AEW Rampage & Battle Of The Belts IV Live Coverage - October 7th, 2022
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AEW Rampage
AEW is in Washington D.C. for three huge events, and the first of those came at you hard and fast on Wednesday night! DYNAMITE's finale saw ROH World Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara defeat Bryan Danielson and Daniel Garcia in large part to a well-placed shot from the ROH World Title belt to Garcia's skull. On top of that, it was National Scissoring Day and while DC fans of The Acclaimed turned were all in on the experience, Swerve Strickland certainly was not and challenged Billy Gunn to a match, but in the end, it was “Smart” Mark Sterling who suffered for it all!
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– We are LIVE inside the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. for the start of tonight's special episode of RAMPAGE!
– Jim Ross, Chris Jericho, Excalibur and Tony Schiavone greet audiences at home as Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta and Claudio Castagnoli head to the ring. RUSH and Private Party wait inside.
Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta and Claudio Castagnoli) vs. RUSH and Private Party
Castagnoli and Quen begin the action. The bell rings and Quen delivers a moonsault. Castagnoli delivers an uppercut, then tags in Yuta. Yuta delivers a big boot, then goes for a pin but Quen kicks out. Kassidy tags in and hits an arm drag on Yuta. He hits an enziguri on Yuta, but Yuta then manages to lock in an octopus. Kassidy escapes and tags in RUSH.
Mox tags in and faces off with RUSH. He beats RUSH down with forearms, followed by a high boot. RUSH fires back with one of his own before Mox hits a German suplex.
Back from the break, RUSH delivers a chop to Mox. Quen tags in as the trio argue amongst themselves. Castagnoli tags in and he hits three running uppercuts. He follows it up with a big boot, then looks for The Swing, but Kassidy blocks it. He then gets both members of Private Party up and hits a Double Swing. Private Party hit a double kick on Castagnoli, but Castagnoli fired back with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Yuta tags in and goes flying off the top. He goes for a pin, but RUSH breaks it up. Yuta then locks in a double arm submission on Quen for the win.
Winners: Blackpool Combat Club
Josh Woods and Tony Nese vs. Varsity Blonds
Back from the break, Varsity Blonds, Josh Woods and Tony Nese wait in the ring.
Pillman and Nese begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. They exchange submissions before Pillman gets the upper hand and delivers a chop. Pillman fires back with one of his own, then tags in Garrison. Woods tags in and hits Garrison with a knee. He then delivers his finisher to Garrison for the win.
Winners: Josh Woods and Tony Nese
– We see Arn Anderson watching backstage, looking displeased with the Blonds. "Smart" Mark Sterling then grabs a mic and says he has trademarked the term 'varsity'. He then announces that Nese and Woods will now be called Varsity Athletes and that if Garrison and Pillman use it, they will be sued. He says his groin has been on fire since National Scissoring Day.
The Acclaimed's music hits and they head to the ring as Max Caster raps. Varsity Athletes then roll out of the ring as Anthony Bowens says The Acclaimed have arrived. The trio then scissor one another.
– TayJay then makes their way to the ring, followed by Skye Blue and Madison Rayne.
TayJay vs. Skye Blue and Madison Rayne
Back from the break, Rayne tags in and delivers several left hands to Jay. She hits a Northern Lights suplex, then goes for a pin but Jay kicks out. Blue tags back in and hits a diving crossbody off the top. She delivers a super kick, then goes for another pin but Melo breaks it up. Jay looks for the Queen Slayer, but Blue escapes. Melo delivers a knee, allowing Jay to lock in the Queen Slayer for the win.
Winners: TayJay
– Dark Order then head to the ring, followed by Death Triangle
AEW World Trios Championships: Death Triangle (c) vs. Dark Order
The bell rings and the six men begin brawling with one another. Silver and Reynolds double team on Fenix before 10 hits his signature delayed vertical suplex. Reynolds and Penta tag in. Penta fires off several right hands before Reynolds fires back with a thrust kick. Silver tags back in.
Back from the break, Penta hits a backstabber on Reynolds. He goes for a pin, but Reynolds kicks out. PAC tags in and delivers a knee to Reynolds. He hits a snap German suplex, then goes for a pin but Reynolds kicks out. He delivers a running uppercut, then goes for a pin but Reynolds kicks out. Fenix tags in and sends Reynolds to the mat. Penta tags in and delivers a vicious chop to Reynolds. PAC tags back in and hits a knee on Reynolds' neck. The two men spill to the outside before PAC hits a suplex on the floor.
Back from another break, Reynolds hits PAC with a forearm. PAC looks for a back body drop, but Reynolds counters and tags in 10. Fenix tags in and 10 hits him with a clothesline, followed by a spinebuster. PAC hits a double sledgehammer on 10. The three men then triple team on 10 before Fenix goes for a pin and 10 kicks out. Fenix looks for a suplex, but 10 reverses it into one of his own. Silver tags in before him and PAC begin to exchange forearms. PAC hits Silver with a pump kick, but Silver returns the favor and fires off several rapid kicks. He hits a Deadlift Brainbuster, then goes for a pin but PAC kicks out. Fenix tags in and Dark Order looks for the Pendulum Bomb, but Fenix escapes and looks for a double cutter. The trio then manage to hit the Pendulum Bomb before Silver goes for the pin and Reynolds kicks out. Penta tags in and hits a slingblade. He hits a backstabber, then looks for the Fear Factor, but Reynolds and Silver hit their signature rapid fire offence. 10 hits the discus lariat, then Reynolds goes for a pin but PAC and Fenix break it up. Jose the Assistant comes to the ring with a contract in hand. This allows RUSH to give PAC the ring hammer. PAC hits Reynolds with it before tagging in and locking in the Rings of Saturn for the win.
Winners: Death Triangle
We are live! Excalibur, Chris Jericho and Jim Ross greet audiences at home as PAC waits in the ring. Best Friends make their way down.
AEW All-Atlantic Championship: PAC (C) vs. Trent Beretta
The bell rings and the two men waste no time exchanging forearms. Beretta hits an elbow that sends PAC out of the ring, then goes flying over the top. He delivers a chop, followed by a bodyslam onto the floor. Beretta hits a drop kick, followed by a spear. He tosses PAC back in the ring, then delivers a knee to the back of his head. He goes for a pin, but PAC kicks out. PAC hits a kick to Beretta's face, then sets up a table near the ramp. Beretta comes back and manages to set PAC up on the table. He runs towards him, but PAC rolls off the table. The two men get back in the ring before ascending to the top. PAC hits an avalanche brainbuster.
Back from the break, PAC hits an elbow on Beretta's head. He whips him into the corner, then fires off several chops. He hits a German suplex, followed by the Half and Half. He hits a Tornado DDT, then goes for a pin but PAC kicks out. Beretta sends PAC into the top turnbuckle face first, followed by a piledriver. He goes for a pin, but PAC kicks out. The two men end up on the ramp before PAC delivers a brainbuster through the table that had previously been set up. The two men get back in the ring. PAC looks for the Black Arrow, but Beretta gets his knees up. Beretta looks for a spear, but PAC blocks it. Beretta rolls up PAC, but PAC kicks out.
The two men ascend to the top before Beretta delivers the avalanche Half and Half. He goes for a pin, but PAC kicks out. Beretta gets PAC up on his shoulders, but PAC counters it into the Brutalizer. Beretta gets his foot on the bottom rope to break the submission. PAC grabs the ring hammer and hits him between the eyes as he hits a suplex for the win.
Winner: PAC
– After the match, Orange Cassidy runs to the ring and beats down PAC. Security separates the two men.
– We then head backstage to Tony Schiavone, Chris Jericho, Matt Menard and Angelo Parker. Schiavone asks about their win on Wednesday and Menard says they gave Garcia a piece of humble pie. Parker says it's time for him to come home before Jericho says they taught him a lesson in sports entertainment. Jericho says that he's bringing back The Lionheart on Wednesday against Bryan Danielson.
