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AEW Rampage spoilers from Nashville

Posted on by F4W Staff

The following are spoilers for the Friday, July 26 AEW Rampage.

Friday’s episode was taped Wednesday night, July 24 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Bridgestone Arena.

The card included a Royal Rampage battle royale, with the winner earning an AEW World Championship match at Dynamite Grand Slam in September.

Spoilers are courtesy of PWInsider.

A spoiler-free lineup for Friday’s show is here.

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Spoilers for the Friday, July 26 AEW Rampage —

  • Darby Allin won the Royal Rampage battle royale — Claudio Castagnoli was the final elimination. Also in the match: Orange Cassidy, Brody King, Komander, Brian Cage, Tomohiro Ishii, The Butcher, Roderick Strong, “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard, Brandon Cutler, Kyle O’Reilly, Jeff Jarrett, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, Jay Lethal, Kip Sabian, Lio Rush. Hangman Page attacked Jarrett leading to Jarrett’s elimination.
  • Kris Statlander defeated Leila Grey
  • Lance Archer defeated an enhancement talent
  • Rush & Kyle Fletcher defeated Private Party, The Outrunners, and The Righteous

Full lineup for Friday’s AEW Rampage

Posted on by Ethan Renner

AEW taped the Friday, July 27 Rampage episode on Wednesday night in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena.

Already announced for the show is a Royal Rampage battle royale, with the winner set to receive an AEW World title shot at Dynamite Grand Slam in September. Nick Wayne and Kip Sabian declared for the bout during Wednesday’s Dynamite.

Also set for Friday’s show is a four-way tag team match, with Private Party vs. The Outrunners vs. The Righteous vs. Kyle Fletcher & Rush.

In a women’s division contest, Kris Statlander will take on Leila Grey.

Lance Archer is also set for action on the show against an enhancement talent.

Spoilers from the Rampage taping are available here.

The lineup for the Friday, July 26 AEW Rampage:

  • Royal Rampage battle royale for an AEW World title shot at Dynamite Grand Slam
  • Private Party vs. The Outrunners vs. The Righteous vs. Kyle Fletcher & Rush
  • Kris Statlander vs. Leila Grey
  • Lance Archer in action

AEW announces return of Royal Rampage battle royal

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The Royal Rampage returns this Friday.

Tony Khan announced on X that the battle royal will take place on Friday’s Rampage. The winner of the match will receive an AEW World Championship match at Grand Slam, which takes place on September 25 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.

“This week means opportunity, excitement, emotion, + TOMORROW #AEWBloodAndGuts on Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite on TBS hours from now! Then join us on TNT, THIS FRIDAY #AEWRampage for the ROYAL RAMPAGE, winner gets a World Title shot in at Grand Slam!,” he wrote.

The previous Royal Rampage took place last July. Darby Allin won the match, earning a TNT title shot for All Out by last eliminating Swerve Strickland. He was ultimately unsuccessful in September, as Luchasaurus (Killswitch) retained the title. 

Royal Rampage will take place after Wednesday’s edition of AEW Dynamite, which will feature the annual Blood & Guts match. This year’s bout will have The Young Bucks, Kazuchika Okada, and Hangman Page take on Swerve Strickland, The Acclaimed, Darby Allin, and Mark Briscoe.

AEW Rampage ratings down, lowest viewership in six weeks

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

The Friday, July 19 episode of AEW Rampage averaged 284,000 viewers on TNT, down 16.2 percent from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience total the show has done since June 7.

In the 18-49 demo, Rampage drew a 0.10 rating. That’s down 16.7 percent from last week. It ties the fourth-highest rating the show has done since May 18.

Rampage had no major sports competition on the night. This coming week, the show is set to go head-to-head with ROH’s Death Before Dishonor PPV on the Honor Club streaming service.

As compared to the same week in 2023, Rampage’s overall viewership was down 31.6 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 9.1 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Rampage, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 7.8 percent in total viewership and down 9.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Rampage live results: The Conglomeration vs. Undisputed Kingdom

Posted on by Matt Boone

The AEW Trios division will continue to heat up on tonight’s AEW Rampage between some rivals with serious grudges.

The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly) will team up to battle The Undisputed Kingdom’s Roderick Strong, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett. Cassidy and O’Reilly have had their issues with all the Kingdom members with Ishii recently entering the fray to lend the babyfaces a hand.

Another NJPW star — Minoru Suzuki — will return to the rings of AEW against The Butcher. Suzuki will challenge Chris Jericho for the FTW title this Wednesday.

Jericho will be on the show teaming up with Big Bill against The Outrunners.

Two longtime AEW teams will clash once again as the Lucha Bros will battle Private Party. This will be their first match against each other since July 2022.

Former TBS Champion Kris Statlander will be in action for the first time since attacking Willow Nightingale during her Owen Hart tournament final match.

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The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly) defeated The Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)

Orange Cassidy makes his way out with Tomohiro Ishii and Kyle O’Reilly. The Conglomeration trio settle inside the squared circle, where their opponents, The Undisputed Kingdom trio of Roderick Strong, Matt Taven and Mike Bennett are waiting for them.

Strong and O’Reilly kick things off for their respective teams in this trios opener. The two lock up and jockey for position. O’Reilly goes behind Strong and takes his back standing. Strong ends up on the mat on his back. O’Reilly looks for a submission but Strong defends and gets back up.

Cassidy and Taven tag in for their respective teams and the pace quickly picks up. Cassidy comes off the ropes with a ton of speed and runs over Taven before tagging in Ishii. The fans in the building chant the name of the Japanese legend as he goes to work on all three members of The Undisputed Kingdom.

Bennett and Taven attack Ishii from behind. They look for a double suplex, but Ishii defends it. O’Reilly and Cassidy join him in the ring and the three hit a suplex on Bennett and Taven at the same time. Ishii and Bennett are alone in the ring when the smoke clears.

Ishii goes to work on Bennett, bringing him into the corner of his team. O’Reilly and Cassidy come back in and the two hit some multi-person spots with Ishii for a big crowd reaction. The show then heads into a mid-match commercial break as the trios opener continues.

When the show returns from the break, Taven, Bennett and Strong hit multi-person spots on Ishii to shift the offensive momentum in their favor. Strong is left as the legal man with Ishii. He blasts him with loud chops in the corner that get funny reactions from the Japanese legend.

Fans try and rally behind Ishii, but to no avail, as The Undisputed Kingdom members utilize frequent tags and cut the ring in half, keeping him on their side of things. Ishii hits a German suplex on Taven, which buys him enough time to tag in O’Reilly.

O’Reilly goes to work on Taven as Cassidy hits a dive onto the other members of The Undisputed Kingdom on the floor. Cassidy hits a top-rope splash and pops up for a quick tope suicida to the floor. Ishii tags in and hits Chasing the Dragon for a two-count, after Bennett broke it up.

Cassidy hits Stun-Dog Millionaire on Bennett. Ishii follows up with a lariat. Taven hits a big splash off the top-rope for a super-close two-count on Ishii. Ishii and Strong trade shots back-and-forth. Ishii gets the better of things and stumbles back to tag in Cassidy.

We see Cassidy go for a dive through the ropes to the floor, but he is met by Bennett and Strong, who both slam him back-first into the ringside barricade. As The Undisputed Kingdom trio settle back into the offensive lead, the show heads into another mid-match commercial break.

After the show returns from the break, we see Ishii connect with a top-rope superplex on Taven. O’Reilly trades shots in the center of the ring. Cassidy hits a sunset flip off the top-rope but the pin attempt is broken up.

Cassidy hits a DDT counter off the ropes to Bennett. O’Reilly and Cassidy hit the high-low sweep and then Ishii and Strong each take the other out with a double clothesline. Taven goes for a roundhouse kick but spins right into an Orange Punch from Cassidy for the pinfall. Good opener to kick things off on this week’s show.

Once the match wraps up, Don Callis comes out and stands behind Cassidy in the ring. Cassidy turns and notices him and gets angry. He takes his arm pad off as he backs him into the ropes, but before anything can happen, Kyle Fletcher from The Don Callis Family attacks from behind.

ROH World Champion Mark Briscoe runs out to make the save, but ends up getting laid out by Roderick Strong. Strong takes Briscoe’s ROH World Championship and holds it high in the air as he poses over him with The Undisputed Kingdom as the commentators promote their title tilt coming up at ROH Death Before Dishonor 2024.

Saraya & Harley Cameron Backstage Interview

Backstage, Saraya and Harley Cameron are interviewed. Saraya talks about how they are trying to keep her off of the show at AEW ALL IN at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, August 25.

Harley says that would be like having Beverly Hills Cop without the Beverly Hills Cop. Great analogy, Harley. Saraya insists she will be on the show.

The Learning Tree (Chris Jericho & Big Bill) defeated The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd)

We hear a super enthusiastic “Hi guys!” from the longest “For The World” champion in the history of planet Earth. On that note, The Learning Tree duo of Chris Jericho and “The Redwood” Big Bill make their way down to the ring for advertised tag-team action.

Already in the ring are their opponents, The Outrunners team of Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd. Bill kicks things off for his team while Jericho hangs on the apron with his FTW title still around his waist. He pulls out a cell phone.

Jericho begins texting someone multiple times as Bill easily handles both members of The Outrunners by himself. Bill stomps away at one of The Outrunners in the corner while frantically laughing like a psycho. Truth tags in and lands a shot on Bill, which changes his happy-go-lucky persona quick, fast, and in-a-hurry.

“The Redwood” gets serious now as he charges from one corner of the ring to the other, splashing Magnum and Floyd. After Bill finishes things off with his chokeslam finisher, Jericho finally asks for the tag and comes in with his FTW title still around his waist for a foot-on-the-chest arrogant pin.

Minoru Suzuki defeated The Butcher

As Jericho sends a text boasting about teaching people something tonight, he and Bill and Bryan Keith head to the back, but are stopped when Minoru Suzuki makes his way out for the next match of the evening.

The Japanese legend settles inside the squared circle after intimidating Jericho briefly on the entrance ramp. The commentators promote Suzuki vs. Jericho for the FTW title for next week’s episode of AEW Dynamite. The show heads into another commercial break.

When the show returns, The Butcher is in the middle of finishing up his ring entrance. The bell sounds to get this one started. The Butcher and Suzuki stand in the middle of the ring and Butcher tells him he wants to trade shots to start things off.

They do and Butcher gets a little over confident. This leads in Suzuki going to work on him with flurries. Moments later, Butcher tries chopping Suzuki a few times, with one eliciting an audible laugh from Suzuki that pops the crowd.

Butcher says he’s going to break Suzuki’s back. He hits a big suplex and floats over for a pin attempt. After he kicks out, Suzuki chokes out Butcher and dumps him on his dome for the victory.

Mark Briscoe Reacts To Roderick Strong’s Attack

Backstage, the four members of The Conglomeration are standing by for a promo segment. As usual, ROH World Champion Mark Briscoe does the talking. He says today’s word of the day is “Miscombobulation.” O’Reilly asks for the country of origin, and Briscoe says America.

When asked to use it in a sentence, Briscoe says, “In the midst of my miscombobulation, Roderick Strong cracked me in the face with a knee and stood over me holding my ROH World title high in the air.” He tells him next week at ROH Death Before Dishonor, he’ll have something for him.

But before that, on AEW Collision tomorrow night, Roderick Strong will go one-on-one against Tomohiro Ishii. He vows that Ishii will show them how they do in The Conglomeration and then barks like a madman into the camera to wrap things up.

Kris Statlander (w/ Stokely Hathaway) defeated Syndi Winnell

Back inside the arena, the theme for Kris Statlander hits and out she comes accompanied by Stokely Hathaway for the next match of the evening. Already in the ring is her opponent, Syndi Winnell.

The bell gets things started and an overconfident Statlander is caught off guard by a ferocious onslaught and wild flurry of strikes from Winnell. This backs Statlander in the corner and Winnell unloads on her.

Schiavone jokes with Excalibur on commentary about how they are fortunate that Don Callis and Stokely Hathaway both came out tonight and they didn’t have to deal with either of them joining them at the desk.

Back inside the ring, Statlander takes over with ease and within seconds, hits her Stater-day Night Fever finisher for the pin fall victory. This is her 85th victory, according to Schiavone on commentary.

Stokely hits the ring to push the referee aside so he can raise Statlander’s hand. Statlander drops down and does push-ups while Stokely puts his foot on her back.

The Lucha Bros (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix w/ Alex Abrahantes) defeated Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen)

It’s main event time!

After the women’s singles match wrapped up, the show went into another quick commercial break. Upon returning, the catchy theme song for The Lucha Bros hits and out comes the duo of Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix, accompanied by Alex Abrahantes.

The popular masked duo settle inside the squared circle to a big pop and then their music dies down. The red velvet rope is set up at the top of the entrance ramp and out comes their opponents for tonight’s main event, the Private Party team of Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy.

Fenix and Kassidy kick things off for their respective teams. Fenix establishes the initial offensive lead, but Kassidy hits Rob Van Dam’s old step-through roundhouse kick to shift the momentum into the favor of Private Party.

Quen tags in and takes over. He goes to bring Penta, now the legal man for The Lucha Bros, into the ring the hard way, but Penta blasts him with a kick that knocks him silly. Penta enters the ring and nearly beheads him with a follow-up kick that sends him to the floor.

Penta fires up for a dive to the floor, but comes off the ropes into a cross-body splash from Kassidy. Fenix hits a missile dropkick off the top-rope immediately after that. As Penta and Quen are nose-to-nose in the middle of the ring, the show heads into a mid-match commercial break.

When the show returns, The Lucha Bros go on an offensive rampage (pun intended), hitting many of their trademark high spots. Fenix walks the tight rope top-rope for a big punt kick, which sends Quen into Penta for a big sling blade.

They go for a double-team spot off the ropes in the corner, but it gets broken up. Prrivate Party hit an insane double-team spot that pops the crowd and shifts the offensive momentum back in their favor. Fenix sends Quen into the mat with authority for a two-count.

Penta and Fenix sandwich him in between a pair of stereo super kicks. They follow-up with the fear factor double stomp double-team finisher for the pinfall victory. Good main event.

After it wraps up,The Lucha Bros celebrate as Excalibur does a speed-read through the updated lineup for tomorrow night’s AEW Collision. That’s how this week’s show goes off the air. Thanks for joining us and don’t forget to follow me on Twitter/X.

AEW Rampage & Ring of Honor TV spoilers from North Little Rock

Posted on by F4W Staff

The following are spoilers for the Friday, July 19 AEW Rampage and future Ring of Honor TV matches taped Wednesday night in North Little Rock, Arkansas at Simmons Bank Arena.

Spoilers are courtesy of PWInsider.

Friday’s Rampage episode will feature three tag team matches, a Minoru Suzuki singles match, plus Kris Statlander in action.

Three matches, plus a promo segment were taped for ROH TV.

A spoiler-free Rampage lineup is available here.

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Ring of Honor TV spoilers —

  • Athena & Billie Starkz promo
  • Cage of Agony (Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) defeated Cappuccino Jones, Harlon Hutchinson & Austin Valtino
  • Red Velvet defeated Maya World
  • Queen Aminata defeated McKenzie Morgan

AEW Rampage spoilers for the Friday, July 19 episode —

  • Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix defeated Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen
  • Orange Cassidy & Kyle O’Reilly defeated Mike Bennett & Matt Taven
  • Chris Jericho & Big Bill defeated Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum
  • Kris Statlander defeated Sydni Winnell
  • Minoru Suzuki defeated The Butcher

Lucha Bros vs. Private Party part of five-match AEW Rampage lineup

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Five matches are set for the Friday, July 19 AEW Rampage episode taped Wednesday night.

In tag team action, Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix of The Lucha Bros will face Private Party’s Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen.

Prior to challenging Chris Jericho for the FTW title on next week’s AEW Dynamite Blood & Guts, Minoru Suzuki will face The Butcher on Friday’s episode.

Orange Cassidy & Kyle O’Reilly will team up against The Undisputed Kingdom’s Mike Bennett & Matt Taven in another tag team contest.

Jericho & Big Bill will take on Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum of The Outrunners in yet another tag team bout.

Kris Statlander will be in action against Sydni Winnell in a women’s division contest.

The lineup for the Friday, July 19 AEW Rampage:

  • The Lucha Bros (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fenix) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen)
  • Minoru Suzuki vs. The Butcher
  • Orange Cassidy & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Mike Bennett & Matt Taven
  • Chris Jericho & Big Bill vs. The Outrunners (Turbo Floyd & Truth Magnum)
  • Kris Statlander vs. Sydni Winnell

AEW Rampage ratings up, best viewership since May

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

The Friday, June 12 episode of AEW Rampage averaged 339,000 viewers on TNT, up 9.7 percent from the previous week. It’s the best audience total the show has done since May 18.

Rampage finished seventh on the prime time cable charts with a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 20 percent from last week and ties the highest rating the show has done in that category since the May 18 episode.

There was no major sports competition on the night as an NBA Summer League game topped the cable charts with a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demo. The game averaged 514,000 viewers.

As compared to the same week in 2023, Rampage’s overall viewership was up 9.4 percent while its 18-49 rating was up 20 percent. It’s the first time the show has had a year-over-year increase in both categories since May 18.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Rampage, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 6.9 percent in overall viewers and up 9.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Rampage live results: Kings of the Black Throne vs. Premier Athletes

Posted on by Joseph Collins

House of Black’s Kings of the Black Throne will be in tag team action as part of tonight’s five-match AEW Rampage lineup.

Malakai Black & Brody King of House of Black will team against Tony Nese & Ari Daivari of Premier Athetes on tonight’s episode.

In a “high-flying four-way,” Rey Fenix, Angelico, Komander & AR Fox will square off.

Top Flight’s Darius Martin & Dante Martin will team with frequent collaborator Action Andretti in a six-man tag team bout against the Shane Taylor Promotions trio of Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty & Anthony Ogogo.

Thunder Rosa will go one-on-one with Rachael Ellering on the program.

Roderick Strong will also be in action on the show. Strong is also set for Saturday’s Collision where he takes on Dalton Castle in a number one contender’s match for a shot at the ROH World Championship.

Spoilers for tonight’s taped episode of Rampage are available here.

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Taped in Southaven, Mississippi. 

Tony Schiavone & Matt Menard were on commentary. 

Kings of the Black Throne (Malakai Black & Brody King) defeated Tony Nese & Ari Daivari (w/ Mark Sterling & Josh Woods) (9:57) 

Nese took an impressively high backdrop from Brody King early on as the Kings just destoryed Nese and Daivari. Woods pulled the top rope down on King while he was running the ropes, causing him to tumble to the floor. Nese the followed him outside with a tope con hilo, and all three members of the Premiere Athletes jumped King on the floor.  So that’s how they managed to make this match which should have been a complete squash somewhat competitive going into the break. 

After the split-screen break, King dropped Nese with a Boss Man Slam and got the tag to Balack. Black took out Daivari with a step up rana, then hit Nese with a running knee. Black caught Daivari with a moonsault for a near fall. Black caught Nese with a black elbow and Daivari with a spinning kick. King fought with Woods on the floor, which allowed Daivari to break a clipboard over Black’s head. Nese hit a 450 splash on Black for a near fall. 

On the floor, King set up Daivari food a crossbody against the ring apron. Sterling got in the way, so King splashed into Sterling and Daivari. Back in the ring, Black dropped Nese with a  brainbuster, and while King choked out Daivari on the ring apron, Black hit the spin kick on Nese to get the pinfall.

Roderick Strong (w/ Mike Bennett and Matt Taven) defeated Ben Bishop (1:10)

Bishop is huge. He tossed around the much smaller Strong in the beginning, but Strong chopped him down to size by attacking his knees. Strong gave Bishop the Angle Slam, then hit him with a running knee to get the pinfall. 

Tomorrow night, Strong will take on Dalton Castle, and the winner of that match is the #1 Contender for the ROH World Title at Death Before Dishonor. 

– A Deonna Purrazzo vignette aired where she drank wine and talked trash.

Rey Fenix defeated AR Fox, Angelico and Komander (9:29 aired) 

First pinfall wins. 

AR Fox got some shine early, hitting a moonsault on the floor and then rolling into the ring to deliver a brainbuster. Fenix hit Komander with a killer ropewalk punt kick just before the commercial. 

After the break, Angelico tried a leg grapevine submission on Fox, but Komader broke that up with a shooting star press. Komader hit Fox with a DDT for a near fall. Komader caught Fenix with a crucifix bomb for a near fall. Fenix hit a springboard spin kick on Komader in the corner. Komader, Fenix and Fox all battled in the turnbuckle. Fox got knocked to the mat. Angelico tried to suplex Komader to the floor, but Fenix kicked him off. Fenix pushed Komader into a moonsault on Angelico, and Fneix came off the top with a frog splash on Fox. Fenix tied up Fox’s arms and got a submission. 

– From Dynamite, Chris Jericho broke the walls down with Samoa Joe on a forklift. After the match, Renee Paquette interviewed Jericho, who was unapologetic. Jericho suggests ginger and black pepper for all of Joe’s inflamed muscles, and promised an edition of TV Time on Dynamite next week. Big Bill promised they will “maximize their minutes.” 

Thunder Rosa defeated Rachael Ellering (3:28) 

Ellering hit a rolling forearm and senton for a near fall. Rosa came back with a dropkick in the corner and a diving dropkick against the ropes. Rosa tried for her finisher, but Ellering backdropped out of it. Rosa tied up Ellering with a cobra clutch/camel clutch to get a submission. 

After the match, Purrazzo attacked both Rosa and Ellering, and put Rosa down with a pump kick. 

Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty & Anthony Ogogo defeated Top Flight & Action Andretti (11:28)

According to his on-screen graphic, Ogogo has an “AEW High 23 straight wins” which surprised me because I could have sworn he hasn’t wrestled since Cody beat him in 2021. 

Andretti stunned Taylor with a Pele kick, then took him over the top rope and too the floor with a hurricanrana.

After the split-screen break, Darius Martin took out Taylor with a top rope bulldog. Darius got the tag and hit Moriarty with a flatliner for a near fall. Andretti got the tag and dopkicked Moriarty into a german suplex from Darius. Taylor floored Darius with a lariat, but Dante flew in with a knee strike on Taylor. Moriarty dropped Darius Martin with a flatliner. Andretti hit Taylor with an enziguri meant for Moriarty. Andretti hit Ogogo on the floor with a plancha, then came back in the ring with a springboard clothesline for Moriarty. Andretti escaped a powerbomb and hit Taylor with a dropkick. Taylor came back with an uranage. Taylor then floored Andretti with a forearm and got the pinfall.

AEW Rampage ratings up slightly for holiday weekend episode

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

The Friday, July 5 edition of AEW Rampage averaged 309,000 viewers on TNT, up two percent from the previous week. It’s the third-largest audience total the show has done since May 18.

Rampage finished fifth on the primetime cable charts with a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 11.1 percent from last week and is the third-highest rating the show has done in that category since the May 18 episode.

The biggest sports competition for Rampage was a Copa America game on FS1 that topped the cable charts with 1.4 million viewers and a 0.50 rating in 18-49. The soccer game drew another 340,000 viewers and 0.10 demo rating on Spanish-language station TUDN.

As compared to the same week in 2023, Rampage’s overall viewership was down 16 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 16.7 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for Rampage, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 2.1 percent in overall viewers and down 9.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

Five matches set for next AEW Rampage

Posted on by Josh Nason

Image: AEW

The following does not contain spoilers.

Five matches are set for this AEW Rampage including a four-way showcase match featuring several of the company’s top high-flyers.

Former AEW International Champion Rey Fenix will take on Komander, AR Fox and Angelico in the aforementioned four-way.

Kings of the Black Throne (Malakai Black & Brody King) will take on The Premier Athletes (Tony Nese & Ari Daivari) as the former continue to forge their path without the storyline-injured Buddy Matthews.

Former AEW Women’s Champion Thunder Rosa will take on Rachael Ellering, making her first AEW appearance since July 2020.

Former AEW International Champion Roderick Strong will return to singles action against indie wrestler Ben Bishop. Bishop wrestled once for AEW back in February 2022.

In a match announced during Saturday’s Collision, Top Flight & Action Andretti will take on Shane Taylor Promotions in trios action.

Here’s the full lineup, taped Saturday in Southaven, MI:

  • Kings of the Black Throne (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Premier Athletes (Tony Nese & Ari Daivari)
  • Thunder Rosa vs. Rachael Ellering
  • Roderick Strong vs. Ben Bishop
  • Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Lee Moriarty & Anthony Ogogo) vs. Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) & Action Andretti

Updated cards for AEW Dynamite, next week’s Collision & Rampage

Posted on by Josh Nason

AEW made some updates to this Wednesday’s Dynamite from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in addition to the first announced match for next Saturday’s Collision as well as this Friday’s edition of Rampage.

Dynamite

AEW International Champion Will Ospreay will be on hand to share some thoughts after last week’s win over Daniel Garcia that was followed by a vicious attack on Garcia by MJF that Ospreay attempted to stop.

In what is being billed as a global glory four-way, it will be Claudio Castagnoli vs. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kyle Fletcher vs. PAC.

Here’s the updated lineup for Calgary:

  • AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland returns
  • Women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament final: Mariah May vs. Willow Nightingale
  • Men’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament final: Bryan Danielson vs. Jay White or Hangman Page
  • Samoa Joe vs. Chris Jericho Stampede street fight
  • Will Ospreay promo
  • Claudio Castagnoli vs. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kyle Fletcher vs. PAC

Collision

The first match was announced for next Saturday’s Collision as Konosuke Takeshita will take on “the new Dynamite Kid” in Tommy Billington. The original Dynamite Kid’s nephew made his promotional debut in May against Dax Harwood when the company took Collision to Vancouver.

Collision will be taped after Dynamite in Calgary this Wednesday.

Rampage

This Friday’s Rampage is being taped in Southaven, MI, following Saturday’s Collision with one match announced: a trios bout between Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) and Action Andretti vs. Shane Taylor Promotions (Taylor, Lee Moriarty & Anthony Ogogo). All six men got into it in a backstage promo on Collision.

Rush joins Don Callis Family on AEW Rampage

Posted on by Josh Nason

After a few weeks of flirtation, Rush is now a member of the Don Callis Family.

On Friday’s AEW Rampage, Rush defeated Komander in the show opener while Callis was on commentary at ringside. Afterward, Rush dropped his prone opponent at Callis’ feet just as two of Callis’ other charges — Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher — came out for their tag team match.

Later, Callis gleefully revealed some footage from earlier this week where he and Rush made their deal with Callis using his past working with the likes of Kenny Omega, Will Ospreay and Chris Jericho as part of his rationale for joining:

Rush now joins Takeshita, Fletcher and Trent Beretta in the growing faction who lost Ospreay this past Wednesday when he requested his departure from the group which Callis accepted.

Since returning from an extended leave, Rush is 5-1 in AEW with his sole loss coming to MJF.

AEW Rampage Beach Break live results: Mariah May vs. Hikaru Shida

Posted on by Joseph Collins

Tonight’s AEW Rampage Beach Break features a semifinals matchup in the Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament.

Mariah May will face Hikaru Shida in the Owen semifinals matchup on tonight’s episode. The winner will advance to the tournament finals set for the July 10 AEW Dynamite against Willow Nightingale. Nightingale won the 2023 Owen.

The eventual tournament winner will challenge Toni Storm for the Women’s World Championship at All In at London’s Wembley Stadium on Sunday, August 25.

Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher of The Don Callis Family will be in tag team action on tonight’s episode against Private Party’s Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen.

Kyle O’Reilly will have a singles match against enhancement talent GPA on the show.

Rush will also go one-on-one with Komander on tonight’s episode.

AEW Rampage Beach Break was taped Wednesday night, July 3 in Chicago at the Wintrust Arena. Spoilers from the show are available here.

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Taped in Chicago, Illinois. 

Excalibur, Tony Schiavone & Don Callis were on commentary, at least for the opener. 

Rush defeated Komander (w/ Alex Abrahantes) (12:09)

This was every Rush match in AEW where he just beats up his opponent around ringside and treats him like a total jobber.

Rush violently yanked Komader off the ring apron and to the floor, then tossed him all about the ring barricades. Referee Aubrey Edwards kept Rush from using a steel chair, but while she got the chair out of the ring, Rush choked Koamder with the camera cable. 

Back in the ring, Rush hit a powerslam and a running double stomp. Rush kicked an imaginary field goal. Komader hit a spinning DDT. Rush went to the floor. Komader jumped off the apron with a rana, but Rush caught Komader and swung him into the ring barricade, getting a seal of approval from Don Callis. 

Rush did the spot where he went for the diving dropkick in the corner, but stopped and hit the guy with a kick instead. But they guy isn’t moving out of the corner or anything, so why doesn’t Rush just finish the guy? Anyway, Rush hung up Komader on the top rope and went for the diving dropkick again, but Komader pulled himself up and Rush missed. Komader hit a torino in the ring and a tope suicida out of the ring. Koamder followed up with an Asai moonsault. 

Back in the ring, Komader hit a shooting star press for a near fall. and a crucifix bomb for another near fall. Rush came back with a German suplex and a headbutt. Rush hit a superplex for two. The fight went to the apron, and Rush belly to belly suplexed Komader to the floor. Back in the ring, Rush hit the diving dropkick in the corner for the pinfall. 

After the match, Rush dumped Komander at Don Callis’s feet. “Can we get a coroner for Komader? It doesn’t look good.”

– Renee Paquette interviewed the Undisputed Era about the Conglomeration. Roderick Strong wants revenge for Ishii taking the ROH TV title from him 3059 days ago. 

Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher defeated Private Party (9:10) 

Fletcher & Takeshita jumped Private Party when they got to the ring. Private Party went for a double-team suplex on Takeshita, but Takeshita reversed it and suplexed both his opponents. Fletcher than stacked both members of Private Party on top of each other, and Takeshita came off the middle rope with a senton bomb. 

After the commercial, Zay hit Fletcher with a top ropes crossbody and a hurricanrana. Zay knocked Takshita out of the ring with a dropkick, then took both his opponents out on the floor with a tornio. Zay grabbed a shark fin hat from someone in the crowd, and came off the top with a senton. 

Stereo brainbusters got The Callis Family team a near fall. Private Party countered a top rope powerbomb attempt into the Gin and Juice on Takeshita, then took out Fletcher with the Silly String. Takeshita came back and mowed down both members of Private Party with clotheslines. Zay got hit with a blue thunder bomb from Takeshita, and Fletcher finished off Quen with a face-first piledriver. 

The first two matches were overly long squashes that really drug down the show.

– Don Callis conducted business earlier this week and signed Rush. Wouldn’t it have made sense to show this before Rush’s match tonight? 

– A video package ran down Daniel Garcia’s match with Will Ospreay and a MJF’s heel turn. 

– Roderick Strong has replaced Don Callis on commentary. 

Kyle O’Reilly defeated GPA (1:34)

O’Reilly won after a suplex into a juji gatame. After the match, the Undisputed Era tried to celebrate with O’Reilly, who walked off. 

– Samoa Joe challenged Chris Jericho for next week in Calgary. Joe promised a massacre. Later in the show, Chris Jericho v. Samoa Joe in a Calgary Street Fight was announced for Dynamite.

– “Timeless” Toni Storm narrated a hype video for her match with Trish Adora tomorrow night on Collision. 

Mariah May (w/ Luther & Toni Storm) defeated Hikaru Shida in a Owen Hart Foundation Women Tournament Semi-Final Match (11:35)

May went for a sunset flip powerbomb off the apron and onto the floor, but Shida countered with a rana. Shida and Storm got into each others faces on the floor. May and Shida fought on the floor during the split-screen commercial break. Then it was all Shida once they got back in the ring. 

After the long break finally ended, May took control with clotheslines and a running knee. May came off the top rope with a dropkick for a near fall. Shida hit an enziguri, then sent May headfirst into the turnbuckle. Shida hit a superplex for a near fall. 

Shida drove May down to her knees with right hands. May came back with a spinning slide slam. May went for a hip attack, but Shida caught her and suplxed her. May responded with a suplex of her own. Shida went for the Falcon Arrow, but only got one. May followed up on a back suplex with a hip attack. May went for the Storm Zero, which lead to a series of cradle reversals. Toni Storm distracted Shida, who walked into a headbutt from May, but Shida came back with a knee. Shida went for the katana kick, but May countered that with a cradle and got the pinfall. 

The finals will now be Willow Nightingale v. Mariah May for the title shot at All In.

For Collision Saturday: 

  • Riho v. Lady Frost
  • The Conglomeration v. The Iron Savages 
  • We’ll hear from Jack Perry, MJF, Christian Cage (separately).
  • Adam Page v. Jay White in the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Semi Final match.

AEW Rampage Beach Break spoilers from Chicago

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The following are spoilers for the Friday, July 5 AEW Rampage Beach Break episode.

Friday’s show was taped Wednesday night, July 3 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

Spoilers from the show are courtesy of Cagematch.

A spoiler-free lineup for Friday’s episode is available here.

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AEW Rampage Beach Break spoilers for Friday, July 5 —

  • Rush defeated Komander. This was Rush’s first match since losing to MJF on the June 19 Dynamite episode and brings his 2024 AEW record to 5-1.
  • The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher) defeated Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen)
  • Kyle O’Reilly defeated GPA
  • Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament semifinals: Mariah May defeated Hikaru Shida. May advances to the finals of the Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament set for the Wednesday, July 10 AEW Dynamite where she will face 2023 Owen winner Willow Nightingale. The tournament winner will face Toni Storm for the AEW Women’s World Championship at All In.