry as Garcia

AEW Rampage results 10/27/23: Santana-Ortiz grudge match, Don Callis Family grows

AEW Rampage also found a title challenger for Hikaru Shida, and it’s a bit of a pleasant surprise.

Former tag team partner turned enemies is a pretty common trope in pro wrestling. Still, there’s something about the enmity between Mike Santana and Ortiz that hits a little bit different.

From the very beginning of AEW, Santana and Ortiz weren’t just a tag team, they were essentially brothers. They went through a ton both on their own and as part of several factions.

But as they say, that was then and this is now. Santana and Ortiz absolutely seem to detest each other, and they’re going to have to settle things in the ring. As one does.

Let’s get into some Rampage, shall we?

AEW Rampage results:

  • Mike Santana def. Ortiz by pinfall in a No Holds Barred grudge match; after the bell, Santana offers a fist bump but finds Ortiz wants no part of it, and the same appears to be true of Ortiz reacting to Sonjay Dutt
  • A video package promotes MJF vs. Kenny Omega on this week’s episode of Collision, and we hear from both men and a number of others — including Jay White, who wishes Omega good luck, perhaps sarcastically, and Don Callis, who makes a futile effort to recruit MJF
  • Kris Statlander tries to find out what’s been going on with Skye Blue and Willow Nightingale, and the real issue is that Skye hasn’t been the same since getting hit with the black mist
  • Kip Sabian disses Philly sports teams until a returning Mark Briscoe decides he’s heard enough and clears him out of the ring
  • Renee Paquette talks to the former Jericho Appreciation Society members, and Anna Jay asks them all to back her up, but bickering breaks out when Callis appears to make a business proposition to Matt Menard and Angelo Parker, who also gets a visit from Ruby Soho
  • Abadon def. Anna Jay, Skye Blue and Willow Nightingale by pinning Anna Jay to earn a title shot against Hikaru Shida on Collision
  • “Dammit Max!” The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass wants to invite everyone to National 69 Day in eight days, but Max Caster takes it too far, as always, to invite MJF
  • A short clip is shown of a faux press conference between Orange Cassidy and Claudio Castagnoli
  • Konosuke Takeshita def. Kyle Fletcher by pinfall, and Fletcher’s attempt to seek revenge on The Don Callis Family with a steel chair afterward actually .. impresses Callis

AEW Rampage results 10/20/23: Mistico comes calling

Get full results for the Oct. 20, 2023 episode of AEW Rampage, featuring Mistico making his AEW debut.

Think AEW can’t bring in anyone else to help move tickets? Think again.

With tonight’s show (which also included this week’s episode of Dynamite) needing some late sales, Tony Khan wisely added Mistico to the card. And in the Houston area, he’s a very big deal. And it seems to have set up an ongoing working relationship between AEW and CMLL, which would be interesting.

Even better, he’s going up against Rocky Romero, who is a face in New Japan but is a noted heel in Mexico. So this should be fun.

Let’s see how this hour of Rampage went down.

AEW Rampage results:

  • Mistico def. Rocky Romero, 2 falls to 1
  • Jay Lethal makes his case for a title shot against Eddie Kingston, saying he and his teammates know the real Eddie and he doesn’t care about the ROH World Championship; they eventually land on Jeff Jarrett facing Kingston on Collision to earn Lethal a title shot if Jarrett wins, but Kingston is not happy about them mentioning Homicide during this segment
  • John Silver def. Kip Sabian and Brother Zay to win an International Championship shot against Orange Cassidy at Battle of the Belts VIII on Saturday night
  • Things are still tense between Mike Santana and Ortiz and pretty obviously headed for a fight — at Dynamite in Philadelphia next week, as it turns out
  • Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta def. Bryan Keith and Exodus Prime by pinfall
  • Renee Paquette tries to get to the bottom of the tension between the former members of the Jericho Appreciation Society, and Jake Hager finally tries to squash things between Matt Menard and Daniel Garcia: “I didn’t give up my hat for this!” … and it looks like it’s squashed
  • Hangman Adam Page and the Young Bucks say they haven’t forgotten that they are the ROH trios champs and want to defend their titles on the next Dynamite before berating Brandon Cutler for the umpteenth time
  • Ruby Soho def. Skye Blue by pinfall after Saraya gets in a shot or two with the spray can from the floor; after the bell, The Outcasts stomp away on Blue, who gets (perhaps unwanted help) from Kris Statlander

AEW Rampage results 10/6/23: Komander is coming for Eddie Kingston

Full results for the Oct. 6, 2023 episode of AEW Rampage, where a No. 1 contender was found for Eddie Kingston’s ROH world title.

Have things calmed down a bit in AEW land? We mean relatively speaking, of course.

After three pay-per-views in less than two months, plus the Grand Slam show at Arthur Ashe Stadium plus the high profile debut of Adam Copeland, maybe AEW can catch its breath just a bit.

That doesn’t mean tonight’s AEW Rampage doesn’t have some interesting stuff planned, mind you. There’s a very intriguing four-way match to find a contender for Eddie Kingston. We’ll also see two of our favorites, Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida, join forces.

So let’s enjoy this hour of pro wrestling simply for what it is, shall we?

AEW Rampage results:

  • The Hardys (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) and Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) def. Daniel Garcia, Jake Hager and 2point0 (Matt Menard and Angelo Parker) by pinfall
  • Renee Paquette talks to Eddie Kingston, who expects everyone competing for the right to challenge him for the ROH World Championship to “wild out”; Sonjay Dutt gets in his face to accuse him of disrespecting Jay Lethal, but Kingston says Lethal needs to prove himself before he gets a title shot … and then Stokely Hathaway arrives with a proposition for Dutt
  • A promo hypes the return of Danhausen “very soon”
  • Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) def. Colt Stevens and Levi Shapiro
  • Paquette gets a close-up look at the finger-pointing between the former members of the Jericho Appreciation Society, who actually have Angelo Parker become the voice of reason
  • Komander def. Johnny TV, Penta El Zero Miedo and Lince Dorado to become No. 1 contender for the ROH World Champion (with Kingston on guest commentary)
  • Ortiz says he wanted to speak to Mike Santana eye to eye, questioning the authenticity of his tough guy persona and vowing to expose him
  • Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida def. Marina Shafir and Nyla Rose

AEW Grand Slam: Rampage results, live report — Sammy Guevara finds his heat

Here’s what happened on the Grand Slam edition of AEW Rampage on Friday, Sept. 22.

FLUSHING, N.Y. — They might have held their breath for a moment or two, but the talent and staff of AEW filled Arthur Ashe Stadium for over four hours of pro wrestling on Wednesday night.

AEW struggled to sell tickets in the weeks leading up to the show, possibly due to prices, having run this venue at the same time of year before or other circumstances, once making Grand Slam unlikely to be a base hit. Even with a strong card, fans were not buying in.

To combat this, last week, AEW began a special “buy one, get one free” ticket offer to jumpstart sales. That helped, but so did MJF’s rigorous promotional tour across seemingly every local New York morning show — a tactic scarcely used in this pro wrestling’s company young existence.

AEW found a way to make Grand Slam 2023 work and can learn lessons from it. But quality wrestling pushed the negative attention aside, between two hours of Dynamite and an extensive Rampage taping.

Both before and after the main show, AEW recorded matches for its Friday night series that featured numerous top stars, title bouts and promos that would normally happen on Dynamite or Collision. AEW always touts Grand Slam as its longest Rampage show, extending it to two hours instead of the usual 60 minutes. So once Dynamite ended, the action was hardly finished.

The Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page headlined a strong Rampage card as they competed for the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Championship, while Darby Allin and Sting faced off against Christian Cage and Luchasaurus. Additionally, AEW’s most hated man, Don Callis, explained why he and Sammy Guevara have aligned.

How did the action shape up? Let’s take a look at the results of what happens on the Sept. 22 Grand Slam episode of Rampage.

