AEW Rampage Results (2/4/22): Ricky Starks vs. Jay Lethal

AEW Rampage
February 4, 2022
The Wintrust Arena
Chicago, Illinois

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Commentary Team: (Excalibur, Chris Jericho and TAZ)

Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts 

Transcription by Josh Lopez 

First Match: (15-4) Adam Cole vs. (51-28) Evil Uno w/The Dark Order 

Cole starts things off with The Big Boot. Cole transitions into a ground and pound attack. Cole slams Uno’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Cole repeatedly stomps on Uno’s chest. Cole puts his knee on the back of Uno’s neck. Cole drops Uno with The Backstabber. Uno blocks the side thrust kick. Uno throws the right leg of Cole into the referee’s hands. Uno with The Assisted NeckBreaker.

Uno decks Cole with a back elbow smash. Uno clotheslines Cole. Uno with a back elbow smash. Uno is throwing haymakers at Cole. Uno with forearm shivers. Uno repeatedly stomps on Cole’s chest. Cole kicks Uno in the gut. Cole sends Uno to the corner. Uno drops Cole with The Big Boot. Uno goes for The Swanton Bomb, but Cole gets his knees up in the air. Uno with The Rolling Elbow. Cole responds with The Running Knee. Cole delivers Two SuperKicks. Cole connects with The Last Shot to pickup the victory.

Winner: (16-4) Adam Cole via Pinfall 

Second Match: (38-25) Sammy Guevara (c) vs. (42-43) Isiah Kassidy w/The AHFO For The AEW TNT Championship 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Guevara backs Kassidy into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Strong lockup. Kassidy walks Guevara into the ropes. Kassidy with a knife edge chop. Kassidy with a shoulder tackle. Guevara drops down on the canvas. Guevara leapfrogs over Kassidy. Kassidy lunges over Guevara. Guevara sends Kassidy into the ropes. Kassidy with a deep arm-drag. Kassidy dropkicks Guevara. Palm Strike Exchange. That leads us to a hockey fight. Kassidy targets the ribs of Guevara. Guevara reverses out of the irish whip from Kassidy. Guevara leapfrogs over Kassidy. Guevara backflips over Kassidy. Guevara dropkicks Kassidy to the floor. Guevara lands The Tornillo. Guevara poses for the crowd. Guevara rolls Kassidy back into the ring. Guevara with a knife edge chop. Kassidy reverses out of the irish whip from Guevara. Kassidy launches Guevara over the top rope. Guevara an Apron Enzuigiri. Guevara kicks Quen in the face. Hardy hits The Side Effect on the ring apron.

Kassidy tosses Guevara around the ringside area. Kassidy wastes time by gloating. Guevara with a reverse hammer throw into the steel barricade. Kassidy with The Slingshot Senton for a two count. Kassidy repeatedly stomps on the midsection of Guevara. Kassidy applies a rear chin lock. Kassidy with a forearm shot across the back of Guevara. Kassidy goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Guevara lands back on his feet. Guevara side steps Kassidy into the turnbuckles. Guevara with two clotheslines. Guevara with a Spinning Knee Strike. Kassidy denies The GTH. Kassidy continues to dish out forearms across the back of Guevara. Guevara SuperKicks Kassidy. Guevara ascends to the top turnbuckle. Guevara gets distracted by Andrade El Idolo and Jose The Assistant.

Guevara punches Kassidy in the back. Guevara shoves Kassidy into the canvas. Guevara dives over Kassidy. Kassidy with The SlingBlade BackBreaker. Kassidy hits The Backstabber for a two count. Guevara with a leaping forearm smash. Kassidy answers with The SpringBoard Stunner. Kassidy lands The Suicide Dive. Kassidy rolls Guevara back into the ring. Kassidy with The Swanton Bomb for a two count. Kassidy kicks Guevara in the gut. Kassidy goes for The Twist Of Fate, but Guevara counters with the backslide cover for a two count. Windmill Kick Exchange. Guevara with a running shoulder block. Guevara with another Apron Enzuigiri. Guevara follows that with The Double SpringBoard Cutter. Guevara connects with The GTH to pickup the victory. After the match, The AHFO walks toward Guevara. Darby Allin storms into the ring to make the save. Allin has an intense stare down with Sammy Guevara.

Winner: Still AEW TNT Champion, (39-24) Sammy Guevara via Pinfall 

Third Match: (47-7) Thunder Rosa vs. (0-0) Mercedes Martinez 

Rosa starts things off with a Shotgun Dropkick. Rosa with forearm shivers. Rosa repeatedly stomps on Martinez’s chest. Rosa tees off on Martinez. Rosa uppercuts Martinez. Short-Arm Reversal by Rosa. Rosa ducks a clothesline from Martinez. Rosa sends Martinez face first into the canvas. Rosa repeatedly stomps on Martinez’s back. Rosa with two elbow drops. Rosa with a Running Senton Splash. Rosa puts her knee on the back of Martinez’s neck. Rosa with a Running Splash through the ropes. Rosa whips Martinez into the steel barricade. Rosa with a Snap Vertical Suplex on the floor. Rosa rolls Martinez back into the ring. Rosa continues to attack the back of Martinez. Rosa slams Martinez’s head on the canvas. Rosa applies a rear chin lock. Rosa with clubbing blows to Martinez’s chest. Rosa drives Martinez face first into the canvas. Martinez hits The SpineBuster for a two count.

Martinez is putting the boots to Rosa. Martinez applies The Dragon Sleeper. Rosa with three sharp knee strikes. Rosa drops Martinez with The Reverse DDT for a two count. Rosa applies a front face lock. Martinez with The Delayed Vertical Suplex. Martinez with The Draping Fisherman’s NeckBreaker for a two count. Rosa fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Rosa kicks Martinez in the gut. Rosa delivers The Stunner. Rosa with The Shotgun Meteora. Rosa with The Shibata Dropkick. Rosa follows that with The Bridging Northern Lights Suplex for a two count. Rosa and Martinez are trading back and forth shots on the top turnbuckle. Martinez connects with The Avalanche Death Valley Driver for a two count. Martinez slams Rosa’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Rosa denies The Splash Mountain. Rosa with a Running Knee Strike. Rosa drops Martinez with The Emerald Flowsion. Martinez tumbles to the floor. Rosa slams Martinez’s head on the steel ring steps. Martinez rakes the eyes of Rosa. Martinez clocks Rosa with a steel pipe.

Winner: (48-7) Thunder Rosa via Disqualification 

Line Up For Next Weeks AEW Dynamite 

– Hangman Page (c) vs. Lance Archer w/Dan Lambert & Jake Snake The Roberts In A Texas Death Match For The AEW World Championship 

– Tony Khan Announcement 

– MJF Will Speak 

– The Inner Circle Team Meeting 

Fourth Match: (39-8) Ricky Starks (c) w/Powerhouse Hobbs vs. (5-1) Jay Lethal For The FTW Championship 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Lethal applies a side headlock. Starks whips Lethal across the ring. Lethal drops Starks with a shoulder tackle. Strong lockup. Side Headlock/Hammer Throw/Shoulder Tackle Exchange. Lethal is playing mind games with Starks. Starks slaps Lethal in the face. Lethal with a double leg takedown. Ground and Pound Exchange. Haymaker Exchange. Lethal drives his knee into the midsection of Starks. Chop Exchange. Starks pie faces Lethal. Lethal kicks Starks in the gut. Lethal with a straight right hand. Lethal with a blistering chop. Starks denies The Vertical Suplex. Starks hammers down on the back of Lethal’s neck. Starks with a knee lift. Lethal reverses out of the irish whip from Starks. Starks ducks under two clotheslines from Lethal. Lethal leapfrogs over Starks. Lethal sends Starks tumbling to the floor. Lethal lands Two Suicide Dives. Lethal gets distracted by Hobbs. Starks avoids the steel ring post. Starks clotheslines Lethal. Starks whips Lethal into the steel barricade.

Starks starts taking selfies. Lethal puts Starks on the chair. Lethal with a knife edge chop. Starks drives his knee into the midsection of Lethal. Starks rolls Lethal back into the ring. Starks with a cocky cover for a two count. Lethal and Starks are trading back and forth shots. Starks reverses out of the irish whip from Lethal. Starks dodges the leaping clothesline. Starks repeatedly stomps on Lethal’s chest. Starks puts his knee on the back of Lethal’s neck. Forearm Exchange. Starks with a low knee lift. Lethal reverses out of the irish whip from Starks. Lethal goes for a Back Body Drop, but Starks lands back on his feet. Starks with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex for a two count. Starks applies a front face lock. Lethal with heavy bodyshots. Lethal denies The Satellite DDT. Lethal blocks a boot from Starks. Lethal with The Ripcord Lariat. Lethal side steps Starks into the turnbuckles.

Lethal rolls Starks over for a one count. Lethal with the backslide cover for a one count. Lethal with The La Magistral for a two count. Lethal follows that with The BackStabber/Flatliner Combination for a two count. Lethal plays to the crowd. Lethal sends Starks to the corner. Starks kicks Lethal in the face. Starks denies The Alabama Slam. Starks hits The Liger Bomb for a two count. Slugfest in the center of the ring. Lethal with a Pump Knee Strike. Lethal with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Lethal dropkicks Hobbs off the ring apron. Starks punches Lethal in the back. Starks whips Lethal across the ring. Hobbs denies The Suicide Dive. Dante Martin with The SpringBoard Crossbody Block. Dante helps Lethal get back on his feet. Lethal drops Starks with The Cutter. Starks dodges The Lethal Injection. Lethal avoids The Spear. Starks kicks Lethal in the gut. Starks goes for a Double Underhook BackBreaker, but Lethal counters with a jackknife hold for a two count. Lethal goes for The Lethal Injection, but Starks counters with The Roshambo to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still FTW Champion, (40-8) Ricky Starks via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez