1/26/24 AEW Rampage Coverage
Excalibur, Matt Menard, and Tony Schiavone are on commentary from Savannah, Georgia.
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Match #1 – Singles Match: Jon Moxley vs. Lee Moriarty (w/Shane Taylor)
Moxley goes behind, but Moriarty turns it into a wrist-lock. Moxley counters into one of his own, but Moriarty takes him down with a snap-mare. They lock up and Moxley backs Moriarty into the corner. Moxley chops Moriarty, who drops to the outside to regroup. Moriarty comes back in and they lock up again. Moxley applies a hammer-lock, but Moriarty takes him down. Moxley counters into a headlock, but Moriarty counters and takes Moxley down with a side-headlock take down. Moxley sends Moriarty off the ropes, but Moriarty drops him with a shoulder tackle. Moxley comes back with a back elbow that sends Moriarty to the floor. Moxley follows him out, but Taylor gets in his face. Moriarty and Moxley get back into the ring, and Moxley delivers a few chops and elbow strikes. Moriarty comes back with a roll-up for a two count, and then locks in a submission.
Moxley gets free and they exchange shots. Moxley drops Moriarty with a forearm strike and goes for a few more strikes, but Moriarty comes back with a back elbow and a dropkick. Moriarty delivers right hands in the corner and sends Moxley to the floor as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, they exchange shots on the apron. Moxley goes for a pile driver on the apron, but Moriarty counters with a hammer-lock slam. Moriarty comes off the ropes, but Moxley kicks him in the midsection. Moxley goes for the Paradigm Shift, but Moriarty counters with a belly-to-belly suplex and locks in an arm-bar. Moriarty drops Moxley with a German suplex and goes for the cover, but Moxley kicks out. Moriarty delivers a back elbow in the corner, but Moxley comes back with the King Kong Lariat. Moxley applies the Bulldog Choke, but Moriarty counters into a Muffler Stretch. Moxley counters back with the hammer-and-anvil elbow strikes, but Moriarty rolls through and uses joint manipulation on Moxley’s fingers. Moriarty dropkicks Moxley into the corner, and then follows with a kick to the face. Moriarty delivers knee strikes and another kick to the face, and then slams Moxley down for a two count.
Moriarty kicks Moxley in the arm, but Moxley comes back with an elbow strike. Moxley stomps on Moriarty’s face and delivers a pile driver for a two count. Moxley delivers the hammer-and-anvil elbow strike again and then delivers a knee to the face for another two count. Moxley delivers more elbow strikes, applies a rear choke, and Moriarty passes out.
Winner: Jon Moxley
-After the match, Moxley tries to help Moriarty up, but Taylor decks Moxley with a right hand. Moriarty stomps on Moxley, and then Taylor does the same.
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Renee Paquette interviews Anna Jay and Angelo Parker. Before Jay can talk, Parker interrupts. Parker says they’re family and he loves her, but he can’t be at ringside tonight with everything going on. Parker asks if Jay had anything to do with Harley Cameron kissing him two weeks ago. Jay slaps him and says she can’t believe he would ask her that. Jay says she has defended him, but she isn’t doing it anymore. Jay says she is tired of having everyone’s back when they don’t have hers, and she is done.
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Match #2 – Singles Match: Christopher Daniels vs. Konosuke Takeshita (w/Don Callis, Kyle Fletcher, and Powerhouse Hobbs)
Daniels backs Takeshita into the corner and delivers right hands. Danielson follows with chops and a kick to the face, but Takeshita comes back with a right hand to take Daniels down. Takeshita delivers the Takeshita-line and follows with a forearm strike in the corner. Takeshita connects with a back senton and puts Daniels up top. Daniels clubs Takeshita in the back and follows with a few headbutts to send him down. Daniels slams Takeshita to the mat and follows with a suplex. Daniels delivers a back heel trip and kicks Takeshita in the midsection. Daniels goes for Angel’s Wings, but Takeshita counters out and slams Daniels down. Takeshita follows with a suplex and delivers the running knee strike for the pin fall.
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita
-After the match, Callis says Chris Jericho took 33 years from him that he can never get back. Callis says they have taken Kenny Omega and Sammy Guevara from him, but he keeps coming back. Callis says they challenge Jericho to face Takeshita on Dynamite in two weeks, and says they will take everything else from Jericho. Fletcher interrupts and says Takeshita and Hobbs have already had their shot at Jericho. Fletcher says he deserves a shot at Jericho, and Callis says he is right. Callis says Jericho has Takeshita in two weeks, but he can have Fletcher next week.
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Renee interviews Action Andretti, Top Flight, and Private Party. Renee says they will have a tag team rematch next week after Private Party’s questionable win. Private Party says they won, so it doesn’t matter, and Top Flight says it looks like Private Party need the ropes all the time. Andretti says he will be out there to make sure they don’t cheat again, and then they all get face-to-face before Private Party leave.
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Match #3 – Singles Match: Anna Jay vs. Ruby Soho (w/Harley Cameron and Saraya)
Soho throws Jay out of the ring and delivers an elbow strike on the outside. Soho delivers a chop and slams Jay into the ring steps. Soho slams Jay into the barricade and rolls her into the ring. The bell rings and Jay comes back with a kick to Soho. Jay slams Soho into the corner and follows with a chop. Jay kicks Soho in the face and follows with an elbow strike. Jay delivers a neck-breaker over the middle rope, but Cameron grabs her ankle. Saraya trips Jay on the apron, and Soho stomps on her as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Soho goes for a suplex, but Jay counters with elbow strikes. Jay delivers a DDT and goes for the cover, but Soho kicks out. Jay goes for the Queen Slayer, but Soho backs her into the ropes and Cameron grabs her ankle again. Jay delivers a shot to Cameron, but Saraya grabs Jay and holds her as Cameron comes back. The referee sees it and ejects them from ringside. Jay goes for a back-slide, but Soho counters and slams Jay down with Destination Unknown for a two count. Soho puts Jay up top, but Jay counters and drops Soho with a Blockbuster. Jay locks in the Queen Slayer and Soho taps out.
Winner: Anna Jay
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Renee interviews Eddie Kingston. Kingston says he doesn’t respect Bryan Danielson and wishes him luck against Yuji Nagata. Kingston says he wants to be on Collision, too, and says he wants to give Willie Mack a chance tomorrow night.
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A vignette airs for Serena Deeb, who will return to action tomorrow night on Collision.
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Match #4 – #1 Contender’s (AEW International Championship) Freshly Squeezed Four-Way Match: El Hijo del Vikingo (w/Alex Abrahantes) vs. Kip Sabian vs. Komander (w/Alex Abrahantes) vs. The Butcher (w/The Blade)
Sabian and Butcher beat Komander and Vikingo into the corners and then take them to the outside. Butcher beats down Vikingo on one side, and Sabian does the same to Komander on the other. Butcher and Sabian get back into the ring and pose together, and then Sabian gets a quick roll-up for a two count. Butcher goes for a few quick shots on Sabian, but Sabian dodges him and sends him to the floor. Vikingo and Komander come back and drop Sabian and Butcher with dives on the outside. Vikingo takes Komander down with a hurricanrana, but Komander comes back with one of his own. They stand at a stalemate as Butcher comes back in with a double clothesline. Butcher delivers right hands to Vikingo, and then locks Komander in a Texas Cloverleaf. Vikingo kicks Butcher in the face, and then Sabian comes off the ropes to take Vikingo down. Sabian works over Vikingo in the corners as the show heads to a commercial.
Back from the break, Butcher and Sabian double-team Komander. Butcher clotheslines Komander in the corner and Sabian follows with a cannonball. Butcher splashes onto Komander and goes for the cover, but Sabian runs over to stop it. Butcher and Sabian double-team Komander again and Sabian goes for the cover, but Butcher breaks it up. Sabian kicks Butcher in the midsection, but Butcher drops him with a back-breaker. Butcher goes for the cover, but Vikingo breaks it up. Vikingo delivers a few quick strikes to Butcher, but Sabian trips him up and pulls him into the ring post. Komander drops Sabian with a flying clothesline and causes Sabian to drop Vikingo with a DDT. Komander drops Sabian with a Spanish Fly and goes for the cover, but Sabian kicks out.
Komander goes up top, but Vikingo cuts him off. Vikingo climbs up, but Butcher cuts him off. Butcher goes for a superplex spot on Komander and Vikingo, and then Sabian trips Butcher and causes all of them to fall. Sabian goes for pin falls, but they all kick out. On the outside, Komander leaps off of Abrahantes’ back to take Sabian down with a destroyer. Vikingo takes them out with a dive and gets Komander back into the ring. Vikingo goes for a splash, but Komander gets his knees up. Butcher drops Komander with a Liger Bomb and goes for the cover, but Vikingo breaks it up. Vikingo delivers a corkscrew kick to Butcher and delivers double knees in the corner. Komander and Vikingo exchange kicks, and Komander drops him with a Poison-rana. Sabian comes in and drops Komander with a German suplex for a two count. Sabian picks Komander up, but Komander quickly counters and gets the pin fall.
Winner and #1 contender for the AEW International Championship: Komander
-After the match, Orange Cassidy comes to the ring. Cassidy holds the title in the air, and then slaps hands with Komander as the show comes to a close.
