AEW Rampage Results (2/4) – Title Matches, Thunder Vs. Mercedes, Adam Cole

By Matthew Carlins

Welcome to our WrestlingINC.com Live AEW Rampage Viewing Party. Tonight's matches were recorded Wednesday at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

Four matches are announced for tonight's show, including two championship matches.

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  • TNT Championship: Sammy Guevara (c) vs. Isiah Kassidy
  • FTW Championship: Ricky Starks (c) vs. Jay Lethal
  • Thunder Rosa vs. Mercedes Martinez
  • Adam Cole vs. Evil Uno

Also, Tony Khan tweeted earlier today he is "planning to drop some newsworthy info" during tonight's show.

Our live coverage of AEW Rampage begins at 10 PM ET.

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We're underway with Excalibur, Taz, and Chris Jericho on commentary.

Adam Cole vs. Evil Uno

Cole goes right at Uno with a kick and delivers some grounded punches. Cole kicks down Uno in the corner.

Cole chokes Uno against the ropes and delivers a lung blower. Uno creates some space, blocks a kick, and hits a neckbreaker.

Cole charges into an elbow. Uno takes control and beats down Cole in the corner. Cole fires back but eats a boot from Uno.

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Uno climbs to the top rope but his senton hits the knees of Cole. Cole hits a high kick to take down Uno.

Cole pulls Uno up to his knees and hits a superkick. Cole delivers The Boom and gets the pin.

Adam Cole defeats Evil Uno via pinfall

Cole takes the mic after the match. He mentions everyone he has beaten since he arrived in AEW. What do all these men have in common? They're all part of Adam Cole's undefeated run in AEW? Cole says he's still undefeated because his loss to Orange Cassidy last week was unsanctioned.

Adam Cole says he wants some respect. Cole says he's one of the best pro wrestlers on the planet. Adam Cole says he always ends up becoming the guy, no matter the promotion, company, or brand.

"I will become the AEW World Champion," Cole declares.

Backstage with TBS Champion Jade Cargill. She's now 26-0. Mark Sterling says win #27 is coming. Cargill wants to know who's next on her show.

TNT Championship: Sammy Guevara (c) vs. Isiah Kassidy (with Matt Hardy and Marc Quen)

Guevara enters still wearing both TNT Championship belts. Also, his ribs are taped.

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Lockups to start. Kassidy grabs a leg and takes down Guevara. Off the ropes. Kassidy delivers a dropkick to Guevara.

Guevara fires up and he and Kassidy trade punches. Backflip into a dropkick by Guevara sends Kassidy to the outside. Guevara follows him out with his twisting dive over the top rope.

Guevara brings Kassidy back into the ring. Guevara avoids interference by Quen but Matt Hardy hits a Side Effect on Guevara on the ring apron as we go to the picture-in-picture break.

Back from the break, Kassidy is working over Guevara with a rear chin lock. Guevara fires back with a clothesline and a knee strike. He tries to lift Kassidy for the GTH but his ribs are hurting him and he can't do it.

Guevara is able to take down Kassidy again and climbs to the top rope. He's distracted by the music of Andrade El Idolo as he enters along with Jose the Assistant.

Kassidy takes advantage and gets a near-fall on Guevara. Guevara rolls to the ring apron. Kassidy tries to grab him but Kassidy drops his neck over the top rope and follows with a dive to Guevara on the outside.

Kassidy rolls Guevara back into the ring and hits a swanton from the top rope for a near-fall.

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Kassidy tries for the Twist of Fate. Guevara reverses into a backslide for a 2-count.

Guevara drives Kassidy into the corner. He hits a springboard moonsault to Quen on the outside and springboards back in with a cutter to Kassidy for a near-fall. Guevara follows with a GTH for the pin.

Sammy Guevara defeats Isiah Kassidy via pinfall to retain the TNT Championship

Andrade, Jose, and Hardy step into the ring after the match. Jericho stands up to possibly come to Guevara's aid, but before that can happen Darby Allin runs down to the ring to back up Guevara. The AHFO decide to take a walk.

Allin stares at Guevara and pats one of the TNT Championship belts, indicating he may want a title shot.

Prerecorded comments from QT Marshall. He talks about Hook. Marshall says one of his prized students will face Hook next week, but Marshall doesn't specify who that will be.

Back from the break backstage with Tony Schiavone and Kris Statlander. Statlander wants Leyla Hirsch to start acting like a professional but before she can finish her thought, Hirsch attacks her with a steel chair.

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Mercedes Martinez vs. Thunder Rosa

Martinez cost Rosa her match against Jade Cargill in the TBS Championship Tournament.

Rosa attacks with a dropkick right off the opening bell and pounds Martinez up against the ropes.

Rosa takes down Martinez and delivers from elbow drops. Rosa chokes Martinez over the second rope. She follows with a running dive right onto Martinez's back. That sends them to the outside where Rosa hits a suplex on the arena floor.

Rosa rolls Martinez back into the ring. Rosa delivers more kicks and punches and locks on a camel clutch. Martinez has gotten zero offense thus far.

Martinez reverses Rosa into a spinebuster to take control as we go to the picture-in-picture break.

Back from the break, Martinez brings Rosa down from the top rope with an avalanche Death Valley Driver. That gets a 2-count.

Martinez puts Rosa up for a Razor's Edge but Rosa escapes and takes down Martinez. Martinez rolls to the outside. Rosa goes out after her.

Martinez finds a metal pipe under the ring and hits Rosa square in the head with it. The referee calls for a disqualification, a rarity in AEW.

Thunder Rosa defeats Mercedes Martinez via disqualification

Hype video for Serena Deeb.

Backstage, Tony Schiavone has already caught up with Mercedes Martinez. Dr. Britt Baker shows up and tells Martinez this is not what they discussed. Baker makes it very clear that she's the one who brought in Martinez to go after Rosa. Baker says Martinez needs to finish the job next time.

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Mark Henry is with the participants in tonight's main event. Jay Lethal is worried about Powerhouse Hobbs being in the corner of Ricky Starks. Lethal asks Starks what will happen to him if he loses the title.

Next Wednesday's Dynamite:

  • AEW Championship/Texas Death Match: Hangman Page (c) vs. Lance Archer
  • Tony Khan has a huge announcement
  • We'll hear from MJF
  • First qualifying match for the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match at the Revolution pay-per-view
  • Inner Circle "team meeting"

Next Friday's Rampage:

  • Hook in action
  • AEW Tag Team Championship: Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus (c) vs. Gunn Club

FTW Championship: Ricky Starks (c) (with Powerhouse Hobbs) vs. Jay Lethal

Dueling chants from the crowd as we start out.

Lethal takes down Starks with a shoulder tackle. They trade headlocks and Lethal takes down Starks with another shoulder tackle.

Starks slaps Lethal and they start to exchange strikes. Chops in the corner by Lethal. Starks returns fire with his own chops. Lethal retakes control with more chops and kicks in the corner.

Lethal goes for a suplex but Starks reverses it and delivers an elbow to the back of Lethal's neck.

Lethal trips up Starks and sends Starks to the outside. Lethal follows with a pair of dives. Hobbs steps in to confront Lethal and give Starks some space. Starks is able to retake the advantage as we go into the picture-in-picture break.

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Back from the break, Starks is grounding Lethal with a front headlock.

Lethal gets back to his feet and punches his way out of it. Starks tries a swinging DDT but Lethal gets out of it and catches Starks with a clothesline.

Starks charges into the corner. Lethal moves and gets a rollup for a 1-count. Lethal hits his Lethal Combination and gets a 2-count off of that.

Lethal sends Starks into the corner. Starks recovers and powers up Lethal and plants him with a powerbomb for a near-fall.

Starks and Lethal trade strikes from their knees. They get to their feet and trade more strikes. A spinning kick by Lethal ends that exchange.

Hobbs gets up on the apron and Lethal dropkicks him off. Hobbs manages to take down Lethal on the floor. Dante Martin shows up and hits a springboard crossbody to Hobbs to even the odds.

Lethal gets back in the ring and misses the Lethal Injection. Another attempt at the Lethal Injection is reversed into the Roshambo by Starks and that gets the pin. That was a spectacular reversal for the finish.

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Ricky Starks defeats Jay Lethal via pinfall to retain the FTW Championship

Starks and Hobbs celebrate. Martin consoles Lethal and that's our show.

 

 

 

 

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