The TNT Championship is in a Triple Threat!

Rampage is LIVE and AEW TNT Championship is on the line! Sammy VS Darby VS Andrade, who holds the gold going into Revolution?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• AEW TNT Championship Triple Threat: Sammy Guevara VS Darby Allin VS Andrade El Idolo; Guevara wins and retains the title.
• Keith Lee VS JD Drake; Lee wins.
• The Professor’s Five Minute Rookie Challenge: Serena Deeb VS Leila Grey; Deeb wins.
• Face of the Revolution Ladder Match Qualifier: Ethan Page VS Christian Cage; Christian wins and joins the Face of the Revolution match.

PLAY BY PLAY

AEW TNT Championship Triple Threat: Sammy Guevara VS Darby Allin VS Andrade El Idolo!

The Spanish God and Relentless One will be teaming with The Icon, Sting, at Revolution against the Andrade Hardy Family Office, but for now it is every man for himself! Will Sammy stay golden this close to the PPV? Or will someone take advantage of this chaotic situation?

The introductions are made, the two TNT belts are raised, but only one man will leave with them, what a way to open Rampage!

Fans fire up as the three men stare down. They circle, watch each other, and then Sammy and Darby decide to bring Revolution early and join forces! Andrade tells them to bring it, but then he bails out. Fans boo as Andrade tries to force Darby and Sammy to face each other. They don’t fall for it, they go out to flank Andrade! Andrade gets back in, they pursue again. They dodge him, speed things up, FLYING arm-drag from Darby to Andrade! Darby whips Sammy in but Andrade BOOTS him! Darby COFFIN SPLASHES, then Sammy runs in to RAM a shoulder in! ENZIGURI, then CODE RED! Cover, but Sammy has to roll Darby here, TWO!

Sammy shrugs, they can’t just let the other win. But they shake hands, then Darby reels Sammy into a headlock. Darby hits a takeover, he pushes the shoulders down, ONE as Sammy rolls it to his own cover. TWO, and Darby keeps on that headlock. Fans rally and duel as Darby grinds Sammy. Sammy fights up, powers out, then hurdles and flips over to dropkick Darby down! Sammy kips up so smooth and takes a bow. Darby drags himself to a corner, Sammy brings Darby up to CHOP him! Sammy puts Darby up top to then climb up and join him. Darby resists the superplex, shoves Sammy away, but Sammy JUMP KNEES!

Darby is stuck up top and Sammy GAMANGIRIS! Fans rally and duel more as Sammy climbs back up to join Darby. Andrade slips in and adds on! Stalling Superplex and POWERBOMB!! Fans are loving this as all three men are down! A standing count begins on all three, but Andrade covers Sammy, TWO! Andrade grits his teeth and checks his back as he gets up. “This is Awesome!” and only just begun! Andrade gets Darby up, suplexes him to hang him out to dry! Darby gasps and sputters as he flops down, Andrade takes off his belt to LASH Darby! Fans boo but Andrade soaks it all up as Rampage goes picture in picture.

Andrade sits Sammy up to LASH him on the back! Sammy flounders and writhes, the ref confiscates Andrade’s belt. Andrade drags Darby up, fireman’s carries him and then SNAKE EYES! The hardest Snake Eyes ever! Andrade goes out after Sammy, brings him up and fireman’s carries to SNAKE EYES Sammy on railing! Sammy gasps and sputters while clutching his throat. Andrade drags Sammy back up and puts him in the ring. Andrade stomps Darby, then holds Sammy’s legs to stomp him in the stomach. Andrade shakes his head, hearing the fans chant for the others. Andrade says HE is the champion, and Rampage returns to single picture.

Andrade drags Sammy back up, reels him in, snap suplex! Uno Amigo! Then again, Dos Amigos! Andrade gets up again, but Sammy stops the hat trick! So Andrade snap suplexes Sammy into buckles! Andrade grins but Darby SLAPS him! Andrade swings, Darby dodges to SLAP again! And headbutt low! And then run in, into an URENAGE BACKBREAKER! Andrade seethes and says he is the champion! Andrade goes up top, MOONSAULT, but he lands on his feet as the others both move! STANDING MOONSAULT onto Sammy! Cover, TWO! CIEN KNEES for Darby! Cover, Sammy breaks it!

Fans cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” as all three men are down. The standing count starts again, Darby goes to ropes and drags himself up at 5 of 10. Darby staggers, Andrade ROCKS Sammy. Darby SLAPS Andrade! Sammy ROCKS Andrade! Andrade CHOPS Darby, Sammy ROCKS Andrade! Darby CHOPS Andrade, Andrade CHOPS then BOOTS Darby! Darby is up, they’re brawling! Sammy joins in, he and Darby CHOP and CHOP and CHOP Andrade! Andrade rebounds, Darby ducks but Sammy gets CLOBBERED! Darby comes back, COFFIN- NO! Andrade waistlocks but Darby resists! Darby ducks, Sammy SUPERKICKS Andrade!

Sammy whips Darby to a corner, then runs in, but is put on the apron! Darby shoves Sammy down, but Andrade KNEES Darby back! Fans are thunderous as Andrade scoops Darby and SLAMS him into a drop zone. Andrade climbs up, Darby trips him up! Darby takes off his studded belt to LASH Andrade! And again! And again! Darby pulls Andrade into the Tree of Woe, but Sammy is up top! Darby rushes over but Sammy jumps over to COAST2COAST on Andrade! It was double-edged for everyone as Darby even tumbles out of the ring! Andrade gets himself free of the Tree, “This is Awesome!”

Andrade drags himself out of the ring, Darby drags himself back in. The young pillars stand and fans fire up. Darby runs in, Sammy jumps up and Darby DIVES onto Andrade! Sammy sees Darby get up, and these two lock eyes. Darby goes around the way to go up the steel steps. Sammy is ready as Darby gets in, cradle! TWO!! Darby has it now, TWO!! Sweep and cover, ONE as Sammy slips out! Roll up, TWO!! Sammy trips, jackknife, TWO!! Darby bridges, spins, backslide but Andrade runs over. Sammy BOOTS Andrade, Andrade BOOTS Darby! Andrade rolls Sammy, TWO! DEADLIFT for the BRILLANTE DRIVER!! Cover, Darby breaks it!!

Fans are thunderous again as all three men are down and this match continues! A standing count starts again, Darby drags himself up the ropes. Darby runs in, waistlocks, but Andrade elbows free! Andrade runs in but into BOOTS! Darby runs in, gets around again, THROWBACK STUNNER! Sammy torture racks Andrade, for the G T H!! Darby throws Sammy out!! Darby goes up top, COFFIN DROP!! Cover, Sammy SWANTONS in outta nowhere! Cover, Sammy wins!!

Winner: Sammy Guevara, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)

Now that’s how you open a Rampage! Sammy retains at the last second, but he offers a handshake of respect to Darby. Darby slips out of the ring, frustrated with himself. But will Darby be able to brush it off in 48 hours and work alongside Sammy against the AHFO?

Rampage returns and Death Triangle is in the ring.

PAC, Penta Oscuro and even the “dark priest,” Alex Abrahantes are here. “Malakai Black says the House always wins. But it seems as if the House only wins with deception. You see, a week and a half ago, you lost to us. And it seems as if you want to ignite a war. The Death Triangle says, allow us to add some fuel to that fire this Sunday! We may be down one Lucha Brother, but there are three of you. And there are three of us! An eye for an eye, an arm for an arm!” Is Alex going to get in on the match!? The lights go down, and from the titantron, Malakai speaks! “Wow, Alex. That’s really admirable. Sacrificing yourself for your fallen teammate. You said something about the House losing.”

Buddy Matthews asks, “But did the House really lose, Alex?” Brody King says, “Don’t worry, Alex. Your sacrifice to the House will be honored.” The House of Black returns to the shadows, but they appear behind the Death Triangle in the ring! Alex knew they’d pull this move. And Malakai should wait. Alex never said the three he spoke of are all here in the ring. Malakai may have his monster, but Death Triangle has theirs! ERICK REDBEARD!? He’s here on the side of Death Triangle, and he storms right into the ring! Security rushes in to stop this, but they just end up part of the casualties! Malakai and Buddy bail out, Erick CLOBBERS Brody King!

Security swarms Erick but he just BLASTS free of them all! He gets two in choke grips, BOOTS a third, DOUBLE CHOKE SLAMS! One more guy gets up, he gets a scoop and SLAM! Pac makes this one pay while the House of Black watches! Penta gets the arm, hooks it up, DARK ARMBAR!! Will the House of Black be demolished by the Death Triangle and their #Dreadbeard?

Dan Lambert & Scorpio Sky speak.

“Congratulations to Sammy Guevara for again defending your TNT title against everybody in the world except the real #1 contender.” But before Lambert lost his temper for the first time in years, he thought back to his mom telling him that you can attract more flies with honey than with vinegar. That is an appropriate proverb for negotiating with a steaming pile of crap for a wrestling company. Lambert called Tony Khan up, gave him an offer he couldn’t refuse: Scorpio Sky VS Sammy Guevara for Dynamite, and in return, Lambert gets Paige VanZant to show up to Revolution to officially sign with AEW.

So while Sammy puts his body through hell in the Six Man Tag, the Men of the Year will be sipping water in the skybox and Scorpio prepares to put his 364 day unbeaten streak up against that TNT title. And Lambert promises that Sammy is not going to the back of the line. Scorpio snaps his fingers, but will it be his winning streak that is snapped?

Keith Lee VS JD Drake!

The Limitless One is preparing for the Face of the Revolution Ladder Match, in spit of the warning given by Team Taz. Will The Wingmen’s rugged redneck Romeo just be the next to #BaskInHisGlory? Or will Ricky Starks absolutely come through on that ultimate?

The bell rings and fans are singing for Keith. Keith has JD wait so he can conduct the Limitless Choir. Keith and JD then circle, fans chant “KEITH LEE! WOOP WOOP!” JD CHOPS but Keith doesn’t flinch. Keith smirks, in fact, and JD CHOPS again! Keith fires up and GRIZZLY MAGNUMS! JD comes back into another GRIZZLY MAGNUM! Keith whips JD to a corner, runs in but JD goes up and over. JD staggers but he keeps moving, only for Keith to POUNCE him! Fans are thunderous for Keith already as Rampage goes picture in picture.

Keith sees JD bail out of the ring, so he goes out after him. Keith throws body shots on JD, follows him around the way and JABS! JD CHOPS, but Keith still eggs him on. JD CHOPS, Keith GRIZZLY MAGNUMS! JD flops down, Keith refreshes the ring count, and then Keith follows JD around the corner. Keith keeps JD from getting away into the ring, and he CHOPS him. JD CHOPS, Keith starts to feel that, so Keith HEADBUTTS JD down! Keith smiles as he looms over JD, and then brings him up to pose for pictures. Keith SMACKS JD off the timekeeper’s table, then turns him around to GRIZZLY MAGNUM!

Keith gets back in the ring to refresh the count, and fans continue to chant for Keith. They want that “ONE MORE TIME!” so Keith sits JD up to GRIZZLY MAGNUM again! JD is stinging as he makes his way to the ring on noodle legs. Keith still doesn’t let JD get away, and he brings JD up at the ropes. JD HOTSHOTS Keith down! JD then stomps Keith around as Rampage goes to break.

Rampage returns and JD eggs Keith on. Keith throws body shots, JD knees low. JD runs to LARIAT but Keith stays up to HEADBUTT! JD staggers to a corner, Keith runs in but JD dodges! JD fires off forearms and COHPS! JD whips, Keith reverses, but JD reverses back to CHOP and CHOP! Keith roars to shove JD. JD comes back to SHOTGUN BOOT! Keith staggers, JD goes corner to corner to CANNONBALL! JD drags Keith to a drop zone to go up top! MOONSAULT! Cover, ONE!! And with authority! JD can’t believe it but fans are loving this! “KEITH LEE! WOOP WOOP!” Keith gets back up in the corner, JD runs in, but gets caught!

Keith puts JD up top but JD JABS! JD leaps, into Keith’s arms! Keith carries JD around, squats, and pops JD up to a fireman’s carry! BIG BANG CATASTROPHE!! Cover, Keith wins!

Winner: Keith Lee, by pinfall

The Wingmen rush out to attack! Keith throws Ryan Nemeth off to SWAT him down! Keith CLOBBERS “Pretty” Peter Avalon, then he clubs and POPS Cezar Bononi up! SPIRIT BOMB!! Starks and Hobbs decide to head for ringside, but Keith gets Avalon up! He TOSSES Avalon onto his Wingmen! Team Taz storms down the ramp, but Keith just smiles. Wait, here comes Orange Cassidy! Freshly Squeezed will also be in the Face of the Revolution match, he’s quietly putting Starks & Hobbs on notice. But we still have one last qualifier tonight, how does everything change after we see All Ego VS Captain Charisma?

AEW shares footage from after Dynamite.

CM Punk, bloody and battered, responds to what MJF did to him. He applauds! “Woo! Few people are gonna understand that being in this much pain makes certain people feel so very alive. I think you understand, Max. And if you don’t, on March 6th, you will. You are going to find out exactly what you think you already know: that CM Punk is the master. And I know exactly who the F*** I am. You wanna call me PG Punk? You wanna pretend like I’m not that same guy? You want that same guy that you grew up idolizing? Congratulations, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, but you’re NOT ready!”

Punk will walk MJF like a dog, beat him and beat him and beat him until his own mother won’t recognize him! Punk will leave parts of MJF left in that, and all over Orlando! This is what MJF wanted, and this is what he deserves. At Revolution, Punk will become a monster to fight the monsters of the world! “Because I’m CM Punk. And I’m better than you.” In brutalizing the Best in the World, has the Salt of the Earth only brought about his own demise?

Backstage interview with Jade Cargill & Mark Sterling.

Tony Schiavone says Sunday at Revolution, Jade defends the AEW TBS Championship against Tay Conti. Sterling says they are absolutely locked and loaded on the last stop before the PPV, and he made sure there would be no “shenanigans” leading into the event. That contract stipulation makes sure there is no contact initiated by Tay Conti until 48 hours before Revolution. Jade says no one cares about “that little bitch and her karate shit.” But Anna Jay walks over and asks Sterling what today is. Uh, Friday because it’s Rampage, one of Jade’s two network shows. Jade doesn’t even wanna talk to Jay.

That’s fine, because BLAM! Tay boots Jade down! And Tay reminds Jade she has less than 48 hours as a champion, BITCH! And Sterling’s a dumbass. TayJay leaves and Jade is pissed. Is this title match going to turn into an all-out fight?

The Professor’s Five Minute Rookie Challenge: Serena Deeb VS Leila Grey!

The first week, the Woman of 1000 Holds took one minute to finish her opponent. The second week, closer to two minutes. And the third, closer to three. But much of that was the Wolf playing with her prey. Will Deeb take things seriously? Or will she end up needing four minutes to put away Leila Grey?

The bell rings and the clock starts ticking. Grey bails out because she knows time is on her side! Deeb is annoyed already, she chases Grey but Grey gets back in. Grey dares Deeb to get in now, then she bails back out. The cat ‘n’ mouse game doesn’t last much longer as Deeb catches up to Grey and drags her out of the ring hard! Deeb kicks Grey around, drags her up and into the ring, then drags her up through ropes. NECKBREAKER HOTSHOT! Grey flounders, Deeb storms in and drags her up to CLAW her back! Deeb also puts on the front GUILLOTINE! Grey taps out, Deeb wins!

Winner: Serena Deeb, by submission

Deeb’s anger made her get serious, and she won in under a minute! But this isn’t enough! She puts Grey in the omoplata, and the SERENTIY LOCK! Grey taps again but it doesn’t matter! Wait! Here comes HIKARU SHIDA! The Full Metal Warrior is back, and she SMACKS Deeb with her kendo stick! And again! Deeb bails out but Shida is in hot pursuit! SMACK after SMACK, Shida is getting payback! Deeb tries to get over the timekeeper’s table but Shida just fires off with the kendo stick! That stick splits and security pulls Shida away, but the rage is not satiated! Deeb gets away, but will Shida hunt her down?

Backstage interview with Eddie Kingston.

Schiavone says it’s less than 48 hours away from Revolution, and Kingston counts that out for himself. It checks out. We’ll see Kingston VS Jericho at Revolution, and get that on your PPV providers and what not. But then why is Kingston here now? To talk about the match that everyone’s been wanting to see. Well, yeah, that’s nice, but Kingston doesn’t wanna talk. Jericho was talking about doing promos, and everyone wants to use insider terms, hahaha. Listen, here comes one: kayfabe may be dead, but don’t piss on its grave. Just relax, this is for everyone. Now to Chris, if he wants to doubt Kingston, get in his head, flip the script, he’ll regret that.

Kingston said before, he’ll eat Jericho alive. He’ll EMBARRASS him when he leaves him laying in the ring. Jericho will have to suck it up, shake Kingston’s hand, and that’ll be the best part. But does Schiavone know what’s great about today? No, what? That Reese’s peanut butter pie in catering. Let’s go. Alright. They’ll do that, so cue the match card graphics. Will Le Champion be made to bow down to the Mad King?

Mark Henry talks with tonight’s main eventers!

Ethan Page was in the Face of the Revolution Ladder match last year, and his partner, Scorpio Sky, even won it. Does that give Ethan a leg up tonight? Of course it does. But Ethan’s mind is stuck on something different. Last year, he and Christian Cage debuted. AEW wanted to advertise the Hall of Fame worthy talent was coming, and everyone thought it was Christian. But tonight, Ethan proves that it was him all along. Christian tells Ethan that he likes where his head is at. Christian likes all the confidence, and Ethan’s day will come. That’s not today. No one in AEW knows ladder matches as much as Christian Cage. He made the ladder match famous!

And at the Face of the Revolution, after Christian wins, if by some miracle Scorpio Sky gets past Sammy on Dynamite, then Christian will be waiting on the other side. Then Scorpio will just be a transitional champion. Well then there’s been enough talk. It’s time for the main event! Ego VS Charisma, Page VS Cage, who takes that coveted final spot?

Face of the Revolution Ladder Match Qualifier: Ethan Page VS Christian Cage!

The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Ethan powers Christian to the corner, but lets off as the ref counts. Christian ROCKS Ethan with an uppercut, puts him in the corner and fires off more, but then Ethan turns it around to fire off in return! The ref counts again, Ethan hammers away, but lets off at 4 to shout, “I’M THE MAN!” But he turns around into BOOTS! Christian goes up, FLYING UPPERCUT! Cover, ONE! Christian brings Ethan up to headlock but Ethan powers out. Things speed up, Christian whips Ethan out of the ring! Fans fire up with Christian as he builds speed, and he WRECKS Ethan with a dropkick!

Rampage goes picture in picture as Christian puts Ethan back in. Christian brings Ethan up but Ethan pokes him in the eye! Ethan then shoves Christian off the apron and into the railing! Christian is down while Ethan has a big grin. Ethan waits on the ring count, Christian slowly stirs at around 5 of 10 and Ethan “checks his watch.” Ethan mocks the count, but Christian gets in at 8! Ethan rains down rights then lets off to storm around the ring. Ethan brings Christian up to ROCK him, then throw him right back out! Christian crawls under the ring? The ref starts the count but then doesn’t see where he went.

Ethan still counts, and Christian slides in the back! Roll up, TWO!! Ethan CLOBBERS Christian for his trickery! Ethan bumps Christian off buckles, then ROCKS him with another right. Ethan stomps Christian down, digs his boots in, but lets off as the ref counts. Ethan drags Christian up, throws body shots, Christian hits back! Christian goes up, reels Ethan in, but Ethan breaks free to give Christian ICONOCLASM! Ethan gets Christian back up, for a stalling suplex! Ethan holds until a count of 10, and even holds Christian up with one arm for another 10, before the SLAM! Fans cheer that showing of strength and Ethan tells them to kiss his ass!

Ethan grins as he circles Christian, then he wraps on a rear bearhug. Christian endures the squeeze as Ethan leans all his weight. Rampage returns to single picture, Christian fights up and fights free with elbows. Christian runs, into a BIG forearm from Ethan! Ethan goes out after Christian, but Christian blocks the throw to smack Ethan off steel steps instead! Christian then goes up the steps, TORNADO DDT to the floor! Fans rally up as Christian puts Ethan in the ring. Ethan gets to the corner, Christian climbs up to rain down fists! Fans count along and Christian goes way past 10! Christian then jumps up the corner to sunset flip! TWO!

Ethan gets to ropes, Christian stands on his back to choke him against the ropes! The ref counts, Ethan lets off to slingshot and uppercut! Christian climbs back onto the apron, but Ethan elbows him away before the hotshot! Ethan then scoops Christian in, but Christian makes that a REVERSE DDT! Cover, TWO! Ethan is still in this but Christian heads to the corner. Christian climbs up top, but Ethan bails out to the far side. Christian hops down and storms over, but into Ethan’s step-in CUTTER! Cover, TWO! Christian gets to ropes but Ethan runs to swing, but into the HOTSHOT! Christian goes up again, for a DIVING HEADBUTT! Cover, TWO!!

Christian waits for Ethan to get up in a corner. Christian runs in, but gets run over! Cover, TWO! Christian survives but Ethan drags him up and reels him in. Christian fights the lift, slips out and SPEARS on the return! Cover, TWO!! Ethan survives again but fans fire up. Christian waits for Ethan to get up again, and he hooks the arms! Ethan gets his arms free to rake the eyes! Ethan then POSTS Christian! Christian flounders out and Ethan reels Christian in. Ethan gut wrenches to the crucifix, but Christian slips off! He has the arms, KILLSWITCH! Cover, Christian wins!

Winner: Christian Cage, by pinfall (advances to the Face of the Revolution)

And now we have our field of six! And Jurassic Express heads out to celebrate with him! With them all competing in big time matches, will these three be leading the Revolution? But wait, here come the Young Bucks and reDRagon. Matt & Nick Jackson, Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish all go to the ring to put the AEW World Tag Team Champions on notice. It’s 4v3, but the four only slip in long enough to grab the belts! Kyle has one and uses it to air guitar while Matt has the other. Well, hold on, they each want the other to complete the pair. Matt and Kyle hold those belts up while Fish and Nick jaw at each other, and Luchasaurus snatches the belts back!

Jungle Boy FLIES out onto all four opponents! Will Jurassic Express run through all of Adam Cole’s mutual friends to stay the top team in AEW?

My Thoughts:

Now THIS is a go-home! Rampage loves opening up with fire and that happened again here. That was an awesome Triple Threat, practically PPV level as it was. Sammy retains and as I figured, there was some dysfunction planted between Sammy and Darby. As I said before, I’m thinking this leads to AHFO finding a way to win by taking advantage of that. Then Sammy can go in as an underdog of sorts against Scorpio Sky on Dynamite for another great title match. Lambert had a good promo to frame all this, as well as lets us know they’ll still have a Paige VanZant segment for Revolution even without Brandi Rhodes in the company.

That was a great segment from Death Triangle and The House of Black to bring Erick “Redbeard” Rowan back to AEW. They’re going to have an awesome match just on Brody King brawling with Erick. Keith Lee and JD Drake had a great match, you really get a sense of how awesome Keith Lee is going against a guy as hefty as JD. Same as for the rest of the Wingmen coming out and getting tossed around. We got a good segment from Jade, Sterling and TayJay, but it only adds to the fact Jade is going to retain. I was surprised Deeb actually won this week’s five minute challenge that quickly, but of course Shida returned. They’ll have their newest rematch on a Dynamite, I’m sure, and I would think Shida gets the win.

Good promo from Kingston, and I do like that he pointed out the meta of using “insider terms.” I still can’t figure out who’s winning this one but that makes it a lot of fun. Of course, I find it funny that Kingston asks wrestlers stop breaking kayfabe and using insider terms but then Christian goes and uses “transitional champion” in his promo like Kingston didn’t just say stuff. Christian VS Ethan was a great main event, and Christian getting in might very well change things. He and Jurassic Express stand tall against the Bucks and reDRagon, but maybe that means they aren’t winning? I feel like Wardlow should still win the ladder match, and that Bucks and reDRagon should cancel out in the Triple Threat, but who knows if that’s still the plan.

My Score: 8.8/10