Welcome to Fightful.com's live coverage & discussion for AEW Rampage (4/29/22)!
We'll be bringing you full, fight-by-fight results of every match on the card.
Preview
- Samoa Joe (C) vs. Trent Beretta — ROH World Television Championship
- Swerve Strickland vs. Darby Allin — Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Qualifier
- Jade Cargill, Kiera Hogan & Red Velvet vs. Willow Nightingale, Trish Adora & Skye Blue
- Keith Lee vs. Colten Gunn
- HOOK & Danhausen Face-Off
Live Coverage
— The show begins and our commentary team of Excalibur, Taz, Ricky Starks and Chris Jericho welcome us to tonight's show, our two competitors for our opening contest of the evening are already in the ring and it's time for an Owen Hart Foundation Tournament qualifier!
Swerve Strickland vs. Darby Allin (with Sting) — Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Qualifier
— Swerve with a takedown to start. Darby sends Swerve to the corner, Swerve tries to kick his way out but Darby sends him to the mat. Darby with an arm-drag, Swerve locks-in a head-lock and shoves Darby out of the ring, Swerve follows him out but walks into a stunner, Darby tosses Swerve back into the ring and goes for the cover but Swerve kicks out. Swerve rolls back to the outside, Darby dives through the ropes and to the outside but Swerve drills him with a knee and we head to a commercial break. Back from the break and Swerve gets to the apron and suplexes Darby over the top rope and they both spill to the floor near the entrance ramp. Swerve gets Darby back into the ring, Ricky Starks leaves the commentary table and comes down but Sting blocks him from getting to the ring and Starks heads back to commentary. Back in the ring, Swerve lines Darby up but Darby slides out and plants Swerve with Last Supper for the 1-2-3!
Winner - Darby Allin (Qualifies For Owen Hart Foundation Tournament)
— After the match, we see Shawn Spears backstage. Spears hypes up Wardlow’s opponent for next Wednesday on Dynamite and says the mystery competitor is ‘7 foot tall’ and has ‘Pinnacle potential’.
— We then head back to commentary where Excalibur grills Chris Jericho about his attack on Eddie Kingston from this past Wednesday on Dynamite. Jericho pretty much ignores it and names himself the Sports Entertainer of The Week for the attack. Santana and Ortiz rush down and chase Jericho off, AEW officials break it up and we head to a commercial break.
Jade Cargill, Kiera Hogan & Red Velvet (with Mark Sterling) vs. Willow Nightingale, Trish Adora & Skye Blue
— Cargill and Skye start this one off. Cargill backs off and makes a tag to Red, who cheap shots Willow off the apron and slams Skye to the mat. Red lands a few stomps on Skye and tosses her to the corner before making the tag to Kiera, who drills Skye with a drop-kick. Kiera misses a leg-drop, Willow comes in and clocks Red out of the ring and Skye makes the tag to Trish. Kiera trips Trish to the mat and makes the tag to Cargill, who blasts Trish with a pump kick then plants her with Jaded for the three-count!
Winners - Jade Cargill, Kiera Hogan & Red Velvet
— We then see Tony Schiavone backstage with Darby Allin and Swerve Strickland. Darby says he's didn't want he and Swerve's match to end the way it did. Swerve says he knew Darby had nothing to do with Ricky Starks' interference and says he wants Darby to win the Owen Hart Cup and in the meantime, he's going to call up Keith Lee to help settle things with Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs.
Keith Lee vs. Colten Gunn (with Austin Gunn)
— Lee launches Gunn across the ring and to the corner to start. Gunn comes back with some strikes to the back and sends Lee to the corner but Lee chops Gunn in the chest, Gunn rolls to the outside and we head to a commercial break. Back from the break and Lee sends Gunn to the corner, Gunn slides out of the way of a corner splash and goes for the Famouser but Lee evaded and plants Gunn with the Big Bang Catastrophe for the 1-2-3!
Winner - Keith Lee
— Backstage, we see Tony Schiavone with Matt and Jeff Hardy. Jeff says he’s about to step into the ‘solo dimension’ for the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.
— We then see a highlight package of the Undisputed Elite’s win from this past Wednesday on Dynamite.
— Back at the ringside area, Danhausen’s making his way down to the ring with a microphone in-hand.
— HOOK makes his way down to the ring and he and Danhausen come face-to-face. HOOK says ‘we’re doing this right now’ and Mark Sterling comes down and says everybody needs to hold up. Tony Nese attacks HOOK from behind and then shifts his attention to Danhausen, whom he also attacks. Sterling gets in the ring and HOOK takes him out and then fires back at Nese, who retreats alongside Sterling. Danhausen tries to shake HOOK’s hand, HOOK grabs Danhausen but lets him go and leaves and we head to a commercial break.
— Back from the break and Lexy Nair's backstage with Gunn Club. Austin and Colten make excuses for Colten's loss to Keith Lee. Max Caster and Anthony Bowens of The Acclaimed make their way in and say they want to join forces with Austin and Colten, who say they have to go talk to their dad, Billy.
— We then cut back to the ring where Ring Of Honor's Ian Riccaboni joins commentary for this one and ROH's ring announcer Bobby Cruise makes the introductions and it's time for our main event of the evening.
Samoa Joe (C) vs. Trent Beretta — Ring Of Honor World Television Championship
— Joe and Trent observe the Code Of Honor before the bell rings and they shake hands. A test-of-strength starts this one off. Joe lights up Trent with some chops to the chest, Trent goes for a tornado DDT and Joe hits a big boot and we head to a commercial break. Back from the break and Joe’s working over Trent in the center of the ring. Trent flips out of a submission, Joe slides out of the ring, goes up top and dives onto Joe with a cross-body to the outside. A brawl ensues, Joe tosses Trent back into the ring and lands a suplex. Trent lifts Joe but Joe slides out and plants him with a power-bomb. Joe lights Trent up with a strike combination and then locks-in a cross-face but Trent scoots himself to the ropes and grabs the bottom rope to force a break. Joe drills Trent with some strikes and sends him to the corner and lifts Trent for the Muscle Buster but Trent slides out and Joe rolls Trent back for a cover but Trent kicks out at two. Trent rushes at Joe but Joe plants him with a uranage then locks-in the Kokina Clutch and Trent’s shoulders stay on the mat long enough for the three-count!
Winner - Samoa Joe (C) (STILL Ring Of Honor World Television Champion)
— After the match, Joe and Trent shake hands and Tony Schiavone comes into the ring to talk with the champion. Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt and Satnam Singh immediately interrupt and as they rush the ring, Chuck Taylor and Orange Cassidy cut them off and a brawl ensues and it continues as the show goes off-the-air.
