AEW Rampage Review – February 17, 2023
Trios Titles Match
The Elite (c) vs. Top Flight & AR Fox
The match starts off with referee Rick Knox throwing a basketball in the air for a top-off. Dante Martin catches the ball but Nick Jackson catches him with an atomic drop in mid-air. Dante then fires back with a dropkick. Matt Jackson & AR Fox tag in and Fox & Top Flight hit Matt with a few kicks that send him to the outside before Fox goes flying. The Elite throw the basketball between one another before Kenny Omega tags in and delivers a shoulder tackle, then follows it up with several stomps that sends us to a break.
After the break Nick delivers a forearm to Fox. He delivers a knee to Fox’s jaw but Fox fires back with a cutter. Omega & Dante tag in. Omega delivers a pair of elbows, but Dante delivers an atomic drop and tosses Omega to the outside. He tosses Omega to the outside, then delivers a tope suicida and gets him back inside.
He hits a high crossbody, but Omega manages to hit a snap suplex. Matt and Darius tag in. He delivers a Standing Spanish Fly to Matt, then tags in Fox. Fox hits a 450 Splash, then tags in Darius. Matt sends him crashing into the top turnbuckle, then tags in Omega.
Omega looks for the V Trigger but Darius ducks it. Omega looks for it again and successfully hits it, then follows it up with One Winged Angel for the win.
Winners & Still Trios Champions: The Elite (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!!)
After the match Kings Of The Black Thorne appear on the ramp to call out The Elite and put them on notice.
Back from the break we head to Mark Henry is with the All Atlantic Champion Orange Cassidy. Wheeler Yuta says the best thing he ever did was leave Cassidy & Best Friends to join the Blackpool Combat Club. He says Blackpool Combat Club taught him more than he ever did, then says he doesn’t think Cassidy even cares about his All Atlantic Title and he will take it from him to teach him a thing or two. Cassidy says he was there to be his friend, not to teach him. He tells Yuta that if he wants the All Atlantic Title then he can come and take it.
Daniel Garcia vs. Ricky Starks
Daniel Garcia & Ricky Starks stare one another down. Garcia slaps Starks before Starks fires off several right hands. He lands a vicious forearm, then follows it up with a back body drop. Garcia delivers a chop but Starks fires back with an elbow and several rights.
Garcia sends Starks onto the apron, then delivers a dragon screw and follows it up with a right hand that sends Starks to the outside that takes us to a break.
Back from the break Garcia delivers a belly 2 belly. Garcia shoves him into the corner and delivers several boots, but Starks catches him and plants him. Garcia shoves Starks, then delivers a dragon screw. Starks delivers several stomps but Garcia delivers a spinebuster.
He goes for a pin but Starks kicks out. Garcia locks in the Dragon Tamer but Starks escapes. Sammy Guevara runs down to the ring to try and help out Garcia but Action Andretti appears and they begin to brawl up the ramp. Starks hits a Spear, then follows it up with Roshambo for the win.
Winner: Ricky Starks
After the match Guevara grabs a mic and calls out Tony Khan. He demands a match with Andretti.
TBS Title Match
Jade Cargill (c) vs. Vert Vixen
Match begins with a lock up then Jade Cargill shoves Vert Vixen into the corner, then delivers a knee to her midsection and tosses her across the ring. Cargill shows off by doing some push ups then delivers a big boot and follows it up with Jaded for the win.
Winner & Still TBS Champion: Jade Cargill (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Dustin Rhodes vs. Swerve Strickland
Parker Boudreaux tries attacking Dustin Rhodes at the behest of Swerve Strickland but Rhodes hits him with a wrench to take him out before getting in the ring. The bell rings and Rhodes goes straight after Strickland. He tosses him to the outside, then delivers a series of open palm strikes and sends him into the barricade.
He tosses Strickland back inside, then sends him into the corner and fires off ten right hands. Strickland takes a shot at Rhodes’ jaw, but Rhodes fires back with a release German suplex. Strickland shoves Rhodes into the corner and bites his hand, then sends him to the outside and delivers a pump kick to his face off the apron.
He hits a dropkick that sends Rhodes crashing into the barricade, then fires off several right hands on his head & that takes us to a break.
Back from the break, Strickland delivers a kick to Rhodes’ head. He goes for a pin, but Rhodes kicks out at 1. Strickland delivers a series of right hands and bites his head but Rhodes fires back with a powerslam and a pair of lariats.
He follows it up with his signature uppercut, then delivers a Code Red and goes for a pin. Swerve kicks out and delivers a boot. Rhodes returns the favor before they level one another with clotheslines.
They end up on the apron and exchange right hands, but Strickland gains the upper hand and delivers a Death Valley Driver. He gets Rhodes back in the ring and pins him, but Rhodes kicks out. Strickland ascends to the top but Rhodes meets him there and hits a superplex. He follows it up with a piledriver and goes for a pin, but Swerve kicks out.
Rhodes looks for Cross Rhodes but Strickland counters it into a pinning predicament. He goes for a pin, but Rhodes kicks out. Rhodes then delivers Final Reckoning and goes for a pin but Boudreaux pulls him out of the ring & that causes a DQ.
Winner By DQ: Dustin Rhodes
After the match Strickland & Boudreaux beat down Rhodes. Strickland hits Rhodes repeatedly with a chain as security heads down to the ring. Boudreaux levels them and tosses them out of the ring, then grabs a cinderblock out from under the ring. He sets Rhodes’ head up on it, but before things go any further Keith Lee’s music hits and he appears behind Strickland & Boudreaux to make his return. Lee levels Boudreaux & Strickland then tosses them to the outside and checks on Rhodes to close out this week’s Rampage.
Wednesday’s Dynamite
10 Team Battle Royal Revolution Qualifying Match
Best Friends vs. Lucha Bros vs. Jericho Appreciation Society vs. Dark Order vs. Top Flight vs. Aussie Open vs. La Faccion Ingobnrable vs. Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal vs. The Butcher & The Blade vs. Ari Daivari & Tony Nese
Jon Moxley vs. Evil Uno
All Atlantic Title Match
Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Wheeler Yuta
Skye Blue vs. Saraya
Tag Team Match
The Acclaimed vs. The Firm
