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AEW Rampage live results: Rey Fenix vs. Komander

Posted on by Joseph Collins

Friday’s edition of AEW Rampage has several featured matches including a first time ever clash between lucha stars and a heated women’s tag team main event.

In the show’s opener, Rey Fenix will take on Komander. While they have shared the ring before, it’s the first ever singles meeting between the two high flyers.

AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida will team with Skye Blue to take on The Outcasts’ Toni Storm & Ruby Soho ahead of the four-way title match at All In that features both Shida and Storm.

One of the other participants — Britt Baker — will be on hand to share some thoughts about the All In match.

Ahead of their anticipated title defense against MJF & Adam Cole at All In, ROH Tag Team Champions Aussie Open will defend the titles against Ethan Page & Brother Zay.

After coming out to defend Chris Jericho on Wednesday’s Dynamite, Sammy Guevara will take on Jon Cruz.

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Taped in Nashville, TN.

Excalibur & Tony Schiavone were on commentary. 

Rey Fenix (w/ Alex Abrahantes) defeated Komander (12:57)

This is the first time meeting between these two high flying luchadors. 

Both men did some matwork and exchanged cradles for pinfall attempts to start. Komander got a very close nearfall with his version of the seatbelt. Fenix sent Komander over the top with a hip toss. Komander caught Fenix with a tope on the floor, but Fenix came back with a double stomp off the top to get a near fall. 

Fenix worked over Komander for most of the split-screen break. After the break, Komander fought out of a suplex attempt and chopped Fenix down. Komander took Fenix down with a tijeras, then Fenix caught him with a superkick. Fenix went for a tiger driver, but Komander countered with a rana and he drove Fenix down into the mat headfirst for a near fall. Fenix followed up with a lung blower for another near fall.

Komander got a little too cute for his own good and Fenix caught him with a rolling cutter for a near fall. Jon Moxley and Claudio Castignoli were shown watching the match backstage. Well, we think that’s what they were watching because they were standing like normal people in front of the TV, not beside it. 

Fenix had Komander up in a fireman’s carry, but Fenix spiked him down with a crucifix driver for a near fall. Fenix came back with a hook kick and both guys were down and the crowd is really getting into things now.

Both men exchanged elbows and forearms as the worked their way back to their feet. Fenix climb to the top, but Komander shoved him to the mat, then came off the top with a springboard destroyer. Komander hit a ropewalk shooting star press for a near fall. Komander went for a 450 splash that missed. Fenix the hit the fire thunder driver and nearly got the pinfall in a fantastic near fall. The crowd and commentarts were shaken. Fenix finished Komander with a spinning muscle buster into a cradle and got the pinfall.

“The winner of this incredible battle, Ray Fenix.” No kidding Justin Roberts.

– Dr. Britt Baker bragged to Renee Paquette about all her accolades. Baker was at the first All In, was the first woman signed to AEW, and will win the AEW Women’s World Championship again at all in. 

– Clips of QT Marshall winning matches and championships in AAA were shown. Johnny TV was then shown driving with his tiny dog, which has to be a moving violation. 

Aussie Open vs. Ethan Page defeated Brother Zay to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship (8:15 aired) 

If Page and Zay win, they will move onto Zero Hour to defend the ROH Tag Team Titles at Zero Hour before All In. 

Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher jumped the challengers from behind.  That’s not very honorable. Page was knocked to the floor and Zay was double-teamed in the Aussie Open corner. Zay took Fletcher down with a rana, then hit Davis with an enziguri and got the hot tag to Page. Page clotheslined Davis to the floor, and Zay hit both members of Aussie Open with a dive on the floor.

Back in the ring, Page hit Fletcher with a powerslam for a near fall. Fletcher and Davis came back by slamming Page and Zay back’s into each other. The Aussies worked over Page during the split-screen break. 

After the break, Page hit Fletcher with a sheer drop brainbuster and got the tag to Zay. Zay sent Davis to the floor with a cutter, hit him with an Asai moonsault, and then sprung back into the ring with a crossbody on Fletcher for a near fall. Zay went for a Swanton bomb, but Fletcher got his knees up. Fletcher hit a superkick, then hit a cutter off the middle rope for a near fall. Page came in and ate a double-superkick for his trouble. Stereo lariants and the Coriolis finished off Zay pretty definitively. 

After the match, Aussie Open cut an in-ring promo on Adam Page and MJF. Fletcher called MJF a horrible person and Cole a piece of trash. And, they’ll never hit a kangaroo kick in their lives. Ever! 

– A promo for the Righteous. They’ve run roughshod over ROH and are heading to AEW.

– From the Hardy compound, Matt and Jeff challenged Aussie Open for the ROH World Tag Team Championship on Dynamite Wednesday. If they win, they’ll defend the “Ring of Hardy” tag team titles against Adam Page & MJF at Zero Hour. 

Sammy Guevara defeated Jon Cruz (1:35)

Guevera is now firmly a babyface again. Guevara won a quick squash with the GTH. 

– Nyla Rose would like to remind everyone that she is the Native Beast. 

TV Rundown: 

Collision: Willow Nightingale will take on Diamante. Powerhouse Hobbs will “be in action” (wrestle a squash), Miro, Ricky Starks, and FTR will have interview segments, and Christian Cage will face Darby Allin. Wow that’s not much of a line up. I guess it’s hard to put together a show when you’re not sure who’s allowed in the building. 

Dynamite (which is also Fyter Fest): Jon Moxley vs. Ray Fenix, Aussie Open v. The Hardys for the ROH Tag Team Titles. The Elite will face Juice Robinson & The Gunns. Jack Perry will retire the FTW Title. Also announced: Swerve Strickland & AR Fox vs. Darby Allin & Nick Wayne, Skye Blue v. Ruby Soho, and interviews with Adam Cole, MJF, The Young Bucks and FTR. And they’ll be a contract signing with Chris Jericho and Will Osprey. Wow that’s pretty loaded. 

AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida & Skye Blue vs. Toni Storm & Ruby Soho (w/ Saraya)

The Outcasts jumped the babyfaces to start, and it settled down to Blue and Soho in the ring. Blue went to the top, but Storm distracted her and Soho took her down. The heels took turns working over Blue in the corner. Referee Bryce Remsburg kept chastising the Outcasts for their constant rule-breaking, prompting Saraya to shout “stop yelling at them, Bryce!” That was funny. Storm hit the hip attack to send Blue crashing to the floor. 

The heels worked over Blue during the split-screen break because that’s always what the heels do during the split screen break. And then just as the break ended, Blue got the hot tag to Shida. Shida hit Storm with a forearm and Soho with an enziguri. Shida picked up Soho in a torture rack and dropped her face first to the mat. Shida kicked Soho in the head, Storm suplexed Shida, Blue caught Storm with an enziguri, Soho suplexed Storm and everybody was down.

Shida hit Soho with a knee strike and Blue hit the Code Blue for a near fall. Saraya slid the Soho the spray paint, and Blue caught a facefull of spray paint. Storm hit the hip attack for another near fall, broken up by Shida. Shida and Storm exchanged forearms in the ring, Saraya tripped up Shida, allowing Storm to hit a high kick. The Outcasts went for a double team powerbomb, but Blue took out Storm with a kick. Soho went for No Future, but Shida countered with a cradle and got the pinfall.

After the match, the Outcasts jumped Shida and Blue. Dr. Britt Baker came out to even the odds, and all six women were braling in and around the ring. The gaggle of officials struggled to separate everyone as the show ended. 

Final Thoughts: 

You can probably figure on a Shida/Blue/Baker v. Outcast match sometime next week before All In. 

The opener was great and the Aussie Open tag was pretty fun too. There was nothing wrong with this hour of wrestling. 

AEW Rampage & ROH spoilers from Nashville: Rey Fenix vs. Komander, Ryan Nemeth

Posted on by F4W Staff

The following are spoilers for this Friday’s edition of AEW Rampage which was filmed in Nashville, Tennessee, following Wednesday’s edition of Dynamite.

In a rarity, no matches were announced or the show while Dynamite was on the air.

Additionally, Ring of Honor matches were taped after Rampage which is also a rarity. Matches featured several wrestlers that were in the news this week including Ryan Nemeth and Christopher Daniels.

AEW Rampage:

  • Rey Fenix defeated Komander
  • ROH Tag Team Champions Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) defeated Ethan Page & Brother Zay to retain the titles
  • Sammy Guevara defeated Jon Cruz
  • AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida & Skye Blue defeated Ruby Soho & Toni Storm. After the match, the heels attacked Shida which brought out Britt Baker which led to a pull-apart brawl between the four women in the title match at All In. 

Ring of Honor:

  • ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli defeated Ryan Nemeth

Nemeth came out with a mic in hand, welcoming everyone to “Hunk Appreciation Night.” He said he would fight anyone, even a world champion.

Castagnoli came out and Nemeth wasn’t interested. The match happened anyway and after 30+ giant swings and an uppercut, Castagnoli got the pin. Afterward, he said to the camera, “Careful what you wish for. Just because you don’t see me, doesn’t mean I’m not there.”

  • Dark Order (John Silver, Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds) defeated Dalton Castle and The Boys
  • Emi Sakura defeated Alice Crowley
  • Blake Christian defeated Brandon Cutler (w/ Colt Cabana)
  • Marina Shafir defeated Angelica Risk
  • NJPW TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Christopher Daniels to retain the title

Notes:

  • The Fenix vs. Komander match was the first time they have ever had a singles match. They have been on the same side of two eight-man tag team matches before. Several fans in attendance raved about the match on Twitter.
  • In the lone dark match before Dynamite, Matt Sydal defeated Serpentico.
  • As was the case Wednesday, Friday’s show will also be a Fight for the Fallen edition in an effort to benefit the Maui (Hawaii) Food Bank.

Ring of Honor TV live results: Pure & Women’s title defenses

Posted on by Suit Williams

Two titles will be on the line as part of tonight’s Ring of Honor on HonorClub.

After accepting the challenge last week, ROH Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata will defend against former Pure Champion Josh Woods.

ROH Women’s Champion Athena will look to extend her hard-hitting run as she defends against Diamante who is looking for her first ROH title run of any kind.

The next ROH TV title eliminator tournament will kick off with four men vying for a title shot against current champion Samoa Joe. Gravity will take on Tony Nese while Shane Taylor will go one-on-one with Christopher Daniels.

After failing to wrest the ROH Tag Team titles from Aussie Open last night, El Hijo del Vikingo & Komander will take on The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake).

Other matches include Dalton Castle vs. Zack Clayton; the Gates of Agony vs. The Boys, and both Leyla Hirsch and Robyn Renegade in singles matches.

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Ian Ricabonni and Caprice Coleman welcome us to the show, running down the big card tonight featuring two title matches and the semifinals of the TV Title Eliminator tournament. One of those semifinals kicked off the show here.

ROH World Television Title Eliminator Tournament Semi-Final Match –Shane Taylor defeated Christopher Daniels

Daniels tried to bring down Taylor with wrestling moves, but Taylor used his size to block them before dropping Daniels with a left hand. Taylor dropped Daniels with a barge attack, then dropped Daniels with a lariat for a nearfall.

Taylor clubbered on Daniels before Daniels caught him with a neckbreaker. Daniels dodged a corner charge and hit a hurricanrana on Taylor, following up with a rabbit lariat for a nearfall. Taylor caught Daniels with a uranage, then followed it with a splash for a nearfall. Taylor went to the second rope and hit a crossbody, then hit the Marcus Garvey Driver for the win and the spot in the finals.

Earlier today, Lexy Nair was with the Iron Savages. They challenged Aussie Open for a title match, which they are getting right now.

