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AEW Rampage Results (12/25/21): Sammy Guevara vs. Cody Rhodes

   December 25, 2021

AEW Rampage
December 25, 2021
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina

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Commentary Team: (Excalibur, TAZ and Ricky Starks)

Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts 

Transcription by Josh Lopez 

First Match: (68-34-1) Jungle Boy w/Christian Cage & Luchasaurus vs. (40-40) Isiah Kassidy w/The Hardy Family Office 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Jungle Boy applies a side headlock. Kassidy whips Jungle Boy across the ring. Jungle Boy drops Kassidy with a shoulder tackle. Marq Quen trips Jungle Boy from the outside. Kassidy rolls Jungle Boy over for a one count. Kassidy clotheslines Jungle Boy. Kassidy immediately starts gloating. Kassidy with forearm shivers. Kassidy with a knife edge chop. Kassidy repeatedly stomps on Jungle Boy’s face. Kassidy poses for the crowd. Jungle Boy kicks Kassidy in the face. Jungle Boy with two overhand chops. Jungle Boy with The Lucha Libre Arm-Drag. Jungle Boy dropkicks Kassidy. Jungle Boy pops back on his feet. Jungle Boy with a knife edge chop. Kassidy reverses out of the irish whip from Jungle Boy. Jungle Boy side steps Kassidy into the turnbuckles. Jungle Boy slides under Kassidy. Kassidy kicks Jungle Boy in the face. Kassidy with The SpringBoard Stunner. Kassidy lands The Tornillo. Kassidy rolls Jungle Boy back into the ring. Kassidy with The Slingshot Senton for a one count. Kassidy kicks Jungle Boy in the face. Kassidy talks smack to Jungle Boy.

Jungle Boy unloads three knife edge chops. Kassidy rocks Jungle Boy with a forearm smash. Kassidy rams his forearm across Jungle Boy’s face. Matt Hardy punches Jungle Boy behind the referee’s back. Jungle Boy with heavy bodyshots. Jungle Boy goes for a sunset flip, but Kassidy counters with a basement dropkick for a two count. Kassidy tugs on Jungle Boy’s hair. Kassidy slams Jungle Boy’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Kassidy uses the middle rope as a weapon. Hardy continues to attack Jungle Boy behind the referee’s back. HFO backs away from Cage and Luchasaurus. Jungle Boy with a desperation up kick. Kassidy drives his knee into the midsection of Jungle Boy. Following a snap mare takeover, Kassidy kicks Jungle Boy in the back. Kassidy repeatedly stomps on the midsection of Jungle Boy. Kassidy applies a waist lock. Kassidy sends Jungle Boy to the corner.

Jungle Boy decks Kassidy with a back elbow smash. Jungle Boy with a chop/forearm combination. Kassidy reverses out of the irish whip from Jungle Boy. Jungle dropkicks the left ankle of Kassidy. Jungle Boy drops Kassidy with The Rebound Lariat. Jungle Boy hits The Fisherman’s Falcon Arrow for a two count. Jungle Boy goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Kassidy lands back on his feet. Standing Switch Exchange. Jungle Boy with a back elbow smash. Short-Arm Reversal by Kassidy. Kassidy with The Windmill Kick. Kassidy drills Jungle Boy with The Reverse Hurricanrana for a two count. Jungle Boy with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex into the turnbuckles. Jungle Boy with The Bridging German Suplex for a two count. Kassidy clings onto the top rope. Jungle Boy dumps Kassidy to the floor. Jungle Boy lands The Suicide Dive. Jungle Boy rolls Kassidy back into the ring. Quen continues to run interference. Cage tees off on Quen. Luchasaurus Chokeslams Jora Johal. Hardy kicks Luchasaurus in the gut. Luchasaurus denies The Twist Of Fate. Cage Spears Hardy on the floor. Jungle Boy with a shoulder block. Jungle Boy avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Jungle Boy makes Kassidy tap out to The Snare Trap.

Winner: (69-34-1) Jungle Boy via Submission 

Second Match: (1-0) HOOK vs. (15-22) Bear Bronson 

Tony Nese is watching this match in the crowd. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wrist Lock Exchange. Hook with a double leg takedown. Hook goes for the single leg crab, but Bronson grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Bronson goes for a Bodyslam, but Hook lands back on his feet. Hook slams Bronson’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Hook with heavy bodyshots in the corner. Hook HeadButts Bronson. Bronson slams Hook’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Bronson with clubbing bodyshots of his own.

Hook with a back heel trip. Hook applies a Modified Sugar Hold. Bronson reaches the bottom rope which forces the break. Bronson decks Hook with a back elbow smash. Bronson rakes the eyes of Hook. Bronson hits The Spike PileDriver. Hook rises back on his feet. Hook tells Bronson to bring it. Hook clotheslines Bronson. Hook applies a wrist lock. Hook with a Release Northern Lights Suplex. Hook poses for the crowd. Hook applies a waist lock. Hook connects with The Side Headlock Suplex. Hook delivers clubbing crossfaces. Hook makes Bronson tap out to Redrum.

Winner: (2-0) HOOK via Submission 

Third Match: (36-14) Kris Statlander w/Best Friends vs. (24-10) Leyla Hirsch 

Nice display of sportsmanship after the bell rings. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Statlander backs Hirsch into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for the clean break. Statlander gives Hirsch the boop. Strong lockup. Side Headlock Exchange. Hirsch with a side headlock takeover. Statlander whips Hirsch across the ring. Hirsch runs into Statlander. Statlander drops Hirsch with a shoulder tackle. Hirsch with a double leg takedown. Hirsch transitions into a ground and pound attack. Hirsch with a forearm smash. Hirsch sweeps out the legs of Statlander. Hirsch with The Shotgun Meteora. Hirsch with a Rebound Dropkick for a two count. Hirsch applies a waist lock. Statlander sends Hirsch to the ring apron. Hirsch with a shoulder block. Hirsch slips over Statlander’s back. Statlander Powerslams Hirsch for a two count. Statlander applies a wrist lock. Statlander with The Delayed Vertical Suplex for a two count.

Statlander applies The Cobra Clutch. Hirsch slings Statlander across the ring. Hirsch scores the ankle pick. Hirsch with a basement dropkick. Statlander reverses out of the irish whip from Hirsch. Hirsch ducks a clothesline from Statlander. Hirsch Spears Statlander for a two count. Hirsch applies The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Statlander drives Hirsch back first into the turnbuckles. Hirsch applies The Rope Assisted Arm-Bar. Hirsch with an Apron Enzuigiri. Hirsch with The MoonSault Press for a two count. Hirsch follows that with a Running Knee Strike for a two count. Hirsch toys around with Statlander. Hirsch slaps Statlander in the face. Statlander shoves Hirsch. Statlander with clubbing blows to Hirsch’s back. Statlander with The Roundhouse Kick. Statlander hits The Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Hirsch fights out of the electric chair position. Hirsch with The Bridging German Suplex for a two count. Statlander decks Hirsch with a back elbow smash. Statlander drops Hirsch with The Big Boot. Statlander connects with The Reverse Bodyslam. Statlander makes Hirsch tap out to The Spider Crab.

Winner: (37-14) Kris Statlander via Submission 

Line Up For Next Weeks AEW Dynamite 

– Adam Cole & reDRagon vs. Orange Cassidy & Best Friends w/Wheeler Yuta In A 6-Man Tag Team Match 

– Thunder Rosa vs. Jade Cargill w/Mark Sterling In A Semi-Final Round Match In The Inaugural AEW TBS Championship Tournament

– Eddie Kingston & Proud N Powerful vs. Daniel Garcia & 2.0 In A 6-Man Tag Team Match 

Fourth Match: (34-24) Sammy Guevara (c) vs. (46-16-2) Cody Rhodes w/Arn Anderson For The AEW TNT Championship 

Guevara starts things off with The Corner Dropkick. Guevara goes for The GTH, but Rhodes lands back on his feet. Standing Switch Exchange. Guevara sends Rhodes into the ropes. Guevara leapfrogs over Rhodes. Guevara backflips over Rhodes. Guevara dropkicks Rhodes. Guevara pops back on his feet. Guevara ducks a clothesline from Rhodes. Guevara kicks Rhodes in the gut. Guevara with a drop down uppercut. Guevara clotheslines Rhodes over the top rope. Rhodes regroups on the outside. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Rhodes applies a side headlock. Rhodes with a side headlock takeover. Guevara backs Rhodes into the turnbuckles. Guevara reverses out of the irish whip from Rhodes. Guevara with a Hip Toss. Guevara dives over Rhodes. Guevara Powerslams Rhodes for a one count. Rhodes dodges The SpringBoard Enzuigiri. Rhodes hits The Cody Cutter. Guevara launches Rhodes over the top rope. Guevara sends Rhodes face first into the steel ring steps. Guevara punches Rhodes in the back. Guevara with a knife edge chop. Rhodes avoids The Shooting Star Press. Rhodes slams the right shoulder of Guevara on the steel barricade. Rhodes rolls Guevara back into the ring.

Rhodes drives his knee into the midsection of Guevara. Rhodes whips Guevara across the ring. Rhodes with a Hip Toss. Rhodes applies the short-arm scissors. Guevara rolls Rhodes over for a two count. Guevara unloads two knife edge chops. Rhodes pump kicks the right shoulder of Guevara. Rhodes with a Side Russian Leg Sweep. Rhodes applies an arm-bar. Rhodes slams the left shoulder of Guevara on the canvas. Rhodes poses for the crowd. Rhodes stomps on the left shoulder of Guevara. Rhodes stomps on the left elbow of Guevara for a one count. Rhodes applies a top wrist lock. Rhodes goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Guevara lands back on his feet. Guevara rolls Rhodes over for a two count. Rhodes with an Inside Out Lariat for a two count. Rhodes applies a front face lock. Rhodes kicks Guevara in the back. Rhodes drags Guevara towards the apron. Rhodes slams the left shoulder of Guevara on the apron. Rhodes works on his joint manipulation game. Rhodes applies a hammerlock. Rhodes sends Guevara shoulder first into the turnbuckles. Rhodes with The Delayed GourdBuster.

Rhodes goes for The MoonSault, but Guevara ducks out of the way. Guevara clotheslines Rhodes. Guevara scores the elbow knockdown. Rhodes reverses out of the irish whip from Guevara. Guevara side steps Rhodes into the turnbuckle. Guevara with a shoulder block. Guevara with an Apron Enzuigiri. Guevara follows that with a Double SpringBoard Cutter for a two count. Guevara hits The Cross Rhodes. Rhodes tumbles to the floor. Guevara with a Double SpringBoard 450 Splash to the outside. Rhodes catches Guevara in mid-air. Rhodes PowerBombs Guevara into the crowd. Rhodes rolls Guevara back into the ring. Rhodes delivers The Disaster Kick. Rhodes goes for The Cross Rhodes, but Guevara rolls him over for a two count. Rhodes ducks a clothesline from Guevara. Rhodes connects with The Cross Rhodes for a two count. Rhodes punches Guevara in the back. Rhodes puts Guevara on the top turnbuckle. Rhodes goes for The Avalanche Reverse Suplex, but Guevara lands back on his feet. Guevara catches Rhodes in mid-air. Guevara hits The GTH for a two count. Guevara drags Rhodes to the corner. Guevara goes for The 630 Senton Splash, but Rhodes gets his knees up in the air. Rhodes nails Guevara with Two Cross Rhodes. Rhodes kicks Guevara in the gut. Rhodes plants Guevara with The Tiger Driver #98 to pickup the victory. After the match, Rhodes celebrates with The Nightmare Family and David Crockett to close the show.

Winner: New AEW TNT Champion, (47-16-2) Cody Rhodes via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez