AEW Rampage Results
January 27, 2023
Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY
Results by: Jerome Wilen of Wrestleview.com
We go to the arena with a wild crowd.
Excalibur, Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone and Chris Jericho are on commentary.
Hangman Page vs. ROH Pure Wrestling Champion Wheeler Yuta
The bell rings and we start hot as Yuta stomps Hangman Page in the corner. Yuta has Hangman locked up and rolls him up for a pin, but no, Hangman kicks out. Yuta comes back and begins working on Hangman’s leg. Hangman tries to get out of the hold by slapping Yuta, but Yuta won’t let go. Hangman makes it to the ropes to break the hold. Hangman comes back with a slap on Yuta taking him down. Hangman’s chest is really red. Yuta is down in the corner and gets back up only to met by a series of chops to the chest by Hangman. Hangman rocks Yuta into the ropes with a huge elbow. Yuta goes down and Hangman covers him, but Yuta kicks out at two. Hangman picks up Yuta and slams him down. Hangman then hits Yuta with a lariat that sends Yuta to the outside. Hangman then leaps over the ropes onto Yuta on the floor. Yuta then comes back and takes out page with dive from through the ropes. Both men are on the outside still as Yuta chops Hangman. Yuta attempts to take out Hangman on the outside with another dive, but Hangman catches him and drops him face first on the apron. Both men are back in the ring and Hangman drops Yuta and covers him, but Yuta kicks out at two!
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Back from the break, both men are down in the ring as the ref begins the ten count. Yuta picks up Hangman and then kicks him in the head. Yuta comes back with a bulldog on Page. Yuta climbs the top rope, but Hangman runs over and headbutts Ytua. Both men are up on the ropes. Hangman then picks up Yuta and drops him on the mat with a death valley driver from the second rope! Hangman covers Yuta, but only gets a two count! Hangman picks up Yuta and then tosses as Yuta lands on his neck. Hangman looks to be setting up Yuta for a buckshot lariat. Hangman then tries to German Suplex Yuta, but Yuta counters with German Suplexes of his own on Hangman. Hangman then goes to the ropes and hits Yuta with and elbow. Yuta comes back and hits Hangman with elbow strikes to the face! Both men are on the apron. Yuta drops Hangman on the apron as both men go to the floor. Yuta follows up with a German Suplex on Hangman on the floor! Yuta then climbs to the ropes and lands a crossbody on Hangman on the outside. Yuta rolls Hangman back in the ring and then goes to the top and attempts a dive, but Hangman puts up the knees on Yuta to counter. Hangman then attempts a buckshot lariat, but Yuta counters and then goes for a splash off the top and hits it on Hangman. Yuta covers Hangman, but NO! Hangman kicks out at two. Hangman comes back with a rolling elbow on the jaw of Yuta. Yuta then bites Hangman. Hangman then comes back with a HUGE buckshot lariat on Yuta. Hangman picks up Yuta plants him with a double arm suplex and covers Yuta for the 1, 2, 3! Hangman then talks to Moxley to the camera saying he will see Moxley on Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio.
WINNER: “HANGMAN” ADAM PAGE
Video package with Ricky Starks and Chris Jericho for another future match coming with the Jericho Appreciation Society.
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Back from the break, we go to a backstage segment with Eddie Kingston saying he is done. He tells Ortiz if he doesn’t like what he did bring it on. He then tells House of Black he doesn’t like them, but he understands them and is ready to go home.
Jeff Jarrett & Satnam Singh & Jay Lethal with Sonjay Dutt vs. The Best Friends & Danhausen
Danhausen pulls out a ukulele. Satnam grabs it and stomps on it. Taylor and Lethal start as Chuck has Lethal in an armbar. Best Friends double team Lethal who then tags in Jarrett. Trent sends Jarrett to the ropes. Danhausen is tagged in and clotheslines Jarrett in the corner. Best Friends double team Jarrett who then tags in Lethal as he goes to the outside. Satnam is tagged in as Trent attempts to chop him. Satnam then tosses Trent to the outside as Lethal hits Trent with a lariat as we go to commercial.
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Back from the break, Lethal is rolled up for by Trent, but Lethal kicks out. Trent tags in Chuck (Taylor) as he takes out Lethal. Chuck has Lethal locked up, but Jarrett comes in and breaks the hold. Jarrett is tagged in. Chuck then takes out Jarrett and Lethal who goes to the floor. Chuck puts Jarrett in the figure four leg lock. Lethal attempts to break the hold with an elbow from the top, but Chuck moves out of the way. Jarrett breaks the hold as Satnam is tagged in. Danhausen is tagged in. None of the offense Danhausen tries has any effect on him. Danhausen then rolls to the outside and Chuck takes down Satnam. On the outside, Orange Cassidy nails Sonjay Dutt with an Orange Punch on the outside. Back in the ring, Danhausen is hit with the stolen Golden Globe and Satnam covers him with a boot and gets the three count.
WINNERS: JEFF JARRETT, JAY LETHAL and SATNAM SINGH
Will Hobbs vs. Tony Mudd
The bell rings and Hobbs is laughing. Hobbs hits Mudd with a huge clothesline. Hobbs picks him up and hits Mudd with an huge elbow strike. Hobbs then trash talks Mudd and tosses him across the ring. Hobbs picks up Mudd and drives him down and covers him for the quick win.
WINNER: POWERHOUSE HOBBS
Post-Match Hobbs grabs Mudd and smashes his head on the mat.
Video package with Top Flight on defeating the Young Bucks on last week’s Dynamite. They issue a challenge to the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega with A.R. Fox as their partner.
Backstage interview with Renee Paquette and Dustin Rhodes. Rhodes thanks the fans for their prayers on the passing of his mother. Swerve Strickland comes in and says that Rhodes has the world’s smallest violin. Strickland then badmouths Cody, which is bleeped out, and then he begins to trash talk Dusty Rhodes. Dustin says to leave his dad out of it and to get out of his face as the segment ends.
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Back from the break, Mark Henry goes over the next match as we have a video package showcasing both women.
We go to a backstage interview segment with Jade Cargill and Lela Gray, who gets interrupted by Red Velvet and Kiera Hogan. Velvet tells Jade that next week Jade will be 49-1.
AEW Women’s Championship Eliminator Match: Jamie Hayter (Champion) vs. Emi Sakura
The bells rings and there was a brief lock up before both women break the hold. Hayter takes down Sakura. Sakura comes back as both women exchange chops to the chest. Sakura charges at Hayter who pulls the ropes as Sakura goes to the outside. On the outside, Sakura chops Hayter and takes her out with a knee as Hayter hits the barricade. The action continues on the outside as Sakura chops Hayter and tosses her back in the ring. The crowd is behind Hayter. Sakura then chops Hayter in the corner and then runs at her and takes her down. Sakura hits Hayter with an elbow drop and then has Hayter in a surfboard as the fans chant for Hayter. Sakura breaks the hold as she attempts to kick Britt Baker who is trying to distract her.
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Back from the break, Sakura chops Hayter, who fires back with chops of her own on Sakura. The fans continue to chant Hayter’s name. Hayter hits Sakura with three exploders. Hayter then hits Sakura with a running back elbow in the corner. Hayter then hits Sakura with a round of punches. Hayter then follows up with a backbreaker on Sakura. Hayter covers her but Sakura kicks out at two!. Sakura picks up Hayter and nails her with a knee. Sakura covers Hayter who kicks out at two! Sakura’s chest is a red mess from all the chops. Hayter comes back with a running lariat on Sakura. Hayter covers Sakura, but only gets a two count! Sakura is on the second rope. Hayter grabs Sakura and drops her to the mat! Hayter attempts a moonsault on Sakura, but she moves out of the way. Sakura hits Hayter with a tiger driver and covers her, but NO! Hayter kicks out! Sakura screams in frustration. Sakura smacks Hayter in the face with lefts and rights all open handed. Hayter gets up and hits Sakura with a huge two lariats! Hayter then follows up with a rip cord and covers Sakura for the 1, 2, 3!
WINNER: JAMIE HAYTER
Post-Match, Britt Baker and Rebel enter the ring to celebrate as the show goes off the air.
Jerome’s thoughts: This show wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great either. There is no doubt that Hayter is loved by the fans no matter where the company goes. They were clearly behind Hayter throughout the entire match. The opener with Adam Page and Wheeler Yuta was great. The action was solid. The six man tag match and the squash match with Powerhouse Hobbs seemed like Dark filler matches. If Tony Khan wants big numbers for Rampage, he going to have to step it up despite the show being taped on a weekly basis.