Rampage – Apr. 7

Rampage – Apr. 7

Listen to The Daily Wrestling News Show: 

*Rampage & Battle of the Belts VI are LIVE from Kingston, R.I. 

(1)  Hook def. Ethan Page…in an FTW RULES MATCH…retains his FTW Championship…they fight up into the crowd & back to ringside…Page with a Powerslam puts Hook through the timekeeper’s table…Hook with a Twist of Fate onto a chair for a 2 count…Page gets Hook up for Ego’s Edge but Hook escapes & counters into redruM for the submission win (09:36)…AFTER…Hook t-bones Page through a table leaned in a corner of the ring.

*QTV…the staff breaks down the Lucha Brothers (badly) for QT Marshall as he prepares to face them for the ROH tag titles later tonight.

(2)  The Acclaimed & 2point0 def. The Infantry, Bobby Orlando, & LSG…in an 8-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH…Mic Drop on Orlando for the win (02:06)…AFTER…Jake Hager joins 2point0 in attacking the Acclaimed & leave the laying.

*Swerve Strickland promo…even though he lost some soldiers, mergers happen…but we’ll have to wait to find out about it.

(3)  Darby Allin def. Lee Moriarty…Darby with the Code Red to Moriarty…a suicide dive to pay back Big Bill for his interference from outside…Coffin Drop to Moriarty for the win (11:00)…AFTER…as Darby reaches the top of the ramp, Swerve Strickland makes his way out…Swerve offers his hand but before Darby can spend much time thinking about it, he’s attacked from behind by Brian Cage…Cage delivers the F-10 on the stage…Prince Nana joins them in celebrating an apparent merger between Mogul Associates & The Embassy.

*Jade Cargill & Taya Valkyrie have a sit down…Taya explains that she’s been using her finisher for years & “living legends” of the sport used it before her…while Jade hasn’t been around long enough for a cup of coffee…that brings Jade out of her chair & the words get heated…so much for solving that issue.

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*LIVE from Kingston, R.I. 

(1)  Orange Cassidy def. Dralistico…retains his AEW International Championship…after a really entertaining match, Cassidy connects with an Orange Punch for the win (10:50)…AFTER…House of Black appear on the ‘tron…they’re not done with Cassidy yet…Matthews challenges him to put his title on the line.

*Mark Briscoe backstage with Lexi…despite losing to Samoa Joe, he’s looking forward…Jay Lethal interrupts, they’ve been friends for 20 years, so why aren’t they working together…they shake & the rest of Lethal’s crew join in celebration.

(2)  Jade Cargill def. Billie Starks…retains her TBS Championship…Starks attempts a Swan-ton but Cargill gets the knees up…Starks escapes the first attempt at Jaded but after a Pump Kick to the face, Cargill hits Jaded for the win (08:37)…to go to 55-0…AFTER…Taya Valkyrie down…Jade meets her a the bottom of the ramp…Taya takes control & rills Jade in…Taya attempts the Road to Valhalla but Jade escapes & rolls out.

*Brandon Cutler & Michael Nakazawa backstage with Marves…Cutler says it’s time to stand up to the bullies & BE ELITE.

*Caprice Coleman joins the announce desk & Bobby Cruise handles introductions for…

(3)  Lucha Brothers def. Powerhouse Hobbs & QT Marshall…retain their ROH Tag Team Championship…although the QTV Crew at ringside tried their best to interfere, in the end it’s QT & Fenix in the ring…QT goes up with Fenix for a suplex but Fenix spins out 180° to land on QT’s shoulders, then completely reverses his momentum to take QT over with a headscissor & grab the legs to complete the Roll Up for the win (14:42).

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AEW DYNAMITE PREVIEW – Apr. 12, 2023 – Milwaukee, WI.

+ Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Buddy Matthews – for the AEW international Championship

+ Darby Allin vs. Swerve Strickland

+ Keith Lee vs. Chris Jericho

+ Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brandon Cutler & Michael Nakazawa

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AEW RAMPAGE  PREVIEW – Apr. 14, 2023

+ no matches announced