AEW Rampage – June 17

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*ROAD RAGER continues, emanating from St. Louis, MO.

(1)  Jon Moxley defeats Dante Martin…Moxley drops Hammer & Anvil elbows, transitions into a Hammerlock for the submission win (12:05).

*Swerve Strickland & Keith Lee backstage with Schiavone…Lee is pissed Swerve tossed him from the Battle Royale…Ricky Starks & Powerhouse Hobbs interrupt to remind Swerve & Lee that they still haven’t beaten Team Taz.

*House of Black & Death Triangle dueling promos…this feud clearly isn’t over…& I couldn’t be happier.

(2)  Gunn Club & Max Caster defeat Bear Country & Leon Ruff…Caster hits the Mic Drop on Ruff for the win (01:16).

*Hook backstage with Lexi…big shock, he has nothing to say…Danhausen interrupts, says they’re very excited for the upcoming match with a prospect from the NJPW Dojo…Hook cuts Danhausen off, says he’s got this, & walks off.

*Stokely Hathaway joins the commentary desk in time to find that his client, Jade Cargill is Chris Jericho’s Sports Entertainer of the Week.

(3)  Jade Cargill defeats Willow Nightingale…retains her TBS Championship…Jade hits a Pedigree, follows with Jaded for the win (06:07)…AFTER…Kiera Hogan in to put the boots to Willow…Athena sneaks in to hit the Eclipse on Hogan…Jade takes out Athena with a pump kick…Kris Statlander down…Jade & Kiera roll out.

*Jay Lethal promo…calls Samoa Joe a lazy champion…Satnam Singh says they’re just starting.

*Darby Allin & Bobby Fish split screen interview with Mark Henry…IT’S TIME FOR THE MAIN EVENT!

(4)  Darby Allin defeats Bobby Fish…Fish hits an avalanche Falcon Arrow, transitions into a heel hook…Darby reverses into the Last Supper for the win (11:47)…AFTER…Fish right back on the attack…Kyle O’Reilly heads down with a chair…LIGHTS OUT…IT’S STING…he stops O’Reilly with a baseball bat to the O’Reilly Family Jewels & hands the chair to Darby…Darby Pillmanizes Fish with a Coffin Drop to the chair.

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AEW  DYNAMITE PREVIEW – June 22, 2022 

+ Malakai Black vs. Penta Oscura – All Atlantic Qualifying Match

+ Will Ospreay & Aussie Open vs. Orange Cassidy & Ropongi Vice

+ Jon Moxley & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Chris Jericho & Lance Archer

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AEW  RAMPAGE PREVIEW – June 24, 2022

+ Hook vs. NJPW Prospect

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AEW  & NJPW present Forbidden Door PPV – Sun., June 26^th (United Center, Chicago)

+ Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi – for the Interim AEW World Championship

+ Pac vs. Miro vs. Winner (M. Black/Penta) vs. TBD (NJPW) – Fatal 4-Way All Atlantic Championship Final

+ Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, & Minoru Suzuki vs. Eddie Kingston, Wheeler Yuta, & Shota Umino – Trios Match

+ Thunder Rosa (c) vs.  Toni Störm – for the AEW Women’s World Championship

+ Will Ospreay (c) vs. Orange Cassidy – for the IWGP United States Championship

+ FTR (ROH) vs. Jeff Cobb & Great O-Khan (IWGP) vs. Roppongi Vice – Winners Take All Tag Team Championship Match

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