Tag: Swerve Strickland

AEW Collision results: Toronto isn’t Punk Country (but it does like Naito)

See the final matches and actions of AEW and NJPW’s finest the night before Forbidden Door on AEW Collision.

If someone had come back in time from 2023 to tell a slightly younger version of me that “hey, there’s a second big U.S. wrestling promotion and they work hand in hand with New Japan Pro-Wrestling,” younger me would have thought, “wow, that sounds pretty cool!” And as it turns out, it definitely is, as we’ll see tonight on the second episode of AEW Collision.

As you no doubt are already aware, AEW and NJPW are teaming up for their second annual Forbidden Door supershow Sunday night in Toronto. But as it turns out, a bunch of wrestlers from both companies will also be in action tonight.

One very intriguing crossover match has already captured our imaginations. Swerve Strickland has been superb these last few months as a heel, even though AEW hasn’t exactly booked him toward the top of the card. That hard work pays off on Collision, when he’ll take on none other than New Japan’s Ace, Hiroshi Tanahashi. It should be a really fun matchup, to say the least.

The main event has some of the flavor of last week’s, with CM Punk and FTR joining forces once again, this time adding Ricky Starks to the mix. Bullet Club Gold is on the other side for the second straight week as well, bolstered by The Gunns. Could Jay White and company have some other devious tricks up their sleeves? You can’t put it past them.

We’ll also see Miro and Andrade El Idolo, plus another first round match in the Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament. Plus Darby Allin and Sting will announce their mystery partner for Forbidden Door. Sounds like a fun two hours, and we’re looking forward to recapping it.

AEW Collision results from Toronto:

  • CM Punk, FTR and Ricky Starks do a cold open of sorts, along with the other side of the main event: Bullet Club Gold and The Gunns
  • Tony Schiavone calls out Darby Allin and Sting, but he gets Chris Jericho instead, flanked by Minoru Suzuki, and they plan on torturing Schiavone to tell them who the mystery partner is; happily for Schiavone, Allin and Sting come out and tell Jericho their partner is someone who already kicked Jericho’s ass … at the Tokyo Dome … yep, it’s Tetsuya Naito, who appears in the flesh to confront Jericho in the ring

  • Miro says he’s been in exile for almost a year, but says he must walk alone so he has renounced his god, his gold and his beautiful wife

  • Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Swerve Strickland by pinfall, then saw MJF on the big screen promising to embarrass him and claiming he asked Tony Khan for their match to lead off Forbidden Door

  • Andrade El Idolo def. Brody King by disqualification after Buddy Matthews invades the ring while King is about to submit to the Figure Eight, and the House of Black teammates administer quite the beating
  • Christian Cage and Luchasaurus come to the ring to talk with Schiavone, and Cage spends his time running down his own hometown and acting like he’s the TNT Champion, not Luchasaurus

  • A video package hypes the field of the Men’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament

  • Willow Nightingale def. Nyla Rose by pinfall in a Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament first round match; The Outcasts surround the ring after the match, but Skye Blue runs down with a chair to deter an ambush
  • Scorpio Sky says he wasn’t thrilled by the video package last week because he let his first big break control him, so now everyone will find out who he really is
  • Powerhouse Hobbs def. Jeremy Prophet by pinfall
  • Bullet Club Gold and The Gunns def. Ricky Starks, FTR and CM Punk as Jay White pins Starks

AEW Rampage results: Jungle Boy passes pre-Forbidden Door test

AEW Rampage also featured a first round match in the Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament.

If you’ve never watched New Japan Pro-Wrestling before, that’s OK. But it would probably be a good idea to watch this episode of AEW Rampage before Forbidden Door this Sunday night.

That’s because there’s a whole bunch of NJPW talent on tonight’s show, which is fitting since they will also be a big part of the second annual supershow in Toronto. Also, MJF will be on tonight’s show, a first for the AEW World Champion.

So even though Rampage has slipped to third in the pecking order of AEW shows, this should be one hour that’s worth watching. Let’s see what we’ve got.

AEW Rampage results:

  • United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher and Will Ospreay) and Swerve Strickland def. Chaos (Best Friends, Rocky Romero and Yoh) by pinfall
  • Toni Storm says only her title is on the line when she faces Willow Nightingale at Forbidden Door because Willow would lose her title if it was on the line
  • Adam Cole goes to the ring but is quickly interrupted by MJF, who says he has talked to Tony Khan and got him to book Cole in a match at Forbidden Door against Tom Lawlor; Lawlor and Royce Isaacs attack Cole while MJF mockingly acts like he’s on the way to save his tag team partner, then wishes Cole good luck this weekend
  • The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass def. Local Talent in a very short match; afterward, Harley Cameron tells the group they should work together on music as a distraction for QTV to debut new member Johnny TV, who lays out Daddy Ass
  • Prince Nana and Swerve deliver a warning to Hiroshi Tanahashi, who Strickland will face on Collision
  • Skye Blue def. Anna Jay by pinfall in a Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament first round match
  • “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry def. Douki by submission by using Sanada’s Skull End hold, in a match that saw much of the crowd cheering for Douki …
  • … but Sanada comes out and walks to the ring for a staredown to end the show

AEW Dynamite results 06/07/23: Orange still golden, but are The Gunns?

AEW Dynamite from Colorado Springs featured an AEW International Championship match between Orange Cassidy and Swerve Strickland.

Orange Cassidy has been magic during his AEW International Championship reign, defending the belt tirelessly despite the fact that he’d rather not wrestle at all if he had his druthers. But with all due respect to the wrestling maneuver of the same name, Swerve Strickland could be the magic killer tonight on AEW Dynamite from Colorado Springs.

Swerve was popular was a fan favorite but has really seemed to hit his groove since embracing his villainous side, not to mention dropping the dead weight (sorry, but it’s true) that was the Mogul Affiliates and joining forces with The Embassy. If someone is going to end Cassidy’s run prior to Forbidden Door, it could very well be Strickland — plus it would be fun seeing Swerve have to defend the title against someone from NJPW later this month.

Another champ, Kris Statlander, will also be in action tonight. The AEW Women’s World Champion should get a pretty nice contest from Anna Jay, who has been impressive in recent appearances.

We’ll hear from MJF, probably about how he’d prefer not to defend his title at Forbidden Door (though he’ll likely be forced to do so). Tony Khan has an announcement to make about the main event for the first episode of AEW: Collision, coming up ever so quickly on Saturday, June 17. And the ever popular “JungleHook” team of Jack Perry and Hook will join forces once again, which should prove popular with the fans on hand in Colorado Springs.

AEW Dynamite results from Colorado Springs:

  • Orange Cassidy def. Swerve Strickland by pinfall to retain the AEW International Championship
  • The Mogul Embassy heads down to assault Cassidy after the bell, but the lights go out and come back on to reveal that Sting and Darby Allin have cleared the ring
  • A video package hypes tonight’s match between Ricky Starks and Jay White
  • The video from Dominion with Bryan Danielson challenging Kazuchika Okada is shown before he joins the commentary desk
  • Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta) def. Chaos (Rocky Romero and Best Friends) by submission as Moxley gets Romero to tap out
  • Hangman Adam Page and the Young Bucks challenge the BCC to a trios match next week and ask if they can handle it without Danielson or Konosuke Takeshita helping them

  • A video package promotes the rematch between Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay at Forbidden Door
  • MJF is interrupted during his insults of Colorado and its citizens by Adam Cole, who bears the brunt of the champ’s barbs for a bit before firing back and saying no one respects MJF; it seems to have the desired result, as MJF says he’ll wrestle Cole “any day of the week”
  • Matt Hardy says Ethan Page is the newest member of the Hardy party and makes him apologize to Isiah Kassidy, and Matt says he can make Ethan into a better human being

  • Hook and Jack Perry def. Dralistico and Preston Vance by submission in a wild Texas Tornado tag team match that featured plenty of blood, weapons and Jose The Assistant attempting to get involved
  • Tony Khan announces that the main event of the AEW: Collision premiere will pit Jay White and Juice Robinson of Bullet Club Gold and Samoa Joe vs. FTR and CM Punk
  • Konosuke Takeshita def. Damon Ace by pinfall in a quick squash match; afterward Don Callis repeats his assertion that his “new family” is going to cut The Elite out of AEW for good
  • Christian Cage says Arn Anderson cost him a title at Double or Nothing so he’s taking revenge by … having Luchasaurus beat up Brock Anderson, it seems

  • Kris Statlander def. Anna Jay by pinfall to retain the AEW TBS Championship, with Taya Valkyrie looking on backstage
  • Toni Storm talks about the four-way match to determine her No. 1 contender, and she says she and Ruby Soho will be watching
  • Jay White def. Ricky Starks by pinfall after the ref takes a bump and The Gunns hit the 3:10 to Yuma on Starks

AEW Dynamite preview 06/07/23: Might this be it for Orange Cassidy?

Orange Cassidy vs. Swerve Strickland headlines tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite from Colorado Springs.

Even though it’s been impressive watching Orange Cassidy defend his International Championship nonstop, week after week, there’s been an unshakable feeling that at some point, his hectic pace of title defenses would catch up with him. That could very well be tonight on AEW Dynamite from Colorado Springs.

See, the problem this time out is that he’s facing Swerve Strickland, arguably his most dangerous challenger to date. Swerve nearly won the title at the Blackjack Battle Royal at Double or Nothing, and you can assume he’ll be doing whatever it takes to capture the gold tonight.

Another singles match with potential Forbidden Door implications will see Ricky Starks go up against “Switchblade” Jay White. Juice Robinson is banned from ringside, which is good for Ricky, but do we really think Bullet Club Gold is staying at two members indefinitely? Smells like potential hijinks.

We’ll also see the Blackpool Combat Club trio of Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta face a Chaos team of Rocky Romero and the Best Friends. Yes, we also forgot Best Friends were in Chaos. You know who else is? Kazuchika Okada. Considering he and Bryan Danielson are going to collide at Forbidden Door, might the Rainmaker show up and make his presence felt on Dynamite?

Here’s what else AEW has promoted for tonight’s episode of Dynamite:

  • AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander will take on Anna Jay
  • The “JungleHook” team of Jack Perry and Hook will do battle with Preston Vance and Dralistico in a Texas Tornado tag match
  • We’ll hear from MJF
  • Tony Khan will make yet another AEW: Collision premiere announcement, this time about the main event … also, holy crap, that’s only 10 days away now

Yes, tonight’s Dynamite is up against Game 3 of the NBA Finals, but that’s why humankind invented multiple screens. Tune in at 8 p.m. ET on TBS or check us out here at Wrestling Junkie as we’ll have a live blog going when the show begins.

AEW Dynamite results 05/31/23: Britt, Adam lower the Boom, CM Punk confirmed

Get filled in on all of the action from AEW Dynamite in San Diego.

AEW Dynamite usually promotes a bunch of matches and segments well ahead of time. For tonight’s show in San Diego? Not so much.

That’s not to say we didn’t have any advance notice about what’s on the card. For instance, the mixed tag match pitting Adam Cole and Britt Baker against Chris Jericho and Saraya was advertised last week. And after his dramatic betrayal of The Elite Sunday at Double or Nothing, we knew we’d hear from Konosuke Takeshita (and, sadly, Don Callis).

But the rest of the slate was a mystery until this afternoon. Now we know some more of the matches, starting with a title defense by a champ whose reign has only been a few days. TBS Champion Kris Statlander has issued an open challenge, and it was answered by Nyla Rose.

Other wrestlers who were prominent at Double or Nothing will also be in action. The Blackpool Combat Club is undoubtedly riding high after defeating The Elite, but they’ll have to be on top of their game to defeat the Lucha Bros. and Bandido. Swerve Strickland, Big Bill and Trent will collide in a three-way dance, and Orange Cassidy will team with Darby Allin to face the Gates of Agony.

