{"id":136551,"date":"2022-03-31T17:29:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T22:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=136551"},"modified":"2022-03-31T17:29:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T22:29:10","slug":"all-elite-wrestling-rampage-preview-4-1-spoiler-free-bucks-take-to-the-air-house-of-black-vs-fuego-uno-grayson-hayter-vs-blue-lee-vs-hobbs-multiple-promos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/03\/31\/all-elite-wrestling-rampage-preview-4-1-spoiler-free-bucks-take-to-the-air-house-of-black-vs-fuego-uno-grayson-hayter-vs-blue-lee-vs-hobbs-multiple-promos\/","title":{"rendered":"ALL ELITE WRESTLING RAMPAGE PREVIEW 4\/1: (SPOILER FREE) Bucks Take to the Air, House of Black vs. Fuego &amp; Uno &amp; Grayson, Hayter vs. Blue, Lee vs. Hobbs, Multiple Promos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3549069250\" 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 PREVIEW<br \/>\nAPRIL 1, 2022<br \/>\nCOLUMBIA, S.C. AT THE COLONIAL LIFE 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>Dustin Rhodes defeated Lance Archer.<\/li>\n<li>ReDRagon defeated Alan \u201c5\u201d Angels and Preston \u201c10\u201d Vance of the Dark Order.<\/li>\n<li>Nyla Rose defeated Mdadi Wrenkowski.<\/li>\n<li>Q.T. Marshall presented Hook with a certificate of accomplishment. He smashed it over Aaron Solo. Danhausen tried to put a curse on Hook, who couldn\u2019t be bothered.<\/li>\n<li>Ricky Starks defeated Swerve Strickland to retain the FTW Championship thanks to outside interference from fellow Team Taz member Powerhouse Hobbs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Arena<\/h4>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s episode of Rampage was recorded this past Wednesday following Dynamite in the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C. Four matches are advertised along with multiple talking segments.<\/p>\n<h4>Young Bucks (Matt &amp; Nick Jackson) vs. Top Flight (Dante and Darius Martin)<\/h4>\n<p>The Young Bucks return to in-ring action to take on Top Flight. They last competed on TV at AEW Revolution when they came up short in a triple threat tag team, challenging Jurassic Express for the AEW Tag Team Championship. That match involved ReDRagon (Kyle O\u2019Reilly &amp; Bobby Fish), with whom the Bucks have had issues.<\/p>\n<p>Top Flight took part in the Casino Tag Team Battle Royal to try and earn a spot in the tag team title match at Revolution. Dante was given a shot at \u201cHangman\u201d Adam Page for the AEW Championship on the Dynamite after Revolution but came up short. Dante wrestled mostly as a singles act in 2021 while Darius, who made his return at the Casino Battle Royal, was injured.<\/p>\n<p>This past Wednesday on Dynamite, FTR (Dax Harwood &amp; Cash Wheeler) challenged the Bucks to a match after they defeated the Gunn Club. The Bucks defeated FTR at the 2020 edition of Full Gear for the AEW Tag Team Championship. FTR currently holds the AAA Tag Team Championship and are still affiliated with the Pinnacle, led by MJF. They are caught in the middle of the issues between he and Wardlow.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: When they issued the challenge, at first, I was like they\u2019re not doing this on Rampage are they? I didn\u2019t think so, but the thought at least crossed my mind. If this was WWE that would have been the main event of Dynamite! Anyway, I expect nothing but a good match here, but curious if there\u2019s any involvement of FTR. I\u2019m also keeping an eye on Top Flight. I wonder if there\u2019s a plan to split them up, but I don\u2019t know how highly they regard either guy as a singles act. Dante is a great worker but doesn\u2019t have a ton of personality. I don\u2019t know enough about Darius, so it\u2019s hard to say.