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AEW Rampage Results (4/1/22): Keith Lee vs. Powerhouse Hobbs

   April 2, 2022

AEW Rampage
April 1, 2022
Colonial Life Arena
Columbia, South Carolina

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Commentary Team: (Excalibur, Chris Jericho, TAZ and Ricky Starks)

Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts 

Transcription by Josh Lopez 

First Match: (51-24) The Young Bucks w/Brandon Cutler vs. (10-9) Top Flight

Nick Jackson and Dante Martin will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Nick applies a side headlock. Dante whips Nick across the ring. Nick drops Dante with a shoulder tackle. Dante pops back on his feet. Dante avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Nick slaps Dante in the chest. Nick with The Lucha Libre Arm-Drag. Dante sends Nick to the ring apron. Nick shoves Dante off the middle rope. Nick backflips off the apron. Dante ducks a clothesline from Nick. Double Dropkick. Double Kickup. That leads us to a quick standoff on the outside. Matt clotheslines Dante. Nick knocks Darius off the apron. Nick tags in Matt. Matt with a straight right hand. Dante reverses out of the irish whip from Matt. Dante leapfrogs over Matt. Darius with a shoulder block. Darius slams Nick’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Dante with a Diving Corner Clothesline. Dante tags in Darius. Darius with a Snap Vertical Suplex. Darius tags in Dante. Dante with The Slingshot Senton. Double Chop. Darius kicks Nick in the chest. Top Flight dropkicks Nick to the floor.

Dante applies a wrist lock. Darius tags himself in. Darius thrust kicks the midsection of Matt. Darius with a wrist lock takedown. Darius works on his joint manipulation game. Darius tags in Dante. Following a wrist lock takeover, Dante kicks the left shoulder of Matt for a two count. Darius tags himself in. Darius kicks Matt in the gut. Matt decks Darius with a throat thrust. Matt starts shaking his hips. Matt goes for a Bodyslam, but Darius lands back on his feet. Darius goes for The O’Connor Roll, but Matt holds onto the ropes. Nick rocks Darius with a forearm smash. Matt tags in Nick. Darius with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Darius clotheslines Nick over the top rope. Dante dropkicks Nick off the apron. Dante with a Tiger Feint Kick. Dante lands The Suicide Dive. Top Flight is fired up. The Bucks regroups on the outside. Nick SuperKicks Dante off the apron. Darius leapfrogs over Cutler. Darius ducks a clothesline from Nick. Matt SuperKicks Darius.

The referee is losing complete control of the match. Nick rolls Darius back into the ring. Nick tags in Matt. Apron Enzuigiri/BuckleBomb Combination. Matt knocks Dante off the apron. Matt with a Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Rolling Cannonball Senton/Step Up Enzuigiri Combination. Darius kicks out of multiple pinning predicaments. Following a snap mare takeover, Matt repeatedly drives his knee into Darius back. Darius with heavy bodyshots. Matt answers with The PK. Matt kicks Darius in the back. Darius avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Darius with a JawBreaker. Matt sends Darius to the corner. Darius dives over Matt. Dante with an Apron Enzuigiri. Darius tags in Dante. Dante with a SpringBoard Side Headlock Takeover. Dante scores two forearm knockdowns. Dante kicks Matt in the face. Matt reverses out of the irish whip from Dante. Dante side steps Matt into the turnbuckles. Dante SuperKicks Nick. Dante with The Shotgun Dropkick.

Matt rakes the eyes of Dante. Matt decks Darius with a back elbow smash. Matt dumps Dante out of the ring. Matt tags in Nick. Dante dodges The PK. Dante backflips over Nick. Darius with an Apron Enzuigiri. Dante SuperKicks Nick. Darius with The Slingshot Flatliner. Dante with The SomerSault Senton for a two count. Dante tags in Darius. Darius applies a waist lock. Nick with two sharp elbow strikes. Nick kicks Dante in the face. Assisted Seated Senton. Darius with The Bridging German Suplex for a two count. Matt kicks Dante in the gut. Matt sends Dante to the apron. Dante with a back elbow smash. Matt sends Dante crashing to the outside. Darius hits The Standing Spanish Fly. Forearm Exchange. Nick with a Spinning Back Kick. Darius delivers his combination offense. Darius SuperKicks Nick. Nick answers with a Roundhouse Kick. The Bucks connects with The BTE Trigger to pickup the victory.

Winner: (52-24) The Young Bucks via Pinfall 

Second Match: (2-0) The House Of Black vs. (24-7) The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) & (10-54) Fuego Del Sol In A 6-Man Tag Team Match

Buddy Matthews and Stu Grayson will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Matthews applies a side headlock. Grayson whips Matthews across the ring. Matthews drops Grayson with a shoulder tackle. Grayson drops down on the canvas. Grayson leapfrogs over Matthews. Matthews with a running shoulder tackle. Grayson answers with a cross chop. Grayson slams Matthews head on the top turnbuckle pad. Matthews shoves Grayson. Matthews kicks Grayson in the face. Matthews launches Grayson over the top rope. Grayson denies The Draping DDT. Grayson propels Matthews to the ring apron. Grayson rocks Matthews with a forearm smash. Grayson lands The SomerSault Plancha. Grayson rolls Matthews back into the ring. Grayson hooks the outside leg for a one count. Grayson applies an arm-bar. Del Sol tags himself in. Matthews knocks Uno off the apron. Matthews throws Grayson into Uno. Del Sol dives over Matthews. Del Sol ducks under two clotheslines from Matthews. Matthews denies The Tornado DDT. Matthews lawn darts Del Sol into the middle turnbuckle pad. Matthews tags in King.

King sends Del Sol crashing into The Dark Order. House Of Black stands tall in the ring. King slams Del Sol’s head on the apron. King with a knife edge chop. All hell is breaking loose in South Carolina. The referee is losing complete control of the match. King with forearm shivers. King finally rolls Del Sol back into the ring. King tags in Black. Del Sol with forearm shivers. Black drives his knee into the midsection of Del Sol. Black sends Del Sol to the corner. Del Sol is displaying his fighting spirit. Black delivers The Kitchen Sink for a two count. Black applies a rear chin lock. House Of Black are cutting the ring in half. Matthews stops Del Sol in his tracks. Matthews dodges The Step Up Enzuigiri. Del Sol push kicks Matthews into the turnbuckles. Uno and Black are tagged in.

Grayson knocks King off the apron. Grayson kicks Matthews in the face. Black decks Uno with a back elbow smash. Assisted Hurricanrana. Uno drops Matthews with The Rolling Elbow. Uno blasts King off the apron. Grayson with The Pele Kick. Uno clotheslines Matthews over the top rope. Assisted SitOut PowerBomb for a two count. Uno kicks King in the face. Del Sol tags himself in. King with a Running Lariat. King with a Flying Cannonball Senton off the apron. Del Sol slowly walks into the ring. Del Sol talks smack to Black. Del Sol tells House Of Black to bring it. Grayson pulls Matthews out of the ring. Grayson sends Matthews back first into the steel barricade. Uno dropkicks King. Del Sol rolls Black over for a two count. Black delivers his combination offense. Del Sol drills Black with The Reverse Hurricanrana. Del Sol goes for The SpringBoard Tornado DDT, but Black counters with The Black Mass to pickup the victory.

Winner: (3-0) The House Of Black via Pinfall 

Third Match: (9-12) Jamie Hayter w/Rebel vs. (6-19) Skye Blue In A Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Qualifying Match 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Hayter backs Blue into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Hayter pie faces Blue. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Blue applies a hammerlock. Hayter backs Blue into the turnbuckles. Hayter decks Blue with a back elbow smash. Hayter starts choking Blue. Hayter whips Blue across the ring. Blue ducks a clothesline from Hayter. Standing Switch Exchange. Hayter goes for The O’Connor Roll, but Blue counters with the lateral press for a one count. Blue with a deep arm-drag. Blue applies an arm-bar. Hayter whips Blue across the ring. Blue with a Headscissors Takeover. Hayter responds with The Exploder Suplex into the turnbuckles. Hayter continues to use the turnbuckle pads as a weapon. Hayter is choking Blue with her boot. Hayter punches Blue in the back.

Hayter goes for The Delayed Vertical Suplex, but Blue counters with an inside cradle for a two count. Blue hits The Crucifix Bomb for a two count. Blue with The Sunset Flip for a two count. Hayter hits The Uranage BackBreaker. Blue with forearm shivers. Hayter kicks Blue in the gut. Hayter whips Blue across the ring. Blue with a Tilt-A-Whirl Headscissors Takeover. Blue with a Rising Knee Strike. Blue scores the ankle pick. Blue with the low enzuigiri for a two count. Hayter denies the irish whip. Hayter with The Back Drop Driver. Blue SuperKicks Hayter. Hayter has Blue perched on the top turnbuckle. Hayter with forearm shivers. Hayter with clubbing blows to Blue’s back. Hayter delivers The SuperPlex. Hayter drills Blue with The BrainBuster. Hayter connects with The Ripcord Lariat to pickup the victory.

Winner: (10-12) Jamie Hayter via Pinfall 

Line Up For Next Weeks AEW Dynamite 

– The Young Bucks vs. FTR

– Adam Cole w/reDRagon vs. Christian Cage w/The Jurassic Express

– The Hardy Boyz vs. The Butcher & The Blade In A Tables Match

Fourth Match: (4-1) Keith Lee vs. (43-18) Powerhouse Hobbs w/Ricky Starks 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Hobbs drop steps into a side headlock. Lee whips Hobbs across the ring. Hobbs runs into Lee. Shoulder Block Exchange. Hobbs ducks a clothesline from Lee. Hobbs with a Running Body Block. Lee answers with The Pounce that sends Hobbs tumbling to the floor. Lee is playing mind games with Hobbs. Lee with heavy bodyshots. Lee goes for a Bodyslam, but Hobbs lands back on his feet. Hobbs repeatedly drives Lee face first into the steel ring post. Hobbs drops Lee with a Running Lariat into the steel barricade. Hobbs mocks Lee. Hobbs slams Lee’s head on the ring apron. Hobbs jams Lee’s face against the ring post. Hobbs with a knee lift. Hobbs sends Lee back first into the barricade. Hobbs with a gut punch. Hobbs rakes the back of Lee. Hobbs with two knee drops for a two count. Hobbs talks smack to Lee.

Hobbs with another knee drop. Hobbs applies the cravate. Lee is displaying his fighting spirit. Hobbs with clubbing knee strikes. Hobbs with a Falling Lariat for a two count. Hobbs puts his knee on the back of Lee’s neck. Hobbs is picking Lee apart. Lee with a double hand chop. Lee is throwing haymakers at Hobbs. Lee rocks Hobbs with a forearm smash. Hobbs denies The Big Biel Throw. Lee drops Hobbs with a Lariat for a two count. Lee goes for The Spirit Bomb, but Hobbs counters with a Back Body Drop. Lee ducks a clothesline from Hobbs. Hobbs Powerslams Lee for a two count. Lee side steps Hobbs into the turnbuckles.

Lee levels Hobbs with The Body Avalanche. Lee with a Big Biel Throw. Lee HeadButts Hobbs. Starks comes down to the ring with a steel chair. Lee goes for The Big Bang Catastrophe, but Hobbs lands back on his feet. Lee punches the chair out of Starks hands. Shane Strickland tees off on Starks. Hobbs hits The SpineBuster. Hobbs tells the referee to get back into the ring. Lee connects with The Big Bang Catastrophe to pickup the victory. After the match, Starks attacks Strickland with the chair. Starks delivers The Roshambo through the time keepers table. Lee drops Starks with a body block. Hobbs delivers a massive chair shot to Lee’s back. Starks rolls a table into the ring. Lee brings the fight to Team TAZ. Hobbs Spears Lee through the table to close the show.

Winner: (5-1) Keith Lee via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez