Tonight’s AEW Rampage “St. Patricks Day Slam” was taped on Wednesday night at the Canada Life Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada after Dynamite went off the air. TONIGHT 11:30pm ET/10:30pm CT or following NCAA Tourn. on TNT
AEW TNT Championship: Powerhouse Hobbs (c) vs. Rey Fenix
Taya Valkyrie in-ring debut
Bollywood Boyz (Harv Shira & Gurv Shira) vs. Jericho Appreciation Society (Matt Menard & Angelo Parker)
Jay White is still a free agent after finishing up with NJPW.
White has interest from both promotions but has yet to make a decision about his wrestling future. He lost a ‘loser leaves Japan’ match to Hikuleo, followed by a ‘loser leaves NJPW’ match against Eddie Kingston.
“Regarding Jay White, we are told that White has been talking to WWE but has not signed. He is also talking to AEW. From someone familiar with the situation they described it as 50/50 which side he would go with,” Meltzer wrote.
On Thursday, the “very nice, very evil” one took to Twitter to announce that he suffered a torn pectoral muscle at the AEW Revolution pay-per-view event.
Danhausen teamed with Orange Cassidy to face off against The Gunns, The Acclaimed, and Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal for the AEW Tag Team Championships at the show.
Danhausen wrote,
“Hello, Danhausen tore his pec at AEW Revolution.
~When Armageddons been locked and loaded, Danhausen will come back for you~”
A triple champion across three promotions, Taya Valkyrie made her debut for AEW on Wednesday night’s episode of Dynamite, confronting reigning AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill.
Wednesday’s show saw Cargill successfully defend the TBS Championship against Nicole Matthews in a Canadian Open Challenge.
Following the match, Cargill asked if that was all Canada could offer, and this led to Valkyrie coming out to the ring.
Valkyrie got right in Cargill’s face, but the undefeated TBS Champion Cargill backed off. Leila Grey made an attempt to attack Valkyrie but got decimated by the decorated Canadian athlete. Cargill tried to brawl but was held back by Mark Sterling and the referees.
Following the segment, AEW President Tony Khan announced that Valkyrie has signed with the company.
Valkyrie currently holds the Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Championship, the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship, and the MLW Women’s Featherweight Championship.
On Friday night’s episode of Rampage, AEW World Tag Team Champion Mark Briscoe announced that a “Reach for the Sky” Ladder match will be held at ROH Supercard of Honor to determine the new ROH World Tag Team Champions. The Lucha Brothers are the first team to be announced for the match.
In other news, on the latest episode of ROH TV, former champions Dalton Castle and The Boys (Brandon Tate & Brent Tate) challenged The Embassy for the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Championships at Supercard of Honor. They also defeated Marcus Cross & C4 (Cody Chhun & Guillermo Rosas) on the show.
Meanwhile, ROH TV also saw The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett w/ Maria Kanellis-Bennett) cut a promo backstage, stating that they want to get their revenge on Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin) for costing them their return to ROH at Final Battle earlier in December, potentially setting up a rematch at Supercard of Honor.
In another noteworthy segment, Eddie Kingston confronted ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli, challenging him for the Ring of Honor World Championship. Claudio refused to accept and disrespected Kingston. Nevertheless, they are expected to collide in a blockbuster title match at the pay-per-view event.
“AEW is working on signing the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega to new long-term deals well before they become free agents.”
The Elite lost the AEW Trios Championships to the House Of Black at Revolution. Next week’s Dynamite, The Elite vs. Jericho Appreciation Society vs. House of Black, will take place.