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>House of Black (Malakai Black &amp; Brody King &amp; Buddy Matthews) vs. Fuego Del Sol and Dark Order\u2019s Evil Uno &amp; Stu Grayson<\/h4>\n<p>Last week, Fuego Del Sol cut a solo promo. He said he\u2019s often called an undersized underdog, but people believe in him. He called out House of Black and said he\u2019s ready to fight. The lights went out and when they came on, the House of Black was in the ring and attacked Fuego. Following the attack, The Dark Order\u2019s Evil Uno &amp; Stu Grayson &amp; Alex Reynolds &amp; John Silver came out and had a stare down with the House of Black. Uno &amp; Grayson will pair up with Fuego to take on the House of Black, who recently feuded with Death Triangle (Pac &amp; Penta Oscuro)<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: It\u2019s hard to imagine anything other than using this as a mechanism to get House of Black a win. I\u2019m fine with Fuego showing a little fire. I don\u2019t know if he\u2019ll move up the card, but it\u2019s nice when people lower show a little personality.<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2650297061\" 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<h4>Keith Lee vs. Powerhouse Hobbs<\/h4>\n<p>In a match that has been teased for a while, Keith Lee goes one-on-one with Powerhouse Hobbs of Team Taz. After Ricky Starks beat Swerve Strickland to retain the FTW Championship last week, an entourage held up a banner for Ricky. Out came Keith Lee, who brawled alongside Strickland with Ricky and Hobbs.<\/p>\n<p>The issues between Keith and Team Taz have been going on for a while. Two weeks ago, Hobbs and Ricky attacked Keith after he defeated Max Caster of the Acclaimed. Swerve, also having issues with Team Taz, came out for the save.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: We must be headed towards Keith and Swerve taking on Hobbs and Ricky on Dynamite or at some point in the future? I like the alliance between Keith and Swerve. If they don\u2019t have anything on the singles scene for them right away, I don\u2019t mind them working as a tag team. Swerve can do a lot of the bumping for Keith who can make the big save.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Jamie Hayter vs. Skye Blue<\/h4>\n<p>Dr. Britt Baker\u2019s sidekick Jamie Hayter goes one-on-one with Skye Blue. We last saw Skye in one of Serena Deeb\u2019s five-minute challenges, coming up short. She\u2019s wrestled mostly on Dark and Dark Elevation as well as various promotions outside of AEW.<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Hayter defeated Mercedes Martinez on the March 9 airing of Rampage. We haven\u2019t heard from Dr. Baker since she lost the AEW Women\u2019s Championship to Thunder Rosa on March 16.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: There\u2019s nothing to discuss with the match. I wonder if we hear from Dr. Baker.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Multiple Promos<\/h4>\n<p>On Wednesday we found out that we\u2019d hear from Kris Statlander as well as Dan Lambert, Paige VanZant, and TNT Champion Scorpio Sky.<\/p>\n<p>Statlander has been in the middle of the feud between Red Velvet and \u201cLegit\u2019 Leyla Hirsch, of which Statlander was involved. Hirsch turned on Statlander and beat her on the Buy In show for Revolution. Red Velvet beat Hirsch with Statlander\u2019s help two weeks ago on Rampage. Hirsch, in turn, defeated Velvet on the following episode of Dynamite.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2296118195\" 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>Scorpio, managed by Lambert, defeated Sammy Guevara for the TNT Championship back on the March 9 edition of Dynamite, and retained over Wardlow the following week. Last week, they said the open challenge for the title was closed and anyone would have to earn a shot. On the March 23 edition of Dynamite, Sammy and his girlfriend Tay Conti called out Paige VanZant and a partner of her choosing. Instead, out came Lambert with Scorpio and \u201cAll Ego\u201d Ethan Page.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: It\u2019s hard to say what will be said in these promos, but we must think they\u2019re important if AEW advertised them ahead of time. On Dynamite Jade Cargill and \u201cSmart\u201d Mark Sterling talked about who her next challenger could be for the TBS Championship. Perhaps Statlander makes her play even though they said Marina Shafir would be the next challenger? As far as Lambert and company it\u2019s anybody\u2019s guess what\u2019s going to be said. Sammy is ranked #1, so maybe he intervenes and calls for a rematch? Other than that, your guess is as good as mine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. 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