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AEW Rampage Results (11/18/22): Eddie Kingston & Ortiz vs. Jun Akiyama & Konosuke Takeshita

   November 19, 2022

AEW Rampage
November 18, 2022
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey

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

Ring Announcers: Justin Roberts

Transcription by Josh Lopez

First Match: (54-14) Ricky Starks vs. (58-16) Lance Archer In A First Round Match In The AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament 

Starks and Archer are brawling in the backstage area as the show goes on air. This brawl spills into the Prudential Center. Starks attacks Archer with a trash can. Archer propels Starks over the hockey boards. Archer rocks Starks with a forearm smash. Archer punches Starks in the back. Archer and Starks are brawling in the crowd. Archer with a Leaping Crossbody Block over the ringside barricade. Archer rolls Starks back into the ring. Starks avoids the overhand chop. Starks with a knife edge chop. Starks is throwing haymakers at Archer. Archer shoves Starks. Starks kicks Archer in the face. Starks clotheslines Archer over the top rope. Archer catches Starks in mid-air. Archer Chokeslams Starks on the ring apron. Archer slams Starks head on the timekeeper’s table.

Starks uppercuts Archer. Archer rocks Starks with a forearm smash. Archer rolls Starks back into the ring. Archer with clubbing crossfaces. Starks kicks Archer in the gut. Archer with forearm shivers in the corner. Archer tees off on Starks. Starks denies The Blackout. Starks with clubbing blows to Archer’s chest. Starks with a diving shoulder tackle. Starks side steps Archer into the turnbuckles. Starks with a Running Hip Attack. Starks with a Running Lariat. Starks ducks a clothesline from Archer. Archer blocks The Swinging DDT. Archer drops Starks with a Running Lariat for a two count.

Archer punches Starks in the back. Starks ducks a clothesline from Archer. Starks hits The Swinging DDT for a two count. Starks plays around with Archer’s braids. Archer blocks The Sunset Flip. Starks ducks under two clotheslines from Archer. Starks with combo palm strikes. Starks kicks Archer in the chest. Archer delivers The Pounce. Starks rises back on his feet. Starks ducks under two clotheslines from Archer. Starks connects with The Spear to pickup the victory. After the match, Brian Cage comes down to the ramp with Prince Nana. Archer attacks Starks from behind. Archer slams Starks head on the steel ring stairs. Archer Chokeslams Starks on the side of the stairs.

Winner: (55-14) Ricky Starks via Pinfall 

Second Match: (15-0) HOOK (c) vs. (17-15) Lee Moriarty w/Stokely Hathaway For The FTW Championship

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Hook backs Moriarty into the turnbuckles. Moriarty turns Hook over. Moriarty with a back elbow smash. Hook answers with a double leg takedown. Hook applies a Knee Bar. Hook gets back to a vertical base. Hook side steps the toe kick from Moriarty. Hook with a waist lock takedown. Hook applies a front face lock. Hook brings Moriarty down to the mat. Wrist Lock Exchange. Hook ducks a clothesline from Moriarty. Hook with The Northern Lights Suplex. Moriarty escapes The Redrum. Moriarty whips Hook across the ring. Moriarty goes for a Hip Toss, but Hook lands back on his feet. Hook with a GutWrench Suplex. Hook gets distracted by Stokely. Moriarty drops Hook with a Running Boot. Moriarty starts playing the air guitar. Stokely backs away from Hook. Moriarty kicks Hook in the face. Moriarty repeatedly stomps on Hook’s back. Moriarty with heavy bodyshots. Moriarty rams Hook’s face across the top strand. Moriarty applies the cravate. Moriarty with a knee lift. Following a snap mare takeover, Moriarty applies a modified abdominal stretch. Hook with a waist lock go-behind. Moriarty decks Hook with a back elbow smash.

Moriarty hyperextends the left shoulder of Hook with his legs. Moriarty is choking Hook with his boot. Hook with heavy bodyshots. Moriarty slams Hook’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Moriarty with The Half Hatch Suplex. Moriarty punches Hook in the back. Moriarty applies a wrist lock. Moriarty with an arm-ringer. Moriarty kicks Hook in the gut. Following a snap mare takeover, Moriarty with an elbow smash. Moriarty works on his joint manipulation game. Moriarty snaps Hook’s fingers. Moriarty with clubbing crossfaces. Moriarty with a forearm shot across the back of Hook. Hook drops Moriarty with a Lariat. Hook with rapid fire bodyshots. The referee admonishes Hook. Hook drives his knee into the midsection of Moriarty. Hook with a Judo Throw. Hook with a back heel trip. Hook follows that with a Fisherman’s Suplex. Moriarty kicks Hook in the gut. Moriarty with a Flatliner into the middle turnbuckle pad. Moriarty with a Diving Knee Drop for a two count. Moriarty applies The Kimura Lock. Hook puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Moriarty rolls Hook over for a two count. Moriarty applies The Border City Stretch. Hook makes Moriarty tap out to The Redrum.

Winner: Still FTW Champion, (16-0) HOOK via Submission 

Third Match: (17-4) Athena vs. (3-7) Madison Rayne

Athena dropkicks Rayne before the bell rings. Athena with clubbing blows to Rayne’s back. Athena tosses Rayne to the corner. Rayne kicks Athena in the back. Rayne sends Athena back first int the turnbuckles. Rayne with a Sliding Elbow. Rayne with a Diving Shoulder Tackle. Athena regroups on the outside. Athena swings Rayne into the ringside barricade. Athena rolls Rayne back into the ring. Athena with a Back Handspring Chop. Rayne with a single leg takedown. Rayne follows that with a jackknife hold for a two count.

Athena thrust kicks the midsection of Rayne. Athena goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Rayne counters with a Cutter. Rayne clotheslines Athena. Rayne scores the elbow knockdown. Rayne rocks Athena with a forearm smash. Athena denies The Cross Rayne. Athena with a Flipping Stunner. Athena with a sliding forearm. Athena transitions into a ground and pound attack. Athena connects with a Double Knee GutBuster to pickup the victory. After the match, Athena continues the assault on Rayne. Athena rocks Aubrey Edwards with a forearm smash. Athena applies The CrossFace. Mercedes Martinez storms into the ring to make the save.

Winner: (18-4) Athena via Pinfall 

Updated AEW Full Gear 2022 Match Card

Zero Hour 

1.) Eddie Kingston vs. Jun Akiyama

2.) Orange Cassidy, Rocky Romero, Danhausen and Best Friends vs. The Factory (QT Marshall, Aaron Solow, Lee Johnson, Cole Karter and Nick Comoroto) In A 10-Man Tag Team Match

3.) Ricky Starks vs. Brian Cage w/Prince Nana In A Semi-Final Round Match In The AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament

AEW Full Gear 2022 

1.) The Acclaimed (c) w/Billy Gunn vs. Keith Lee & Shane Strickland For The AEW World Tag Team Championship

2.) Jack Perry vs. Luchasaurus w/Christian Cage In A Steel Cage Match

3.) Toni Storm (c) vs. Jamie Hayter For The Interim AEW Women’s World Championship

4.) Chris Jericho (c) vs. Bryan Danielson vs. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Sammy Guevara In A Fatal Four Way Match For The ROH World Championship

5.) Jade Cargill (c) w/Kiera Hogan & Leila Grey vs. Nyla Rose w/Vickie Guerrero & Marina Shafir For The AEW TBS Championship

6.) Saraya vs. Britt Baker w/Rebel

7.) Sting & Darby Allin vs. Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal w/Sonjay Dutt & Satnam Singh

8.) The Death Triangle (c) w/Alex Abrahantes vs. The ELITE w/Don Callis, & Brandon Cutler For The AEW World Trios Championship

9.) Wardlow (c) vs. Samoa Joe vs. Powerhouse Hobbs In A Triple Threat Match For The AEW TNT Championship

10.) Jon Moxley (c) w/William Regal vs. MJF For The AEW World Championship

Fourth Match: (51-20) Eddie Kingston & (54-28) Ortiz vs. (0-0) Jun Akiyama & (10-6) Konosuke Takeshita

Eddie Kingston and Konosuke Takeshita will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Test Of Strength. Wrist Lock Exchange. Side Headlock Exchange. Kingston whips Takeshita across the ring. Takeshita runs into Kingston. Kingston with a knife edge chop. Kingston with a Side Belly to Belly Suplex. Kingston applies a wrist lock. Kingston tags in Ortiz. Kingston knocks Akiyama off the ring apron. Ortiz applies a wrist lock. Takeshita breaks the grip. Takeshita rocks Ortiz with a forearm smash. Following a snap mare takeover, Takeshita tags in Akiyama. Akiyama whips Ortiz across the ring. Akiyama scores the elbow knockdown. Akiyama takes a swipe at Kingston. Akiyama kicks Kingston off the apron. Akiyama hammers down on the back of Ortiz’s neck. Akiyama with hammer elbows in the corner. Akiyama nails Ortiz with The PileDriver for a two count. Akiyama tags in Takeshita.

Takeshita sends Ortiz to the corner. Akiyama with a running elbow smash. Takeshita with a running forearm smash. Akiyama kicks Ortiz in the face. Belly to Back Suplex/Running Clothesline Combination for a one count. Ortiz with a chop/forearm combination. Takeshita floors Ortiz with another vicious forearm. Takeshita tags in Akiyama. Ortiz with another chop/forearm combination. Akiyama HeadButts Ortiz. Akiyama with a Belly to Back Suplex for a two count. Akiyama with a Running Knee Strike. Akiyama tags in Takeshita. Double Irish Whip. Double Shoulder Tackle. Double Knee Strike. Takeshita with The Helluva Kick. Takeshita sends Ortiz to the corner. Ortiz launches Takeshita over the top rope. Takeshita with a leaping forearm smash. Ortiz slaps Takeshita in the face. Ortiz drops Takeshita with The Draping Cutter. Ortiz applies a front face lock. Kingston tags himself in. Kingston with a gut punch. Kingston chops Takeshita. Kingston with a NeckBreaker for a one count.

Kingston applies a rear chin lock. Machine Gun Chops. Takeshita with forearm shivers. Kingston answers with a thumb to the eye. Kingston with The Butterfly Suplex for a two count. Kingston stares at Akiyama. Suplex Party. Kingston goes into the lateral press for a two count. Kingston applies a front face lock. Kingston tags in Ortiz. Ortiz with The Bridging Northern Lights Suplex for a two count. Ortiz rakes the back of Takeshita. Ortiz tags in Kingston. Kingston and Ortiz gangs up on Takeshita. Takeshita reverses out of the irish whip from Ortiz. Takeshita decks Kingston with a back elbow smash. Ortiz with a NeckBreaker onto the knee. Kingston drops Takeshita with The DDT for a two count. Kingston slaps Takeshita in the chest. Kingston tells Takeshita to bring it. Chop/Forearm Exchange. Kingston reverses out of the irish whip from Takeshita.

Takeshita ducks under two clotheslines from Kingston. Takeshita with a Leaping Clothesline. Akiyama and Ortiz are tagged in. Ortiz ducks a clothesline from Akiyama. Big Boot/Chop/Forearm Exchange. Akiyama sends Ortiz to the corner. Ortiz dives over Akiyama. Akiyama with a Jumping Knee Strike. Akiyama goes for The Exploder Suplex, but Kingston gets in the way. Second Chop/Forearm Exchange. Akiyama clotheslines Kingston. Ortiz dropkicks Akiyama. Ortiz Powerslams Takeshita. Takeshita responds The Blue Thunder Bomb. Takeshita with a forearm to Kingston. Kingston dodges The Rolling Elbow. Kingston hits The Back Drop Driver. Third Chop/Forearm Exchange. Akiyama HeadButts Kingston. Exploder Suplex Exchange. Kingston with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Akiyama answers with a Sharp Knee Strike. The referee is losing control of this match. Akiyama with a Running Knee Strike to Ortiz. Akiyama connects with The Release Exploder Suplex to pickup the victory.

Winner: (1-0) Jun Akiyama & (11-6) Konosuke Takeshita via Pinfall 

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Author: Josh Lopez