Welcome to the Fightful.com live discussion & coverage for the 3/3/2023 edition of AEW Rampage from San Francisco, California on TNT.
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Here's what is on deck for the show.
Preview.
AEW Rampage (3/3/2023).
- Mogul Affiliates (Shane "Swerve" Strickland & Parker Boudreaux) vs. Keith Lee & Dustin Rhodes.
- Riho vs. Emi Sakura.
- Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (ROH Champion Claudio Castagnoli & ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta) vs. Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin) vs. Dark Order (John Silver & Alex Reynolds).
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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.
Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (ROH Champion Claudio Castagnoli & ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta) vs. Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin) vs. Dark Order (John Silver & Alex Reynolds).
Silver & Reynolds attacked Yuta & Castagnoli from behind on the ramp, but Top Flight responded with Tope Suicidas on the four on the outside. Davis & Fletcher drove the backs of the Martin Brothers on the outside.
Aussie Open double-teamed Darius Martin in the ring before Davis hit an uppercut on Dante. Darius hit a double hurricanrana on Aussie Open before The Martin Brothers double-teamed Fletcher. Darius hit a chop on Fletcher before going for a suplex, but Reynolds tagged in and hit a twisting back elbow on Fletcher. Fletcher got up and hit a thrust kick on Reynolds, but Reynolds slammed Davis onto Fletcher before Castagnoli tagged in. Silver tagged in and immediately fired away with punches on Castagnoli. Silver hit a kick on Castagnoli before hitting a cannonball on Darius, a Helluva Kick on Dante, an uppercut on Yuta, and attempted a crossbody on Castagnoli but Claudio caught him and hit a backbreaker on Silver. Yuta & Reynolds tagged in, but Yuta & Claudio double-teamed Reynolds before Reynolds tossed Yuta to the outside, but Claudio caught him with an uppercut. Yuta & Claudio hit high boots on Reynolds as they headed to the picture-in-picture break.
During the break, Claudio got a hold on Reynolds before hitting a gut wrench suplex for a near fall. Reynolds got back up and hit a body shot before hitting a cross-body on Claudio. Yuta tagged in and immediately attacked Silver, but Reynolds hit a double stomp before Fletcher & Dante tagged in. Dante hit an enziguri on Davis before hitting a cross-body on Aussie Open. Dante hit a Tope Con Giro on Yuta & Claudio before he & Darius ping-ponged Fletcher with strikes & a flatliner for a near fall. Davis & Fletcher hit a thrust kick on Darius before hitting an assisted Blackout for a near fall. Aussie Open hit a lariat sandwich on Claudio before going for it again on Darius, but Davis wiped out Fletcher by accident before Reynolds & Silver attacked Davis. Silver hit an enziguri on Darius before Reynolds hit a rolling elbow, into Silver's enziguri, into a stunner, and into Silver's German Suplex on Darius, but Yuta did the blind tag before getting the Seatbelt pin on Darius for the pinfall win.
Winners: Blackpool Combat Club (ROH Champion Claudio Castagnoli & ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta).
- Reynolds & Silver attacked Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta after the match as they brawled onto the ramp.
- There was a video package promoting the Texas Death Match between Jon Moxley & "Hangman" Adam Page ahead of their match on AEW Revolution.
- "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry cut a promo and said that a fight between him & Christian Cage was not enough. They set their match as "The Final Burial".
Riho vs. Emi Sakura.
The two locked up before Sakura hit a wicked chop on Riho. The two locked up again before Riho teased going for a chop, but she stepped back in a sign of respect, to which Sakura responded by hitting a gut kick before tossing him across the ring. Riho went for a running cross-body, but Sakura caught her and hit a powerslam, but Riho bridged over the pin before hitting a running knee strike on Sakura into the corner for a near fall. Riho hit the Tijeras on Sakura before climbing to the top rope and going for a dive, but Sakura backed away. Riho ran at Sakura on the outside, but Sakura hit a tilt-to-world backbreaker on Riho before connecting a running body splash on Riho into the barricade.
During the picture-in-picture break, Sakura got Riho and placed her gut-first on the barricade before hitting a barricade splash on Riho, crushing Riho's abdomen. Back in the ring, Sakura laid her knee on Riho's neck for a near fall. Sakura got Riho and locked in the Romero Special before rolling Riho with the Romero Special across the ring and slamming her back-first onto the mat. Sakura hit another wicked chop on Riho before going for another near fall on Riho. Sakura locked in a partial Boston Crab on Riho before locking in a Single Leg & Arm Crab on Riho, but Riho broke the hold with a rope break.
Back from the break, Riho hit a Shote before hitting a series of forearm strikes on Sakura, but Sakura responded with a chop. Riho did a cartwheel before hitting the 619 into a diving cross-body on Sakura for a near fall. Sakura got Riho and hit a Crossroads on Riho before hitting a corner body splash on Riho for a near fall. Skaura went for a Tiger Driver, but Riho went for multiple pinfall attempts before Sakura locked in La Magistral for a near fall. Riho hit a knee strike on Sakura, but Sakura responded with a lariat for a near fall. Sakura went for a Moonsault Press, but Riho evaded before she went for a Double Stomp, but Sakura evaded before Riho hit a Tornado Sunset Flip for the pinfall win on her mentor, Sakura.
Winner: Riho.
- There was a video vignette of Ruby Soho, Saraya & AEW Women's Champion Jamie Hayter ahead of their triple-threat match for the title on AEW Revolution.
Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Serpentico.
Serpentico went for an Irish Whip on Hobbs to begin the match, but Hobbs slammed Serpentico onto the bottom rope before hitting a Spinebuster before hitting the Burning Hammer for the quick and decisive pinfall win.
After the match, Hobbs shouted out the Bay Area before saying that it did not matter who won between TNT Champion Samoa Joe & Wardlow because he would be the one to take the gold.
Winner: Powerhouse Hobbs.
- Konosuke Takeshita was interviewed backstage by Renee Paquette after losing the "Face of the Revolution" Ladder match before Don Callis confronted him. Callis told Takeshita that if he wanted to go back to Japan he can do it, but told him to give him a call to show what he can do for Takehsita ahead of his return to Japan.
- There was a random QTV graphic shown on AEW Rampage ahead of the commercial break.
- Mark Briscoe cut a promo backstage and reflected on his sympathy with the Lucha Brothers before the two joined him. The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix) & Briscoe challenged The Varsity Athletes (Josh Woods, Ari Daivari & Tony Nese) to a match on AEW Revolution.
- There was a video vignette of the AEW Tag Team Championship Match for AEW Revolution.
- Mark Henry hosted a video package previewing the Main Event match between Mogul Affiliates (Shane "Swerve" Strickland & Parker Boudreaux) and the team of Keith Lee & Dustin Rhodes before saying this: "IT'S TIME FOR THE MAIN EVENT!".
Mogul Affiliates (Shane "Swerve" Strickland & Parker Boudreaux) vs. Keith Lee & Dustin Rhodes.
Boudreaux & Swerve attacked Lee & Rhodes to begin the match. Lee hit a series of body shots on Boudreaux, but Boudreaux responded by gauging Lee's eyes on the ropes. Lee responded by hitting a series of body shots on Boudreaux before Rhodes tagged in and hit an uppercut to Boudreaux's face. Rhodes hit a series of punches on Boudreaux, but Boudreaux slammed Rhodes onto the corner before connecting a lariat on Rhodes before the picture-in-picture break.
Boudreaux slammed Rhodes's head onto the corner before Swerve tagged in and hit a forearm strike on Rhodes's head. Swerve hit a chop on Rhodes, but Rhodes responded with an uppercut before going for a tag, but Swerve caught him with a kick to the ribs. Boudreaux tagged in and hit an elbow drop on Rhodes before locking in a headlock on Rhodes, but Boudreaux instead hit the Snake eyes into the corner before hitting a running boot for a near fall. Swerve tagged in and hit a diving uppercut on Rhodes's back before hitting the gritty in front of Lee. Swerve got a hold of Rhodes before locking in a Guillotine on Rhodes, but Swerve held his foot on the rope before slamming Rhodes and hitting a dropkick on Lee's feet. Rhodes got Swerve in a roll-up before connecting a powerslam on Lee. Boudreaux & Lee tagged in before Lee hit a shoulder tackle, a series of body shots & an overhead palm, but Boudreaux hit a series of chops before Lee hit a wicked POUNCE on Boudreaux before tossing Swerve into the ring. The two former tag partners got eye to eye before Swerve hit a back fist, but Lee hit a back-fist before he connected an enziguri kick, but Lee responded by hitting a One-Hand Spinebuster on Swerve. Boudreaux attacked Lee from behind before Swerve hit a Moonsault onto Rhodes off Lee's chest. Boudreaux placed Lee in the ring before Swerve hit the Swerve stomp for a near fall. Rhodes hit a bulldog on Boudreaux, but Swerve hit the Swerve Kick on Rhodes before Lee hit an overhead double chop on Swerve. Boudreaux hit a corner splash on Lee, but Lee responded with a running cross-body before Rhodes hit a Canadian Destroyer on Swerve. Lee yeeted Rhodes onto Parker before Lee hit the Big Bang Catastrophe on Boudreaux for the pinfall win.
Winners: Keith Lee & Dustin Rhodes.
- Ricky Starks attacked Chris Jericho from behind of the commentary table before Jerry Lynn, Pat Buck & a punch of referees separated them before the end of the broadcast.
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