AEW Rampage
September 16, 2022
MVP Arena
Albany, New York
Welcome to our live coverage of AEW Rampage, which is emanating from The MVP Arena in Albany, New York. Announced for tonight’s show, Penelope Ford will take on Willow Nightingale, Matt Hardy will take on Darby Allin, Ethan Page will take on Danhausen, and Samoa Joe will defend the ROH TV championship against Josh Woods.
Match 1: Matt Hardy vs Darby Allin
– The match starts off with both men locking up, Darby then sends Matt into the steel steps, Darby then goes for a swanton onto Matt on the apron but Matt moves out of the way, Matt then powerbombs Darby into the ringpost as we go to commercial break.
*Commercial break*
– We are back from commercial as we see Matt land a punch to the back of Darby, Matt them hits a side effect on Darby to secure a nearfall, Darby then hits a code red on Matt to secure a nearfall, Darby then rolls up Matt with the last supper to secure the pinfall victory.
Winner via pinfall: Darby Allin at 9:59.
– After the match, the lights go out, Brody King then hits a closeline on Matt, Brody then calls out Darby and Sting, Darby and Sting then come out, Brody challenges Darby and Sting to a no disqualification match next week against The House Of Black, Brody then chokes Matt on the apron, the lights then go out again as Brody disappears.
– Claudio Castagnoli makes his entrance with Wheeler Yuta, Claudio says that the championship represents honor and the Blackpool Combat Club is the new symbol of excellence, Claudio says that Yuta will win back his ROH Pure championship, Jericho then interrupts, Claudio tells Jericho that he tapped out, Jericho goes over his world title victories, Jericho says that he’s never been world champion in ROH, Jericho challenges Claudio to a championship match Wednesday at Grand Slam, Claudio accepts.
Match 2: Penelope Ford vs Willow Nightingale
– The match starts off with both women locking up, Penelope then hits a doubleknee strike onto Willow on the apron as we go to commercial break.
*Commercial break*
– We are back from commercial as we see Willow land a big boot to the face of Penelope, followed by a spinebuster, Willow then pounces Penelope into the ropes, Penelope then forces Willow to tapout with an Indian stretch.
Winner via submission: Penelope Ford at 8:26.
Match 3: Ethan Page vs Danhausen
– The match starts off with Page landing a big boot to the face of Danhausen, Page them hits the egos edge on Danhausen to secure the pinfall victory.
Winner via pinfall: Ethan Page at 1:26.
Match 4: ROH TV championship: Samoa Joe (c) vs Josh Woods
– The match starts off with both men locking up and pushing each other, both men then exchange a series of forearms, Woods then locks Joe in an armlock as we go to commercial break.
*Commercial break*
– We are back from commercial as we see Woods land a big boot to the face of Joe, Joe then hits a powerslam on Woods, Josh then lands a knee to the face of Joe to secure a nearfall, Joe then punches Nese off the apron, Joe then hits the musclebuster om Woods to secure the pinfall victory.
Winner via pinfall and STILL ROH TV champion: Samoa Joe at 10:10.
– After the match, Nese and Woods attack Joe from behind, Wardlow then makes the save, Wardlow then goes to powerbomb Smart Mark Sterling but Nese pulls him to the outside, Wardlow and Joe then celebrate as Rampage goes off the air.
