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AEW Rampage Results (10/28/22): Wardlow vs. Matt Taven

   October 29, 2022

AEW Rampage
October 28, 2022
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Connecticut

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Commentary Team: (Excalibur, Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone)

Ring Announcers: Dasha Gonzalez

Transcription by Josh Lopez 

First Match: (88-12-1) Jon Moxley vs. (23-11) Matt Menard w/Angelo Parker In An AEW World Title Eliminator Match

Moxley immediately gets distracted by Parker. Menard grabs the left wrist of Moxley. Moxley with a forearm smash. Moxley dumps Menard out of the ring. Moxley whips Menard into the steel barricade. Moxley is throwing haymakers at Menard. Moxley rakes the back of Menard. Menard with heavy bodyshots. Forearm Exchange. Moxley rolls Menard back into the ring. Moxley with two corner clotheslines. Moxley repeatedly stomps on Menard’s chest. Moxley starts biting Menard’s forehead. Moxley sends Menard to the corner. Menard kicks Moxley in the face. Menard with an elbow drop. Menard transitions into a ground and pound attack. Menard stomps on Moxley’s face. Menard whips Moxley into the turnbuckles. Menard is choking Moxley with his knee. Moxley with a double leg takedown. Menard denies The Figure Four Leg Lock.

Parker delivers a cheap shot behind the referee’s back. Menard drives Moxley crotch first into the steel ring post. Menard poses for the crowd. Parker drives Moxley face first into the ring post. Menard punches Moxley. Menard hammers down on Moxley’s chest. Menard applies a rear chin lock. Moxley with a Belly to Back Suplex. Moxley transitions into a corner mount. Moxley knocks Parker off the ring apron. Menard PowerBombs Moxley. Menard applies The Boston Crab. Moxley grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Moxley drops Menard with a Running Cutter. Second Forearm Exchange. Moxley ducks a clothesline from Menard. Standing Switch Exchange.

Moxley with The King Kong Lariat. Moxley with a blistering chop. Moxley puts Menard on the top turnbuckle. Moxley with The SuperPlex for a two count. Moxley applies The Ankle Lock. Menard repeatedly kicks Moxley in the face. Menard with a knife edge chop. Moxley reverses out of the irish whip from Menard. Menard goes for The Sunset Flip, but Moxley counters with The Regal Knee for a two count. Moxley repeatedly stomps on Menard’s face. Moxley nails Parker with a Cutter. Menard drives Moxley shoulder first into the steel ring post. Menard rolls Moxley over for a two count. Menard drops Moxley with The DDT for a two count. Menard repeatedly stomps on Moxley’s face. Moxley makes Menard tap out to The Rear Naked Choke.

Winner: (89-12-1) Jon Moxley via Submission 

Second Match: (21-4) Keith Lee vs. (13-96) Serpentico 

Serpentico with a running chop after the bell rings. Lee connects with The Spirit Bomb to pickup the victory.

Winner: (22-4) Keith Lee via Pinfall 

Third Match: (60-12) Tay Melo w/Sammy Guevara vs. (2-5) Madison Rayne

Melo pats Rayne on the forehead. Greco Roman Knuckle Lock. Melo kicks Rayne in the gut. Rollup Exchange. Rayne ducks a clothesline from Melo. Rayne applies a waist lock. Rayne with a full nelson switch. Melo brings Rayne down to the mat. Melo goes for The Cross-Arm-Breaker, but Rayne rolls her over for a one count. Melo talks smack to Rayne. Melo slaps Rayne in the face. Rayne with forearm shivers. Rayne whips Melo across the ring. Rayne trips Melo. Rayne with a basement dropkick for a two count. Melo reverses out of the irish whip from Rayne. Rayne side steps Melo into the turnbuckles. Rayne ascends to the top turnbuckle. Melo with a straight right hand. Melo with a BackBreaker on the top turnbuckle pad. Melo poses for the crowd. Rayne regroups on the outside. Melo punches Rayne in the back.

Rayne with heavy bodyshots. Melo whips Rayne into the steel barricade. Guevara kisses Melo. Forearm Exchange. Melo rolls Rayne back into the ring. Melo hooks the outside leg for a two count. Melo kicks Rayne in the ribs. Melo uses the middle rope as a weapon. Rayne rolls Melo over for a two count. Melo rocks Rayne with a forearm smash. Melo applies a bodyscissors hold. Rayne with a back bridge cover for a two count. Melo with clubbing blows to Rayne’s back. Melo is trying to keep Rayne grounded. Rayne with a series of back elbow smashes. Rayne with elbows into the midsection of Melo. Melo and Rayne are trading back and forth shots.