– Back from the break, Willow Nightingale heads to the ring, followed by Jade Cargill and The Baddies. Ricky Starks replaces Jericho on commentary.
TBS Women's Champion:Jade Cargill (C) vs. Willow Nightingale
The bell rings and the two lock up. Nightingale looks for a shoulder tackle, but Cargill blocks it and delivers a boot to her midsection. Nightingale hits a suplex, then goes for a pin but Cargill kicks out. Cargill delivers a back elbow before Nightingale sends her to the outside and takes out The Baddies. Nightingale hits Cargill with an elbow, then looks for a cazadora but Cargill sends her face first into the ring steps.
Back from the break, Cargill is doing push-ups in the ring. Nightingale hits her with a pair of clotheslines, followed by a hurricanrana. She goes for a pin, but Cargill kicks out. Cargill plants Nightingale on the mat, then delivers Jaded for the win.
Winner: Jade Cargill
– After the match, Vickie Guerrero grabs a mic and says "Excuse me." Nyla Rose runs to the ring and steals the TBS Championship. The Baddies chase her and Cargill storms to the back.
– We head backstage to Matt Hardy, Stokely Hathaway and Ethan Page. Hardy asks why they're following them and they say they're done because of what RUSH did. They call him a good boss and say he's been tampering with their contracts. Hathaway then shows a video of Hardy talking to Private Party. Hardy says that he's not trying to sign them to a contract, but he was talking to them because he wants what's best for them. Hardy says that if they don't stop, then he will delete them. Hathaway and Page walk off.
– We head backstage to HOOK and Lexy Nair. Nair asks if he's looked in the envelope that The Trustbusters gave him. HOOK holds up the envelope and rips it up before walking off.
– We then head to a video of Toni Storm and Hikaru Shida addressing Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter ahead of their match next week before commentary runs down the card.
– Gates of Agony and Prince Nana head to the ring, followed by FTR. We see Colten and Austin Gunn dressed up as FTR as a way of mocking them.
ROH World Tag-Team Championships: FTR (C) vs. The Gates Of Agony
Harwood and Kaun begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. They exchange submissions before Harwood delivers a shoulder tackle. Kaun fires back with a short arm clothesline, then fires off several right hands on Harwood's head. Harwood comes back with a few chops, then delivers an elbow to the side of his head. Harwood hits a swinging neck breaker, then hits a suplex and tags in Wheeler. Wheeler delivers an uppercut, followed by a chop. Kaun fires back with a clothesline and a chop, then tags in Liona.
Liona slams Wheeler into the mat, then follows it up with a diving headbutt. Liona hits two more headbutts, then hits a sit out on Wheeler. Kaun tags back in and hits a splash on Wheeler in the corner. Wheeler sends Kaun's face bouncing off the top rope.
Back from the break, Kaun delivers several shoulders to Wheeler's midsection Liona tags in and Wheeler sends him into the top turnbuckle face first. Wheeler makes the hot tag to Harwood and Liona hits him with a Samoan Drop. He goes for a pin, but Harwood kicks out. Harwood ascends to the top and goes flying, but Liona catches him and sends him to the mat. Wheeler tags back in and FTR hits a double DDT off the middle rope. Kaun tags back in and hits a modified gutbuster. He goes for a pin, but Wheeler kicks out. Harwood tags back in and FTR hits an assisted piledriver. Harwood goes for a pin, but Liona breaks it up. The pair hit the Big Rig on Liona. Harwood rolls up Kaun, but the referee misses the count due to a distraction by Prince Nana. Harwood delivers a backslide to Kaun for the win.
Winners: FTR
– After the match, Gates of Agony beat down FTR as Brian Cage runs down to join. Wardlow's music hits and he heads down to level them. The numbers get the best of him and Liona starts beating Wardlow down. Samoa Joe's music hits and he heads down to take down Gates of Agony and Cage. WarJoe and FTR stand tall in the ring.