AEW Grand Slam Rampage results from Arthur Ashe Stadium:

  • Santana def. Bear Boulder. Ortiz stepped out on the stage after the match, but Santana barely acknowledged him. It seems their real-life animosity will translate to a storyline.
  • Orange Cassidy, Hook and Kris Statlander def. Matt Menard, Angelo Parker and Anna Jay. A fun match that included a triple suplex spot that popped the crowd.
  • Darby Allin and Sting def. Luchasaurus and Christian Cage by pinfall after Nick Wayne distracted Christian. The crowd chanted “Who’s your daddy?” after the match.
  • Don Callis (with Konosuke Takeshita) cut a promo about why he recruited Sammy Guevara to work with him. Guevara eventually joined him in the ring to explain his reasoning for turning on Chris Jericho and aligning with Callis. It was difficult to hear most of what Callis and Guevara said because of the crowd booing.
  • As Guevara explained himself, Jericho interrupted and started brawling with Guevara and Takeshita. Kenny Omega made the save to a great reaction, but when Jericho went to shake his hand, Omega did not reciprocate.
  • Hangman Page and The Young Bucks def. Toa Liona, Kaun and Brian Cage to win the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Championship by pinfall, which pleasantly surprised the crowd. Swerve Strickland, who was very over with the New York fans, walked onto the stage during the match to stare down Page and distract him.
  • Julia Hart def. Skye Blue by submission. Willow Nightingale made the save for Skye when Julia would not release her submission hold.
  • Tony Khan came out to a mixed reaction (it was his third appearance of the night) to tease Grand Slam one day becoming an AEW pay-per-view. That likely wasn’t for television.
  • The Righteous def. Best Friends, The Kingdom and The Hardys by pinfall to become the No. 1 contender for the ROH Tag Team Championship. It will be interesting to see how Adam Cole’s injury impacts the eventual match.
  • The Acclaimed def. The Dark Order by pinfall to retain the AEW Trios Championship. They invited the Impractical Jokers into the ring after the match for a scissor party.

AEW Rampage live notes:

  • Kudos to a crowd that had already been there for three hours for making as much noise as they did when Sammy Guevara and Don Callis cut promos.
  • Julia Hart’s live entrance has some pretty neat aesthetics that stand out amongst most of the roster.
  • A special edition “Better Than You Bay Bay” shirt in New York Mets colors and font was sold at the merch shops.

AEW Rampage results 09/08/23: Joe gets one step closer to MJF

Joe will now face Penta El Zero Miedo in a semifinal match on Collision.

It’s tournament time again in AEW, and unlike college hoops, that doesn’t mean it’s March but rather early September on the way to Grand Slam in New York City. Two important matches will take place tonight on AEW Rampage to set up the semifinals on Collision tomorrow night.

The tournament winner gets to face MJF for the AEW World Championship at Grand Slam, and while the person with the best storyline (Roderick Strong) already advanced on Dynamite, you can’t count out the others still in the field. We’ll see who makes the final four from this particular hour of Rampage.

There’s also an intriguing six-woman tag match and a high profile tag team match, so let’s not waste any more time on the preliminaries.

AEW Rampage results:

  • Penta El Zero Miedo def. Jay Lethal by pinfall in a Grand Slam World Title Eliminator Tournament quarterfinal match, despite attempted assistance by Lethal’s crew, who all end up getting ejected from ringside
  • At the announce table, Chris Jericho is asked about the animosity between him and Sammy Guevara, who comes out so they can both say they want to punch each other in the face, and they agree to have a match at Grand Slam in New York
  • Hikaru Shida, Skye Blue and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. def. Taya Valkyrie, The Bunny and Anna Jay by submission as Baker taps out The Bunny
  • Hook says it feels good to have the FTW title back where it belongs … in New York
  • The Young Bucks def. Matt Menard and Angelo Parker by pinfall
  • Mike Santana says he didn’t come back to be a guy in the game, he came back to be The Guy, and he’s here to make money — not friends
  • Samoa Joe def. Jeff Hardy by submission in a Grand Slam World Title Eliminator Tournament quarterfinal match

AEW Rampage results 09/01/23: Dark Order punches their ticket for All Out

See how Dark Order won a spot at All Out, plus a fiery women’s division main event on AEW Rampage from Chicago.

