AEW Rampage Results – Mar. 18, 2022 – Keith Lee vs. Max Caster

AEW

TPWW

Mar 19, 2022

Results by Matt Boone of Rajah.com

March 18, 2022
San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum
Commentary: Excalibur, Taz, Chris Jericho & Ricky Starks

Quick Match Results

Darby Allin defeated The Butcher via count out after a Coffin Drop outside of the ring
Red Velvet defeated Legit Leyla Hirsch via corkscrew kick after Kris Statlander stopped Hirsch from hitting Velvet with a turnbuckle connector
Trios Match: House of Black defeated Fuego del Sol & Bear Country via high angle slam by Buddy Matthews on Fuego
Keith Lee defeated Max Caster via Big Bang Catastrophe

Darby Allin vs. The Butcher

Already in the ring are the competitors for our opening contest, which is the main advertised bout heading into this week’s one-hour Friday night TNT program.

Darby starts off in the offensive lead, taking it to his bigger opponent by using his speed and tenacity advantages. This doesn’t last for long, however, as the size and strength of The Butcher allows him to take over.

We see the action spill out to the floor, where The Butcher continues to beat down the face-painted baby face. Back in the ring, he keeps his spot in the offensive driver’s seat secure and continues his domination.

As The Butcher launches Allin out to the floor again, we head to a mid-match commercial break after Butcher gets in Sting’s face while Allin remains laid out behind him still.

When we return from the break, we see Butcher with Allin in a Texas Clover Leaf submission. He hoists Allin up while still in the hold and power-bombs him down, without letting go of the aforementioned submission the entire time. The commentators marvel at how they’ve never seen that spot done before.

Butcher takes Allin back out to the floor at ringside and again adds more punishment by continuing his attack on Allin. He swings Allin and bashes him into the steel barricade, and then into the steel ring steps.

Out of nowhere, Allin hits his Code Red trademark spot on Butcher on the floor after leaping off the ring steps. He then heads to the top-rope with Butcher still laid out and launches himself backwards, connecting with his Coffin Drop onto Butcher on the floor.

Allin rolls back in the ring and the referee counts out The Butcher. Allin ends up picking up the victory via count-out.

Winner via Count Out: Darby Allin

Once the match ruling is made, Allin celebrates his victory in the ring until we hear the theme for Andrade El Idolo. Andrade comes out on the top of the entrance stage, but stops. He simply stares down Allin while from behind, Private Party hits the ring and attacks Allin.

The post-match attack continues until we see The Hardys hit the ring. Matt and Jeff Hardy make the save and run off the Andrade Family Office (A.F.O.). They stop and turn on the entrance ramp until Matt Hardy calls them out and dares them to come back to the ring now that the numbers game is even.

A.F.O. stays put, so Matt extends a challenge for an eight-man Texas tornado tag-team match for The Hardys, Sting & Darby Allin against the A.F.O.’s Andrade, Butcher, Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy.

Backstage: Dan Lambert, Scorpio Sky, Paige VanZant

What is next for TNT Champion @ScorpioSky and @paigevanzant?
Not Excuses.

Tune in NOW to #AEWRampage on TNT! pic.twitter.com/C3Cubfuaxl

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 19, 2022

We return from the break to see Scorpio Sky talking to the camera with Dan Lambert and Paige VanZant standing by his side. Sky and VanZant cut a quick promo and then we head back into the arena.

Legit Leyla Hirsch vs. Red Velvet

“Legit” Leyla Hirsch’s theme hits and out she comes. Red Velvet’s theme hits and her opponent begins making her way to the ring, but is stopped when a brawl breaks out between the two on the entrance ramp.

Velvet gets the better of the exchange and then brings Hirsch into the ring where she adds on her offensive lead. Hirsch ends up cutting things short and taking over, but not for long, as Velvet gets her down in the corner and puts the boots to her.

Now we see Hirsch take over and bounce Velvet off the mat with authority. She works in some effective ground and pound on Velvet as we head to a mid-match commercial break.

Hirsch eventually goes under the ring and pulls out a turnbuckle connector and goes to hit Velvet, but Kris Statlander comes out and grabs it from her. Off the distraction, Velvet hits Hirsch with a corkscrew kick for the win.

Winner: Red Velvet

Backstage: QT Marshall

.@QTMarshall isn’t upset after his loss against @730Hook. In fact, QT invites his “prize student” #HOOK to receive the first-ever “QT Marshall Certificate of Accomplishment” next FRIDAY on #AEWRampage.

Tune in NOW to #AEW Rampage on TNT! pic.twitter.com/2bvz4s24FE

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 19, 2022

QT says that next week on Rampage, he’s inviting his prize student Hook to the ring to present him with the inaugural QT Marshall Certificate of Accomplishment.

House of Black vs. Fuego del Sol & Bear Country

Black kicks things off for his team, taking it to Bear who eventually tags in del Sol. We see del Sol get in a couple of offensive spots but immediately Black shifts the momentum right back into his favor.

He tags in Buddy Matthews as Bear Bronson tags in for his team. Matthews immediately establishes the offensive control over his larger opponent, beating him down while taunting Bear Boulder and del Sol on the ring apron.

Brody King tags in and picks up where Matthews left off, taking it to Bear and knocking him out of the ring after he makes the tag to del Sol.

As soon as King beats him down he tags back out and he does the same to Bear when he tags in. del Sol ends up coming back in as the legal man and he flies all over the place, actually knocking Malakai senseless and King out of the ring.

He continues his offensive spree for another moment or two but then he ends up spring-boarding off the ropes right into a flying knee from Matthews, who hits his finisher as a follow-up and scores the pin fall victory.

Winners: The House of Black

Backstage: Penta Oscuro, Alex Abrahantes

Penta Oscuro (@PENTAELZEROM) says the Death Triangle is… Inevitable.

Tune in NOW to #AEW Rampage on TNT! pic.twitter.com/4fjxlEuUNQ

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 19, 2022

Penta cuts a promo on Spanish, saying that Death Triangle is inevitable. Dark Abrahantes translates.

Dynamite Card

Eight Man Tornado Tag Match: Sting, Darby Allin & The Hardys vs. Private Party, The Butcher & The Blade
MJF speaks
Chris Jericho & Daniel Garcia vs. John Silver & Alex Reynolds

Keith Lee vs. Max Caster

For he is #Limitless! @RealKeithLee flattens @PlatinumMax and gets the victory! #AEWRampage is on TNT right now! pic.twitter.com/3oDlWYwbbo

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 19, 2022

It’s main event time, folks! After Mark Henry wraps up his pre-match, split-screen interview with the participants in the headline bout of tonight’s show, we head back inside the ring and prepare for the final match of the program.

Out comes “Limitless” Keith Lee, who settles inside the ring as Chris Jericho sings his praises on commentary.

The theme for The Acclaimed hits and out comes the duo of Max Caster and Anthony Bowens. Caster does a good freestyle, as always, which this time included references to Pete Davidson’s photo diss to Kanye West in bed, the Alamo (since they’re in San Antonio) and even some political references.

With both guys in the ring, the bell sounds and this one gets off to a hot start, with “Limitless” Lee bouncing Caster around the ring like a rag-doll.

After some help from Bowens at ringside, we see Caster jump into the offensive lead in this one. He begins dominating the action as we head to a mid-match commercial break.

When we return from the break, we see Lee taking back over control of the offense. Meanwhile, we hear Powerhouse Hobbs on commentary, as he has joined fellow Team Taz members Taz and Ricky Starks for a very biased broadcast team for our final match of the show.

The match culminates with Lee eventually beating down Caster and hitting his finisher, the formerly named Big Bang Catastrophe, for the pin fall victory.

Winner: Keith Lee

Once the match wraps up, Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks run down to the ring and they and the Acclaimed attack Lee. Swerve Strickland then runs down with a chair and clears the ring, sending the heels running back to the stage. Swerve and Keith Lee look at each other in the ring and Swerve offers Lee a pound, which he accepts, and they embrace in the ring as the show goes off the air.

A four on one decimation after @RealKeithLee‘s victory, as #TeamTaz and #TheAcclaimed lay into #Limitless on #AEWRampage tonight! Tune in to TNT to catch the action! pic.twitter.com/0tPA6Bp0QJ

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 19, 2022