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AEW Rampage Results (3/25/22): Ricky Starks vs. Shane Strickland

   March 26, 2022

AEW Rampage
March 25, 2022
H-E-B Center at Cedar Park
Austin, Texas

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Commentary Team: (Excalibur, Chris Jericho and TAZ)

Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts 

Transcription by Josh Lopez 

First Match: (49-10) Lance Archer w/Dan Lambert vs. (32-14) Dustin Rhodes 

Archer and Rhodes starts brawling on the stage before the bell rings. Archer punches Rhodes in the back. Rhodes sends Archer face first into the steel ring post. Rhodes kicks Lambert in the gut. Rhodes goes for The PileDriver, but Archer gets in the way. Archer rocks Rhodes with a forearm smash. Archer rolls Rhodes back into the ring. Archer kicks Rhodes in the face. Archer is picking Rhodes apart. Archer removed the top turnbuckle pad. Archer with a forearm smash. Archer with rapid fire haymakers. Rhodes attacks the midsection of Archer. Archer with a forearm shiver. Rhodes side steps Archer into the ropes. Rhodes clotheslines Archer over the top rope. Archer avoids The Flying Cannonball Senton. Archer slaps Rhodes in the chest. Archer rolls Rhodes back into the ring. Archer talks smack to Rhodes. Haymaker Exchange.

Archer repeatedly stomps on Rhodes chest. Archer with a Twisting Splash for a two count. Archer rakes the eyes of Rhodes. Archer dumps Rhodes out of the ring. Archer teases a dive. Archer kicks Rhodes in the jaw. Rhodes with two haymakers. Rhodes with a knife edge chop. Archer with a forearm smash. Archer punches Rhodes in the back. Archer stands on Rhodes face. Rhodes ducks a clothesline from Archer. Rhodes with three haymakers. Archer drops Rhodes with The Big Boot. Archer starts biting Rhodes fingers. Archer toys around with Rhodes. Rhodes tees off on Archer. Archer reverses out of the irish whip from Rhodes. Rhodes with two short-arm lariats. Rhodes kicks Archer in the gut. Rhodes with a drop down uppercut. Rhodes ducks a clothesline from Archer. Archer denies The Powerslam. Archer with a Side Belly to Belly Suplex.

Rhodes is busted open. Rhodes side steps Archer into the turnbuckles. Rhodes with a chop/haymaker combination. Rhodes transitions into a corner mount. Rhodes with an elbow smash. Archer denies The Running Bulldog. Rhodes kicks Archer in the face. Rhodes hits The Flying Bulldog. Rhodes connects with The Cross Rhodes for a two count. Archer with a Release Vertical Suplex. Archer ducks a clothesline from Rhodes. Archer with The Full Nelson Slam for a one count. Archer Chokeslams Rhodes for a two count. Archer puts Rhodes on the top turnbuckle. Archer goes for The Blackout, but Rhodes lands back on his feet. Rhodes with a drop toe hold into the exposed steel. Rhodes connects with The Jackknife Hold to pickup the victory. After the match, Archer repeatedly slams Rhodes head on the steel ring steps. Archer with a Running Knee Strike. Archer lays out members from The Rhodes Wrestling Academy. Archer Chokeslams Rhodes through the time keepers table.

Winner: (33-14) Dustin Rhodes via Pinfall 

Second Match: (4-1) reDRagon vs. (7-7) The Dark Order (Alan Angels & Preston Vance)

Kyle O’Reilly and Alan Angels will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Kyle backs Angels into the ropes. Kyle with combo forearms. Kyle kicks the left hamstring of Angels. Kyle tags in Fish. Fish with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Fish delivers his combination offense in the corner. Fish tags in Kyle. reDRagon gangs up on Angels. reDRagon goes for a Double Belly to Back Suplex, but Angels lands back on his feet. Angels sends Fish tumbling to the floor. Angels rolls under The RoundHouse Kick from Kyle. Angels tags in Vance. Vance with two clotheslines. Vance applies a knuckle. Forearm/Shoulder Block Exchange. Vance lifts Kyle up in the air. Vance drops Fish with a shoulder tackle. Vance with a flying double shoulder tackle. Vance plays to the crowd. Vance with a knife edge chop. Vance whips Kyle across the ring. Kyle bails out to the floor.

Vance runs after Kyle. Vance with two forearm smashes. Vance nails Kyle with The Pump Kick. Vance rolls Kyle back into the ring. Vance rocks Kyle with a forearm smash. Fish kicks out the legs of Vance. Kyle applies The Heel Hook on the floor. Kyle tags in Fish. Fish with a forearm smash. Fish repeatedly kicks the left hamstring of Vance. Fish with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Fish with The Sliding Lariat for a two count. Fish taunts Angels. Fish is putting the boots to Vance. Fish tags in Kyle. Kyle transitions into a ground and pound attack. Kyle grapevines the legs of Vance. Kyle with a knee lift. Kyle tags in Fish. Fish with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Fish with a forearm smash. Fish kicks the left hamstring of Vance. Fish with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a two count. Vance is displaying his fighting spirit. Vance with a Running Lariat. Kyle stops Vance in his tracks.

Vance tags in Angels. Angels with a Flying Crossbody Block. Angels with a series clotheslines. Angels applies a side headlock. Angels rolls out of the irish whip from Kyle. Angels sends Kyle into the ropes. Angels drops down on the canvas. Angels with a Leg Lariat. Angels avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Angels with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Kyle kicks Angels in the gut. Angels dodges Ax and Smash. Angels with The Rolling Elbow. Angels goes for The Northern Lights Suplex, but Kyle counters with The Guillotine Choke. Vance breaks up the submission with The SpineBuster. Vance goes for a Bodyslam, but Kyle lands back on his feet. Kyle turns Vance’s mask over. reDRagon connects with The Total Elimination. Kyle tags in Fish. reDRagon plants Angels with Chasing The Dragon to pickup the victory. After the match, reDRagon gangs up on Angels. The Jurassic Express and Christian Cage storms into the ring to make the save. Adam Cole steals the AEW World Tag Team Titles.

Winner: (5-1) reDRagon via Pinfall 

Third Match: (64-23) Nyla Rose w/Vickie Guerrero vs. (3-17) Madi Wrenkowski 

Rose attacks Wrenkowski before the bell rings. Rose launches Wrenkowski into the canvas. Rose with a Running Senton Splash. Rose goes for The Samoan Drop, but Wrenkowski lands back on her feet. Rose drives her knee into the midsection of Wrenkowski. Rose connects with The Beast Bomb to pickup the victory.

Winner: (65-23) Nyla Rose via Pinfall 

Line Up For Next Weeks AEW Dynamite 

– Darby Allin w/Sting vs. Andrade El Idolo w/Jose The Assistant

– FTR vs. The Gunn Club w/Billy Gunn

– The Bunny vs. TBD. The Winner Qualify For The Inaugural Owen Hart Cup Women’s Tournament

Fourth Match: (42-9) Ricky Starks (c) w/Powerhouse Hobbs vs. (1-1) Shane Strickland w/Keith Lee For The FTW Championship 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Starks with a waist lock takedown. Starks grapples around Strickland. Starks applies a front face lock. Starks shoves Strickland into the ropes. Starks drops down on the canvas. Starks leapfrogs over Strickland. Starks with a deep arm-drag. Starks taunts Strickland. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Strickland backs Starks into the ropes. Strickland whips Starks across the ring. Strickland drops down on the canvas. Strickland leapfrogs over Starks. Strickland with The Monkey Flip. Strickland with a Headscissors Takeover. Strickland dropkicks Starks. Strickland mocks Starks. Strickland ducks under a back elbow from Starks. Strickland with a straight right hand. Strickland with a forearm smash. Following a snap mare takeover, Strickland with a leaping foot stomp for a one count. Chop Exchange. Strickland with a forearm smash. Starks kicks Strickland in the face. Starks sends Strickland face first into the middle turnbuckle pad. Starks stomps on Strickland’s chest. Starks is choking Strickland with his boot. Starks bodyslams Strickland. Starks with a Back Senton Splash for a two count.

Strickland applies a courting hold. Strickland transitions into a hammerlock. Strickland dumps Starks shoulder first on the top turnbuckle. Strickland with two hamstring kicks. Strickland wraps the left shoulder of Starks around the middle rope. Strickland kicks the left shoulder of Starks. Strickland tugs on Starks hair. Forearm Exchange. Starks kicks Strickland in the gut. Starks and Strickland are trading back and forth shots on the ring apron. Starks fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Starks sweeps out the legs of Strickland. Starks with a Driving Knee Drop off the apron. Starks rolls Strickland back into the ring. Starks hooks the outside leg for a two count. Strickland is throwing haymakers at Starks. Strickland delivers his combination offense. Starks with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. Starks with The Doctor Bomb.

Strickland avoids The MoonSault. Starks ducks a clothesline from Strickland. Starks hits The Satellite DDT for a two count. Starks applies the sitting abdominal stretch. Strickland with heavy bodyshots. Strickland runs Starks into the turnbuckles. Starks goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Strickland lands back on his feet. Strickland with a Pump Knee Strike. Strickland with two clotheslines. Strickland sends Starks to the corner. Strickland with a Running Uppercut. Strickland with a Diving Uppercut across the back of Starks neck. Strickland follows that with a corner clothesline. Starks reverses out of the irish whip from Strickland. Strickland side steps Starks into the turnbuckles. Strickland drops Starks with The Roll Through Flatliner for a two count. Strickland dives over Starks. Standing Switch Exchange. Starks kicks Strickland in the gut.

Strickland denies The Roshambo. Starks reverses out of the irish whip from Strickland. Strickland tosses Starks out of the ring. Strickland kicks Starks in the face. Strickland nails Starks with The Pump Kick. Strickland with a Running Shooting Star Press off the apron. Strickland rolls Starks back into the ring. Strickland lands The Flying Double Foot Stomp for a two count. Starks denies The JML Driver. Starks rolls Strickland over for a two count. Standing Switch Exchange. Strickland with The O’Connor Roll for a two count. Strickland rocks Starks with a forearm smash in mid-air. Powerhouse Hobbs drops Strickland with a Running Body Block behind the referee’s back. Hobbs rolls Starks back into the ring. Starks connects with The Roshambo to pickup the victory. After the match, Keith Lee lays out Ricky’s Entourage. Lee and Strickland gets into a pull apart brawl with Team TAZ to close the show.

Winner: Still FTW Champion, (43-9) Ricky Starks via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez