{"id":135043,"date":"2022-03-11T10:48:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T16:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=135043"},"modified":"2022-03-11T10:48:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T16:48:51","slug":"all-elite-wrestling-rampage-preview-3-11-swerve-vs-nese-limitless-one-vs-qt-darby-vs-quen-mercedes-vs-hayter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/03\/11\/all-elite-wrestling-rampage-preview-3-11-swerve-vs-nese-limitless-one-vs-qt-darby-vs-quen-mercedes-vs-hayter\/","title":{"rendered":"ALL ELITE WRESTLING RAMPAGE PREVIEW 3\/11:  Swerve vs. Nese, Limitless One vs. QT, Darby vs. Quen, Mercedes vs. Hayter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2838315904\" 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 \/>\nMARCH 11, 2022<br \/>\nESTERO, FL. AT THE HERTZ 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>Sammy Guevara defeated Andrade &#8220;El Idolo&#8221; and Darby Allin to retain the TNT Championship. He went to lose the title to Scorpio Sky in the main event of Dynamite this week.<\/li>\n<li>Keith Lee defeated J.D. Drake.<\/li>\n<li>Serena Deeb defeated Leila Grey in a Five-Minute challenge. Deeb put Grey in the Serenity Lock until Hikaru Shida returned to take out Deeb.<\/li>\n<li>Christian Cage defeated &#8220;All Ego&#8221; Ethan Page to earn the final spot in the Face of the Revolution ladder match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Arena<\/h4>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s episode of Rampage was recorded this past Wednesday following Dynamite in the Hertz Arena in Estero, FL. just outside of Fort Myers. Four matches were announced.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/aew\/status\/1502087660160045101?s=21<\/p>\n<h4>Shane \u201cSwerve\u201d Strickland vs. Tony Nese<\/h4>\n<p>This past Sunday at Revolution, Shane \u201cSwerve\u201d Strickland graced the AEW faithful with his presence and signed a contract to become All Elite. He makes his debut tonight, taking on the \u201cPremiere Athlete\u201d Tony Nese in a battle of WWE hands that were realized within the last year and a half. Swerve was released in November along with the rest of the members of his faction Hit Row. He went by Isaiah \u201cSwerve\u201d Scott.<\/p>\n<p>This past Wednesday the match was set up when Nese interrupted Swerve being interviewed. He pointed out them having a history of wrestling each other on Friday nights and wanted to do so again. Swerve agreed and reminded his it\u2019s his house. Here\u2019s a little trash talk from Nese:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why would you @ me on this?! <\/p>\n<p>No respect. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YBmmOjTuvy\">https:\/\/t.co\/YBmmOjTuvy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tony Nese (@TonyNese) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyNese\/status\/1502088939087314951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I can\u2019t see anything but a Swerve win, and Nese is a perfect first opponent. I don\u2019t watch MLW, so I haven\u2019t seen Strickland outside the WWE bubble. I\u2019m interested in \u201cSwerve\u2019s House.\u201d I hope his time is spent more on TBS and TNT and less on YouTube if you know what I mean.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>\u201cLimitless\u201d Keith Lee vs. QT Marshall<\/h4>\n<p>After coming up short in the Face of the Revolution ladder match, Keith Lee goes back to the salt mines as he takes on QT Marshall, the leader of the Factory. Both men were interviewed by Tony Schiavone on Dynamite. QT pointed out to Keith that have a common enemy in Team Taz. He said if he wants, The Factory could have his back. Keith said he has a rather large back, and he\u2019s good, effectively rejecting QT\u2019s services. QT left in frustration.<\/p>\n<p>Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks of Team Taz took part in that ladder match. Last week on Rampage, Keith Lee defeated JD Drake.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2215702676\" 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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All I said was I was good. I dunno what got him so upset. Maybe he wants to see how big my back actually is. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7dcfD5bPFy\">pic.twitter.com\/7dcfD5bPFy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Excellent Lee (@RealKeithLee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealKeithLee\/status\/1501966456644415503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don\u2019t get no respect! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4ePn1N2wo2\">https:\/\/t.co\/4ePn1N2wo2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; QT Marshall (@QTMarshall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QTMarshall\/status\/1501785307800297472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: It\u2019s another match with a predictable outcome. I don\u2019t expect this to be the last of Keith and Team Taz as it seems like he\u2019s being lined up to feud with members of that faction.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Darby Allin vs. Marq Quen of Private Party<\/h4>\n<p>Darby Allin goes one-on-one with Marq Quen of Private Party. This past Wednesday on Dynamite Quen, along with his Private Party partner Isiah Kassidy, voted Matt Hardy out of the AHFO. Matt had been their manager for the better part of the past year. Andrade \u201cEl Idolo\u201d recently joined the fray and voted Matt out as well. They attacked Matt until Darby Allin and Sting came out. Still outnumbered, Matt got some help in the form of his brother Jeff Hardy, who made his AEW debut. Matt &amp; Jeff are a legendary team with their prime years coming in WWE.<\/p>\n<p>Sting, Darby Allin, and then-TNT Champion Sammy Guevara defeated Matt, Andrade, and Kassidy at Revolution. This was likely the \u201cfinal straw\u201d for Matt in the AHFO.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/marq_quen\/status\/1501611745143672839?s=21<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: This is another slam dunk win for Darby, at least, I think. There\u2019s nothing like delighting the crowd with Darby winning with the coffin drop. I have to think we\u2019re headed towards Darby teaming with the Hardys to take on Private Party and Andrade. Given what happened on Wednesday I&#8217;d imagine we&#8217;ll see shenanigans either during or after the match.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Mercedes Martinez vs. Jamie Hayter<\/h4>\n<p>Thunder Rosa defeated \u201cLegit\u201d Leyla Hirsch on Dynamite to earn another shot at the AEW Women\u2019s Championship against Dr. Britt Baker next week at the St. Patrick\u2019s Day Slam edition of Dynamite. This is the one-year anniversary of their Lights Out match with saw Rosa come out on top, a few months before Baker defeated Hikaru Shida to win the title. This time they will have a steel cage match. After the match Baker, alongside her cohorts Jamie Hayter and Rebel, cut a backstage promo discussing the upcoming match. Baker said she was not afraid of a steel cage, but what will happen to AEW if Rosa becomes champion.<\/p>\n<p>Baker defeated Rosa with the help of Jamie and Rebel at Revolution. Mercedes Martinez was conspicuous by her absence, but she is in the house tonight as she goes one-on-one with Jamie.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/aewontv\/status\/1502071830064111616?s=21<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3126533538\" 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><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: I\u2019m curious why Martinez wasn\u2019t there on Sunday. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s a ton to that, but we can\u2019t ignore it. As far as this match tonight, I don\u2019t have a strong feeling either way. Like the previous match, shenanigans could be abounded.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Summary<\/h4>\n<p>Coming out of Revolution, it feels like they are resetting things for what&#8217;s to come and that&#8217;s perfectly fine. Not every show has to be a barnburner and have newsworthy items. Two guys should get wins in Swerve and Keith, and two matches should further bigger stories. Before we know it, Double or Nothing will be here.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. 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