Posted on 11/11/123 by Bob Magee
**CONTAINS SPOILERS**
Tonight’s episode of AEW RAMPAGE was broadcast live from the
Oakland Arena in Oakland, CA!
Your broadcast team was Nigel McGuinness and Tony Schiavone!
It’s Friday night and you know what that means!
AEW World Tag Team Champion “Absolute” Ricky Starks (with
Big Bill) vs. LFI’s Preston Vance (with Jose the Assistant)!
Big Bill joined the broadcast booth for this match.
Vance pushed Starks into the corner turnbuckles. Preston
Vance stomped on Starks. Preston Vance followed up with a
big pump kick to Ricky Starks. Preston whipped Starks into
the steel guardrail. Starks reversed things, ramming Preston
into the steel ring post!
Starks suplexed Preston onto the entrance ramp! Back in the
ring, Vance regained momentum by planting Starks with a
massive spinebuster! Starks fired back with discus lariat.
Preston tried for this full nelson, but Ricky countered with
a cradle for a near fall.
Big Bill jumped up onto the apron and distracted Preston
Vance. Starks seized the opportunity to spear Preston Vance
and pin him! The AEW World Tag Champs double teamed Preston
until Rush and Dralistico ran to the ring to even up the
odds for their LFI partner Preston Vance. Big Bill and Ricky
Starks quicky retreated out of the ring!
Renee Paquette was backstage with Chris Jericho!
Jericho: “Takeshita has been on a roll lately. He’s one of
the best pro wrestlers in the world today. But you’re facing
one of the best pro wrestlers in the history of the
business. Takeshita, this Sunday, in Tokyo, I am going to
get my revenge on you. I’m going to teach you a lesson at
DDT in Tokyo. You’re facing Chris Jericho. I’ve done it all.
And Takeshita, as good as you are, I am better. And I’m
going to show you what it’s like to be in the ring with an
angry and pissed off Chris Jericho. This Sunday in Tokyo,
Japan, Takeshita, I am going to get my revenge on you!”
Lexy Nair was backstage with Don Callis and Prince Nana!
Nana: “Lexi, I’m doing my due diligence. When you dig deep
into your pockets, Don, what happens?”
Callis: “Sammy is on the shelf. Jericho is going to get
taken care of by Takeshita. And I have made a deal with
Prince Nana to rent the services of “the Machine” Brian Cage
to team up with my family this Wednesday in the Man Who
Erased His Name Street Fight!
Lexy Nair was backstage with Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, Karen
Jarrett, Satnam Singh, and Sonjay Dutt.
Jay Lethal: “I’m going to prove to the world that I outclass
ROH World Champion Eddie Kingston in every way.”
Ortiz walked onto the scene!
Ortiz: “You had a lot to say about me last week. How about
you say it to my face?”
Karen Jarrett: “If I were you, I’d watch what you say.”
Jay Lethal: “You might get jumped.”
Ortiz: “See, Jay, you need all these people to fight for
you.”
Ortiz swung at Jay Lethal. Satnam Singh grabbed Ortiz and
planted him hard on a cargo case!
Red Velvet vs. Ruby Soho (with Saraya)!
Tony Schiavone reminded us that Ruby said she wanted to do
this alone, so Saraya went to the back.
Ruby got right in the face of Red Velvet. Ruby stomped on
Red Velvet’s foot and then rammed her with a shoulder block.
Red Velvet retaliated with a big leg lariat, staggering Ruby
into the corner. Red Velvet worked over Ruby with body
shots.
Red Velvet rammed Ruby with double knees and followed up
with a standing moonsault for a near fall. Ruby hoisted Red
Velvet on the top rope and then rocked her with a running
kick. Ruby nailed Red Velvet with two consecutive back drop
drivers!
“Ruby is relentless!” said Tony Schiavone.
An AEW production assistant delivered flowers to Ruby Soho
during the middle of the match.
“Apparently she’s got a secret admirer,” said Tony
Schiavone.
Red Velvet ducked punches from Ruby. Red Velvet cracked Ruby
with a kick and pinned her!
“Clearly the distraction from the bouquet of flowers played
into this match,” said Nigel.
“Wow! What a win for Red Velvet!” replied Tony Schiavone.
The Kingdom—Matt Taven & Mike Bennett (with Roderick Strong)
vs. Two Local Wrestlers!
The Kingdom made short order of the competition, finishing
them off with the Neck Check and grabbing a decisive
victory. After the match, Roderick Strong ripped off his
neck brace, jumped in the ring, hit a back breaker on one of
the Kingdom’s downed opponents, and then ran back to his
wheelchair!
Lexy Nair was backstage with Daniel Garcia, Matt Menard and
Angelo Parker!
Garcia: “I am really sick of being sad. I went through the
AEW roster page. I found Andrade El Idolo. This Saturday on
Collision, let’s get it on!”
Ruby Soho and Saraya walked by. Saraya was clearly upset
with the bouquet of flowers that Ruby was sent. Saraya
looked at Matt Menard and said, “We’ve got big problems.”
Menard agreed!
After a commercial break, Lexy Nair was backstage with The
Kingdom and Roderick Strong!
Action Andretti and Darius Martin interrupted. Action said
last time the four of them wrestled, he and Darius beat the
Kingdom. Roderick Strong said he found his first victim.
“Darius!” he shouted, and pointed at Darius Martin.
Main Event Time!
AAA Cruiserweight Champion Komander (with Alex Abrahantes)
& AAA Mega Champion El Hijo del Vikingo vs.FTR—Cash Wheeler
& Dax Harwood!
Komander swiped at Dax’s thigh with a stiff kick. Dax fired
back with a snap mare and a shoulder block. Komander
dropkicked Dax Harwood. El Hijo del Vikingo and Cash Wheeler
tagged in for their respective teams.
Vikingo, unabated, flipped off the top rope into a
hurracanrana on Cash. Vikingo rocketed out of the ring with
a tope suicida straight at Cash. Vikingo’s momentum sent him
crashing headfirst into the commentary team’s table!
FTR used tandem offense in the ring to double team Vikingo.
Komander and Vikingo utilized their own tandem offense with
a fiery flurry. Vikingo dropkicked Dax from the top rope.
Komander took down Dax with a hurracanrana for a near fall!
The fans chanted “This is awesome! This is awesome! This is
awesome!”
Dax Harwood superplexed Vikingo, but Vikingo countered
midflight and landed on top of Dax. Vikingo and Komander hit
stereo 630 splashes on FTR for a near fall! Dax countered a
shooting star press from Vikingo with a piledriver for a
near fall!
Dax used a slingshot powerbomb on Vikingo, but Komander was
there to break up the pin attempt. Komander walked the
ropes, but Dax dodged it and FTR smashed Komander with the
Big Rig, scoring the pin on Komander!
All four competitors embraced after the match.