AEW Rampage results 03/15/24: Konosuke Takeshita dazzles with Komander

A look at the results from the March 15 episode of AEW Rampage.

With Dynasty not slated until April 21, AEW has time to kill in-between major events. Thus far, they’ve used their time well, featuring a raucous match between Will Ospreay and Kyle Fletcher on Dynamite, Bryan Danielson’s challenging Ospreay to a bout at Dynasty, and the clash between Samoa Joe and Wardlow for the AEW World Championship. Don’t forget about Mercedes Moné’s AEW debut either.

The Mar. 15 episode of Rampage offers AEW another opportunity to shine. Despite lacking high stakes, the card still features intriguing matches highlighting the roster’s top young talent, including Konosuke Takeshita’s first match since his barnburner with Ospreay at Revolution.

With that said, let’s dive in and see what Rampage has in store from the TD Garden in Boston.

AEW Rampage results from Boston

  • Orange Cassidy and Trent Beretta def. The Dark Order (Evil Uno and John Silver) by pinfall
  • A video package showcases The Righteous, who have mostly been absent since losing an ROH World Tag Team Championship to MJF in 2023
  • Saraya says her brother, Zack Knight, wants a fight; Knight fights a few guys backstage in a cartoonish rage until Angelo Parker steps up to brawl
  • Toni Storm presents her and Mariah May to the crowd; Storm says they’re performing a “very special” tag team match and calls out Deonna Purrazzo
  • Toni Storm and Mariah May def. Little Mean Kathleen and Kayla Sparks by pinfall; Purrazzo interrupts after the match and brings out Thunder Rosa as her tag partner, and they chase Storm and May from the ring; Purrazzo says she’ll see them next week
  • A video package showcases Queen Aminata, one of AEW’s rising stars
  • Konosuke Takeshita def. Komander by pinfall in a great match worthy of closing the show
  • A vignette showcases Serena Deeb, who says she will become champion
  • The Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Mike Bennett and Matt Taven) def. Top Flight (Dante and Darius Martin) and Action Andretti by pinfall

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 Dynamite preview 10/25/23: Okada, RVD and the Diamond Ring battle in Philly

This edition of AEW Dynamite will also feature AEW women’s world title and ROH six-man title matches.

You know how sometimes you look at the rundown for a weekly wrestling show and think “How are they going to fit this all into two hours?” That’s definitely the case for tonight’s AEW Dynamite in Philadelphia.

We’re not complaining, mind you. We applaud ambition. We also like special guest stars, which is what this show will definitely have when Orange Cassidy teams with NJPW icon Kazuchika Okada to face the Blackpool Combat Club’s Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli.

Three matches will have big prizes attached. Hikaru Shida, one again a fighting champ, will defend the AEW Women’s World Championship against Ruby Soho. The men’s world champ, MJF, doesn’t have his title on the line, but he will be fighting to hold onto something close to his heart when he tries to keep Juice Robinson from winning the Dynamite Diamond Ring. And the Hung Bucks (that’d be the Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page) will defend the ROH six-man titles we often forget they hold against The Hardys and Brother Zay.

That’s not even all. Since we’re in Philly, an RVD appearance only make sense, and he’ll team with Hook to take on the Dark Order duo of Alex Reynolds and John Silver. Plus we’ll hear from Swerve Strickland as he addresses Hangman once again, Chris Jericho will have a sitdown interview with Renee Paquette, and Tony Khan will present a gift to Sting.

We’d say that’s a pretty packed lineup, all things considered. And the Philly fans should definitely represent like they always do, despite that whole NLCS business last night.

Oh, and we’ll be in the house live for this one too, so we’re looking forward to it. If you are too, you’ll want to tune in at 8 p.m. ET on TBS to catch this stacked AEW Dynamite live.

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AEW Battle of the Belts 8 results: Daniel Garcia dances when he should be fighting

No AEW championships changed hands in Memphis, but that doesn’t mean the show was free of intrigue.

