AEW Rampage Road Rager was taped this week following Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite from the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. Jade Cargill defended the TBS Championship tonight against Willow Nightingale. Bobby Fish battled Darby Allin in the main event.
Rampage Results
- Jon Moxley def. Dante Martin via submission
- Max Caster & Gunn Club def. Ruffin It
- Jade Cargill def. Willow Nightingale to retain the TBS Championship
- Darby Allin def. Bobby Fish
Here are the takeaways from this week’s show:
Jon Moxley def. Dante Martin
Jon Moxley battled Dante Martin in the first match of Rampage. William Regal joined commentary for the match. Moxley started off in control and applied a Headlock. Dante escaped but Moxley leveled him with a shoulder tackle.
Moxley and Martin locked up in the middle of the ring and Dante connected with a head-scissor takedown. Dante followed it up with a Dropkick that sent Jon to the outside. Martin set up for a dive but Moxley simply walked away to avoid it.
Back in the ring, Moxley dared Dante to hit him with some chops. Dante hit Moxley with a few chops but Jon responded with a thunderous chop that knocked Martin to the mat. Moxley applied a Texas Cloverleaf (Hiroshi Tanahashi’s move, the two will face at Forbidden Door) and then hit some knee strikes for a near fall.
Dante responded with a Crossbody off the top rope for a close two count. Martin followed it up with Sliced Bread off the top but Moxley wouldn’t stay down. Jon dodged a Cutter and went for the Paradigm Shift but Dante escaped. Moxley connected with a flurry of elbow strikes before applying the Guillotine choke for the submission victory.
Max Caster & Gunn Clubb def. Bear Country & Leon Ruff
Tony Schiavone interviewed Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland backstage. Strickland betrayed Keith Lee in the Casino Battle Royale last week and eliminated him. Swerve said the Casino Battle Royale was every man for himself and Keith would have done the same. Lee began to walk away but Strickland stopped him. Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs showed up for a stare down to end the segment. Caster and Gunn Club then made quick work of “Ruffin It” in a Trios match. Max got the quick win after hitting Ruff with an Elbow Drop off the top rope.
Jade Cargill Remains Undefeated & Retained The TBS Championship
Jade Cargill defended the TBS Championship against Willow Nightingale tonight on Rampage. Stokely Hathaway and Kiera Hogan accompanied the champion to the ring. Stokely joined commentary for the match and Kiera stayed ringside.
Cargill and Nightingale locked up to start off the title match. Jade sent Willow to the corner and unloaded some strikes. Willow escaped and connected with an Enziguri that staggered the TBS Champion. Cargill got Willow up in a fireman’s carry and showed off her strength by doing some squats in the middle of the ring. The TBS Champion delivered a pump kick to the face that knocked Willow to the outside as Rampage went to a commercial break. Kiera got in some cheap shots on Nightingale during the break while the referee was distracted
When Rampage returned, Nightingale went for a cradle but Cargill powered out at two. Willow stayed on the attack and hit a Splash followed by a Cannonball but the champion kicked out again. Cargill planted Willow with a Pedigree and followed it up with Jaded for the pinfall victory. Jade Cargill is still the TBS Champion.
Cargill attacked Nightingale after the match but Athena made the save. Athena hit Kiera with the Eclipse but turned around into a pump kick from Cargill. Kris Statlander joined the party but Cargill and Hogan retreated to end the segment.
Darby Allin def. Bobby Fish
Bobby Fish battled Darby Allin in the main event of AEW Rampage Road Rager. Before the match, it was announced that a Winner’s Take All 3-way tag team match will be taking place between FTR, Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan, and Roppongi Vice at Forbidden Door on June 26th. Mark Henry interviewed both wrestlers before the main event. Allin vowed to break Bobby Fish’s leg before the end of the night.
Fish attacked Allin during his entrance and went after Darby’s leg. Bobby connected with a Dragon Screw and slammed Allin on the ring apron. Allin tried to leapfrog Bobby but didn’t get enough height and wound up crashing to the floor. Darby battled back with his patented dive through the ropes. Bobby hit Allin with another Dragon Screw and sent him into the barricade as Rampage went to the final commercial break of the night.
When Rampage returned, Bobby Fish was still in control and got Allin in an Ankle Lock. Darby escaped but Fish quickly planted him with a German Suplex. Fish followed it up with a Falcon Arrow and went for the cover but Allin kicked out at the last moment. Fish went for the Ankle Lock again but Allin countered into the Last Supper for the pinfall victory.
After the match, Kyle O’Reilly rushed to the ring for an attack but the lights went out. The Icon Sting appeared on the entrance ramp and struck O’Reilly in the groin with the baseball bat Darby put Fish’s leg in a steel chair and hit him with a Coffin Drop to close this week’s episode of AEW Rampage.