So that’s a lot more info than we had before. Plus we haven’t even gotten to the thing that has been the subject of equal parts excitement and eye-rolling, another announcement from Tony Khan about the debut episode of AEW: Collision next month. Will he confirm the participation of a certain Mr. Brooks? And will anyone be salty if the announcement is anything else?

(Spoiler: Yes. Yes they will.)

Let’s see how this all goes down.

AEW Dynamite results from San Diego:

  • Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta) def. Lucha Bros. and Bandido by pinfall
  • Matt Jackson says the BCC brings out the worst in The Elite, Nick Jackson says one setback won’t bring them down, and Hangman Adam Page is interrupted by what’s left of the Dark Order, who seem jealous; Page also confirms that Kenny Omega has left the country … but he’s not in Canada
  • Tony Schiavone talks to Jay White and Juice Robinson, who say Ricky Starks doesn’t have any friends and call FTR “a little bit slow,” and after beating the Top Guys up, they flee as Starks chases them off and challenges White to a match next week
  • Tony Khan has another announcement about the debut of AEW: Collision, and it’s what we expected: the show will feature CM Punk
  • Swerve Strickland def. Big Bill and Trent by pinning Trent
  • The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass tell Rene Paquette they want gold again, and that Billy Gunn deserves to hold gold one more time — an idea that proves popular with the fans
  • Don Callis and Konosuke Takeshita come to the ring to plenty of boos, with Callis saying his new family is going to cut The Elite out of AEW
  • Arn Anderson and Wardlow tell Luchasaurus if he wants to be next in line, so be it
  • Darby Allin and Orange Cassidy def. Gates of Agony by pinfall, and Sting is on hand to prevent a post-match beating from the Mogul Embassy
  • A pre-recorded MJF promo has the champ claiming that no one is on the level of the Devil
  • Schiavone welcomes Hook to the ring, and when La Faccion Ingobernable attacks him, a chair-wielding Jack Perry comes to his aid
  • Toni Storm and The Outcasts scoff at the idea that there’s anyone good enough to hang with them
  • Kris Statlander def. Nyla Rose by pinfall to retain the AEW TBS Championship, as Taya Valkyrie looks on backstage
  • Britt Baker and Adam Cole def. Saraya and Chris Jericho by pinfall, with Hikaru Shida and her kendo stick on hand to neutralize the other Outcasts

AEW Rampage results 05/19/23: Cole, Jericho headed for unsanctioned match, bay bay

Get the details for an AEW Rampage that saw hostilities between Adam Cole and Chris Jericho ramp up even more.

Playoff basketball waits for no one. Yes, even AEW Rampage.

So because there’s another playoff game tonight (go Himmy Butler!), Rampage has to slide out of its normal 10 p.m. ET timeslot.

But you know what? That’s not actually a bad thing, at least for those of us in the east, because it means a little pro wrestling earlier in the evening.

This show looks like it’ll be a fun hour, with some fun trios matches that include Blackpool Combat Club and The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass — not against each other, but maybe someday.

Let’s get to it.

AEW Rampage results for May 19, 2023:

  • Blackpool Combat Club def. Best Amigos and Bandido by pinfall
  • Kyle Fletcher explains why he targeted Orange Cassidy and plans on becoming the new AEW International Champion
  • Jade Cargill wins a quick squash match with a pump kick to go to 58-0, so Mark Starling brings out a second enhancement talent; Jade squashes her as well to go to 59-0, but instead of a third match, Taya Valkyrie comes out, hits the Road to Valhalla and says she’ll see Cargill at Double or Nothing
  • The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass def. Varsity Athletes by pinfall
  • The QTV crew is fired up, with QT Marshall giving himself credit for getting Powerhouse Hobbs on the graphic for AEW: Collision and acting like he’s going to be a major player on the new show
  • The Hardys and Brother Zay don’t trust Ethan Page, and they’re correct to feel that way, as his attempts to make amends are really just a cover for a sneak attack by The Gunns, who help him hurt Zay’s neck with help from a steel chair … and yep, they’ll face off at Double or Nothing
  • Chris Jericho doubles down on calling Adam Cole a coward, who is shown backstage and hears Jericho challenge him to an unsanctioned match at Double or Nothing and rip up the document barring him from the building; Cole then enters the arena, inspiring a look of concern on Jericho’s face
  • Sure enough, Cole makes his way to the main part of the arena, where he and Jericho need to be kept apart by a bunch of security guards and officials
  • Dustin Rhodes def. Bishop Kaun by pinfall (despite being busted open after being thrown into the TV cameras), but gets jumped afterward by the Mogul Embassy, leading to a showdown with Keith Lee — that Lee loses thanks to the numbers game and a steel chair, with Swerve Strickland delivering a Swerve Stomp as Lee is helpless in said chair

AEW Rampage results 05/05/23: The Hardys delete The Firm

Get all the details on The Firm Deletion and much more on Rampage.

Few things, even in the wild world of pro wrestling, are as reliably off the rails as a cinematic match filmed at the Hardy Compound. And folks, we’ve got one tonight on AEW Rampage.

Matt and Jeff Hardy, along with Isiah Kassidy, are looking to rid themselves of their ties to The Firm for good, and they’ve enlisted some pretty good assistance in the form of Hook. We mean, he’s a heck of a lot better than Stokely Hathaway on the other side.

While there’s no telling what we might get in The Firm Deletion, you can be pretty darn sure that what’s in store during the show-opening trios match that features the Lucha Bros. teaming with the most exciting luchador on the planet right now.

Let’s get to it.

AEW Rampage results for May 5, 2023:

  • El Hijo del Vikingo and the Lucha Bros. def. Powerhouse Hobbs, QT Marshall and Aaron Solo by pinfall when Penta pins Solo
  • Footage is shown of MJF throwing an expletive-laced tirade on Dynamite after he realizes he’ll have to defend his title in a four-way match, but it cuts to commercial in the middle
  • Chris Jericho says he couldn’t be a commentator tonight because of the recent “unprovoked” attack by Adam Cole and says he’s working on assurances that Cole won’t be in the same building next week on Dynamite
  • Jade Cargill vs. Gia Scott by pinfall in a matter of about a minute
  • Mark Briscoe has a match to worry about, but Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett want him to call FTR and get them a tag team title shot at Double or Nothing
  • Mark Briscoe def. Preston Vance by pinfall with the Jay Driller and is joined by his family in the ring
  • Dustin Rhodes is excited about AEW heading to Texas in two weeks, but unfortunately, Swerve Strickland and the Mogul Embassy haven’t forgotten about him, and Brian Cage lays him out
  • Julia Hart and Anna Jay used to be friends but now are definitely not, and will meet in the ring on Dynamite
  • A short video promo has Daniel Garcia and Orange Cassidy talking some smack to each other ahead of their title match next week
  • The Firm Deletion features: a time skip, fireworks, Ethan Page using a large tree branch as a weapon, Jeff Hardy choking Big Bill with a smaller branch, Stokely Hathaway seeing visions and nearly getting run over by a Power Wheels vehicle driven by Matt Hardy’s kids, Stoke getting tased in Matt’s home theater, Isiah Kassidy leaping off a garage, Stoke getting beaten up more by Matt’s family in their wrestling ring, and Page finally taking the pinfall before the winning team stands in the middle of a burning Jeff Hardy symbol

AEW Dynamite results: Swerve settles a score, The Elite stands strong

Live AEW Dynamite results for April 12, 2023 in Milwaukee, with Orange Cassidy defending his International Championship vs. Buddy Matthews.

If it’s Wednesday, and both the calendar and our boss assures us it is, it must be time for AEW Dynamite. Tonight’s show originates from Milwaukee, and a familiar formula for the card promises some good action.

For starters, we’ve got championship matches, as in plural. Orange Cassidy, a working man’s champion in every way but demeanor, is set to defend his AEW International Championship yet again. The challenger is someone who already has one title, Buddy Matthews of the House of Black, who would be a surprising yet not undeserving double champ if he wins.

Powerhouse Hobbs is another titleholder who isn’t about to back down from any challenge, even the open variety. Milwaukee will bear witness to Silas Young trying his best to wrest the TNT Championship from Hobbs, though that will be no easy task.

A pair of tag team matches have also been promoted. Riho and Skye Blue are among the women brave enough to stand up to The Outcasts so far. They’ll have to do it again tonight when they face Ruby Soho and Toni Storm. On the men’s side, the BCC has run through pretty much everyone its faced the last few weeks, and will try to do so again when Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli face … (checks notes) … Brandon Cutler and Michael Nakazawa? Oh dear.

Two former partners whose paths have diverged wildly will also be in action on Dynamite. Keith Lee will take on Chris Jericho, while Swerve Strickland will face off with Darby Allin.

Finally, while AEW World Champion MJF made it clear he didn’t want to go to Milwaukee, he’s contractually obligated to be there. So yeah, that’ll be happening too.

AEW Dynamite results in 60 seconds:

  • Darby Allin def. Swerve Strickland by pinfall
  • MJF has to be here so he might as well insult Darby Allin, but he didn’t figure on Sting joining the party
  • Powerhouse Hobbs def. Silas Young by pinfall to retain the AEW TNT Championship …
  • … but then Wardlow destroys Hobbs’ car and poor Aaron solo
  • Jay White and Juice Robinson say this will be the greatest era of the Bullet Club ever
  • Orange Cassidy def. Buddy Matthews by pinfall to retain the AEW International Championship
  • Christian Cage and Luchasaurus say some things have changes; well, just Cage, really
  • Renee Paquette tries to get a medical update on Cassidy’s hand, while Best Friends want to fight Aussie Open on Rampage
  • Ethan Page thinks he has one up on Matt Hardy and Private Party, but The Firm didn’t plan on the arrival of Hook … and Jeff Hardy
  • A sullen Kenny Omega says hurting Don Callis crossed the line, and what happens next time he sees the Blackpool Combat Club will be “much, much worse” that blood for blood
  • Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli def. Brandon Cutler and Michael Nakazawa by referee stoppage but end up retreating once Omega and the Young Bucks all hit the ring
  • Swerve says the Mogul Embassy is going to leave there with something
  • Ruby Soho and Toni Storm def. Riho and Skye Blue by pinfall, but Jamie Hayter and Britt Baker chase off The Outcasts after the match
  • Chris Jericho def. Keith Lee by pinfall after Swerve hits Lee with a foreign object; Adam Cole comes out to ensure no one attacks Lee after the match

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

Opening Bell: Women’s tag titles on the line on Raw, Orange Cassidy defends again on Dynamite

Get set for the week in WWE and AEW with Opening Bell: quick previews of Raw, SmackDown, Dynamite and Rampage.

Welcome to the Opening Bell, where we round up what’s been announced for WWE (Raw and SmackDown) and AEW (Dynamite and Rampage) programming for the week we’ve just begun.

WWE Raw preview – Monday, April 10, Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle

It’s interesting that Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez were in the Fatal 4-way tag team match at WrestleMania, lost, and now … are getting a shot at the titles. It’s not just us, right?

That’s exactly what’s happening this week on Raw. Becky Lynch and Lita (and especially Becky) seem to have put Damage CTRL behind them, and will now get down to the business of defending their titles. We’ll see if they can walk out of Seattle still the champs.

Cody Rhodes was all set to continue his quest to dethrone Roman Reigns, even looking like he got a new ally against the Bloodline in Brock Lesnar. That turned out to be fool’s gold when Lesnar attacked him instead of teaming with him, so the American Dream will appear on Raw to reveal his next move.

And Matt Riddle will return to in-ring action for the first time in months. His opponent will be The Miz, who seems like he’s be a challenge, but considering he lost WrestleMania matches to both Pat McAfee and Snoop Dogg, it’s fair to say the A-Lister isn’t exactly on a roll right now.

AEW Dynamite preview – Wednesday, April 12, UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, Milwaukee

The irony of Orange Cassidy being the King of Sloth Style and then defending his title darn near every episode of AEW programming never ceases to amaze us. He’ll do it again in Milwaukee, this time trying to stop the House of Black’s Buddy Matthews from becoming a double champ.

Chris Jericho knows more than his fair share about gold, though there’s no titles on the line for his match against Keith Lee. Just, you know, Lee is a very big man who might do some real damage to him, so there’s that.

After merging his Mogul Affiliates with The Embassy, you might think Swerve Strickland has more than enough hands available to do his dirty work. But he’s still willing to take care of matters himself when needed, which is why Swerve will step in against Darby Allin in Milwaukee.

Also on the Dynamite card this week:

WWE SmackDown preview – Friday, April 14, Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE

SmackDown rolls into Lincoln this week with a man in action that somehow didn’t get to perform at WrestleMania, LA Knight. Maybe he should change his name to Lincoln Knight. Actually, that’s a horrible idea, but he will be wrestling under his current name this Friday against Xavier Woods. Yeah!

Also on tap is the return of Shinsuke Nakaumura. There have been whispers of WWE planning on giving him a big push, but those have popped up before and usually not led to much. It will be good to see Shinsuke back, regardless.

AEW Rampage preview – Friday, April 14, UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, Milwaukee (recorded April 12)

Hey, hey, hey, what do you say? We say AEW hasn’t announced any matches for this week’s edition of Rampage just yet, so we can’t tell you what to expect.

We can advise you keep an eye on AEW’s social media accounts and Dynamite to find out.

AEW Rampage results: Mark Briscoe announces Reach for the Sky ladder match

Get quick AEW Rampage results for March 10, 2023, with Action Andretti facing Sammy Guevara and Mark Briscoe making a special announcement.

Action Andretti might have Chris Jericho’s number, but that can’t necessarily be said about the rest of the Jericho Appreciation Society. That small but important distinction will come into play tonight, as he once again takes on Sammy Guevara on AEW Rampage.

You might say it’s because Sammy cheats. Jericho would say it’s because he wrestles smarter. Tomato, tomato. Oh wait that pun doesn’t work in print. But you get the idea.

We’ll also hear from Mark Briscoe and his idea for how to “move on” with the ROH World Tag Team Championship. That should be good.

Let’s take a quick spin through everything Rampage had in store on this fine Friday.

AEW Rampage results:

  • Sammy Guevara def. Action Andretti by pinfall with some help from Daniel Garcia
  • Darby Allin says his problem is he’s just a little too real and too crazy for people, but he has some things he still wants to do in AEW and might check one off next week
  • Jack Perry says The Final Burial took a lot out of him physically and emotionally, but he wants to put the momentum from it to use, so he warns all champs he’ll be seeing one of them soon
  • Powerhouse Hobbs and QT Marshall discuss the first episode of QTV which will show who really broke into Wardlow’s car
  • The Acclaimed def. Starboy Charlie and Jack Cartwheel by pinfall, then get another offer to join the JAS from Matt Menard and Angelo Parker
  • Chris Jericho talks about the JAS getting a shot at the trios titles next week on Dynamite and guarantees a win
  • Konosuke Takeshita def. Preston Vance by pinfall
  • Swerve Strickland ponders life without both his wingmen but says he has more tricks up his sleeve for Keith Lee and won’t lose the war
  • Mark Briscoe reveals that at Supercard of Honor, there will be a Reach for the Sky Ladder match to crown new ROH World Tag Team Champions, and the first team officially entered is the Lucha Bros.
  • Stokely Hathaway isn’t happy about his upcoming meeting with Hook … as you’d expect
  • Riho def. Nyla Rose by pinfall by gets laid out after her victory, and the new heel running buddies Saraya, Toni Storm and Ruby Soho make an appearance after the final bell to spray paint Riho