Facing the unenviable task of booking pay-per-view cards on consecutive weeks, AEW is certainly making the best of it. Even with some, ahem, complications affecting the availability of its biggest Chicago-born star, things are plowing ahead toward All Out, and AEW Rampage still has something to say on that front.

If nothing else, Rampage will find challengers to everyone’s favorite brochados, MJF and Adam Page. Let’s not waste any time, either, since the match to determine them is up first.

AEW Rampage results:

  • Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) win the Tag Team Battle Royale to determine the No. 1 contenders for the ROH World Tag Team Championship, earning a title match against Adam Cole and MJF at All Out
  • Aussie Open, who did not win the battle royale, have words with Chris Jericho at the announce table that elevates to fists; Sammy Guevara arrives with Jericho’s baseball bat (Floyd) to run them off
  • Mike Santana takes us back to the beginning of his time here at AEW, when his dad passed away, then flashes forward to his injury at Blood and Guts 2022 before finishing by saying he has more story to tell
  • Nick Wayne and El Hijo del Vikingo def. Kip Sabian and Gringo Loco by pinfall
  • Johnny TV is in charge of QTV while QT Marshall is away defending his AAA title, and he promised big changes
  • Hangman Adam Page def. “The Bounty Hunter” Bryan Keith by pinfall
  • Renee Paquette talks to Daniel Garcia, Angelo Parker and Matt Menard ahead of their Trios Championship opportunity, and they’re looking forward to getting back to basics since they weren’t part of All In
  • Paquette has a contentious interview with Roderick Strong, who ends things early and leaves with The Kingdom
  • Skye Blue and Willow Nightingale def. Anna Jay and Taya Valkyrie by pinfall, but Valkyrie attacks Blue after the bell, forcing Nightingale to come to her partner’s rescue while Taya tells the crowd that Chicago sucks

AEW Rampage results 08/18/23: Fight for the Fallen ends with 4-way brawl

The women in the 4-way title match at All In ended AEW Rampage Fight for the Fallen with a huge brawl.

We’re less than two weeks away from what’s shaping up to be a historic AEW All In at London’s Wembley Stadium. And while today’s news hasn’t exactly been great for the company, one thing that can take some of the bad vibes away would be a great hour of Rampage.

This one looks like it could be exactly that, with two of AEW’s best high-fliers going at it, plus a big women’s tag team match and the ROH tag team champs in action as well.

So yes, it’ll be nice to just concentrate on the actual wrestling for a bit, plus the fact that all of AEW’s shows this week benefit the Maui Food Bank. Let’s do it together.

AEW Rampage Fight for the Fallen results:

  • Rey Fenix def. Komander by pinfall with Claudio Castagnoli and Jon Moxley shown watching closely on a backstage monitor
  • Dr. Britt Baker tells Renee Paquette that it would be the best full circle moment to win the women’s world championship at All In
  • Johnny TV congratulates
  • Aussie Open def. Ethan Page and Brother Zay by pinfall to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship; afterward, they get on the mic to warn Adam Cole and MJF they will show them who’s the best at Wembley
  • A video package hypes up The Righteous, which includes a face longtime AEW fans will know in Stu Grayson
  • The Hardys say that Aussie Open are on their radar and want to try to take the titles from them right before All In
  • Sammy Guevara def. Jon Cruz by pinfall in a brief squash match
  • Nyla Rose cuts a brief promo saying she needs to remind everyone who she is and that she’s been here from the beginning
  •  Hikaru Shida and Skye Blue def. The Outcasts (Toni Storm and Ruby Soho) by pinfall
  • After the main event, The Outcasts beat up the victorious Shida and Blue, but Baker sprints to the ring to even the odds, and the show ends with referees trying to separate the four women who will fight for the title in London