It’s that time again. And by that, we mean time for Battle of the Belts, AEW’s quarterly hour of nothing but title matches. It’s kind of hard to believe this is the eighth installment, one of those definite “time flies” things.

As is typical for these shows, tonight’s edition from Memphis doesn’t include a world title match but does have several of the other championships up for grabs. And it will be interesting to see if the House of Black makes its presence felt, as the group is back to full strength and flexed its muscle all over Dynamite prior to this show.

Let’s dive in and see what we’ve got.

AEW Battle of the Belts VIII results:

  • Orange Cassidy def. John Silver by pinfall to retain the AEW International Championship
  • Andrade El Idolo is asked how he feels after his match with Bryan Danielson, but C.J. Perry says with a little guidance she could become the biggest and most handsome star in the world; he seems surprised to say the least
  • Smart Mark Sterling disses the people of Memphis and calls Tony Nese the future TV champ … and Nese insults the fans as well
  • Samoa Joe def. Tony Nese by pinfall to retain the ROH Television Championship; after the match, Joe calls out MJF, saying he’s coming for the AEW World Championship
  • Kris Statlander def. Willow Nightingale by pinfall to retain the AEW TBS Championship; Skye Blue isn’t happy that Nightingale shakes the champ’s hand after the match and has a short staredown with Statlander before she leaves
  • Orange Cassidy is upset with the BCC, so much so that he says he and Kazuchika Okada will take on Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli next week in Philadelphia on Dynamite
  • The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass scissor with the Memphis Grizzlies mascot, because why not?
  • The Acclaimed and Daddy Add def. Daniel Garcia, Angelo Parker and Matt Menard by pinfall to retain the AEW World Trios Championship, with Garcia paying for it when he dances at an inopportune time

AEW Dynamite results 06/28/23: MJF, Adam Cole play odd couple, Sting takes flight

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite from Hamilton will also see Chris Jericho and Sting in the ring together again, plus The Elite in action.

The “can they coexist?” bit has become so well-worn in storylines by the biggest U.S. wrestling promotion that it’s almost self-parodying at this point. Not so much for AEW, but it’s leaning into that vibe hard for what should be one of the more notable parts of tonight’s episode of Dynamite from Hamilton, Ontario.

MJF successfully made it out of Forbidden Door with the AEW World Championship still around his waist. Adam Cole would like to change that status quo, and is seeking a title rematch after taking MJF to a time limit draw a few weeks ago.

The problem is that AEW is also having a tag team tournament where the pairings are decided by a blind draw (wink, wink), and wouldn’t you know it, the first two names picked were MJF and Cole. The two men can’t stand each other and would love nothing less than to rearrange the other’s facial features, but for the time being, they need to work together.

OK, need is a strong word. They can certainly throw down if they want, but the guess is that if they do, it will prevent them from getting what they truly desire. We should find out more on that score tonight.

Elsewhere, there’s going to be a strong Forbidden Door fallout vibe in Hamilton. Tomohiro Ishii is still in Canada, and will tangle with Jon Moxley. The Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page, or the Hung Bucks if you like that kind of humor, will be in action. Plus Chris Jericho and Sting will be in the ring on opposite sides of a match for the second time in less than a week after somehow not doing that for decades.

Time to dive into Dynamite.

AEW Dynamite results from Hamilton:

Jon Moxley def. Tomohiro Ishii by pinfall

No fooling around for these two gents, who just go right at each other, smash-mouth style. The Blackpool Combat Club is ringside to support Mox, but Eddie Kingston shows up before the picture-in-picture segment wielding  chair to deter any hijinks.

Ishii takes a nasty shot later that still probably isn’t quite as ridiculous as the one he took from Konosuke Takeshita at Forbidden Door. Kingston and Claudio Castagnoli aren’t taking their eyes off each other on opposite sides of the floor.

They eventually end up head butting each other bloody, because of course. Moxley finally wins with a Death Rider, but it took a huge effort.


Renee Paquette catches Adam Cole on his way into the arena, but he’s soon joined by an enthusiastic MJF, who says he thinks they got off on the wrong foot. To that end, he asks Cole if he wants to hang out this weekend, and even presents some “tag merch.” Heh.


Paquette asks Moxley what is going on and tries to play peacemaker when Kingston comes looking for him. It’s a serious yelling match, and Renee gets in the last word, telling Kingston he better fix this.


Orange Cassidy, El Hijo del Vikingo and Keith Lee def. Daniel Garcia, Matt Menard and Angelo Parker by pinfall when Lee pins Menard

There’s a peek at how this particular face trio came together, but honestly, does it matter? It’s just a fun trio. Also, Garcia teases his dance but doesn’t do it, but since fans dislike his dance, wouldn’t the heel play be to do it? Please ponder that.

Vikingo’s craziest dive to the floor hits only Lee, who picks him up and uses him as a weapon, then hurls him to the turnbuckles. He misses whatever he was going to try as he slips, but still launches into a moonsault.

Poor Daddy Magic ends up alone with Lee a little later, and welp.


The Elite wants to do a trios open challenge, and Hangman Adam Page is caught off guard when the Dark Order is upset that he ghosted them and wants to be their opponents tonight.


Chris Jericho says he and Sting in the ring together should be on TBS and should be commentated by Tony Schiavone. He also says it’s time to get into the “primordial ooze” of Jericho and summon the Painmaker. Sammy Guevara looks less enthused about the whole thing.


The Elite def. Dark Order by pinfall when Hangman Adam Page pins John Silver

Page looks conflicted, saying “we don’t have to do this.” No one does that emotion in pro wrestling like he does. When he finally becomes the legal man, he has a discussion with John Silver but finally gets hit in the face, and instead of punching back, he tags Matt Jackson in.

But Evil Uno finally pushes Hangman too far, and he comes in firing. The announcers note that Dark Order has no issues taking it to their friend as they’re trying to get the win. Page hesitates again when he has a chance to hit the Buckshot on Silver and nearly gets pinned. But he pulls it together to hit the Deadeye, and after a BTE Trigger by the Bucks, he finishes Silver with a Buckshot … and looks like he’s apologizing afterward, but …


… the Blackpool Combat Club invades the ring with chairs after the bell, and the Dark Order doesn’t stick around to help. Eddie Kingston tries, but he’s soon in as much trouble as The Elite. Page is bloodied as Konsuke Takeshita arrives to assist.

Moxley gets on the mic and says it’s time to end this: July 19, Boston, Blood and Guts.


A video package shows the contestants in the Men’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament talking about their first round opponents.


Cole tells a concerned Roderick Strong that he’s just playing along with MJF, who comes to scoop him up for “party time.”


“JungleHook was special because of me.” Jack Perry is now definitely a heel since he’s running down the fans and bragging about his bedroom exploits. Perry asks if he turned on Hook or everyone turned on him, and I think we know where he’s headed with this.

He calls Hook an entitled, second-generation prick and mocks the FTW Championship. Hook finally has enough and heads down the ramp, so Perry flees for the back.

With Hook in super hot pursuit, Perry leaps headfirst into the back of a waiting SUV, barely escaping what is almost certainly going to be an ass whooping.


Ruby Soho def. Alexia Nicole by submission

This was supposed to be Soho’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament match against Britt Baker who is out with illness. This … is not that, and Soho gets a quick tapout by using Baker’s own Lockjaw.

The Outcasts spray paint the ‘L’ on poor Nicole, and Soho blames Canada like South Park once did for Baker getting sick. Ruby mocks Baker and Adam Cole a bit more and vows to leave Britt nothing after defeating her.


QTV touts the arrival of Johnny TV, and Hayley Cameron does a poor impression of Brother Zay.