Melo kicks Rayne in the ribs. Rayne with heavy bodyshots. Melo goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Rayne counters with a DDT. Rayne with a chop/forearm combination. Rayne ducks a clothesline from Melo. Rayne with a knee smash. Rayne drops Melo with a NeckBreaker for a two count. Melo kicks Rayne in the face. Rayne with forearm shivers. Rayne has Melo perched on the top turnbuckle. Rayne hits The Avalanche Cutter for a two count. Rayne dodges The Running Boot. Rayne with another quick rollup for a two count. Rayne kicks Melo in the chest. Rayne goes for a Cazadora Bulldog, but Melo counters with a Side Slam for a two count. Rayne denies The Gotch Style PileDriver. Rayne avoids The Sunset Flip. Rayne with The Sliding Lariat for a two count. Melo denies The Cross Rayne. Chop Exchange. Melo shoves Rayne. Melo with a Pump Knee Strike. Melo connects with The Tay KO to pickup the victory.

Winner: (61-12) Tay Melo via Pinfall 

Line Up For Next Weeks AEW Dynamite 

– Jon Moxley vs. Lee Moriarty w/Stokely Hathaway

– Chris Jericho (c) vs. TBD For The ROH World Championship

– The Daddy Ass Birthday Bash

– Jade Cargill (c) vs. Marina Shafir For The AEW TBS Championship

– Darby Allin vs. Jay Lethal w/Sonjay Dutt & Satnam Singh

– Orange Cassidy (c) w/Best Friends vs. Fenix w/Alex Abrahantes vs. Luchasaurus w/Christian Cage In A Triple Threat Match For The AEW All-Atlantic Championship

Fourth Match: (62-8) Wardlow (c) vs. (0-0) Matt Taven w/The Kingdom For The AEW TNT Championship

Taven talks smack to Wardlow after the bell rings. Wardlow shoves Taven. Taven ducks a clothesline from Wardlow. Taven slaps Wardlow in the chest. Taven side steps Wardlow into the turnbuckles. Taven with a knife edge chop. Taven kicks Wardlow in the gut. Wardlow reverses out of the irish whip from Taven. Taven dives over Wardlow. Taven slides under Wardlow’s legs. Taven dropkicks Wardlow. Taven poses for the crowd. Wardlow HeadButts Taven. Wardlow with a Hip Toss. Wardlow with clubbing shoulder blocks. Wardlow follows that with two uppercuts. Wardlow whips Taven out of the ring. Wardlow punches Taven in the back. Wardlow slams Taven’s head on the ring apron. Wardlow drives Taven back first into the steel ring post. Wardlow slams Taven’s head on the barricade. Mike Bennett attacks Wardlow from behind.

Maria stops Wardlow in his tracks. Taven with a Stage Dive. Bennett shoves Wardlow into the steel ring steps. Taven rolls Wardlow back into the ring. Taven with The Frog Splash on the left knee of Wardlow. Taven repeatedly stomps on the left hamstring of Wardlow. Taven DDT’s the left knee of Wardlow. Taven with a Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Taven drops his elbow on the left knee of Wardlow. Taven applies a leg lock. Taven slaps Wardlow in the face. Taven kicks the left hamstring of Wardlow. Taven continues to stomp on the left hamstring of Wardlow. Taven applies another leg lock. Taven transitions into a single leg crab. Wardlow grabs the bottom rope which forces the break.

Taven continues to attack the left leg of Wardlow. Wardlow and Taven are trading back and forth shots. Taven thrust kicks the left knee of Wardlow. Taven with a Running Knee Strike for a two count. Wardlow avoids The Frog Splash. Wardlow hits The F10. Wardlow goes for a Lariat, but Taven counters with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Wardlow with an Inside Out Lariat. Wardlow with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. Taven kicks Wardlow in the face. Wardlow drops Taven with The SpineBuster. Wardlow gets distracted by Maria. Taven rolls Wardlow over for a one count. Wardlow connects with The PowerBomb Symphony to pickup the victory. After the match, The Kingdom gangs up on Wardlow. Samoa Joe storms into the ring to make the save. The Embassy and Powerhouse Hobbs joins the fray and lays out War-Joe to close the show.

Winner: Still AEW TNT Champion, (63-8) Wardlow via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez