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AEW Rampage Results (4/22/22): Adam Cole vs. Tomohiro Ishii

   April 23, 2022

AEW Rampage
April 22, 2022
Petersen Events Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts 

Transcription by Josh Lopez 

First Match: (21-6) Adam Cole vs. (1-0) Tomohiro Ishii w/Rocky Romero & Orange Cassidy In A Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Qualifying Match 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Cole applies a side headlock. Ishii whips Cole across the ring. Cole runs into Ishii. Shoulder Block Exchange. Cole ducks under a forearm from Ishii. Cole kicks Ishii in the gut. Ishii drops Cole with a shoulder tackle. Cole regroups on the outside. Cole with a toe kick/forearm combination. Cole repeatedly stomps on Ishii’s chest. Cole poses for the crowd. Ishii is standing behind Cole. Ishii with a knife edge chop. Ishii whips Cole across the ring. Cole bails out to the floor. Ishii with a running sledge. Ishii unloads two knife edge chops. Ishii inadvertently clotheslines the steel ring post. Cole sends Ishii shoulder first into the ringside barricade. Cole rolls Ishii back into the ring. Cole transitions into a ground and pound attack. Cole drives his knee into Ishii’s back. Cole applies a rear chin lock. Ishii with heavy bodyshots. Cole drives his knee into the midsection of Ishii. Cole with a NeckBreaker.

Cole kicks Ishii in the back of the head. Ishii headbutts the midsection of Cole. Cole with a forearm smash. Cole toys around with Ishii. Ishii starts leaning into forearms from Cole. Ishii rocks Cole with a forearm smash. Cole reverses out of the irish whip from Ishii. Cole with a forearm smash. Ishii Powerslams Cole. Cole hammers down on the back of Ishii’s neck. Ishii with The Back Drop Driver for a two count. Ishii goes for a PowerBomb, but Cole lands back on his feet. Ishii denies The Ushigoroshi. Cole ducks a clothesline from Ishii. Ishii avoids The SuperKick. Cole hits The Ushigoroshi. Cole drops Ishii with The Shining Wizard for a two count. Cole with a forearm smash. Cole with The Backstabber for a two count. Cole ascends to the top turnbuckle. Ishii with a running gut punch. Cole is raining down forearms. Ishii with a leaping headbutt. Ishii with an Avalanche BrainBuster for a two count.

Cole avoids The Sliding Lariat. Cole thrust kicks the left knee of Ishii. Cole SuperKicks Ishii. Ishii dodges The Last Shot. Ishii delivers The Sliding Lariat for a two count. Ishii is fired up. Ishii goes for The Vertical Drop BrainBuster, but Cole counters with a high knee strike. Cole with The Pump Kick. Cole with another Ushigoroshi for a two count. Ishii avoids The Panama Sunrise. Cole SuperKicks Ishii. Ishii hulks up. Second Forearm Exchange. Ishii HeadButts Cole. Step Up Enzuigiri Exchange. Cole kicks the right shoulder of Ishii. Ishii blocks The SuperKick. Ishii HeadButts Cole. Cole SuperKicks Ishii. Ishii with an Inside Out Lariat. Jay White throws Rocky Romero into the steel ring steps. Ishii gets distracted by White. Cole delivers the low blow behind the referee’s back. Cole connects with The Last Shot to pickup the victory.

Winner: (22-6) Adam Cole via Pinfall  

Second Match: (50-11) Lance Archer w/Jake The Snake Roberts vs. (12-75) Serpentico 

Shawn Spears joins the commentary team for this match. Serpentico starts things off with The Suicide Dive. Archer rocks Serpentico with a forearm smash. Archer Chokeslams Serpentico on the ring apron. Archer with a Release Vertical Suplex. Archer with a running elbow smash. Archer puts Serpentico on the top turnbuckle. Archer connects with The Blackout to pickup the victory. After the match, Archer plants Serpentico with The Chokeslams Symphony.

Winner: (51-11) Lance Archer via Pinfall

Third Match: (39-16) Eddie Kingston vs. (22-15) Daniel Garcia 

Kingston with combination palm strikes after the bell rings. Machine Gun Chops. Kingston with two palm thrusts. Kingston sweeps out the legs of Garcia. Kingston with a knife edge chop. Kingston with The Face Wash. Garcia exits the ring. Kingston is lighting up Garcia’s chest. Kingston throws Garcia into the steel ring steps. Garcia side steps Kingston into the ring steps. Garcia rolls Kingston back into the ring. Garcia repeatedly stomps on Kingston’s chest. Garcia repeatedly drives his knee into Kingston’s ribs. Garcia hooks the inside leg for a one count. Garcia kicks Kingston in the back. Kingston with a knife edge chop. Following a snap mare takeover, Kingston kicks Garcia in the back. Garcia buries his shoulder into the midsection of Kingston. Garcia applies a hammerlock. Garcia with a sharp knee strike. Kingston fights from underneath. Garcia is putting the boots to Kingston. Garcia with a forearm smash. Kingston answers with a chop.

Garcia kicks Kingston in the gut. Garcia uppercuts Kingston. Garcia with forearm shivers. Garcia transitions into a corner mount. Garcia starts biting Kingston’s forehead. Kingston returns the favor. Kingston and Garcia are trading back and forth shots. Garcia with a forearm smash. Garcia drives Kingston shoulder first into the steel ring post. Garcia slams Kingston’s head on the steel barricade and the apron. Kingston with two chops. Garcia kicks Kingston in the gut. Garcia repeatedly stomps on Kingston’s back. Garcia with a Senton Splash for a one count. Garcia slaps Kingston in the face. Kingston rakes the eyes of Garcia. Garcia with a lung blower. Garcia with a basement dropkick. Kingston HeadButts Garcia. Garcia kicks Kingston in the ribs. Short-Arm Reversal by Kingston. Kingston drives his knee into the midsection of Garcia. Garcia reverses out of the irish whip from Kingston. Garcia drops Kingston with The Kitchen Sink for a two count.

Garcia applies a rear chin lock. Garcia has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Chop Exchange. Garcia with clubbing uppercuts. Kingston answers with The Kitchen Sink. Garcia hammers down on the back of Kingston’s neck. Garcia applies The Cobra Twist. Garcia hammers down on the back of the injured ribs of Kingston. Standing Switch Exchange. Garcia with a Release German Suplex. Garcia repeatedly stomps on Kingston’s chest. Kingston kicks Garcia in the face. Kingston with a back elbow smash. Kingston with a Flying Knee Strike. Garcia applies The Boston Crab. Garcia transitions into The Scorpion Death Lock. Kingston grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Garcia applies The Triangle Choke. Kingston with two palm strikes. Kingston kicks Garcia in the face. Kingston with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Kingston hits The Exploder Suplex for a two count. Garcia avoids The Spinning Back Fist. Kingston with The Back Drop Driver. Kingston connects with The Spinning Back Fist to pickup the victory.

Winner: (40-16) Eddie Kingston via Pinfall 

Line Up For Next Weeks AEW Dynamite 

– Adam Cole, The Young Bucks and reDRagon vs. Dante Martin, Lee Johnson, Brock Anderson and The Varsity Blonds In A 10-Man Tag Team Match 

– Wardlow vs. Lance Archer 

– Dax Harwood vs. Cash Wheeler In A Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Qualifying Match 

– Hikaru Shida vs. Serena Deeb In A Philly Street Fight 

– Sammy Guevara (c) w/Taynara Conti vs. Scorpio Sky w/Dan Lambert & Ethan Page In A Ladder Match For The AEW TNT Championship 

Fourth Match: (29-0) Jade Cargill (c) w/Mark Sterling vs. (6-1) Marina Shafir For The AEW TBS Championship 

Cargill puts her hands behind her back after the bell rings. Cargill flexes for the crowd. Shafir with clubbing hamstring kicks. Shaffir ducks a clothesline from Cargill. Shafir applies The Sleeper Hold. Cargill dumps Shafir back into the canvas. Cargill blocks a boot from Shafir. Cargill with a back heel trip. Cargill catches Shafir in mid-air. Cargill with The Fallaway Slam. Cargill pops back on her feet. Cargill clotheslines Shafir over the top rope. Shafir gets attacked by Red Velvet and Kiera Hogan behind the referee’s back. Cargill with a knife edge chop. Shafir rolls Cargill back into the ring. Cargill repeatedly stomps on Shafir’s back and chest. Cargill with a leaping back elbow smash. Cargill with a Belly to Back Suplex for a two count.

Cargill transitions into a ground and pound attack. Cargill flexes her muscles. Shafir sends Cargill to the corner. Shafir applies a front face lock. Cargill hits The Spinning Powerslam for a two count. Cargill with a Big Biel Throw. Cargill starts doing push ups in the center of the ring. Toe Kick Exchange. Following a snap mare takeover, Cargill applies The Sitting Abdominal Stretch. Cargill whips Shafir across the ring. Cargill scores the elbow knockdown. Cargill stomps on Shafir’s chest. Cargill goes back to the sitting abdominal stretch. Cargill whips Shafir across the ring. Cargill with a jumping knee lift for a two count. Cargill with Two Snap Vertical Suplex’s. Cargill pops back on her feet. Cargill talks smack to Shafir.

Cargill is picking Shafir apart. Shafir with a Judo Toss. Shafir kicks Cargill in the back. Shafir hammers down on the left knee of Cargill. Shafir with a single leg takedown. Shafir applies The Heel Hook. Cargill grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Shafir wraps the left leg of Cargill around the steel ring post. Shafir kicks the left hamstring of Cargill. Shafir with a Judo Toss to Sterling. Shafir continues to kick the left hamstring of Cargill. Shafir resets the referee’s ten count. Shafir gets distracted by the Baddie Section. Cargill nails Shafir with The Pump Kick. Cargill slams Shafir’s head on the ring apron. Cargill Chokeslams Shafir through the time keepers table. Cargill rolls Shafir back into the ring. Cargill with a cocky cover for a two count. Shafir goes back to The Heel Hook. Cargill repeatedly kicks Shafir in the face. Cargill connects with The Jaded to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still AEW TBS Champion, (30-0) Jade Cargill via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez