{"id":131701,"date":"2022-01-20T20:56:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T02:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=131701"},"modified":"2022-01-20T20:56:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T02:56:03","slug":"all-elite-wrestling-rampage-preview-1-21-ethan-page-vs-moxley-hook-vs-serpentico-jade-vs-jay-for-tbs-championship-roppongi-vice-vs-bucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/01\/20\/all-elite-wrestling-rampage-preview-1-21-ethan-page-vs-moxley-hook-vs-serpentico-jade-vs-jay-for-tbs-championship-roppongi-vice-vs-bucks\/","title":{"rendered":"ALL ELITE WRESTLING RAMPAGE PREVIEW 1\/21: Ethan Page vs. Moxley, Hook vs. Serpentico, Jade vs. Jay for TBS Championship, Roppongi Vice vs. Bucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1966926745\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>ALL ELITE WRESTLING RAMPAGE PRIMER<br \/>\nJANUARY 21, 2022<br \/>\nWASHINGTON D.C. AT THE ENTERTAINMENT &amp; SPORTS ARENA<br \/>\nAIRS ON TNT NETWORK, 10:00 p.m. EDT, 9:00 p.m. CDT<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Excalibur, Chris Jericho, Taz, Ricky Starks (various combinations)<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Match Results and Key Segments from Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Adam Cole defeated Trent Beretta.<\/li>\n<li>Shawn Spears defeated Andrew Everett.<\/li>\n<li>Penelope Ford &amp; The Bunny &amp; Nyla Rose defeated Kris Statlander &amp; Red Velvet &amp; Leyla Hirsh.<\/li>\n<li>Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus &amp; Jungle Boy) defeated John Silver &amp; Alex Reynolds of the Dark Order to retain the AEW Tag Team Championship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Arena<\/h4>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s episode of Rampage will emanate from the Entertainment &amp; Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. as did this past Wednesday\u2019s episode of Dynamite. Unlike most weeks, it will be live. Se Wednesday\u2019s Dynamite primer for more information on the arena.<\/p>\n<p>Four matches were announced on Wednesday for tonight\u2019s show.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/aew\/status\/1484215485013102594?s=21<\/p>\n<h4>Ethan Page (Men of the Year) vs. Jon Moxley<\/h4>\n<p>Jon Moxley returned to AEW television this past Wednesday after an approximate two-month stint in alcohol rehabilitation. He looked amazing and cut a heart-felt promo, talking about being through hell and being ready to grab wrestling \u201cby the balls\u201d and do whatever the hell he wants. He claimed to be free, referring to the demons he had from which he said he doesn\u2019t run but rather \u201cbeat the shit out of.\u201d He left the ring with purpose to a crowd chanting his name, ecstatic to see the one-time AEW Champion.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Ethan Page (alongside MOTY partner Scorpio Sky and their manager Dan Lambert) challenged Moxley to a match for tonight. He said while he\u2019s been gone, he\u2019s ben racking up victories and is Tony\u2019s (Khan) \u201cfranchise player.\u201d Tonight, Moxley goes one-on-one with Ethan. Moxley\u2019s last televised AEW match was on the October 27 edition of Dynamite where he defeated \u201c10\u201d of the Dark Order. He had been frequently teaming with Eddie Kingston in prior times. Ethan and Scorpio won a match on Dark Elevation this week over Logan Laroux &amp; Mike Fowler. He had previously unsuccessfully challenged Cody Rhodes for the TNT Championship on the December 30 edition of Rampage.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: It was amazing to see Moxley back and he appears to be past his demons. It\u2019s up to him now to stay past them and if he does, there\u2019s no stopping him. He\u2019s one of the best AEW has to offer. Ethan is a perfect opponent for him to re-engage. Moxley will obviously win, which is fine, but I\u2019d like to see Ethan get some wins on television as opposed to Dark and Dark Elevation.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Hook vs. Serpentico<\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s Friday night, and you know what that means. It\u2019s time to send Hook! I don\u2019t think the late Jon Huber would mind me using his phrase here. Anyway, Hook is set to go in his fourth televised match on Rampage, going one-on-one with Serpentico of Chaos Project (with Luther). So far Hook has defeated Fuego Del Sol, Bear Bronson of Bear Country, and Aaron Solow of The Factory. Amid those matches, Taz (Hook\u2019s father) explained some of his moves in a Taz\u2019s Technique segment.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3868510489\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s been a while since Serpentico has been on the winning side. You must go back to the September 11 edition of Dark when he defeated Marko Stunt. He lost to Fuego Del Sol on the Jan 15 edition of Dark.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: There\u2019s not much to say here, other than it\u2019s another chance to see Hook. I\u2019m excited I got to be in the building for his debut at the UBS Arena in New York. There\u2019s a chance I may be attending tonight\u2019s show. Hook would be a reason for me to buy a ticket.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>TBS Championship: Jade Cargill (champ) vs. Anna Jay<\/h4>\n<p>Jade Cargill defends her TBS Championship for the first time against Anna Jay. This was set up this past Wednesday in a backstage segment with both women and of course, \u201cSmart\u201d Mark Sterling by Jade\u2019s side. Jade reminded Anna to understand that this is \u201cThat Bitch Show.\u201d Anna said she has a dark side and will do whatever it takes to beat Jade.<\/p>\n<p>Anna &amp; Tay Conti defeated The Bunny &amp; Penelope Ford in a street fight a few weeks on Rampage several weeks ago. Jade defeated Ruby Soho on the first TBS edition of Dynamite on January 5 to become the inaugural TBS Champion.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank&#8217;s Analysis: I liked Anna of the Dark Order saying she has a \u201cdark side\u201d (insert wink emoji). Again, not much to say here other than this should be straightforward. Jade should win this over a credible opponent. Anna gets a title match, and I would imagine at some point she\u2019s a TBS Champion.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero &amp; Trent Beretta) vs. Young Bucks (Matt &amp; Nick Jackson)<\/h4>\n<p>If you\u2019re a \u201cNew Japan-ie\u201d then tonight is your night. Roppongi Vice and the Young Bucks will party like it\u2019s 2015-2017 when they have a match tonight. This was announced by Rocky and Trent on Wednesday night when they challenged the Bucks and a video was shown, highlighting their matches in New Japan Pro Wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>Roppongi and the Bucks have quite the history. In April of 2015, Roppongi defeated the Bucks for the IWGP Junior Tag Team Championship at Invasion Attack. The dropped the titles back to the Bucks at that year\u2019s Wrestling Dontaku, and ironically challenged for the titles in a three-way match at Dominion that involved Bobby Fish and Kyle O\u2019Reilly (reDRagon) but came up short. They would eventually beat the Bucks for the titles at the 2017 Wrestle Kingdom. After losing the titles to Taichi &amp; Yoshinobu Kanemaru (Suzuki-gun), the Bucks would eventually regain them and successfully defend against Roppongi at the 2017 G1 Special in USA. On the December 8 edition of Dynamite in N.Y., Rocky would team with Chuck Taylor (Trent\u2019s Best Friends partner) and lose to the Bucks.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: This is another match that should be straight-forward. My only quibble is I don\u2019t know how many people know about their New Japan history, but at least they showed clips of their matches. There\u2019s a promotion based out of Stamford, CT. that would tell you to kick rocks if you wanted to know history of a feud outside of their little sterile bubble.<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1077604902\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. 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