ROH World Tag Team Title Match – Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) defeated The Iron Savages (Boulder & Bronson)

Aussie Open handed the title belts off to Stokely Hathaway and Tony Khan in the back before walking out. I appreciate the attention to detail, as this was taped before their title defense against Komander and El Hijo Del Vikingo on Dynamite last night.

Fletcher and Bronson started by trading elbows before Fletcher dropped Bronson with a bodyslam. Their partners tagged in, with Davis having trouble with the stronger Boulder. The Savages got the better of Aussie Open before Aussie Open sent them to the apron and dumped them to the floor. They picked up Bronson and tossed him into Boulder on the floor to take control.

Aussie Open clubbered on Bronson for a while before Bronson got the tag out to Boulder. Boulder ran wild, tossing both Davis and Fletcher around before hitting a tilt-a-whirl powerslam on Fletcher for a nearfall. Boulder went for a moonsault, but Fletcher moved out of the way and got the tag to Davis. Bronson entered the match and hit a Rikishi Driver on Fletcher on top of Davis. The Savages hit a double main event spinebuster for a nearfall.

The Savages went for their elevator slam, but Davis rolled into the Aussie Open corner, leading to Fletcher hitting a Doomsday Device on Bronson. Aussie Open hit the Dental Plan and Coreolis on Boulder to win the match and retain the titles.

Backstage, Aussie Open collected their titles from Tony Khan, bragging all the while.

Elsewhere backstage, Lexy Nair was with Stokely Hathaway. He thanked people for the praise for the TV Title #1 Contender Tournament before being interrupted by a miffed Dalton Castle. Castle blamed Hathaway for not winning the TV Title at Death Before Dishonor and being left out of the #1 Contender Tournament. They argue for a while until Samoa Joe entered the scene. Joe said that he would give Castle what he wanted. In two weeks, it will be…The Boys vs. Samoa Joe & Stokely Hathaway. Hathaway looked shocked, and Castle was still unhappy.

ROH Pure Title Match – Katsuyori Shibata (c) defeated Josh Woods (w/ Smart Mark Sterling)

The judges for this match were Jimmy Jacobs, Jerry Lynn, and former Pure Champion John Walters.

The men traded position before trading armbar and kneebar attempts. Both men were evenly matched on the mat, with Woods and his national championship pedigree matching Shibata’s New Japan dojo training and experience. They rolled to the floor in matching leg bars before Woods ducked a Penalty Kick on the floor. They locked horns with a collar and elbow tie-up on the floor to a 16-count before getting back into the ring and immediately re-engaging in the collar and elbow.

Woods blocked an O’Connor Roll attempt, with Sterling getting on the apron to argue that it shouldn’t count as a rope break. Woods used the distraction to gain control with a shoulder block and go to work on Shibata’s arm. Shibata sent Woods to the floor, but Woods baited Shibata into a chase and caught him with a short-arm scissors. Shibata rolled Woods up to escape, but Woods kicked out and hit an arm trap gutwrench suplex for a nearfall.

Woods hit a gutwrench powerbomb for a nearfall, then hit the Penalty Kick on Shibata. This woke Shibata up, who fired up with strikes. Shibata hit the hesitation dropkick and a suplex for a nearfall before drilling Woods with a mid-kick for another nearfall. Shibata locked on a sleeper hold, with Woods grabbing the ropes to escape. They traded suplexes before trading forearms, with Woods hitting forearms into the shoulder of Shibata. They hit matching pump kicks, with both men going down.

They traded more strikes before Woods booted Shibata’s arm. Woods went for a TKO, but Shibata landed on his feet and locked on the sleeper hold. Shibata hit the Penalty Kick to win and retain the title.

Dalton Castle defeated Zack Clayton

Clayton got a lot of offense to start, clubbering on Castle before sending him flying with an overhead suplex. Castle fought his way back, sending Clayton flying with suplexes of his own before hitting the Bangarang for the win.

Backstage, Lexy Nair was with Josh Woods, who had something to say. He ran down the opportunities he’s had so far in the new era of ROH, noting his losses in three title matches. He says that something has to change.

The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Shawn Dean) defeated Jora Johl & Nick Comoroto

The Infantry controlled Johl to start the match until Comoroto got involved on the apron and tagged in. They beat up on Bravo until Johl accidentally superkicked Comoroto, allowing Dean to tag in. Dean took care of Johl and sent Comoroto to the floor. They dropped Johl with a boot into a side Russian Leg Sweep for the win.

Leyla Hirsch defeated Miranda Vionette

Vionette fought out of a Gator Roll to get a pair of flash pins, but Hirsch hit a dropkick to the knee to cut her off. Maria Kanellis-Bennett came out to watch. Hirsch clubbered on Vionette before hitting a boot to the face. Hirsch pulled Vionette into a side suplex. Vionette had a short flurry of offense before Hirsch caught her in a cross armbreaker for the win.

ROH World Television Title Eliminator Tournament Semi-Final Match – Gravity defeated Tony Nese (w/Mark Sterling)

Nese did his usual leading group training before Gravity came out. Gravity came out with speed, sending Nese up and over with a lucha armdrag before gorilla pressing Nese. Sterling cut off a dive, allowing Nese to take control and send Gravity to the floor, where Sterling put the boots to him.

Gravity fought back with chops and sent Nese to the floor. Sterling went to cut him off again, but Gravity went to the corner and hit a double-jump dive to the floor. Gravity hung Nese in the ropes and hit a splash for a nearfall. Gravity elevated himself to the top rope, but Nese cut him off with a big uppercut. Nese hit the roll-through spin kick for a nearfall. Gravity hit a single-arm powerbomb out of a roll-up attempt, then followed it with a top-rope splash for the win. The tournament finals will be Gravity vs. Shane Taylor.

ROH Women’s World Title Match – Athena (c) defeated Diamante

Athena kept countering Diamante’s offense, with the crowd chanting her name. Diamante hit a set of dropkicks that sent Athena to the apron, where Diamante dropkicked her to the floor. Diamante tried to follow with a crossbody, but Athena caught her and slammed her to the floor. Athena picked Diamante up and flung her into the barricade.

Athena clubbered on Diamante, focusing on her midsection and back. Athena brought Diamante to the apron, where Diamante tried to reverse her into a suplex. Instead, Athena ran Diamante into the turnbuckle before hitting a back suplex on the apron.

Back in the ring, Diamante ducked some big strikes before firing up. She hit a monkey flip and a sliding lariat for a nearfall. Athena countered an around-the-world DDT with a backbreaker. Athena went to the top rope for the O Face, but Diamante caught her and hit the Chaos Theory for a nearfall. Diamante went to the second rope, but Athena booted her down and locked on a crossface. Athena rolled Diamante to the middle of the ring, but Diamante rolled her into a pin for a nearfall. Athena hit a superkick and rolled Diamante up to win and retain the title.

Gates Of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) (w/Prince Nana) defeated The Boys (Brandon & Brent)

Kaun started with Brent, sending him inside out with a lariat. The Gates clubbered on Brent, with Nana joining in while the referee was distracted. Brent evaded his way to the corner to make a tag out to Brandon, who ran wild until Liona wouldn’t budge on an Irish whip. Kaun pulled Brent to the floor, allowing Liona to send Brandon through the mat with a Samoan Drop. The Gates hit their tag team facebuster for the win.

Backstage, Lexy Nair was with Diamante. Lexy asked why Athena didn’t beat her up after the match. Athena entered the scene and told Diamante that she had talent but was missing something to reach the champ’s level. She told Diamante to stay away from her and figure it out.

Cole Karter defeated LSG

Karter got a jump start on LSG to start the match, ringing him up on the ropes and hitting a lariat. Karter controlled the match as Maria Kanellis-Bennett watched on the ramp. LSG slipped out of a powerbomb and fired up, but Karter cut him off on a springboard attempt with a jumping knee. Karter hit a DDT for the win.

In video from Death Before Dishonor, The Righteous began to speak before The Dark Order came in. Evil Uno shook hands with Stu Grayson, with Vincent only saying, “Finally.”

Robyn Renegade (w/ Charlette Renegade) defeated Christina Marie

Marie controlled the match early on, hitting bodyslams until Renegade rolled to the floor. Marie avoided an elbow drop back in the ring, but Charlette sent Marie into the post to get her sister in control. Renegade hit a shotgun dropkick and a low dropkick for a nearfall. Marie caught Renegade with a roll-up for a nearfall, but Renegade hit her with a lariat. Marie fired up with strikes, but Renegade locked on a seated Octopus Stretch for the win.

El Hijo del Vikingo & Komander defeated The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake)

Henry and Komander started off, with Komander sending Henry flying with an armdrag. Drake tagged in, but Komander dropped him with a dropkick. Vikingo tagged in, hitting dual dives with Komander to the WorkHorsemen on the floor. Vikingo hit a frog splash on Drake for a nearfall. Vikingo hit a tornado headscissors on Drake, but Henry cut him off with an STO on the apron.

The WorkHorsemen kept control of Vikingo with tandem offense. Drake hit a boot that sent Vikingo into a Henry side Russian leg sweep for a nearfall. Vikingo hit a hurricane kick to Henry, but Henry knocked Komander off the apron. Drake hit a shining wizard on Vikingo for a nearfall. Vikingo rolled through a powerbomb into a Code Red before making the tag out to Komander.

Komander ran wild, sending both WorkHorsemen to the floor. Vikingo tagged back in, but Henry cut off a dive attempt. The WorkHorsemen hit combo offense on Vikingo, but Komander broke up the pin. They sent the WorkHorsemen to the floor, then both hit ropewalk moonsaults to the floor. Vikingo and Komander then hit dual 450 splashes to Drake, with Vikingo getting the pin and the win.

Two title defenses set for AEW Dynamite 200

Posted on by Josh Nason

Two title matches were announced Friday for this Wednesday’s 200th edition of AEW Dynamite.

After the events of Rampage, AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm will defend against Hikaru Shida. Shida defeated former champion Nyla Rose in the main event and called her shot after the match. That brought out Storm, Saraya and Ruby Soho on the stage and the match was then made official.

Shida will be looking for her second run with the title and first since May 2021. The two have clashed over Storm’s title before with the champion retaining on an October 2022 edition of Dynamite.

The other new title match will see new Ring of Honor Tag Team Champions Aussie Open defend against El Hijo del Vikingo & Komander. Komander picked up a singles win on Rampage over Kip Sabian while Vikingo will be in action on Saturday’s Collision in a trios match with Action Andretti & Darius Martin against Bullet Club Gold’s Juice Robinson & The Gunns.

Here’s the current lineup for the 200th AEW Dynamite from Tampa, Florida:

  • AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm defends against Hikaru Shida
  • ROH Tag Team Champions Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) defend against El Hijo del Vikingo & Komander
  • Chris Jericho & Konosuke Takeshita vs. Sammy Guevara & Daniel Garcia
  • Jack Perry face-to-face with Jerry Lynn
  • Jon Moxley vs. Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Trent Beretta in an anything goes match

AEW Rampage live results: Battle royale for Tag Team title shot

Posted on by Josh Nason

The next contenders for the AEW Tag Team titles will be decided on Friday’s Rampage.

16 men representing eight teams will compete in an over the top battle royale to earn the title shot. The teams are The Butcher & The Blade, Ethan Page & Brother Zay, Big Bill & Brian Cage, Matt & Jeff Hardy, Matt Menard & Angelo Parker, Serpentico & Luther, Jay Lethal & Satnam Singh, and Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal.

The winners will face the winners of Saturday’s FTR vs. MJF & Adam Cole Tag Team title match on Collision.

In a bout between former AEW Women’s Champions, Hikaru Shida and Nyla Rose will renew their rivalry.

Komander replaces the injured Scorpio Sky in his match against Kip Sabian.

Former Ring of Honor Tag Team Champions The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) will return to AEW for the first time since March as they face Hayden Backlund & Myung-Jae Lee.

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Big Bill & Brian Cage won a 16-man battle royale to earn a future AEW Tag Team title shot

As you read above, this features eight teams and.a team is not fully eliminated until both men are thrown over the top rope. This is a very random assortment of teams, especially considering The Kingdom are on the card later in the show. 

And yes, this is the second straight week there’s been a battle royale on Rampage for a title shot. Between these, the tournaments and major announcements, the Tony Khan Big Three is complete.

The Albany, New York, faithful were definitely into Bill, chanting his name. He’s really become a cult favorite over the last month or so and his team with Cage in the Blind Eliminator tournament just felt right. 

Part of the story was Singh and how his size gave him an advantage. At one point, Jeff Hardy and Sing were having a go and Bill & Cage waited for a bit to call their shot, eliminating him with a double clothesline. I don’t understand what how AEW views Singh as he barely wrestles and you would think if they see something in him, they would get him going with regular matches. Maybe I have my answer.

In the end, it came down to Bill & Cage vs. Butcher & Blade. All four men brawled with lots of power moves as you would might expect. Bill & Cage hit Blade with their running clothesline/power bomb combo, eliminating him afterward. Butcher fought back, but got hit with a clunky assisted chokeslam/clothesline combo and then tossed, giving Cage & Bill the victory.

This was not a good battle royale and at some point, you have to wonder why AEW Tag Team title contenders are only being determined by tournaments and battle royales. 

Here’s the order of eliminations:

  1. Luther by Bill
  2. Serpentico by The Butcher
  3. Zay by Singh
  4. Sydal by Menard
  5. Parker by Jeff Hardy
  6. Page by Singh
  7. Lethal by Singh (pushed by the Hardys)
  8. Menard by Bill
  9. Daniels by Butcher & Blade
  10. Matt Hardy by Singh
  11. Singh by Bill and Cage
  12. Jeff Hardy by Butcher & Blade
  13. Blade by Cage
  14. Butcher by Bill

– The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) gave an impassioned promo explaining why they came back which was all about Ring of Honor. This is their first appearance on AEW TV since March.

Komander (w/ Alex Abrahantes) defeated Kip Sabian (w/ Penelope Ford)

Komander replaced Scorpio Sky who was advertised on Dynamite and then pulled about 30 minutes later. Odd. Sky wasn’t referenced on this show at all so that whole announcement never happened, ok?

Will Sabian ever try to get revenge on Miro or nah?

This featured a lot less high-flying than most Komander matches which is for the best if he’s going to have longevity in AEW. Sabian is a talent that works hard, but appears slotted for the lower tier of the roster due to the massive amount of talent on top.

Komander survived an Arabian press, a running shooting star press and a Ford eye rake into a Sabian slingshot suplex to stay in this. Komander hit a flying Canadian destroyer followed by his rope walk shooting star press to win this in impressive fashion. This was a really solid TV match.

– A hype video for the Jack Perry/Jerry Lynn confrontation this Wednesday aired, complete with Lynn training footage. I’m interested to see how much Lynn can go at this stage of life.

The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) defeated Hayden Backlund & Myung-Jae Lee

There was no Maria Kanellis-Bennett out for this match which was essentially a throwback to AEW Dark. Taven & Bennett won this in about a minute after hitting the Proton Pack, perhaps kicking off an overdue AEW run after first signing last October.

– A video package on the Dark Order aired following their Fight Without Honor at ROH Death Before Dishonor. John Silver, Alex Reynolds & Evil Uno said they showed a side of themselves that hasn’t been seen for some time and it was time to rebuild. The Rampage tag team division is heating up!

Hikaru Shida defeated Nyla Rose (w/ Marina Shafir)

This is a meeting between two former AEW Women’s Champions and longtime rivals. Shida defeated Rose for her first title at 2020’s Double or Nothing. Both women’s post-title runs have been very up and down with long absences and seemingly not a lot of desire to have them hold the title again despite some championship shots along the way.

The Outcasts (Toni Storm, Ruby Soho and Saraya) were shown backstage watching the match in pure disgust. Sadly, the director did not cut to that women’s division booking sign that inexplicably made its way to Dynamite TV last Wednesday.

Rose used her size advantage to keep the momentum in her favor until Shida got on an offensive roll after the final commercial break. The two traded offense with Shida getting a near fall off a Falcon Arrow. Rose countered a Katana attempt with a lariat but got crotched on the top rope, leading to some Shida headbutts followed by an avalanche Falcon Arrow. As she went for the pin, Shafir put Rose’s boot on the bottom rope to break up the count. 

Shafir got on the ring apron and tried to weakly hit Shida with a kendo stick which Shida grabbed and then nailed Shafir with. Rose used the distraction to try and hit a Beast Bomb, but Shida escaped and hit the Katana for the pin and win. This was fine, but an average match.

The Outcasts then came out on the stage and Shida vs. Storm was then announced for the AEW Women’s title on this Wednesday’s Dynamite.

New matches announced for AEW Collision:

  • Kiera Hogan vs. Mercedes Martinez
  • CM Punk promo (not specified if live or not)
  • ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe vs. Gravity in an assumed non-title match

New for Dynamite:

  • ROH Tag Team Champions Aussie Open defend against El Hijo del Vikingo and Komander
  • AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm defends against Hikaru Shida

Scorpio Sky injured, removed from AEW Rampage match

Posted on by Colin McGuire

Scorpio Sky was pulled from AEW Rampage at the last minute Wednesday night despite previously being announced for a match against Kip Sabian.

According to reports from fans in attendance, Tony Khan revealed Sky was injured during the Rampage tapings, which took place after Dynamite went off the air in Albany, New York.

Sky was replaced by Komander against Sabian. AEW later posted to social media that Sky has not been cleared to compete. 

Sky returned to an AEW ring after nearly a year to the day when he defeated Action Andretti on the July 8th AEW Collision. Prior to that, his most recent match came on July 6, 2022, when he lost the TNT Championship to Wardlow on Dynamite.

The updated card for Friday’s Rampage is:

  • Hikaru Shida vs. Nyla Rose
  • Tag team battle royal for an AEW Tag Team title shot: Matt & Jeff Hardy, Matt Menard & Angelo Parker, The Butcher & The Blade, Brian Cage & Big Bill, Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal, Serpentico & Luther, Ethan Page & Brother Zay, and Jay Lethal & Satnam Singh
  • Komander vs. Kip Sabian
  • The Kingdom (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven) in action

AEW Rampage live results: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Komander ROH title match

Posted on by Joseph Collins

Claudio Castagnoli will defend the Ring of Honor World title against Komander on tonight’s AEW Rampage from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Castagnoli will be looking for his sixth successful title defense while this is Komander’s first opportunity at a Ring of Honor title.

Past TBS title challenger Taya Valkyrie will look to get things back on track as she faces former AEW Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida for the first time ever.

Johnny TV (John Hennigan) will make his return to AEW TV for the first time since last June when he teams with QT Marshall against Matt Hardy and Brother Zay.

Native son Shawn Spears will attempt to pick up a win in front of his countrymen when he goes one-on-one with The Blade. This is his first televised match in AEW since April.

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Taped in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. .

Excalibur and Tony Schiavone were on commentary. The rare two-man commentary team from AEW. 

Claudio Castagnoli defeated Komander (w/ Alex Abrahantes) via ref stoppage to retain the ROH World Championship (13:43)

Castagnoli tossed Komander like nothing to start. Komader countered a suplex attempt by sliding behind Castagnoli and then up his shoulders, but Castagnoli just dumped him to the mat hard for a near fall. Castagnoli gave Komader a giant swing and went for the Ricola Bomb, but Komader escaped and sent Castagnoli to the floor.

Komader came off the ropes with a moonsault that he turned into an arm drag on the floor. Castagnoli responded by booting Komader into the crowd. Castagnoli tried to press Komader into the ring through the ropes, but he wound up throwing him into the ropes instead. Castagnoli hit a DDT for a near fall.

After a split-screen break, Castagnoli dropped a leg for a near fall. Claudio set up a super-powerbomb, but Komander countered with a hurricanrana. Komander sent Castagnoli to the floor with a tijeras after about seven rotations. Komarder followed him out with a twisting moonsault. Castagnoli went for a boot against the ring barricade, but Komader ducked and Castagnoli got hung up on the barricade. Komader then hit a shooting star press off the ring barricade onto Castagnoli in an impressive spot.

Back in the ring, Komader came off the top with a twisting rana for a near fall. Claudio came back and leveled Komader with a forearm for a near fall. A short-arm clothesline got another near fall. Castagnoli missed an uppercut in the corner and Komader sprung off of Catagnoli’s shoulders, onto the top rope, and then into a spinning DDT on Claudio for a near fall. Komader tied up Claudio with a La Magistral’s cradle for a near fall. Komader then hit a double jump phoenix splash for a near fall.

Komader walked the ropes for a shooting star press, but Claudio got out of the way. Komader leapt off the top for a moonsault, but Castagnoli floored him with an uppercut. This knocked Komader out, and the ref stopped the match. Excellent bout that will sadly be forgotten about by the end of the weekend. 

“The Perfect 10” Shawn Spears defeated The Blade (w/ the Butcher) (4:00)

Spears is leaning into the Perfect 10 gimmick again, which makes sense because that was the most he was ever over. Spears dominated the match on the floor until the Butcher grabbed him from behind and gave him a clothesline. Back in the ring, Blade gave Spears a face-first suplex. Balade squandered his advantage and Spears came back with a Thesz Press and 10 punches. Spears finished off The Blade with a C-4 to get the pinfall. This was fun. 

QT Marshall & Johnny TV (w/ Harley Cameron) defeated Matt Hardy and Brother Zay (w/ Ethan Page) (10:12 aired)

Harley sang the entrance music for the QTV crew. I thought she might have been deliberately bad in that segment last week to make sure Bowens got a pop… but she might just be that terrible. Johnny TV, of course, is John Hennigan (Johnny Nitro/John Morrison).

Johnny hit a nice spot where he gave Hardy a fallaway slam, then sprung up to his feet for a standing shooting star press… but missed the shooting star press. Brother Zay allowed himself to be distracted by Cameron, and Johnny TV hit him with a dive onto the floor. The QTV crew stopped for a mid-match selfie and the show went to a split-screen break.

After the break, Brother Zay caught Johnny TV with a gamingiri, then took out Page with a rana and got the hot tag to Hardy. Hardy sent Johnny TV headfirst into the turnbuckles and gave Marshall the side effect. Hardy caught Johnny TV with a sit-out powerbomb for a near fall. Johnny TV blocked a Twist of Fate attempt, so Hardy gave him a DDT instead for a near fall. Marshall caught Hardy with a pop-up uppercut, and TV came off the ropes with a gamingiri for a near fall.

Johny TV missed an awful dive off the top. Brother Zay launched off of Matt Hardy’s back onto Johnny TV and Marshall on the floor. Back in the ring, Brother Zay got distracted by Harley Cameron, and Marshall crotched Zay on the ropes. Johnny TV hit the move formerly known as Starship Pain and got the pinfall.

After the match, Ethan Page tried to help Hardy back to his feet and was attacked by Johnny TV and Marshall. Page standing up for Hardy got a face pop from the crowd (he is Canadian), and Anthony Bowens and Billy Gunn ran in to chase off the QTV crew. 

– New for Dynamite Wednesday: We will hear from Jon Moxley, and MJF and Adam Cole will be in action as part of the Blind Eliminator Tournament. Wheeler Yuta also promised to “end” Kenny Omega on Dynamite.

Hikaru Shida defeated Taya Valkyrie (10:26 aired)

Shida sent Valkyrie to the floor with a step up rana. Back in the ring, Valkyrie slowed Shida down with a forearm, and wrapped her legs around the ringpost, injuring Shida’s knee as the show went to its last split-screen break.

