AEW Rampage hails from Boston University as Swerve Strickland is set to face QT Marshall, Bryan Danielson takes on Trent Beretta and Jon Moxley battles Wheeler Yuta.
AEW RAMPAGE
April 8, 2022, Boston, MA
Commentary: Excalibur, Taz, Ricky Starks & William Regal
MATCH 1
Bryan Danielson def. Trent Berretta via submission. Danielson and Beretta battle hard back and forth that goes into a picture-in-picture break. Danielson makes Beretta’s neck a focus. Danielson nails a front headlock suplex. Danielson locks in a sleeper but Trent gets to the ropes. The fight wages on, but Danielson locks in a modified LaBell Lock that puts extra torque on the neck and Trent submits.
Lexi Nair tries to get a word from Hook, but no dice. Danhausen pops out of the trash can, but Hook remains unphased.
A quick update: This Cold-Hearted, Handsome Devil @730hook is STILL immune to @DanhausenAD. Could the Very Nice, Very Evil Danhausen on to something about the chips?
Tune in NOW to #AEWRampage on @tntdrama! pic.twitter.com/r4W11njqza
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 9, 2022
After break, we see Scorpio Sky in the ring with Ethan Page and Dan Lambert. Sky makes it clear that he’s gotten rid of the TNT Open Challenge. Out comes Sammy Guevara who says Sky is turning that title with nothing around his waist. He and Tay Conti call Lambert a sexist piece of shit. Lambert tells them to talk about more what they do in the ring and less what they do in the bedroom. Ethan Page calls the two a PR disaster waiting to happen. He says he prays his daughter doesn’t turn out like Tay Conti. Sammy says he doesn’t give a shit about Ethan’s kid. He says he’s going to get that title back one way or another.
Chris Jericho names QT Marshall the Sports Entertainer of the Week.
.@QTMarshall caught @IAmJericho's eye for #SportsEntertainer of the week!
Tune in NOW to #AEWRampage on @tntdrama! pic.twitter.com/fmAeYKNXBF
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 9, 2022
MATCH 2
Swerve Strickland def. QT Marshall via pinfall. Swerve starts it off by tangling QT up and then continues with several takedowns. After the break, QT Marshall gets some solid shots in, but Swerve eventually hits a flatliner and his running knee to secure the 1-2-3.
Post-match, Ricky Starks challenges Swerve and Keith lee to a tag match next week in New Orleans. He’s got Powerhouse Hobbs ready to face those two. Swerve is definitely down.
We see a brief vignette of Marina Shafir.
MATCH 3
Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Qualifier Match
Red Velvet def. Willow Nightingale via pinfall. Read the full match recap here.
