1/14/22 AEW Rampage Recap

Jan 14, 2022 - by Michael Riba

The opening credits roll. Chris Jericho, Excalibur, Ricky Starks, and Taz are on commentary from Raleigh, North Carolina.

Match #1 – Singles Match: Adam Cole (w/Bobby Fish, Brandon Cutler, Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., Kyle O’Reilly, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) vs. Trent Beretta (w/Chuck Taylor, Kris Statlander, Orange Cassidy, and Wheeler Yuta)
Beretta takes Cole to the corner and delivers a few chops, but Cole comes back with a few knee lifts. Beretta delivers another chop, but Cole counters with more knee strikes. Beretta turns it around and suplexes Cole to the mat, and then delivers elbow strikes against the ropes. Beretta sends Cole to the floor and Cole’s group checks on him. Beretta tells them to get out of the way, and then Cole rushes the apron and pulls Beretta down on the apron. Cole rolls Beretta back into the ring and drops him with a neck-breaker. Cole slams Beretta in the corner, and then Irish whips him to the other side of the ring. Cole delivers another neck-breaker and goes for the cover, but Beretta kicks out. Beretta fights back, but Cole sends him to the floor with a kick. Cole goes for the Panama Sunrise on the floor, but Beretta counters with a back-body drop. Beretta charges at Cole, but Cole dodges him and Beretta crashes into the barricade as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Beretta and Cole are exchanging chops in the ring. Beretta drops Cole to the mat, but Cole comes back for an enzuigiri. Beretta dodges it and drops Cole with a German suplex. Beretta follows with a swinging DDT and goes for the cover, but Cole kicks out. Cole kicks Beretta in the face and goes to the ropes, but Beretta slaps him in the face. Beretta delivers a chop and climbs himself. Beretta delivers a headbutt and drops Cole with an avalanche Brain Buster. Beretta goes for the cover, but Cole kicks out. Cole comes back with a Backstabber and sets up for a superkick. Cole changes his mind, but Beretta drops him with a half-and-half suplex. Cole comes back with a neck-breaker over his knee and goes for the cover, but Beretta kicks out. They brawl to the apron and Beretta drops Cole with a pile-driver. Beretta rolls Cole back into the ring and goes for Strong Zero, but Cole counters with a Canadian Destroyer. Cole goes for the cover, but Beretta kicks out. Cole goes for Panama Sunrise, but Beretta catches him and suplexes him across the ring. Beretta delivers a lariat and charges, but Cole meets him with a superkick.
Cole delivers another superkick and goes for Panama Sunrise, but Beretta counters with Strong Zero. Beretta goes for the cover, but Cole kicks out. A brawl breaks out on the floor and Cole delivers a low-blow to Beretta in the ring. Cole delivers the Boom and gets the pin fall.
Winner: Adam Cole

A video package for the feud between Mercedes Martinez and Thunder Rosa airs.

Match #2 – Singles Match: Shawn Spears (w/Wardlow) vs. Andrew Everett
They exchange quick holds and Everett drives his shoulder into Spears’ midsection. Everett comes over the top rope, but Spears catches him and delivers the C-4 for the pin fall.
Winner: Shawn Spears
-After the match, Wardlow gets in the ring and Spears grabs his chair. Spears gets a microphone and asks if CM Punk is really the best in the world. Spears says he has traveled the same roads and given just as much to the business as Punk. Spears says he is the guy that MJF sends to deliver messages and tells Punk to listen. Spears says there will be no warning and he will never apologize. He says Punk will never see him coming and there is a reason why he is the Chairman. He says one swing will make sure Punk remembers him forever. Spears says Punk won’t be in the ring with a new guy with one move, but with a guy with twenty years experience. Spears says he is going to expose Punk, and in five days The Chairman cometh.

The Acclaimed’s diss track about Darby Allin and Sting airs.

Match #3 – Trios Tag Team Match: Kris Statlander, Leyla Hirsch, and Red Velvet vs. Nyla Rose, Penelope Ford, and The Bunny (w/Vickie Guerrero)
Hirsch tags herself into the match, but Rose tosses her across the ring. Rose pie-faces Statlander, who gets into the ring as Bunny chokes Hirsch in the corner. Rose slams Hirsch to the mat and goes for the cover, but Hirsch kicks out. Bunny tags in, as does Statlander. Statlander applies a front face-lock and takes Bunny to the mat. Bunny fights to her feet and delivers an elbow strike. Statlander delivers one of her own, and then Bunny delivers a knee strike. Bunny comes off the ropes, but Statlander drops her with a power slam. Statlander goes for the cover, but Bunny kicks out. Velvet takes in and double-teams Bunny with Statlander. Velvet goes for the cover, but Bunny kicks out. Hirsch comes into the ring and takes Bunny to the mat and goes for the cover, but Bunny kicks out again. Hirsch refuses to tag Statlander, so Velvet tags in, as does Rose. Statlander and Hirsch get takes to the floor, and then Rose slams Velvet down as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Rose drops Velvet with a choke slam. Rose goes for the cover, but Velvet kicks out. Rose goes for a senton, but Velvet dodges it and tags in Statlander. Ford tags in, but Statlander drops her with a clothesline. Statlander kicks Bunny to the floor and slams Ford to the mat. Statlander goes for the cover, but Ford kicks out. Ford gouges Statlander’s eyes and goes for the cutter, but Statlander dodges it and locks in the Spider-Crab hold. Guereero distracts the referee and Bunny breaks up the hold. Bunny tags in and goes for Down the Rabbit Hole, but Statlander counters with a Blue Thunder Bomb. Statlander goes for the cover, but Bunny kicks out. Hirsch tags in and argues with Statlander. Bunny shoves Hirsch into Statlander and gets a quick pin fall on her.
Winners: Nyla Rose, Penelope Ford, and The Bunny

Men of the Year and Dan Lambert cut a promo backstage. They talk about Sammy Guevara becoming the Interim AEW TNT Champion, and also Cody Rhodes running and ducking as the actual TNT Champion. Scorpio Sky says he wants a shot, so Guevara and Rhodes better figure it out soon.

Ricky Starks says people don’t stick their noses in Team Taz’s business and mentions Jay Lethal, but Lethal comes to the stage. Lethal says he knows he is still the new guy, but seeing what is happening between Dante Martin  and Team Taz is making him sick to his stomach. Lethal says he has noticed that there is not a long list of challengers for Starks’ FTW Championship, and so he is issuing a challenge for the title. Lethal says Starks better run it by Taz, but then do the opposite of what he says. Starks stands up and referees run out and get in between them.

Announced for next Wednesday’s Dynamite:
-Mixed Tag Team Match: Adam Cole and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. vs. Orange Cassidy and Kris Statlander
-Brock Anderson and Lee Johnson vs. FTR
-Darby Allin and Sting vs. The Acclaimed
-The House of Black vs. The Varsity Blonds
-CM Punk vs. Shawn Spears
-Serena Deeb vs. Skye Blue

Match #4 – AEW World Tag Team Championship Match: Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) (c) (w/Christian Cage) vs. Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) (w/Anna Jay and Evil Uno)
Jungle Boy and Reynolds start the match. They lock up and JB applies a waist-lock. Reynolds turns it around with a wrist-lock and takes JB down. They lock up again and Reynolds applies a waist-lock. JB turns it into a wrist-lock, and then drops Reynolds with an arm-drag and a dropkick. Luchasaurus tags in and drops Reynolds with an overhand chop. Luchasaurus tosses Reynolds into the corner and delivers an uppercut. Luchasaurus connects with a corner clothesline, and JB tags in. Luchasaurus slams Reynolds to the mat and JB leaps over Luchasaurus for a senton. JB and Reynolds exchange roll-ups and back-slides, and then Reynolds tags in Silver. Silver delivers a few shots to JB and a quick one to Luchasaurus. Silver delivers more shots to JB and sends Luchasaurus into the barricade. Silver gets in Cage’s face, but JB hits him a dive. Silver comes right back and slams JB on the floor as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Luchasaurus takes out Reynolds and Silver in the ring. Luchasaurus connects with hip attacks in the corners, and then drops them with a double clothesline. Luchasaurus goes for a choke slam on Silver, but Reynolds cuts him off. Luchasaurus delivers a shot to Reynolds and choke slams Silver on top of him. Luchasaurus goes for the cover, but Silver kicks out. JB tags in, but Silver delivers a superkick to Luchasaurus. Silver delivers an elbow to JB and Luchasaurus gets sent to the floor. Reynolds tags in and goes up top, but JB shoves Silver into him. JB drops Silver with a German suplex and climbs up with Reynolds. Silver comes back and climbs as well, and then Luchasaurus comes back and grabs Silver. A Tower of Doom suplex happens and all four men are down.
Silver delivers a knee strike to Luchasaurus, and then JB delivers a shot to Silver. Reynolds takes out JB, and then Silver and Reynolds double-team Luchasaurus and send him to the floor. Silver and Reynolds double-team JB and Reynolds gets a two count on a jack-knife cover. JB comes back and kicks Reynolds in the face. JB sends Silver to the apron and drops Reynolds with a clothesline. Luchasaurus delivers a headbutt to Silver, and JB hurricanrana’s Silver into Uno on the floor. JB drops Reynolds with a Destroyer and goes for the cover, but Reynolds kicks out. Luchasaurus tags in and kicks Silver back to the floor. Luchasaurus and JB slam Reynolds to the mat and JB takes Silver out with a dive as Luchasaurus gets the pin fall on Reynolds.
Winners and still AEW World Tag Team Champions: Jurassic Express

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