
AEW Rampage
January 7, 2022
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
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Commentary Team: (Excalibur, Chris Jericho, TAZ and Ricky Starks)
Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts
Transcription by Josh Lopez
First Match: (11-4) Adam Cole vs. (1-0) Jake Atlas
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wrist Lock Exchange. Cole applies a hammerlock. Atlas with a side headlock takeover. Cole answers with the headscissors escape. Atlas pops back on his feet. Atlas mocks Cole. Cole kicks Atlas in the gut. Cole with a forearm smash. Atlas reverses out of the irish whip from Cole. Atlas goes for a dropkick, but Cole holds onto the ropes. Atlas avoids The Last Shot. Atlas goes for The Standing MoonSault, but Cole ducks out of the way. Cole dodges The Pump Kick. Cole avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Misfired SuperKicks. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Cole with a toe kick. Cole whips Atlas across the ring. Atlas with a basement dropkick for a two count. Atlas unloads two knife edge chops. Atlas slams Cole’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Atlas with a back elbow smash. Atlas with a forearm smash. Atlas follows that with The Pump Kick.
Cole reverses out of the irish whip from Atlas. Atlas kicks Cole in the face. Cole sends Atlas crashing to the outside. Cole drives Atlas face first into the steel ring post. Cole rolls Atlas back into the ring. Cole transitions into a ground and pound attack. Atlas with heavy bodyshots. Cole kicks Atlas in the face. Cole rocks Atlas with a forearm smash. Cole is choking Atlas with his boot. Atlas with forearm shivers. Atlas with The Rolling Elbow. Atlas goes for a SpringBoard Back Elbow Smash, Cole counters with The Backstabber. Following a snap mare takeover, Cole repeatedly drives his knee into Atlas’ back. Cole applies a rear chin lock. Atlas with heavy bodyshots. Cole scores the elbow knockdown. Cole drops Atlas with a NeckBreaker for a two count. Cole flexes his muscles. Cole goes back to the rear chin lock.
Atlas with three uppercuts Cole kicks Atlas in the gut. Cole sends Atlas into the ropes. Atlas ducks a clothesline from Cole. Atlas with a Running Hurricanrana. Cole regroups on the outside. Atlas with a Baseball Slide Dropkick. Atlas lands The Suicide Dive. Atlas rolls Cole back into the ring. Atlas with The SpringBoard Shotgun Dropkick for a two count. Cole avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Cole shoves Atlas. Cole nails Atlas with The Pump Kick. Cole hits The Ushigoroshi for a two count. Atlas blocks The SuperKick. Cole with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Atlas SuperKicks Cole. Atlas with The Ripcord Lariat. Cole responds with another Ushigoroshi for a two count. Atlas with The Running Boot. Atlas connects with The Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Cole SuperKicks Atlas in mid-air. Atlas starts favoring his left knee. Atlas denies The Panama Sunrise. Cole makes Atlas tap out to The Knee Bar. After the match, Cole and reDRagon runs away from Orange Cassidy and Best Friends.
Winner: (12-4) Adam Cole via Submission
#CodyRhodes isn’t medically cleared for #AEWBOTB. Tomorrow we’ll have our 1st ever Interim TNT Title match: former champ @sammyguevara vs @dustinrhodes (15-3 overall, 7-2 singles since his only TNT Title shot vs. Mr. Brodie Lee in 2020) at Battle of the Belts on TNT 8pm ET/7pm CT pic.twitter.com/VzGMRbEtYd
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 8, 2022
.@tonyschiavone24 takes a minute to chat to @AndradeElIdolo and it seems as though #Andrade and his assistant @JoseAssistant, have quite busy schedules lately, and have proposed somewhat of an offer to @DarbyAllin and @Sting.. pic.twitter.com/9VrdgjYPMk
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 8, 2022
Second Match: (2-0) HOOK vs. (13-38) Aaron Solow w/QT Marshall
Greco Roman Knuckle Lock. Hook with a Release Northern Lights Suplex. Hook backs Solow into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Standing Switch Exchange. Hook with an outside trip. Hook applies the cravate. Solow puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Hook with rapid fire bodyshots in the corner. Hook HeadButts Solow. Marshall trips Hook from the outside. Solow attacks Hook from behind. Solow with a straight right hand. Solow repeatedly stomps on Hook’s chest. Hook shoves Solow.
Solow with a flying forearm smash. Solow punches Hook in the back. Short-Arm Reversal by Hook. Hook with The Side Russian Leg Sweep. Hook applies The Grounding Octopus Stretch. Solow rolls Hook over for a two count. Hook with a Karate Chop. Standing Switch Exchange. Hook hits The El Camino. Solow decks Hook with a JawBreaker. Solow ducks a clothesline from Hook. Hook avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Hook connects with The Shoulder Capture Suplex. Hook with clubbing crossfaces. Hook makes Solow tap out to The Redrum. After the match, Marshall talks smack to Hook. Hook plants Marshall with The Head & Arm Suplex.
Winner: (3-0) HOOK via Submission
Another incredible match has been added to #AEW’s #BattleOfTheBelts!
It’s #RickyStarks vs. @MattSydal for the FTW Title TOMORROW LIVE at 8/7c on @TNTDrama! pic.twitter.com/qpUjat9YvH— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 8, 2022
Third Match: (28-10) Riho & (10-3) Ruby Soho vs. (38-18) Britt Baker & (6-10) Jamie Hayter w/Rebel
Baker and Hayter attacks Riho before the bell rings. Hayter with clubbing blows to Riho’s back. Hayter repeatedly stomps on Riho’s back. Soho goes after Baker. The referee is already losing control of this match. Haymaker Exchange. Soho blocks a boot from Hayter. Soho with a knee lift. Soho with a forearm smash. Soho slams Hayter’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Soho repeatedly stomps on Hayter’s chest. Soho tags in Riho. Riho with a Rising Knee Strike. Riho tees off on Hayter. Riho tags in Soho. Soho with a running forearm smash. Soho continues to stomp on Hayter’s chest. Soho tags in Riho. Assisted Cazadora Spear for a two count. Riho tags in Soho. Hayter drives Soho back first into the turnbuckles. Baker tags herself in. Baker and Hayter are putting the boots to Soho. Baker with forearm shivers. Soho denies The Swinging Fisherman’s NeckBreaker. Soho with a Vertical Suplex. Soho kicks Baker in the chest. Soho tags in Riho.
Assisted Back Senton Splash for a two count. Riho tags in Soho. Baker rakes the eyes of Soho. Baker with forearm shivers. Baker reverses out of the irish whip from Soho. Rebel trips Soho from the outside. Baker with a running knee lift. Baker with The Butterfly Suplex. Hayter follows that with the sliding boot. Baker hooks the outside leg for a two count. Baker argues with the referee. Baker transitions into a ground and pound attack. Baker starts choking Soho. Baker applies a rear chin lock. Baker slams Soho’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Baker is mauling Soho in the corner. Baker tags in Hayter. Hayter with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a two count. Hayter slams Soho’s head on all three turnbuckle pads. Hayter knocks Riho off the ring apron. Hayter stomps on Soho’s chest. Hayter is choking Soho with her boot. Baker attacks Soho behind the referee’s back. Hayter stomps on Soho’s back. Hayter bodyslams Soh for a two count. Hayter tugs on Soho’s hair.
Soho unloads two knife edge chops. Hayter with a clubbing axe handle strike. Hayter whips Soho into the turnbuckles. Hayter tags in Baker. Baker and Hayter abuses the referee’s five count. Baker with forearm shivers. Baker applies an arm-bar. Soho with three sharp elbow strikes. Soho ducks a clothesline from Baker. Soho hits The Back Drop Driver. Riho and Hayter are tagged in. Riho dropkicks Hayter. Riho ducks a clothesline from Hayter. Riho with a Tilt-A-Whirl Headscissors Takeover. Riho sends Hayter face first into the middle rope. Riho with The Tiger Feint Kick for a two count. Baker is raining down haymakers. Double Irish Whip. Riho avoids the double clothesline. Dropkick/Spinning DDT Combination for a two count. Riho drags Hayter to the corner. Baker shoves Riho off the top turnbuckle. Baker ducks a clothesline from Riho. Baker with The Rolling Elbow. SuperKick/Uranage BackBreaker Combination for a two count. Baker dumps Soho out of the ring. Hayter hammers down on Riho’s back. Hayter goes for The Delayed Vertical Suplex, but Riho lands back on her feet. Hayter inadvertently rocks Baker with a forearm smash. Riho connects with The Schoolgirl Rollup to pickup the victory. After the match, Baker shoves Hayter.
Winner: (29-10) Riho & (11-3) Ruby Soho via Pinfall
What do #DanLambert and the #MenOfTheYear @ScorpioSky and @OfficialEGO have to say about the last minute #AEWBattleOfTheBelts match change? pic.twitter.com/oKy8gTOUqb
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 8, 2022
Line Up For Next Weeks AEW Dynamite
– CM Punk vs. Wardlow w/MJF
– Hikaru Shida vs. Serena Deeb
– Dante Martin w/Lio Rush vs. Powerhouse Hobbs w/TAZ
Line Up For AEW Battle Of The Belts
– Britt Baker (c) w/Jamie Hayter & Rebel vs. Riho For The AEW Women’s World Championship
– Ricky Starks (c) vs. Matt Sydal For The FTW Championship
– Dustin Rhodes vs. Sammy Guevara For The Interim AEW TNT Championship
Fourth Match: (36-15) Eddie Kingston & (38-21) Santana & Ortiz vs. (12-11) Daniel Garcia & (11-7) 2.0 In A No Disqualification Match
This match started in the backstage area. All hell is breaking loose in Newark. Kingston throws Garcia into the steel barricade. Kingston starts choking Garcia. Garcia with forearm shivers. Kingston answers with the greco roman eye poke. Kingston hits Garcia with the trash can. Kingston wraps his dago tee around Garcia’s neck. Ortiz attacks Lee with the madball. Kingston with clubbing trash can shots. Kingston puts the trash can over Garcia’s head. Kingston kicks the trash can. Kingston dumps Garcia out of the ring. Kingston and Garcia are brawling on the floor. Lee launches Ortiz over the barricade. Garcia rakes the eyes of Kingston. Ortiz is throwing haymakers at Lee. Parker runs interference. Santana with a knife edge chop. Stereo Suplex’s on the floor. Lee attacks PNP from behind. Lee whips Santana across the ring. Garcia with a drop toe hold into the steel chair. Drop Toe Hold/Elbow Drop Combination to Ortiz for a two count. Lee attacks Ortiz with the red caution sign.
Parker and Santana are trading back and forth shots. Lee with clubbing knee drops. Santana slams Parker’s head on the steel ring steps. Lee stomps on Ortiz’s chest. Lee whips Ortiz into the turnbuckles. Lee with a Sliding Dropkick to Kingston. Lee clotheslines Kingston. Garcia wraps the tee around Kingston’s neck. Toe Kick Exchange. Santana with a chair shot across the back of Garcia. Santana hits The PileDriver through the chair. Kingston and Ortiz whips 2.0 with the madball. Garcia stomps on the left ankle of Kingston. Lee tackles Santana. Lee transitions into a ground and pound attack. Garcia hyperextends the left leg of Kingston. Kingston spits at Garcia. Garcia repeatedly stomps on the left knee of Kingston. Garcia applies the toe and ankle hold. Parker with a corner spear to Santana. Santana is throwing haymakers at Parker. Assisted Rolling Cutter. PNP with a Double Flapjack. Santana kicks Garcia in the gut.
Garcia denies The OIC. Lee tackles Santana out of the ring. Garcia rolls Ortiz over for a two count. Garcia with another toe kick. Garcia whips Ortiz across the ring. Ortiz clotheslines Garcia. Ortiz scores the elbow knockdown. Ortiz with a leg lariat. Kingston with The Exploder Suplex. Santana lands The Frog Splash for a two count. Santana dumps Parker out of the ring. Lee throws powder into Santana’s face. Lee hits The DDT for a two count. Lee with a straight right hand. Lee with a Snap DDT to Ortiz. Lee kicks Kingston in the face. Garcia nails Kingston with the ring bell for a two count. Lee with a falling axe handle strike. Parker brings out blue duct tape. Triple Suplex through the time keepers table. Parker delivers the low blow. Santana with multiple chair shots. Garcia kicks Santana in the face. Double Toe Kick. Forearm Exchange. Chop/Forearm Exchange. Assisted FaceBuster for a one count. Parker with clubbing headbutts. Ortiz reverses out of the irish whip from Parker. Santana with a knee lift. Ortiz with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Santana connects with The Discus Lariat to pickup the victory. After the match, Garcia and 2.0 gangs up on PNP. Kingston gets tied up in the ropes with duct tape. Chris Jericho storms into the ring to make the save.
Winner: (37-15) Eddie Kingston & (39-21) Santana & Ortiz via Pinfall
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