Welcome to the Fightful.com live discussion & coverage for the 2/13/2023 edition of AEW Rampage on TNT.
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Here's what is set for the show.
Preview.
AEW Rampage Slam Dunk (2/17/2023)
- AEW Trios Championship Match: The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. AR Fox & Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin).
- Shane "Swerve" Strickland (w/ Parker Boudreaux & Trench) vs. Dustin Rhodes.
- AEW TBS Championship Match: Jade Cargill (c) (w/ Leila Grey) vs Vert Vixen.
- Daniel Garcia vs. Ricky Starks.
Live Coverage.
- Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross, Excalibur & 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) vs. AR Fox & Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin).
Dante Martin & Nick Jackson took turns tossing a basketball before Nick hit an Atomic Drop on Dante, but Dante responded with a dropkick before throwing the basketball onto Kenny's Omegas. Matt Jackson tagged in but tossed the basketball onto his brother's face before AR Fox & The Martin Brothers hit a series of kicks on him to send him to the outside. Fox hit a Plancha on The Jackson Brothers to the outside before hitting a Plancha on Omega & a Tope Con Giro on the Jacksons to the outside again. Omega tagged in and confronted AR Fox immediately. The two locked up before Omega hit a shoulder tackle on Fox before attacking the Martin Brothers. The Elite passed the basketball around before The Jacksons hit two gut-thrust kicks before Omega hit the Dunk on Fox. The Trios champions cornered Fox before Nick tagged in and hit a body slam on Fox. The Jacksons hit a neck breaker/ backbreaker combination on Fox before Nick hit a corner enziguri into a bulldog on Fox.
After the picture-in-picture break, Fox caught Nick with an enziguri kick before hitting an Overhead toss into a cutter. Dante & Omega tagged in before Dante hit an Atomic Drop into a Tope Suicida on Omega to the outside. Back in the ring, Dante hit a diving cross-body on Omega for a near fall. Omega went for a Snap Dragon, but Dante landed on his feet & hit an enziguri kick on Omega. Dante hit a dropkick on Matt before Darius tagged in. Darius hit a standing Spanish Fly on Matt before Dante hit a diving dropkick while tossing a basketball on Omega, allowing Fox to hit a 450 on Matt for a near fall. Darius tagged in and got Matt in a Powerbomb, but Matt evaded and hit a buckle-bomb on Darius. Matt & Omega held The Martin Brothers on the middle rope to allow Nick to hit a Senton on the two for a near fall. Omega went for a V-Trigger on Darius, but Dante caught him with a dropkick. Mayhem unleashed as Fox came in and hit a double cutter on Omega & Nick, but Matt hit a cutter on Fox in response. Fox went for a Moonsualt Press, but he was caught with a Triple Superkick by The Elite. Nick hit the Escalera Dive on Fox & Dante before Omega hit the V-Trigger into the One Winged Angel for the pinfall win & title retention.
Winners: The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) (AND STILL AEW Trios Champions).
- After the match, the lights went out before Brody King & Buddy Matthews stood on the ramp. The Elite were bamboozled before the lights went back out.
- Lexy Nair interviewed AEW Tag Team Champions The Gunns (Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn) to address The Acclaimed & anyone coming to their belts, welcoming them to the Gunn Show.
- AEW All-Atlantic Champion Orange Cassidy was interviewed backstage by Mark Henry, but was immediately confronted by ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta. Yuta ran down Cassidy for not being a mentor before challenging him for the All-Atlantic Title, which Cassidy accepted.
Ricky Starks vs. Daniel Garcia.
Starks punched down Garcia to begin the match before Starks hit a shoulder tackle on Garcia. Garcia got up and hit a chop on Starks, btu Starks responded with an elbow strike before laying in a series of punches on Garcia. Starks went old school & hit a Sledge Hammer strike off the top rope on Garcia's left elbow.Garcia hit a Dragon Screw on Starks before hitting a running forearm strike to send Starks to the outside. During the picture-in-picture break, Garcia & Starks brawled on the outside before Garcia dumped Starks's knee onto the stairs. Back in the ring, Garcia hit a basement dropkick on Starks's knee hitting a knee breaker on him. Garcia continued to wear Starks down before hitting a snap suplex on Starks for a near fall. Starks stomped away at Starks & his left knee, but Starks continued to fight back before the commercial break.
Back from the break, Starks went for a spear but Starks collapsed on his left knee. Garcia mocked Starks before going for a running move, but Starks caught him with a lariat. Starks hit a Belly-to-Belly Overhead Suplex on Garcia to regain some footing, but Garcia corner Starks. Garcia ran the ropes, but Starks caught him and hit a back suplex on Garcia. Starks stomped away at Garcia's head before going for his finisher, but GGarcia evaded & reversed it with a Uranage for a near fall. Garcia locked in the Dragon Tamer (Sharpshooter) & focused the hold on Starks's left knee. Sammy Guevara tried to interfere, but Action Andretti attacked Guevara at ringside before the two brawled into the ramp. Starks got An Inside Cradle on Garcia before hitting a Spear into the Roshambo for the pinfall win.
Winner: Ricky Starks.
- Sammy Guevara got a microphone & told Chris Jericho to demand a match between himself & Action Andretti for a later date.
- There was a backstage video promo of Evil Uno calling out Jon Moxley ahead of his match against Moxley on the 2/22/2023 edition of AEW Dynamite.
AEW TBS Championship Match.
Jade Cargill (c) (w/ Leila Grey) vs Vert Vixen.
The two locked up before Cargill hit a knee lift on Vixen's abdomen followed by a hip toss out of the corner. Cargill did five push-ups before hitting a pump kick into the Jaded on Vixen for the immediate pinfall win & title retention.
Winner: Jade Cargill (AND STILL AEW TBS Champion).
- Dustin Rhodes & Swerve Strickland were interviewed backstage by Mark Henry ahead of their match in the Main Event of Rampage SLAM DUNK. Dustin told Swerve that sometime you need to go to dark place to see the light.
Shane "Swerve" Strickland (w/ Parker Boudreaux) vs. Dustin Rhodes.
Rhodes laid out Boudreaux with a turnbuckle while making his entrance. Swerve & Rhodes began the match locking up before the two brawled on the ringside area. Back in the ring, Rhodes hit a series of punches on Swerve before hitting five jabs on Swerve, btu Swerve hit a jab to Rhodes's jaw to stop the momentum.Rhodes hit a Release German Suplex on Swerve before getting a waist lock on Swerve, but Swerve backed Rhodes in the corner before hitting a leaping kick on Rhodes. Swerve hit a pump kick from the apron to the outside on Rhodes. Rhodes was on the barricade, but Swerve drove his head right into the guardrail with a dropkick, busting Rhodes's head open.
During the picture in picture break, the two got back in the ring before Swerve aim his offense onto Rhodes's head before Swerve hit a diving elbow strike on Rhodes's neck for a near fall. Swerve continued to attack Rhodes before locking in the Wigan Headlock on Rhodes before transitioning into a modified sleeper hold on Rhodes.
Back from the break, Rhodes got back on his feet, but Swerve immediately caught him with a rolling Flatliner. Rhodes shook it off, but Swerve caught him with the Swerve kick but Rhodes immediately kicked out at one. Rhodes hulked up before Swerve bit Rhodes's head, btu Rhodes responded with a powerslam. Rhodes hit two lariats, the flip & flop, a high boot kick & the Code Red on Swerve for a near fall. Rhodes hit a right hand on Swerve as the two exchanged kicks before the two collided with a double cross-body. Swerve hit a DVD on Rhodes on the apron for a near fall. Rhodes got Swerve & hit a Superplex into a Spike Piledriver on Swerve for a near fall. Rhodes went for the Crossroads, but Swerve evaded before Rhodes got him & hit the Crossroads. Rhodes hit the Final Reckoning on Swerve but Boudreaux pulled Rhodes out of the ring to slam Rhodes onto the stairs.
Winner: Dustin Rhodes (via Disqualification).
- Swerve Strickland & Parker Boudreaux attacked Dustin Rhodes as the Security Staff tried to stop them, but Boudreaux attacked all the security guards. When all hope was lost, the Limitless One Keith Lee made his AEW Return & attacked them from behind. Lee & Rhodes tood tall to end the broadcast.
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