AEW Rampage Review February 24, 2023
Tag Team Match
Trios Champions Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher)
Mark Davis delivers a right hand to Matt Jackson then whips him into the corner before tagging in Kyle Fletcher. Fletcher delivers a chop before Nick Jackson tags in and delivers a diving crossbody off the top rope. Nick delivers a Tijeras arm drag combo to Aussie Open and Davis tags back in. Nick & Davis lock up but Davis gains the upper hand and delivers a pair of bodyslams to Young Bucks.
Nick then delivers a dropkick and a gutbuster, and they spill to the outside. Davis sends Nick into the ring apron and the barricade while Fletcher does the same to Matt that sends us to a break.
After the break Davis delivers a pair of chops to Nick. Fletcher tags in and looks for a crossbody off the middle rope, but Nick meets him on the top and delivers a hurricanrana. Nick makes the hot tag to Matt, who runs in and fires off right hands. He delivers a jumping Sliced Bread, then follows it up with a bodyslam and ascends to the top.
Matt delivers an elbow drop and goes for a pin, but Davis kicks out. Nick tags in and The Jackson brothers sandwich Davis between them. Nick then delivers a Swanton Bomb off the top and goes for a pin, but Fletcher breaks the fall.
Nick delivers a shoulder to Davis’ midsection, then follows it up with a facebuster. He looks to take down Fletcher, but Fletcher catches him and hits him with a Brainbuster. Matt levels him with a dropkick through the middle ropes.
They get back in the ring and Davis delivers a right hand. Aussie Open executes an over the shoulder facebuster cutter combo and Davis goes for a pin but Nick kicks out. Fletcher tags in and looks to go flying but Nick catches him with a cutter and tags in Matt. Davis catches him with a lariat, and Young Bucks set up for the BTE Trigger.
Fletcher ducks it and they accidentally hit one another. The lights go out for a second, allowing Fletcher to hit a Tombstone. Aussie Open then delivers a double forearm and follows it up with Coriolis. Fletcher goes for a pin but Nick breaks the fall. Young Bucks then deliver a double superkick and follow it up with the BTE Trigger for the win.
Winners: Trios Champions Young Bucks (Recommend)
After the match, the lights go out again and when they come back on the House Of Black is surrounding the ring. They prey on The Elite but the lights go out and when they come back on, they have disappeared.
We head backstage to Lexy Nair is with Best Friends and Nair asks them about the Casino Tag Team Battle Royal next week, but before they can really answer, Big Bill comes in out of nowhere and levels them. AEW World Tag Team Champions The Gunns then appear and attack them with a pipe.
After the break we see Best Friends being checked on by medical personnel as Danhausen & All Atlantic Champion Orange Cassidy stand by for moral support. Cassidy asks one of the referees who did this, and he tells them it was The Firm.
Toni Storm vs. Willow Nightingale
Toni Storm wastes no time as she pushes Willow Nightingale down to the mat then delivers a series of stomps and a right hand. Nightingale delivers a shoulder tackle and a pair of lariats, then follows it up with a senton. She delivers a pair of chops but Storm fires back with one of her own.
Nightingale gets Storm up on her shoulders, but Storm escapes and rakes Nightingale’s eyes. She delivers a hip attack that sends Nightingale to the outside, then delivers a right hand across her back and tosses her into the barricade that takes us to a break.
We are back from the break, Nightingale looks for a cannonball in the corner, but Storm moves out of the way. She delivers a hip attack and senton, then goes for a pin but Nightingale kicks out.
Nightingale delivers a cannonball and a Death Valley Driver, then goes for a pin but Storm kicks out. She sets up for the Doctor Bomb, but Saraya causes a distraction, allowing Storm to deliver Storm Zero for the win.
Winner: Toni Storm
After the match Saraya grabs two cans of spray paint from under the ring but before they can spray Nightingale with an L, Ruby Soho runs down to the ring and makes the save Women’s Champion Jamie Hayter & Britt Baker are right behind her, and they brawl with Saraya & Storm to the back. Soho then raises Nightingale’s head.
We then head to a video of Lexy Nair, Billy Gunn & The Acclaimed from Wednesday. Nair asks The Acclaimed how they feel about Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal being added to the AEW World Tag Team Titles Fatal 4 Way Match at Revolution and The Acclaimed express their confidence whilst ragging on Jeff Jarrett,Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh & Sonjay Dutt. They then appear out of nowhere and attack The Acclaimed & Gunn.
Lance Archer vs. Bryce Saturn
Bryce Saturn charges at Lance Archer but Archer delivers a back body drop on the ramp. He tosses Saturn in the ring, and the bell rings. He delivers a belly 2 belly suplex then follows it up with a splash and a boot to Saturn’s midsection then delivers an elbow and a chop. Saturn delivers a pair of forearms but Archer absorbs them and delivers a crossbody. He hits a lariat for the win.
Winner: Lance Archer
We head to a video from Dustin Rhodes & Keith Lee. Rhodes says he wanted to ask Lee if he would be down to team up to take on Swerve Strickland & Parker Boudreaux. We then head over to Strickland & Boudreaux who accept the challenge.
Action Andretti vs. Sammy Guevara
Action Andretti rolls up Sammy Guevara. Guevara kicks out and Andretti clotheslines him to the outside. He follows him out there and delivers a chop then tosses him into the barricade. Andretti delivers a crossbody off the barricade then delivers a jumping knee.
Guevara looks for a sunset flip but Andretti blocks it and reverses it into a Falcon Arrow. Guevara rolls to the outside for a breather but Andretti follows him out there. Guevara tosses him into the barricade but Andretti fires back with a suplex and a 450 Splash off the apron that takes us to a break.
We are back from the break Andretti looks for a split legged moonsault. Guevara gets his knees up before delivering a modified piledriver. He looks for a shooting star press but Andretti ducks it and delivers a dropkick. He follows it up with a 2nd kick off the ropes, then gets Guevara up on his shoulders for the GTH.
Guevara escapes and they go back and forth with elbows before Guevara gains the upper hand and delivers a series of kicks. He charges at Andretti but Andretti catches him and plants him then heads out onto the apron.
Daniel Garcia looks for a cheap shot on Andretti, but Andretti hits him with a kick. He then delivers a springboard senton and a dropkick, then looks for the split legged moonsault. Garcia catches him with a clothesline while the referee is distracted allowing Guevara to deliver the GTH for the win.
Winner: Sammy Guevara
Monday’s Dark Elevation
Emi Sakura vs. Rachelle Riveter
Tag Team Match
The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. EJ Sparks & Aguila
Trios Match
Beast Of Burdens (Marina Shafir & Nyla Rose) & Diamante vs. Mazzerati,Miss Anna May & Brittnie Brooks
Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Evan Daniels
Trios Match
The Firm (Ethan Page,Matt Hardy & Isiah Kassidy) vs. Watson,Action Braxton & Ice Williams
Athena vs. Danielle Kamela
Konosuke Takeshita vs. Lee Johnson
Next Wednesday’s Dynamite
10 Team Casino Revolution Qualifying Match
Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin) vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) vs. Jericho Appreciation Society (Matt Menard & Angelo Parker) vs. Best Friends (Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor) vs. The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr & Rey Fenix) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta) vs. La Faccion Ingobnrable (Rush & Preston Vance) vs. The Butcher & The Blade
FTW Title Match
Hook (c) vs. Matt Hardy
Toni Storm vs. Riho
Chris Jericho vs. Peter Avalon
8 Man Face Of The Revolution Ladder Match
Konosuke Takeshita vs. Ortiz vs. Action Andretti vs. Sammy Guevara vs. Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Eddie Kingston vs. AR Fox
All Atlantic Title Match
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Big Bill
Revolution Card (March 5th)
AEW World Title 60 Min Iron Man Match
MJF (c) vs. Bryan Danielson
AEW World Tag Team Titles Fatal 4 Way Match
The Gunns (Austin & Coleton) (c) vs. The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) vs. Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal vs. TBD
TNT Title Match
Samoa Joe (c) vs. Wardlow
Texas Death Match
Jon Moxley vs. Hangman Page
Chris Jericho vs. Ricky Starks
Women’s Title Triple Threat Match
Jaime Hayter (c) vs. Saraya vs. Ruby Soho
Trios Titles Match
The Elite (Kenny Omega,Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) (c) vs. House Of Black (Malakai Black,Brody King & Buddy Matthews)
