All Elite Wrestling kicked off June with a star-studded episode of AEW Rampage on July 1. Tonight’s main match is a big bout, and features the very first Royal Rampage battle royale, with the winner becoming the first challenger for interim AEW World Champion Jon Moxley.
Elsewhere in the night, The Young Bucks, the reigning AEW World Champions, will face NJPW’s Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI. Plus, Toni Storm will look to bounce back from her loss to AEW Women’s World Champion Thunder Rosa when she faces Toni Storm.
The results are as follows:
Match 1: Brody King wins inaugural Royal Rampage
Order of elimination:
- Tony Nese eliminated by Darby Allin
- John Silver eliminated by Ricky Starks
- Max Caster eliminated by Swerve Strickland
- Penta Oscuro eliminated by RUSH
- RUSH eliminated by Penta Oscuro
- Matt Hardy eliminated by Butcher & The Blade
- Frankie Kazarian eliminated by Te Blade
- Dante Martin eliminated by Brody King
- Dustin Rhodes eliminated by Powerhouse Hobbs & Ricky Starks
- Konosuke Takeshita eliminated by Butcher & The Blade
- Orange Cassidy eliminated by Swerve Strickland
- Powerhouse Hobbs eliminated by Keith Lee
- Keith Lee eliminated by Ricky Starks
- Swerve Strickland eliminated by Butcher & The Blade
- Ricky Starks eliminated by Hangman Page
- Hangman Page eliminated by Brody King
- The Blade eliminated by Darby Allin
- The Butcher eliminated by Darby Allin
- Darby Allin eliminated by Brody King
By the end of things tonight, it was down to both Brody King and Darby Allin after all had been said and done.
After eliminating both Butcher & The Blade, Allin was absolutely ambushed by King, who had already cleared his side of the king and was simply waiting to see who would win on the other side. Allin was able to briefly fight back and nearly knock King down and out of the ring, but King ended up winning by locking in a sleeper hold on the outside of the apron and simply dropping Allin onto the floor.
The last man standing in the #AEWRoyalRampage is @BrodyxKing and he will face @JonMoxley for the #AEW Interim World Championship this coming Wednesday on #AEWDynamite at 8/7c on @TBSNetwork! Watch #AEWRampage on @tntdrama right now! pic.twitter.com/oDgRI0Ehw2
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 2, 2022
Match 2: The Young Bucks def. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI via pinfall
In a match between two incredibly talented and athletic teams, it was the reigning AEW Tag Team Champions who came out on top. Towards the end of the match, the Bucks hit Hashi with the BTE Trigger, before landing the Meltzer Driver on him to complete the win and earn a hard-fought victory.
What a win for the #AEW World Tag Team Champions the @youngbucks! #AEWRampage is on @tntdrama! pic.twitter.com/sOpB9SLdcq
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 2, 2022
Match 3: Toni Storm def. Nyla Rose via pinfall
In a shocking ending to the night, it was Toni Storm who came away with an upset victory over Nyla Rose. After both superstars had went back-and-forth all match, it looked as if Rose had started to gain some momentum due to her sheer strength and size. However, Storm was able to land a German suplex before hitting a stunning pendulum DDT for the win.
Unfortunately for Storm, Marina Shafir was at ringside for the match, and promptly began attacking Storm following the win. Luckily for Toni, Thunder Rosa came running down to the ring, and she and Storm before cleared the ring of Rose and Shafir to end the night.
A very interesting turn of events after #ToniStorm's epic victory tonight in the main event of #AEWRampage on @tntdrama, as #AEW Women's World Champion @thunderrosa22 comes in for the save! Are we seeing a #ThunderStorm brewing? pic.twitter.com/mjcnkndxB4
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 2, 2022
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