AEW Rampage Results
October 28, 2022
Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)
Results by: Jerome Wilen of Wrestleview.com
We go live to the arena live in Uncasville, CT with Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross on commentary.
AEW World Title Eliminator Match: Jon Moxley vs. Matt Menard
Jon Moxley is introduced and comes through the fans go crazy. Moxley enters the ring and spits his gum out as Menard is already in the ring. The bell rings and here we go. Menard grabs the wrist, but Moxley blocks it and both men go to the floor. Moxley hits Menard with huge punches. Moxley digs his nails in the back of Menard. Menard tries to come back but Moxley stops him and tosses Menard in the ring. Moxley has Menard on the top rope and is bites Menard. Menard comes back and hits Moxley and takes him down. Menard tries to slam Menard as Moxley rolls to the outside. Angelo Parker clocks Moxley as the ref was distracted. Moxley is then tossed into the ring post.
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Back from the break Moxley has Menard on the top rope. Parker tries to distract Moxley. Menard is able to get Moxley in a boston crab. Moxley is able to get to the rope for the break and comes back with a cutter on Menard. Both men are back on their feet and Moxley hits a huge king kong lariat on Menard. Moxley has Menard on the top rope and brings him down on the mat with a huge slam. Moxley has Menard in an ankle lock. Menard hit Moxley with a heal kick to break the hold. Moxley takes down Menard, goes for the pin, but only gets a two. Moxley hits Parker with a cutter who enters the ring. Menard takes down Moxley and goes for a pin, but only gets a two count. Menard is stopping on Moxley’s chest. Moxley transitions Menard into a rear naked sleeper and Menard taps out.
WINNER BY SUBMISSION: JON MOXLEY
Post Match: Stokley Hathaway comes out and says the firm beat his butt on Dynamite. Stokely challenges Moxley to a match against Lee Moriarty who is out with Hathaway. They then play a video package with Moriarty. The crowd boos big. Moxley has a mic and says Moriarty is a talented guy and tells him that he is hanging around with the wrong crowd. Moxley accepts the challenge for Wednesday night at Dynamite in Baltimore.
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Back from the break we have a video package with Jade Cargill trash talking Nyla Rose.
Keith Lee vs. Serpentico
Serpentico goes after Lee. Lee catches him and drops him down for a power-bomb and covers him for the win.
WINNER BY PINFALL: KEITH LEE
Post Match: Tony Schiavone is in the ring with Lee. Before Lee can say anything The Acclaimed music hits. Anthony Bowens comes out and says there will be no rap tonight. Bowens says there has been no contact from Billy (Gunn). Schiavone says that Billy had to leave due to a family emergency. A video comes on the screen with Swerve who has Billy tied up in an undisclosed room. Swerve tells Billy that they are going to have a tag title match in New Jersey and Billy won’t be there. Swerve then pulls out pliers and Billy says don’t do it. Swerve then attacks Billy Gunn as he screams in pain. The video goes off. The Acclaimed rush out of the ring and Lee then looks in shock and leaves the ring.
Tay Melo (with Sammy Guevara) vs. Madison Rayne
Tay trash talks Madison. Both women lock up. Madison rolls up Tay and only gets a two count. Madison grabs Tay’s arm and Tay counters with a roll up and only gets a two count. Madison takes down Tay and covers her, but only gets a two count. Madison is on the top rope but Tay slaps her and then climbs the ropes and hits a back breaker off the the ropes.
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Back from the break Madison and Tay are on the top rope. Madison hits a huge cutter on Tay. Madison covers Tay but only gets a two as Madison had a delay in attempting the pin. Tay picks up Madison and Madison gets out and hits a sliding lariat on Tay. Tay comes back and hammers Madison in the corner. Tay hits a huge knee strike on Madison and then hits the Tay-K-O on Madison and gets the 1, 2, 3.
WINNER BY PINFALL: TAY MELO
Backstage with Lexi Nair interviewing Ethan Page who says they had a change of plans in attacking MJF. Page says The Firm made MJF the number 1 contender and because MJF changed his plan, The Firm changed their plans and did MJF a favor and that Jon Moxley won’t be 100 percent at Full Gear. Page says he entered the Full Fear World Title Eliminator Tournament and go on to win it and do something MJF won’t do and that is become the AEW World Champion.
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TNT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: WARDLOW (c) DEFENDS AGAINST MATT TAVEN
Mark Henry is with Matt Taven and Wardlow backstage to introduce the main event.
Matt Taven tells Wardlow the first night in ROH, he won the TV title. Wardlow then says to Taven he knows he is new and know who he is and says that he powerbombs people and will throw in an extra powerbomb to welcome The Kingdom to Wardlow’s world.
The Kingdom come out to boos and Wardlow comes out to a huge ovation.
Taven walks up to Wardlow and gets in his face. Wardlow shoves Taven. After both men move around in the ring, Taven dropkicks Wardlow. Wardlow comes back and tosses Taven to the outside. Taven is truing to get up, but Wardlow goes to the outside and picks up Taven and slams him into the ring post. Wardlow then picks up Taven and tosses him into the guardrail. Mike Bennett and Maria Kanelis distract Wardlow on the outside and Taven who is back in the ring does a huge dive on Wardlow on the outside. Wardlow gets tossed back into the ring as Taven works the knee.
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Back from the break, Taven is still working on Wardlow and hits him in the face with a running knee and goes for the pin, but only gets a two count. Taven goes to the top and comes down, but Wardlow catches him with and drops him with an F-10. Taven tries to come back and Wardlow spikes Taven and picks up Taven for a powerbomb and Maria hops on the apron. Wardlow picks up Taven and drops him down with a huge powerbomb. Wardlow picks up Taven and drops him again and then Bennett gets on the apron and steps down. Wardlow drops Taven again and gets the pin. Bennett hits Wardlow with a chop block from behind. Samoa Joes music hits and Joe comes down to the ring to make the save. Powerhouse Hobbs music then hits as Hobbs comes down to the ring. From behind The Embassy comes from behind and attack Joe and Wardlow. Hobbs is in the ring and goes after Wardlow. The Embassy takes out Joe and Wardlow as the officials attempt to enter the ring and as the heels stand tall, the show goes off the air.
Jerome’s thoughts: This Rampage was not a bad show. The first half had a big like feel to it and the crowd was fairly hot most of the night. Taven did look good despite the loss. However, I think its too soon for Taven to lose, but its Wardlow afterall. Not the best of booking on Tony Khan’s part in my opinion. Next week Rampage will be live for a third week in a row from the Jim Whalen Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey and will feature Mike Tyson.
The opener with Jon Moxley was hot. The Jon Moxley character really does nothing for me, however, keeping him on another five years as an in-ring performer and mentor and coach is a good move. The company needs it right now.
Tonights show was not a sellout, but it looked like a fairly large crowd was on hand.