Darby Allin and Sting def. “The Painmaker” Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara by submission in a Tornado tag match as Sting makes Jericho tap out to the Scorpion Deathlock

Guevara enters separately and to his own music, something he teased last week. Jericho has a special entrance and what looks like glow in the dark makeup as the Painmaker, and before anything too crazy starts going down, he and Sting have a duel with their respective baseball bats.

Sting and Allin slowly gain the advantage, setting up two tables on the floor as both of the faces scale a ladder in the ring. It’s not Darby but Sting who makes the jump, and he barely makes it to send Guevara through the first table but looks like he lands hard in the process.

Despite Allin using his skateboard, Jericho is able to send Darby to the floor with a Judas Effect. Sting tries sneaking up on the Painmaker form behind, but Jericho puts him in the Walls of Jericho. There are no rope breaks, but Sting crawls and gets his bat, using it to break the hold.

A bloody Painmaker takes a Stinger Splash but answers a second with a Codebreaker. But the Judas Effect is countered with a Scorpion Death Drop that somehow only gets two.

Jericho tries another Codebreaker, but Sting sees it coming and applies the Scorpion Deathlock, and since the show is now in an overrun, the Painmaker taps and Dynamite quickly says peace.

AEW Dynamite results: Orange Cassidy wins last ever All-Atlantic title match, Hobbs is golden

Get live AEW Dynamite results for March 8, 2023 in Sacramento, with two championship matches on the card.

If there’s a harder working champion in major pro wrestling right now than Orange Cassidy, we don’t know who it is. In stark contrast to his laidback vibe, Freshly Squeezed puts his All-Atlantic Championship on the line at just about every opportunity (he’s made 13 defenses since winning it last October), as he’ll do again tonight on AEW Dynamite from Sacramento.

What makes this time different is that it’s a rubber match of sorts. Jay Lethal has already had one crack at Cassidy’s title and came up short, but he also pinned Orange last August in their only other singles match. If Lethal can grab a victory on Dynamite, he’ll win not only the championship but also some bragging rights, and he’ll almost certainly have Jeff Jarrett, Satnam Singh and Sonjay Dutt in his corner to aid in that effort.

Another title is also on the line in Sacramento, as Wardlow squares off with Powerhouse Hobbs. Wardlow just reclaimed the TNT Championship at Revolution, and Hobbs won his shot in the Face of the Revolution ladder match just prior. Something obviously has to give in this battle of two very large, muscular men.

Other matches on this week’s Dynamite card include Blackpool Combat Club vs. Dark Order, Top Flight and AR Fox vs. the Jericho Appreciation Society, and Ruby Soho vs. Skye Blue. Plus we’ll hear from Hangman Adam Page for the first time since his brutal but triumphant Texas Death match with Jon Moxley at Revolution. Wonder if the cowboy has his eyes on a meeting with the world champ sometime soon …

AEW Dynamite results in 60 seconds:

  • Orange Cassidy def. Jay Lethal by pinfall to retain the AEW All-Atlantic Championship, then gets attacked by Jeff Jarrett afterward
  • Powerhouse Hobbs says it’s too bad Wardlow had his car broken into and his belt stolen, because tonight he’s going to take the only thing he has left way from him too when he wins the TNT title
  • Ricky Starks was having a hell of a week … until he gets laid out by Juice Robinson
  • Wardlow says since he doesn’t have his gear or the physical belt, why don’t they make his match with Hobbs Falls Count Anywhere, Anything Goes?
  • Renee Paquette asks Ruby Soho why, and she blames the fans
  • Ruby Soho def. Skye Blue by pinfall, then spray paints her and Willow Nightingale with help from Toni Storm and Saraya
  • Hangman Adam Page tells Paquette that his heart went black on Sunday not because he wanted it to but because he needed it to, and he apologizes to Renee for what she had to see while saying things are done between him and Jon Moxley
  • A bloody MJF is shown cutting a promo after his victory at Revolution, looking forward to his birthday on March 15 and his “re-Bar Mitzvah” in Winnipeg
  • Tony Schiavone spends some time in the ring with FTR, who really want, no need, to beat The Gunns
  • Jade Cargill tells Paquette there are no challenges left but wants the best possible opponent Canada has to offer next week
  • Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara and Daniel Garcia) def. Top Flight and AR Fox by pinfall
  • The JAS makes its case for being the No. 1 contenders for the trios title, but The Elite has something to say about that, and the House of Black tells both teams to come get them
  • Tony Khan says Cassidy will face Jarrett next week, when the All-Atlantic Championship will “level up” to become the International Championship
  • Bryan Danielson cuts his own post-Revolution promo, saying that he tapped out because to keep fighting would have proved MJF right by putting himself before his family … and he says it’s time for him to go home
  • Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli def. Alex Reynolds and John Silver by submission, and Hangman Adam Page gets clobbered by the whole BCC when he tries to help his friends after the bell
  • The Acclaimed says they are on the road back to the tag team titles, and they laugh off a challenge from Matt Menard and Angelo Parker
  • Powerhouse Hobbs def. Wardlow  by 10 count in a Falls Count Anywhere match for the AEW TNT Championship, with some unexpected help from QT Marshall

Please scroll down for more details on every match and major non-match segment.

AEW Rampage results: Final pieces in place for Revolution

Get AEW Rampage results for March 3, 2023 from San Francisco, the final show before AEW Revolution.

San Francisco, what’s up? Well, lots of AEW, for one thing. The promotion has been there since mid-week, holding Dynamite and now Rampage, both live, before finishing with Revolution on Sunday night.

Because of the PPV looming, this is an especially packed Rampage card. It starts with a four-way tag team match that should be lots of fun, with Top Flight, Dark Order’s Alex Reynolds and John Silver, BCC’s Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta, and Aussie Open all doing battle.

Two men who both have beef with the same guy, Keith Lee and Dustin Rhodes, will tag up against that guy, Swerve Strickland, and his Mogul Affiliate henchman Parker Boudreaux.

There are singles matches in store too. Riho and Emi Sakura, two of the few women not really wrapped up in the homegrown vs. invaders battle, will face off. And poor Serpentico will have to climb in the ring against Powerhouse Hobbs, something we don’t wish on our worst enemies.

Well, OK, yes we do. But only our very worst enemies.

Anyway, yes, this should be a fast-paced and entertaining hour of pro wrestling, and who knows? Maybe it’ll even set something up for the Revolution pre-show or something.

AEW Rampage results in 30 seconds:

  • Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta def. Top Flight, Aussie Open and Alex Reynolds and John Silver
  • The Jon Moxley and Hangman Adam Page promos from Dynamite are replayed and interspersed
  • Jack Perry says a fight isn’t enough to finish things with Christian Cage, and he’s going to put him in the ground … in The Final Burial
  • Riho def. Emi Sakura by pinfall
  • Ruby Soho, Saraya and Jamie Hayter all share short promos ahead of their AEW Women’s World Championship match at Revolution
  • Powerhouse Hobbs def. Serpentico by pinfall
  • Konosuke Takeshita tells Renee Paquette that he keeps falling short and might need to go back to Japan, but Don Callis asks for a little of his time before he does it
  • Mark Briscoe feels good, he feels strong, and the Lucha Bros. will have his back against Mark Sterling’s goons on the Revolution pre-show
  • Dustin Rhodes and Keith Lee def. Swerve Strickland and Parker Boudreaux by pinfall
  • Ricky Starks attacks Chris Jericho at the announce table, ending the show with the brawl still in progress

Please scroll down for more details on every match and major non-match segment.

AEW Rampage non-spoiler preview: Scissor time in Philly

Get the match rundown for AEW Rampage on Friday, September 30 without spoiling the results.

We don’t believe in spoilers here at Wrestling Junkie, even for shows taped in advance like AEW Rampage was on Wednesday night (Sept. 28) in Philadelphia.

We do, however, want to give people a taste of what to expect when they tune in at 10 p.m. on TNT (and there are places on the internet you can go if you want spoilers, no worries). Since we were at The Liacouras Center live, we’re in great position to do just that.

Without further ado, here’s a quick AEW Rampage non-spoiler preview for Friday, September 30:

John Silver on his multi-faceted growth in AEW: ‘I always knew I had more to show’

John Silver spoke about his growth in AEW, how BTE helped him show off more of his personality, and what the atmosphere at AEW Grand Slam.

If you’ve seen John Silver on AEW TV at any time over the past few years, you’ve already been exposed to the various sides of his character. On one hand, he’s the Meat Man, Johnny Hungee, and has been part of some of the funnier segments on Dynamite or Rampage.

When it’s time for Silver to hit the ring, however, most often with tag team partner Alex Reynolds or other members of the Dark Order, he can flat out go. AEW knows it can rely on Silver to have good matches with a wide variety of opponents, which is why he’s been one of the busier wrestlers on the roster in 2022 ⁠— and had his hand raised more often than everyone but Jon Moxley, Max Caster and Dante Martin.

That kind of versatility isn’t something every pro wrestler has. But as Silver told Wrestling Junkie in a phone interview ahead of AEW Grand Slam in New York, it comes naturally to him.

“It’s really easy because I’m just being myself,” Silver said. “I don’t have to get into a certain mode, mentally, I kind of just do myself. I love comedy, I love making people laugh. So me just doing that at certain times in a match or in a segment backstage … very easy for me to do.

“Then also, I was an athlete growing up, and I train hard in the gym. So me going hard in the ring is also easy for me. It’s just what I am, it’s just what I do.”

Silver has also been able to avoid being labeled as “just” a comedic performer, which can happen on occasion in wrestling when talent becomes associated too strongly with more lighthearted angles. Danhausen is a good example of this tendency on the current AEW roster, with a vocal segment of online fandom dismissing him because of the humor he so often brings with him.

While Silver acknowledged the risk involved (“Any time you kind of be funny in wrestling, for some reason, some people look at it one way and they just refuse to look at it another way.”), he also pointed out that some of pro wrestling’s most iconic names have been able to make people laugh as well as cheer.

“The thing is, some of the biggest stars in wrestling have been funny also,” he said. “If you looked at The Rock, all his promos are pretty funny. Kurt Angle. These are people that can go in the ring that are the biggest stars ever, but they bring a lot of comedy to it as well.

“I really don’t worry about it. The real fans are going to appreciate the comedy, but also the wrestling. So I really don’t think about it that much.”

It may have helped that Silver was first introduced to the AEW audience as part of the original, more sinister version of the Dark Order in late 2019. As the faction morphed into legitimate babyfaces following the sad passing of Brodie Lee, it allowed all of the group’s members to show more facets to their personalities.

What really helped Silver break out and connect with fans were his semi-regular appearances on the “Being the Elite” YouTube series produced by the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega. He credited those shows, and their existence on the periphery of “official” AEW programming for allowing him to blossom and show more range.

“When we joined the Dark Order, we were very serious, evil, brainwashed-type characters,” Silver said. “I always knew that I had more to show, but I didn’t know if I should show that at that point, like that was supposed to be my character.

“Once we eventually went on BTE, I kind of thought of that as a different world. Like it’s kind of connected, but it’s a different world. So I kind of gave myself a little bit more on there, and once I was seen doing that, even Tony [Khan] was like, ‘now we need you to do that on TV.’ So I loved it, I was able to just kind of be myself more.”

That interaction with The Elite also opened the door to something else Silver has loved, which is being part of the ongoing saga of Hangman Adam Page. In one of the longest running pro wrestling narratives in recent memory, Page has been on a character arc of friendship, betrayal and self-discovery that dates all the way back to the very beginnings of AEW.

It also grew over time to incorporate the Dark Order, who has been there for Page (and vice versa) when he needed them most. Even when those relationships have been put on the back burner for a time, AEW has shown it knows how to call on them again when needed, including recently when Page teamed with Silver and Reynolds to compete for the World Trios Championship against his old friends in The Elite.

