AEW Rampage Results (04/14) - Jack Perry Vs. Shawn Spears, IWGP Tag Team Title Match, Taya Valkyrie Vs. Emi Sakura

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results of "AEW Rampage" on April 14, 2023, coming to you from the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at a special start time of 9:30 PM ET or immediately following tonight's NBA playoff game!

Aussie Open will be putting their newly earned IWGP Tag Team Championship on the line against Best Friends in what will be their first title defense. Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher dethroned YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Goto at New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Sakura Genesis pay-per-view last Saturday, marking their first time as titleholders.

Taya Valkyrie will be putting her ongoing issues with the undefeated Jade Cargill aside tonight as she is set to go one-on-one with Emi Sakura. Valkyrie has been vying for a shot at Cargill's TBS Championship as a result of Cargill's disapproval of her use of the Road to Valhalla finisher due to its similarity to Jaded.

Shawn Spears will be returning to an AEW ring tonight for the first time since teaming up with FTR to defeat The Embassy on the October 14 edition of "Rampage" as he collides with "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry. Perry has made his intentions of coming after MJF's AEW World Championship well-known over recent weeks, so he will surely have some extra motivation going into the bout.

Additionally, Jericho Appreciation Society's Jake Hager, "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard and "Cool Hand Ang" Angelo Parker have something on their mind to share after attacking The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn following an eight man tag team match last week. Mark Briscoe, Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, and Satnam Singh are also set for action.

We are live! Jim Ross, Excalibur, and Tony Schiavone greet audiences at home as Aussie Open and Best Friends are already waiting in the ring.

Beretta and Fletcher begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Davis tags in and Beretta gets him into a side headlock. Davis escapes and hits a shoulder tackle, then tags in Fletcher. Fletcher knocks Taylor off the apron, and Beretta delivers a Tornado DDT to Davis off of Fletcher. Aussie Open lands on the outside, and Taylor goes flying to level them. Taylor gets Aussie Open back in the ring, where Beretta is waiting with a crossbody off the top for Fletcher. Beretta ascends back up to the top, but Fletcher trips him.

Davis goes after Taylor, and the action spills back to the outside. Aussie Open sends Best Friends crashing into the apron, then sends them colliding with one another. They get Beretta back in the ring, and Davis tags in. Davis hits a senton, then follows it up with a delayed vertical suplex. Fletcher tags in and Davis hands Beretta over to him. Fletcher then plants Beretta.

Back from the break, Beretta delivers a kick to Fletcher from the top. He goes flying, but Fletcher catches him. Davis then ascends to the top and goes flying to plant Beretta, and Fletcher goes for a pin. Taylor breaks up the fall, and Davis levels him. The pair spill to the outside before Taylor sends Davis crashing into the ring steps.

Back in the ring, Beretta and Fletcher are teetering on the top rope. Best Friends deliver an assisted superplex. Davis slides in the ring and looks for a double chokeslam on both of them, but Best Friends escape and chokeslam him instead. They hug, then deliver the Doomsday Knee Strike before Beretta pins Fletcher. Fletcher kicks out and sends Beretta into the ring post. Davis then spikes Beretta with a Tombstone to take him out, then set their sights on Taylor. They execute the Coriolis for the win.

Winners (and still): Aussie Open

We then head backstage to Sonjay Dutt as Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, Jeff Jarrett, and Mark Briscoe rallying for their match later tonight. Briscoe expresses that he feels as if Lethal is tricking him, but Dutt pulls him aside and assures him that Singh, Lethal, and Jarrett have his back. He then pulls out a shirt with all of their faces on it, then puts it on Briscoe. Briscoe pulls off the shirt and throws it across the room.

Back at ringside, Tony Schiavone introduces FTR. Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler then head down to the ring.

Schiavone says FTR they have earned the AEW World Tag Team Championship once again, and hands the mic off to them before Wheeler thanks him. He says it took them 2 years and 5 months to win back the tag titles, but now they can say that they are two time AEW World Tag Team Champions. Wheeler then addresses their future and says fans are stuck with them for another four years because they are still All Elite. He says losing the title was the hardest climb back to the top for them, then says it's not about what they've done but what they're going to do. He says that they will be done with wrestling in four years, but until then, they will give everything they've got.

Harwood then says that fans shouldn't like them and he began to racking his brain asking himself why they do. He says he realized that this was their redemption story and they've pulled themselves up time and time again to keep fighting. He says it's time for FTR to repay fans in one last ride for sticking by their sides.

We head backstage to Lexy Nair, The Hardys, Isiah Kassidy, and HOOK. Nair asks Jeff how it feels to be back, and Jeff says it feels great. Matt then says that they're ready for their match against The Firm at The Hardy Compound so he and Kassidy can be free from their contracts. 

Back from the break, Mark Briscoe, Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, Satnam Singh, and Sonjay Dutt head to the ring. Spanish Announce Project and Man Scout are already waiting inside. 

The bell rings and Mark Briscoe, Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett and Satnam Singh go straight after SAP and Man Scout. They knock them off the apron before Briscoe gets ready to lock up with Man Scout. Jarrett takes a cheap shot at Man Scout, which causes Briscoe to become frustrated. Luther tries to interfere, but Lethal levels him with a kick. Angelico then gets in the ring and Jarrett catches him with The Stroke. Serpentico takes out Jarrett with a DDT before Singh chucks him on top of his SAP teammates. Man Scout looks to level Singh, but Singh catches him and plants him with a chokeslam. Briscoe then ascends to the top rope and delivers Froggy-Bow for the win.

Winners: Mark Briscoe, Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett and Satnam Singh

Taya Valkyrie then heads to the ring. Emi Sakura is already waiting inside. 

The bell rings and the two lock up. Sakura delivers a chop, but Valkyrie whips her into the corner and delivers a couple of chops of her own. Sakura looks for a shoulder tackle, but Valkyrie blocks it and sends Sakura crashing to the mat with one of her own. She follows it up with a back elbow and a lariat, then delivers the double knees. Sakura looks to lock in the Full Nelson, but Valkyrie escapes and hits a short arm lariat. Jade Cargill and Leila Grey appear on the ramp to watch on as Sakura hits a rolling cutter.

Back from the break, Valkyrie delivers a low angled German suplex and stares down Cargill. This allows Sakura to send Valkyrie into the ring steps and hit a crossbody. She gets her back in the ring and goes for a pin, but Valkyrie kicks out. Valkyrie delivers a knee and a Blue Thunder Bomb, then goes for a pin but Sakura kicks out. Sakura delivers a few chops, but Valkyrie fires back with a spear and Road to Valhalla for the win.

Winner: Taya Valkyrie

After the match, Grey gets in the ring, but Valkyrie catches her with an elbow and Road to Valhalla. Cargill then gets in the ring, and the two exchange forearms. She looks for Road to Valhalla on Cargill, but Grey attacks her from behind, which allows Cargill to deliver a pump kick and Jaded. She then pins Valkyrie to show her and everyone else that it can be done.

We then head over to a video of Jose the Assistant, who is challenging El Hijo del Vikingo for his AAA Mega Championship on behalf of Dralístico.

Back in the ring, Jake Hager, Matt Menard, and Angelo Parker are waiting. Menard and Parker mock The Acclaimed with a rap of their own. Menard brags about beating The Acclaimed, then says joining the Jericho Appreciation Society is a no-brainer because everyone wants to be a sports entertainer. Parker then says they didn't come here to play and adds he's having a good hair day. Hager talks about his beloved purple bucket hat before The Acclaimed's music hits. Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, and Billy Gunn appear, and Caster looks to rap, but says forget it. The three men then charge at the JAS members and a massive brawl breaks out. Gunn sends Hager over the barricade as Parker is tossed to the outside. Caster and Bowens then hold Menard in place as Gunn holds up a pair of scissors. Hager and Parker pull Menard out of the ring before Bowens challenges Menard, Parker, and Hager to a trios match next week on "AEW Dynamite".

Back from the break, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry heads down. Shawn Spears follows. 

The bell rings and the two lock up. They go back and forth before Jungle Boy gains the upper hand with a dropkick. Jungle Boy mocks Spears before Spears rolls out of the ring. Jungle Boy looks to go flying with a tope suicida, but Spears ducks out of the way and Jungle Boy stops himself. Spears then looks to go flying, but Jungle Boy moves out of the way. He then delivers a thrust kick to Spears' midsection and tosses him into the barricade. We see Darby Allin, Sammy Guevara, and Tay Melo watching on from backstage as Spears sends Jungle Boy tumbling over the barricade.

Back from the break, Spears sits Jungle Boy on the top turnbuckle and delivers a chop. He looks for a superplex, but Jungle Boy blocks it and sends Spears crashing to the mat. He then hits a diving crossbody and goes for a pin, but Spears reverses the fall. Jungle Boy kicks out and delivers a pair of thrust kicks, then follows it up with a clothesline. Spears fires back with a DDT off the middle rope and goes for a pin, but Jungle Boy kicks out. Spears gets Jungle Boy up on his shoulders, but Jungle Boy rolls him up. Spears kicks out and Jungle Boy catches him with a leaping flatliner. Spears responds with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and looks for a pin, but Jungle Boy reverses the fall and pins Spears for the win

Winner: "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry

After the match, Spears and Jungle Boy shake hands and hug. Spears then holds up Jungle Boy's hand.