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Here's what is set for the show.
Preview.
AEW Rampage (2/3/2023).
- AEW Trios Championship Match: The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) (c) (w/ Brandon Cutler & Michael Nakazawa) vs. The Firm (Ethan Page, Matt Hardy & Isiah Kassidy) (w/ Stokely Hathaway).
- Shane "Swerve" Strickland (w/ Parker Boudreaux & Trench) vs. Brian Pillman Jr.
- RUSH (w/ Jose The Assistant & "Perro Peligroso" Preston Vance) vs. Christopher Daniels.
- Toni Storm & Saraya in Tag Action.
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Live Coverage.
- Jim Ross, Excalibur, Tony Schiavone & Chris Jericho welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning to the opening match.
AEW Trios Championship Match.
The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) (c) (w/ Brandon Cutler & Michael Nakazawa) vs. The Firm (Ethan Page, Matt Hardy & Isiah Kassidy) (w/ Stokely Hathaway).
Kassidy & Nick Jackson began the match locking up before Nick got a wrist lock on Kassidy. Kassidy & Nick exchanged takedowns & wrist locks before Kassidy hit an arm drag on Nick, but Nick responded with a twisting arm drag into a hip toss on Kassidy. Matt Jackson tagged in before he & Nick hit a neck breaker/ backbreaker combo on Kassidy. Matt Hardy & Omega tagged in before Hardy hit a shoulder tackle on Omega. Omega went for a V-Trigger on Hardy, but Hardy evaded and tossed him to the outside into the barricade. Hardy climbed to the top rope, but Page hit a diving shoulder tackle on Omega while he was distracted. Back in the ring, Page tagged in and hit a body slam on Omega. Omega hit a boot on Page before tossing Page into a double kick from the Jackson brothers. The Jacksons hit an assisted Tijeras on Page, a double-dropkick on Hardy, and a Cazadora into a Bulldog from Omega on Cassidy. Matt Jackson hit a sliding kick on Page & Kassidy before Nick hit a Fosbury Flop on them to the outside. Matt Jackson hit Northern Lights Suplexes on Hardy & Page before Hardy got back up and hit the Side Effect on Matt Jackson for a near fall. Page tagged in and hit a side-backbreaker on Matt Jackson before the picture-in-picture break.
During the break, Kassidy laid in the stomps on Matt Jackson before tagging in Hardy. Hardy laid in the forearm strikes on Matt Jackson before Hardy hit a Catapault on Matt Jackson into the middle rope for a near fall. Page tagged in and hit a gut punch on Matt Jackson, but Matt Jackson responded with jabs at Page, but Page responded with a pump kick on Matt Jackson. Hardy tagged in and slammed Matt Jackson's face onto all three of the turnbuckles before hitting a lifted bomb on Matt Jackson for a near fall. Hardy went for a top rope move, but Page tagged in and attempted a move before Matt Jackson caught him mid-air with a thrust kick. Omega tagged in before hitting a diving cross-body on Page, Polish Hammer Strikes on Kassidy & a Green Bay Slam into a Moonsault Press on Page for a near fall. Page leaned Omega in the corner before Kassidy & Hardy hit corner plashes on Omega. Kassidy was caught with Thrust Kicks from The Jacksons before Omega hit a half-dragon Suplex on Page. Hardy & Omega hit stereo laurats before Kassidy hit a senton on Omegan while Nick hit a Senton on Hardy. Kassidy hit a flatliner on Nick Jackson, but Matt Jackson greeted him with a thrust kick before Page hit a roundhouse kick into a pop-up powerslam, but Omega immediately greeted him with a vicious V-Trigger to the head. Nick Jackson tagged in and exchanged strikes with Kassidy before Kassidy hit a spinning roundhouse kick on Nick Jackson. Nick hit two enziguri kicks into a bulldog on Kassidy. Hardy & Page pulled Matt Jackson & Omega out of the ring, allowing Kassidy to hit a Canadian Destroyer before Hardy hit the twist of Fate on Nick for a near fall. After Omega hit a V-Trigger on Page, Hardy accidentally took down Page off the apron. While Hardy checked on Page, Kassidy hit a cutter on Nick Jackson for a near fall. Kassidy tried to make a tag, but Omega caught him with a V-Trigger into the One-Winged Angel. The Jacksons & Omega hit the BTE Trigger on Kassidy for the pinfall win.
Winners: The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) (c) (w/ Brandon Cutler & Michael Nakazawa) (AND STILL AEW Trios Champions).
- Ricky Starks cut a promo backstage, saying that he was no stranger to having the whole deck against him. He promised to embarrass Chris Jericho again.
- Sonjay Dutt, Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett & Satnam Singh cut a promo on Paul Walter Hausen backstage. The promo cut to Danhausen throwing a rant at Jarrett for attacking him with a Golden Globe, promising it won't happen again.
Shane "Swerve" Strickland (w/ Parker Boudreaux & Trench of Mogul Affiliates) vs. Brian Pillman Jr.
The two locked up before Pillman Jr backed Swerve into the corner. Pillman Jr slammed Swerve into the corner before Swerve hit the Tijeras on Pillman Jr to the corner. The two locked up again before Pillman Jr went for a chop, but Swerve reversed it with a wrist lock. Pillman Jr hit an up-kick before doing a leapfrog over Swerve, but Pillman Jr walked over Swerve before hitting a dropkick on Swerve. Pillman Jr hit a dropkick through the ropes before immediately running back to the ring after Parker & Trench chased Pillman Jr down. Back in the ring, Swerve hit a shot to Pillman Jr's ribs, but Pillman Jr responded with a chop before hitting an Irish Whip into a corner lariat into a Northern Lights Suplex for a near fall. Swerve clenched Pillman Jr's left leg before hitting a diving uppercut on Pillman Jr's neck before the commercial break.
Back from he break, the two exchanged stiff strikes before Swerve hit a back breaker, but Pillman Jr hit a Thrust kick into a lariat on Swerve for a near fall. Swerve attacked Pillman Jr's back before Swerve kicked the inside of Pillman Jr's left leg. Swerve hit the Swerve Kick on Pillman Jr for a near fall. Swerve placed Pillman Jr on the top rope, but Pillam Jr came off the top rope. Parker slammed Pillman Jr on the apron before Swerve hit a Death Valley Driver on Pillman Jr on the apron. Swerve hti the Swerve stomp on Pillman Jr to end proceedings with a pinfall win.
Winner: Shane "Swerve" Strickland (w/ Parker Boudreaux & Trench of Mogul Affiliates).
- Parker, Trench & Swerve Strickland attacked Brian Pillman Jr after the match before Dustin Rhodes came in with a turnbuckle on his hand to make the save.
- House of Black's Malakai Black cut a promo in a vignette. Black said that they did not want Eddie Kingston, but rather that their focus to show how every person can be corrupted and show their dark side. Black said that it was Kingston's nature because no man is truly pure.
Toni Storm & Saraya vs. The Renegade Twins (Charlette Renegade & Robyn Renegade).
Robyn Reneagde & Toni Storm began the match exchanging words before locking up. Robyn hit a forearm strike on Storm, but Storm responded with a Thesz Press before Saraya hit a series of vicious knee strikes on Robyn's neck, to which Storm responded by hitting a Hip attack on Robyn to the floor. Storm & Saraya attacked Robyn on the outside before Saraya tagged in and hit three ripcord lariats on Robyn. Saraya hit a back elbow and a knee strike to the abdomen on Robyn before hitting a rising knee strike on Robyn for a near fall. Storm tagged back in before hitting a snap suplex on Robyn for a near fall. Storm locked in a Full-Nelson on Robyn before hitting a snap-mare on Robyn. Robyn got back up and hit a series of strikes before hitting an enziguri kick before tagging in Charlette, who hit lariats on Saraya & Storm. Storm hti a shotgun dropkick on Charlette before hitting a vicious hip attack on Charlette. Saraya hit a thrust kick on Charlette before Storm hit the Storm Zero for the pinfall win.
Winners: Toni Storm & Saraya.
- Saraya & Toni Strom spray painted an L on the abdomens of The Renegade Twins after the match.
- Adam Cole cut a promo, promising to give the fans the best Profesional Wrestler on the planet in his in-ring return.
- There was a video package promoting the main event match between RUSH & Christopher Daniels before Mark Henry said the following:
"IT'S TIME FOR THE MAIN EVENT!"
RUSH (w/ Jose The Assistant & "Perro Peligroso" Preston Vance) vs. Christopher Daniels.
The main event began with Daniels & RUSH locking up before Daniels & RUSH exchanged pins before they did a stare-down. RUSH got a wrist lock on Daniels, but Daniels flipped over before hitting an arm drag on RUSH. Daniels hit a neck breaker and a knee strike on RUSH for a near fall. Daniels hit. single leg kick to send RUSH to the outside before Daniels hit a Tope Suicida on RUSH to the outside. Daniels hit a lariat on Jose, but RUSH was back in the ring and hit a forearm strike on Daniesl to send him to the outside. Vance attacked Daniels outside of the ring while the referee was distracted. RUSH went outside and attacked Daniels before slamming him into the barricade and hitting Daniels with his trademark neon green cable on Daniels on the outside. RUSH flaunted a huge stack of cash to the crowd before hitting a chop on Daniels into the corner. RUSH hit a series of forearm strikes on Daniels before teasing the Bull's Horns, but Daniels flinched before RUSH kicked Daniels's face. RUSH tossed Daniels to the outside before Vance hit a chop and sent Daniels back into the ring. After RUSH tossed Daniels to the outside, Vance made it rain with cash on Daniels. Vance went for a pump kick on Daniels, but accidentally hit a pump kick on Jose. Daniels got Jose to distract the referee & RUSH before getting a Schoolboy roll-up on RUSH for a near fall. Daniels hit two lariats & a Blue Thunder Bomb on RUSH for a near fall. RUSH hit two chops & a Thrust kick on Daniels, but Daniels got him and hit a Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Daniels immediately locked in the Koji Clutch before Vance got RUSH's foot on the rope to break the hold. Daniels hit a Uranage on RUSH before going for the BME, but RUSH lifted his knees before hitting a Belly-To-Belly overhead suplex on Daniels into the corner. RUSH hit the Machine Gun Stomps before hitting the Bull's Horns on Daniels for the pinfall win. RUSH & LFI stood tall to end the broadcast.
Winner: RUSH (w/ Jose The Assistant & "Perro Peligroso" Preston Vance).
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