As you might expect, Silver said having a role in that tale has been very rewarding.

“It’s been awesome,” he said. “It’s one of the big stories in AEW and it just keeps going, it doesn’t really stop: his relationship with The Elite, his journey and then us being a part of his big journey. He basically got kicked out of his friend group and then found new friends in people you’d never think of in the Dark Order.

“Being a part of that has been awesome because it’s led to a lot of cool moments. I get to work with Hangman, who is a good friend of ours, obviously. … Even just the moment in the trios title match when Hangman and Kenny faced off, the crowd was unglued. They went nuts, just for them to stare at each other, observing, before they did anything. So to be part of that all is just fantastic.”

The next set of big moments for AEW is set to take place this week at AEW Grand Slam. It will take place for the second straight year at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, Queens, not far from where Silver grew up in Wantagh, Long Island.

Though he wasn’t a regular at the facility by any means (“I’m not really like a tennis guy”) and never dreamed that he’d be performing there, his participation in last year’s Grand Slam drove home how special a venue it could be for AEW, and pro wrestling in general.

“The last time we went there, I was like ‘wow this place is massive,'” he said. “Definitely the coolest arena we go to. Last time I was there, I wrestled on Dark, and I think we had a four-minute, five-minute match. And just that alone, being in front of that crowd was amazing. The atmosphere is amazing.”

Silver will be there again this week, and in the days since he spoke to Wrestling Junkie, was revealed to be part of the Golden Ticket Battle Royale that will air on Rampage and will reward the winner with a future AEW World Championship match.

He won’t be a favorite to win, but if he does, it won’t be the kind of result that would be seen as something done for pure shock value. That, more than anything, is proof that his well-rounded growth in AEW has truly taken hold.

AEW Rampage Fyter Fest Week 1 quick results: Lucha Bros beat the odds

Get quick AEW Rampage Fyter Fest Week 1 results for the July 15, 2022 episode from Savannah, Georgia.

Did you know that the next AEW pay-per-view isn’t really an AEW PPV at all?

Yep. We’re only a little more than a week away from Death Before Dishonor, a Ring of Honor pay-per-view with a fantastic name that fits the promotion’s ethos perfectly, even under new management. A handful of matches have already been revealed, including a much anticipated rematch between FTR and The Briscoe Brothers.

This is all relevant because the ROH World Championship is being defended tonight on Rampage. Also on tap is what should be a banger of a main event between the Lucha Bros. and Private Party, giving us fond memories of 2019. Oh, and it’s still Week 1 of Fyter Fest, so there’s that.

Let’s get to it!

AEW Rampage Fyter Fest Week 1 results in 30 seconds:

  • Kings of the Black Throne def. John Silver and Alex Reynolds by pinfall, which was apparently an upset according to the tag team rankings … and Darby Allin and Sting attacked the House of Black after the match
  • Miro wonders if the House of Black was supposed to destroy him or recruit him
  • Jonathan Gresham def. Lee Moriarity by submission to retain his ROH World Championship
  • Gresham insists he’s the best technical wrestler in the world and will outclass “all of your favorites” in AEW, but Claudio Castagnoli comes out to potentially object to that
  • Christopher Daniels delivers a warning to Jay Lethal
  • Kris Statlander and Athena def. The Renegade twins by pinfall in a matter of minutes, and interim Baddie Leila Gray takes a beating until Jade Cargill and Kiera Hogan run down to handle their own business
  • Stokely Hathaway tries to recruit Moriarity, but Matt Sydal has a match lined up for him next week against someone who wrestles with heart: Dante Martin
  • Billy Gunn and the Gunn Club want to explain their recent actions, but The Acclaimed are here to fight, not scissor, and the Ass Boys won’t give the people the match they want to see
  • Lucha Bros. def. Private Party by pinfall despite interference by Rush