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AEW Rampage results from June 3rd 2022

It’s Friday night and you know what that means!

It’s time for AEW Rampage and this week we have a LIVE episode from Toyota Arena in Ontario, California featuring a rematch from one of AEW’s finest tag team feuds, a TNT Championship Match and potentially some huge news as CM Punk has said he’ll address the future of the AEW World Championship on tonight’s show.

Excalibur, “The Human Suplex Machine” Taz and “The Wizard” Chris Jericho are the broadcast team for tonight’s event.

MATCH #1: Tag Team Match:
Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson vs. Penta Oscuro and Rey Fenix
As is now custom for AEW Rampage shows, especially LIVE ones, the entrances for the opening match are shown on YouTube so once we start the show, both teams are in the ring and ready to go. Adam Cole is on commentary for this opening bout and we begin with Penta vs. Matt when the bell rings. The crowd is red hot as we begin and Nick and Fenix briefly enter the ring before the older brothers lock up but they soon retreat. We get a back and forth between Penta and Matt verbally before the match begins with multiple counters back and forth with both men avoiding disaster early before ending in a stalemate and both men make tags. Nick and Penta go back and forth with more reversals and counters and they end in a stalemate too. Nick offers a handshake and Fenix reluctantly accepts which lets Matt jump him from behind as the Bucks take over for the first time. They take Fenix out on the outside with a dive but they’re soon followed by Penta who hits the Tope Con Hilo before Fenix recovers to hit a Tornado too. Back in the ring, Matt locks in a Scorpion Death Lock whilst Penta locks Nick in an Abdominal Stretch in the ropes. Nick kicks Fenix and takes out Penta but Fenix takes him out and then takes Matt Jackson out with a cutter on the floor. They head back in the ring and Fenix’s splash meets Matt Jackson’s knees and he tags out to Nick to send us to break. The Lucha Bros manage to take over and get Nick onto the mat to hit the Dropkick between his legs. Penta is legal and fires some kicks into Nick’s hamstring. They set up for Fear Factor but Nick escapes with Superkicks and moves off the ropes.

We return as Nick tags out to Matt and Fenix gets a boot up but Matt catches his move into the Locomotion Northern Lights, three of them and a fourth with Penta too. Matt brings Nick back in and they hit a Double Team Senton Atomico for two on Fenix. They try another move but Fenix counters with a Hurricanrana and they take out Nick with an assisted DDT off the apron and then they do the same to Matt in the ring for a two count. Fenix hits a Tope Con Hilo to take out Nick and Penta hits Made in Japan on Matt before Penta hits a huge Frog Splash but somehow Matt kicks out at two. Fenix takes Matt off top and Matt fights him off but Fenix staggers him with an enzuigiri before jumping onto Penta’s shoulders but somehow Nick takes them both down with a Springboard Dropkick and then Matt hits the elbow drop for two. Matt tags Nick in and he battles Fenix with strikes and Fenix takes him down with a Back Heel Kick. The Lucha Bros hit a massive Splash onto Nick and Penta deals with Matt with a Destroyer but Nick still kicks out. Fenix tries a Black Fire Driver but Nick escapes and hits a Poisonrana before bringing in Matt to hit a Superkick Party on Penta and then they hit the BTE trigger on Fenix but he avoids it. He tries a Crossbody only for the Bucks to turn it into the Meltzer Driver and Penta still breaks it up! Matt takes Penta’s mask off and they hit him with double Superkicks before the BTE trigger puts Fenix away.

Winners: Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson

MATCH #2: Tag Team Match:
Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks vs. Jordan Cruz and Ju Dizz
Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs ran down to the ring and didn’t wait for the bell. The match barely lasted a couple of minutes. Starks tagged in Hobbs early, and he hit a Powerslam to pick up the win.

Winners: Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks

MATCH #3: Women’s One-On-One Match:
Kiera Hogan vs. Athena
Kiera Hogan enters, she’s accompanied by a Stokely Hathaway promo and then Athena enters with some bad ass wings that fold up on her back. We see Red Velvet, Jade and Stokely ringside and Kiera starts this match off hot by dropping Athena to her knees but Athena catches her crossbody and flips out of it before hitting her own Crossbody for a one count. Kiera bails outside to consult with the Baddies but Athena takes her down with a Shoulder Tackle from the apron to the floor. Jade and Athena argue and as Athena is coming back in, Velvet takes out Athena behind the back of the ref. Hogan hits a leg drop and stays on the attack to send us to break. Kiera continues to stay of the offensive throughout picture-in-picture and there’s no blackout tonight as we’re LIVE.

We return to the action and Athena is in real trouble as Hogan has been on top for a good five minutes, but she fights back with a huge Shotgun Dropkick and more kicks ending in a enzuigiri. She hits a Handspring Elbow in the corner then heads up top and has to fight Velvet off which lets Kiera back into the match. She hits a Hurricanrana from the top and a boot in the corner for a two count. Hogan misses a kick and Athena hits a huge rolling Elbow strike and goes back up top but Hogan cuts her off. She follows Athena to the top rope but is taken down and hits the Swan Dive Cutter for the victory.

Winner: Athena

In-ring promo from CM Punk: CM Punk makes his entrance, “When I got here earlier today, I pulled up to the arena and every bone in my body was screaming at me to turn around and go home and go hug my wife and Larry [his dog],” Punk began. “And when I say every bone in my body, I mean even the broken ones. But my brain told me to stay, and my gut told me that everybody here live deserved an explanation – so here I am.

“Since I stepped foot here in All Elite Wrestling, I told you I would give you my all till the wheels fell off. I got good news and bad news. Which one do you want first?”

Punk continued, “The last thing I ever want to feel is that I’m letting any one of you down. The last thing I ever wanted to do was leave you feeling disappointed. So I hope thus far, I haven’t made you feel that way.

“I have loved every single second I’ve been in this ring, every single time I’ve been in this ring in front of all of you has been a gift I never thought I’d be able to experience again.”

Punk then revealed he requires surgery to repair an injury.

“So, here’s the bad news – I’m injured and need surgery. A couple of things are broken. The biggest one is my heart because I love nothing more than to perform for all of you, and I wanted to go on one hell of a run. That’s the bad news.

“The good news is, I can still do all that. I told you I was going to go till the wheels fall off, and the wheels are still there, they haven’t fallen off. It’s just that one of them happens to be broken. I’ve come back from worse, I’ve felt better than I feel today, but I’m also here to tell you that I’ve felt a hell of a lot worse.”

Punk then referred to the situation as just “a bump in the road” before putting over AEW’s talented young roster. He added that he didn’t want to hold up the company and will relinquish the AEW World Championship. In conclusion, Punk promised to come back bigger, faster, stronger and hungrier than ever before. Punk also said he will show and prove why he is the Best in the World!

Mark Henry Main Event Interview: Dante Martin says he knows he’s better than Scorpio and now he has Matt Sydal in his corner. Matt adds on by telling Scorpio he has to kill Dante tonight. Ethan promises that they are killers and Dan calls Dante the best prospect in AEW but Scorpio promises to knock Dante’s teeth down his throat. Well, looks like we’ve had enough talk, it’s time for the main event!

MAIN EVENT: TNT Championship Match:
Scorpio Sky © vs. Dante Martin
The bell rings for this match to begin and Scorpio backs him into the corner to begin the match as the crowd chant SCU, much to Ethan’s chagrin. The two men lock up and Scorpio takes over with a Shoulder Tackle and then two more of them. Scorpio offers his hand but fakes out Dante but Dante takes over with some nice quick movements culminating into an Arm Drag to send us to break. Early in the break, Scorpio sends Dante to the floor off the apron and then follows him out there. Sky tosses Dante into the apron and Dante tries to fight back but Scorpio cuts him off. Sky rolls him back into the ring and takes him down with body shots which backs Martin into the corner where he slumps. Dante tries to fight back but Sky drops him with a Double Leg takedown but Dante fights back and both men roll around exchanging MMA style ground and pound. Sky pokes the eyes to get on top again and then locks in a Chin Lock. Dante fights to his feet but Sky drops him with a snapmare and a kick and then goes back to working on the neck and shoulders with a more brutal Chin Lock.

We return back from the break and both men exchange strikes before Dante sends Sky outside with a Dropkick then follows with an insane Springboard Dive onto Sky. Dante rolls him back into the ring and heads up top for a Shotgun Dropkick from the top for two. Lambert distracts the ref and Ethan interferes behind the referee’s back and Sky looks to have Dante ready for the TKO but Martin escapes to hit his own for two. Dante tries a Crossbody but Sky rolls through with a Pin for two. Dante comes back with a Leaping Stomp for two. Sky comes back and hits the TKO out of nowhere and gets the win.

Winner: Scorpio Sky

After the match: Sky was favoring his ankle but is able to move around and celebrate his victory.

Excalibur announces there will be an interim AEW World Champion crowned at “Forbidden Door”. There will be a Battle Royal on Wednesday’s “Dynamite” where the winner will face Jon Moxley, who is the #1 contender. The winner of that match advances to the Interim AEW World Championship Match at “Forbidden Door”.

By Eric Montgomery

Eric has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 5 and has had the pleasure of working in the wrestling business as a DJ, among other things, for 20-years. Eric is our "wrestling expert" and looks forward to showing his passion of professional wrestling.

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