After the break, Valkyrie fought her way out of a suplex and hit Shdia with a forearm. Shida came back with a series of forearms and a jumping knee for a near fall. Shida climb the ropes, but Valkyrie knocked her to the floor. On the floor, Shida gave Valkyrie a suplex, then came off the apron with a meteora. This aggravated Shida’s injured knees.

Back in the ring, Shida hit a running elbow strike for a near fall. Valkyrie blocked a spinning kick, then tossed Shida into the turnbuckles knee first. Valkyrie tried to tie up Shida’s legs, but it was almost like she didn’t know what to do with Shida. Finally, Valkyrie went for the Road to Valhalla, but Shdia countered that with a rollup to get the pinfall. 

Final Thoughts: 

The ROH title match is worth going out of your way to see. 

AEW Rampage spoilers from Hamilton: Ring of Honor World title match

Posted on by F4W Staff

The following are spoilers for this Friday’s AEW Rampage, taped following Dynamite Wednesday in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Rampage spoilers courtesy of ITN WWE.

The pre-show featured a dark match between hometown favorite Ethan Page who picked up a win over Preston Vance.

AEW Rampage:

  • QT Marshall and Johnny TV defeated Matt Hardy and Brother Zay. The QTV crew continued to attack Hardy and Zay after the match, but Billy Gunn and Anthony Bowens made the save.
  • Shawn Spears defeated The Blade
  • Hikaru Shida defeated Taya Valkyrie
  • Claudio Castagnoli defeated Komander to retain the ROH World Championship.

Notes:

  • This was Komander’s first opportunity at a Ring of Honor title and the eighth successful title defense for Castagnoli.
  • This was Spears’ first AEW match since an early-June house show and first appearance on Rampage since April. He was part of the company’s Toronto debut last October.
  • This was the first-ever meeting between Valkyrie and Shida.
  • This was the first AEW in-ring action for Johnny TV (John Morrison/Hennigan) since a June 2022 episode of Dynamite against Miro.

The Embassy vs. LIJ title defense part of 11-match Ring of Honor TV lineup

Posted on by Josh Nason

A Ring of Honor Six-Man Tag Team title match is part of Thursday’s NJPW-tinged ROH on HonorClub lineup.

The Embassy’s Brian Cage, Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun will defend against LIJ’s BUSHI, Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi in search of their fourth title defense since winning the gold last December.

After being part of the Forbidden Door pre-show, El Desperado will make his ROH debut against Willie Mack while Sho & Yujiro Takahashi will face Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta).

In eight-man action, ROH Tag Team Champions The Lucha Brothers will once again team with El Hijo del Vikingo & Komander to take on The WorkHorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry), Shane Taylor & Gringo Loco.

In one of two non-title Proving Ground matches, ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli will take on Chuck Taylor while ROH Women’s Champion Athena goes one-on-one with KC Spinelli.

Here’s the full 11-match card, taped last Saturday in Chicago:

  • El Desperado vs. Willie Mack
  • Lucha Brothers, El Hijo del Vikingo & Komander vs. The WorkHorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry), Shane Taylor & Gringo Loco
  • ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Embassy (Brian Cage, Toa Liona and Bishop Kaun) defend against LIJ (BUSHI, Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi)
  • ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli vs. Chuck Taylor in a Proving Ground match
  • ROH Women’s Champion Athena vs. KC Spinelli in a Proving Ground match
  • Diamante vs. Leila Gray
  • Dark Order (Alex Reynolds & John Silver) vs. The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch)
  • United Empire (Kyle Fletcher, TJP & Jeff Cobb) vs. Christopher Daniels, Action Andretti & Darius Martin
  • Dralistico & Preston Vance vs. Mark Wheeler & Vikram Prashar
  • Sho & Yujiro Takahashi vs. Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta)
  • Big Bill & Lee Moriarty vs. Karou & Tarik

13-match lineup released for Ring of Honor TV

Posted on by Josh Nason

Ring of Honor released a 13-match lineup for Thursday’s Ring of Honor on HonorClub which will be headlined by a Women’s title defense.

As announced last Thursday, Athena will defend the ROH Women’s title against Kiera Hogan in a street fight. The two have been feuding for several weeks.

In an eight-man match, ROH Tag Team Champions The Lucha Brothers will team with AAA Mega Champion El Hijo del Vikingo & Komander against The Butcher & The Blade, Kip Sabian and Serpentico.

Daniel Garcia will continue his campaign for a Pure title rematch as he takes on Rocky Romero in a Pure rules match.

Ahead of their high-profile match on Dynamite, AR Fox, Action Andretti & Darius Martin will be in trios action against The WorkHorsemen & Shane Taylor.

Here’s the full 13-match lineup taped on Saturday in Chicago:

  • Lucha Brothers, El Hijo del Vikingo & Komander vs. Serpentico, Kip Sabian and The Butcher & The Blade
  • ROH Women’s Champion Athena defends against Kiera Hogan in a street fight
  • Dark Order (Alex Reynolds & John Silver) vs. Davey Bang & August Matthews
  • Leila Grey vs. Diamante
  • Gringo Loco vs. Willie Mack
  • Dalton Castle vs. Josh Woods
  • Blake Christian & Matt Sydal vs. Lee Moriarty & Big Bill
  • AR Fox, Action Andretti & Darius Martin vs. The WorkHorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) and Shane Taylor
  • Kyle Fletcher vs. Silas Young
  • ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Embassy (Brian Cage, Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun) vs. Trenton Storm, AJZ & Luke Kurtis in a non-title match
  • The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo)
  • Trish Adora vs. Allysin Kay
  • Daniel Garcia vs. Rocky Romero in a Pure rules match

Four title defenses set for ‘Championship Friday’ AEW Rampage

Posted on by Josh Nason

A “Championship Friday” edition of AEW Rampage will feature four title defenses — none of which will include actual AEW titles.

In the featured bout, AAA Mega Champion El Hijo del Vikingo will put his title on the line against Dralistico and Komander in a three-way. Vikingo has held the gold for more than 540 days and this will be his fifth appearance on AEW TV.

NJPW TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. will make his AEW Rampage debut when he defends against Action Andretti. Sabre Jr. will defend his title Thursday against Rocky Romero as part of ROH TV on HonorClub.

Ring of Honor Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata will defend his title against Lee Moriarty. That is coming on the heels of a Shibata title defense against Alex Coughlin, also on ROH TV on HonorClub.

Inaugural NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Willow Nightingale will have her first title defense as she takes on Emi Sakura.

Here’s the lineup being taped Wednesday in San Diego, California:

  • AAA Mega Champion El Hijo del Vikingo defends against Dralistico and Komander in a three-way
  • ROH TV Champion Katsuyori Shibata defends against Lee Moriarty
  • NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Willow Nightingale defends against Emi Sakura
  • NJPW TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defends against Action Andretti

Three title matches part of 11-match Ring of Honor lineup

Posted on by Josh Nason

The lineup for this Thursday’s Ring of Honor on HonorClub TV show will feature three title matches.

NJPW TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. will continue his recent ROH run as he defends against Rocky Romero. Sabre Jr. is 2-0 in TV titles defenses in the red and black promotion and is coming off a tag team win alongside ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe last week.

ROH Women’s Champion Athena will look to extend her long winning streak as she defends against Kiera Hogan. Athena is entering her sixth month as champion and hasn’t lost since last September’s AEW All Out — a stretch of over 40 matches.

ROH Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata will attempt to earn his second title defense since winning the gold in March as he takes on Alex Coughlin in a teacher vs. student match.

In what should be an exciting trios encounter, AAA Mega Champion El Hijo del Vikingo will team with Komander & Bandido against Jack Cartwheel, Angelico & Serpentico.

Here’s the full lineup:

  • ROH Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata defends against Alex Coughlin
  • ROH Women’s Champion Athena defends against Kiera Hogan
  • NJPW TV Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defends against Rocky Romero
  • The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) vs. The Infantry (Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo)
  • Kip Sabian and The Butcher & The Blade vs. Shogun, Bryce Saturn & Jakob Austin Young
  • El Hijo del Vikingo, Komander & Bandido vs. Jack Cartwheel, Angelico & Serpentico
  • Brian Cage vs. Willie Mack
  • Action Andretti & Darius Martin vs. The WorkHorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry)
  • Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, John Silver & Evil Uno) vs. The Righteous (Vincent & Dutch) and Stu Grayson
  • Diamante vs. Promise Braxton
  • Skye Blue vs. Trish Adora

Claudio Castagnoli vs. Robbie Eagles set for Ring of Honor TV

Posted on by Josh Nason

Ring of Honor World Champion Claudio Castagnoli will be part of this Thursday’s ROH on HonorClub as he faces Robbie Eagles.

It will be a non-title affair in this first time ever matchup. This marks the ROH debut for Eagles who is a regular in NJPW and also a former NJPW Junior Heavyweight Champion.

Samoa Joe will put his ROH TV title on the line against former ROH World Champion Christopher Daniels while ROH Women’s Champion Athena faces Angelica Risk in a non-title Proving Ground match.

The ten-match show also features Komander vs. Angelico, Rocky Romero vs. Lee Moriarty, a ten-man tag team match, and more.

Here’s the full lineup for Thursday:

  • Komander vs. Angelico
  • ROH Women’s Champion Athena vs. Angelica Risk in a Proving Ground match
  • ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli vs. Robbie Eagles in a non-title match
  • ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe defends against Christopher Daniels
  • Rocky Romero vs. Lee Moriarty
  • Skye Blue vs. Robyn Renegade
  • Willow Nightingale vs. Steph De Lander
  • The Kingdom (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven) and Varsity Athletes (Ari Daivari, Josh Woods & Tony Nese) vs. Stu Grayson, Action Andretti, Darius Martin & Best Friends (Trent Beretta & Chuck Taylor)
  • Brian Cage vs. Brock Anderson
  • Preston Vance vs. Rich Adonis

AEW’s Komander suffers possible injury on Demand Lucha show

Posted on by Ian Carey

Komander may have suffered an injury on a Demand Lucha show. 

The 24-year-old faced Gringo Loco and Arez in a main event three-way match from Toronto’s Parkdale Hall on Thursday evening.

Post Wrestling‘s John Pollock was in attendance and says Komander appeared to be favoring his knee after a moonsault. He was taken to the back and did not return. 

A Reddit user who says they were also at the show posted that Komander attempted to return to the match but was limping badly and wasn’t able to continue. 

Demand Lucha had actually announced on April 10 that an “unforeseen travel complication” would prevent Komander from traveling to Canada for the show. However, as the main event between Gringo Loco and Arez was about to start, Komander made a surprise appearance and the match was made a three-way. 

Tony Khan announced on April 19 that Komander has signed with AEW. The announcement came shortly after his match with Jay White on Dynamite. 

AEW announces signing of Komander

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Komander is All Elite. 

AEW owner, president, GM, and head of creative Tony Khan announced Wednesday on Twitter that AEW has signed Komander. 

Khan called Komander “one of the most incredible athletes in wrestling” in his tweet, and praised Komander’s effort in a loss against Jay White on this week’s Dynamite. 

Widely considered one of the top high-flyers in wrestling, Komander made his AEW debut last month in the Face of the Revolution ladder match on the March 1 Dynamite episode. He followed that up with a match at Ring of Honor’s Supercard of Honor pay-per-view on March 31, challenging El Hijo del Vikingo for the AAA Mega Championship in a losing effort. 

Komander second AEW match came on the April 5 Dynamite, where he lost to Sammy Guevara. His loss to White on this week’s Dynamite marked his third career AEW bout. 

Komander made his PWG debut last year, then followed that up this year by advancing to the semifinals of the Battle of Los Angeles tournament, the most prestigious tournament in North American independent wrestling as he continued to make his mark in the American market.

Khan tweeted: