AEW Rampage Results 7/14 - Owen Hart Cup Semi-Finals Match, Konosuke Takeshita In Action

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results of "AEW Rampage" on July 14, 2023, coming to you from the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada!

NJPW STRONG Women's Champion Willow Nightingale will be colliding with Ring Of Honor Women's Champion Athena in the semi-finals of the Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament. The winner will face Ruby Soho of The Outcasts in the finals tomorrow night on "AEW Collision", with Soho qualifying after she defeated Skye Blue this past Wednesday on "AEW Dynamite".

Lance Archer will be making his return to an AEW ring tonight as he takes on one half of Best Friends, Trent Beretta. Archer last competed on the April 3 episode of "AEW Dark: Elevation", during which he beat Bryce Cannon in quick fashion.

After blindsiding Kenny Omega with an attack alongside Jon Moxley and a returning PAC on Wednesday's episode of "Dynamite", Konosuke Takeshita looks to build some momentum heading into Blood & Guts as he faces an opponent who has yet to be named. Takeshita, Moxley, and PAC will be joining forces with Wheeler Yuta and ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli to go head-to-head with Omega, "Hangman" Adam Page, The Young Bucks and Kota Ibushi this coming Wednesday.

Although "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard and "Cool Hand Ang" Angelo Parker came up short against Keith Lee in a trios match two weeks ago on "Dynamite", they have a shot at redemption tonight as they square off with Lee and his Naturally Limitless tag team partner Dustin Rhodes. Additionally, AEW Women's World Champion Toni Storm and Dark Order's Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds, and John Silver all have something to get off their minds.

We are live! Chris Jericho, Excalibur and Tony Schiavone greet audiences at home as Naturally Limitless and Jericho Appreciation Society wait inside the ring. 

Parker and Lee begin the action. The bell rings and Lee delivers the double chop. Menard tags in, and Lee catches Menard and Parker with a bodyslam each. Rhodes tags in and delivers a pair of arm drags to Menard, then delivers a leg drop to his arm and a stomp to his midsection. He rains down right hands on Menard in the corner, then does the same to an interfering Parker. Rhodes is then sent crashing to the outside, and Parker sends him into the barricade spine first.

Parker becomes legal and delivers a series of shoulders to Rhodes' midsection. Menard tags back in and sends Rhodes crashing into the corner, then tags Parker back in. Parker wears Rhodes down, then tags in Menard. Menard and Parker double team on Rhodes before Menard goes for a pin and Rhodes kicks out. 

Back from the break, Rhodes delivers a back body drop to Parker. He then delivers a powerslam to Menard and tags in Lee. Lee delivers alternating splashes to Menard and Parker in opposite corners, then tosses Parker on top of Menard and chucks Rhodes on top of Parker and Menard at his behest. Menard and Parker deliver a double DDT to Rhodes, then go for a double pin. Rhodes breaks the fall, and the pair look to level him. Lee puts a stop to their momentum by chokeslamming Parker on top of Menard, then gets him up on his shoulders and plants him with a Boston Supernova for the win.

Winners: Naturally Limitless

Taya Valkyrie then heads down to the ring. Izzy McQueen is already waiting inside.

The bell rings and Valkyrie delivers a spear. She then delivers a Curb Stomp for the win.

Winner: Taya Valkyrie

After the match, Toni Storm and Saraya march down to the ring. Storm congratulates Valkyrie on her win, and says she hasn't been getting a lot of those lately. She says she's been losing so much because she's a loser, and she's a loser for being Canadian. Valkyrie tells her she needs to be worried about her AEW Women's World Championship, and Storm says she's beaten everyone. Valkyrie says they've never stepped foot in the same ring, and Storm says she hasn't had the opportunity. Valkyrie challenges her to a title match at Battle of the Belts VII tomorrow and Storm accepts. 

Back from the break, HOOK accepts "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry's challenge for the FTW Championship this coming Wednesday on "Dynamite". 

Back at ringside, Best Friends head down to the ring. Lance Archer and Jake "The Snake" Roberts follow. 

The bell rings and Archer sends Beretta crashing into the mat. He whips him into the corner and delivers a stomp, then lands several massive right hands and fires off forearms. Archer tells Beretta it's his ring and looks to powerbomb him, but Beretta slips out of his grasp and low bridges him to the outside. He follows it up with a baseball dropkick and looks for a tope suicida, but Archer catches him. Beretta escapes and delivers a knee, then executes a moonsault off the ropes. Roberts delivers a cheap shot to Beretta on the outside while Archer distracts the referee, then follows it up with a clothesline. 

Back from the break, Beretta sends Archer into the top turnbuckle before landing the Half and Half Suplex. He follows it up with a knee and a piledriver, then goes for a pin. Archer kicks out and Beretta delivers several forearms to his face. He delivers an enziguri and runs the ropes, but Archer catches him with a body block. Beretta delivers another knee and ascends to the top, but Archer sends him crashing down with a knee and delivers Blackout for the win. He follows it up with a lariat for the win.

Winner: Lance Archer

After the match, Archer delivers a kick to Chuck Taylor and grabs a mic from Roberts. He calls Orange Cassidy out to the ring to grant him an AEW International Championship at Battle of the Belts VII unless he wants him to continue beating down Taylor and Beretta. Cassidy obliges and Archer looks to attack him, but Roberts talks him out of it and tells him to wait until tomorrow night.

Konosuke Takeshita and Don Callis then make their way down to the ring. Mentallo is already waiting inside.

The bell rings and Callis grabs a mic. He says Takeshita's opponent is Kenny Omega's friend and first training partner. He says Omega has a need to be surrounded by his friends. Takeshita then goes after Mentallo and lands a boot across his face. Mentallo fires back with a kick to his midsection and runs the ropes, but Takeshita catches him with a lariat and rains down right hands. Mentallo delivers a Dragon Screw to Takeshita's knee, then delivers a dropkick to his knee and follows it up with a German suplex. The two men end up on the ropes, and Takeshita delivers a delayed vertical suplex to Mentallo off the middle rope. He then plants Mentallo and ascends to the top before executing a senton for the win.

Winner: Konosuke Takeshita

We head backstage to Renee Paquette and Dark Order. Paquette asks them why they turned their back on "Hangman" Adam Page, and John Silver expresses their frustration with being abandoned by him. Evil Uno then says you're either with them or against them. 

Back from the break, Athena heads down to the ring Willow Nightingale follows. 

The bell rings and Nightingale sends Athena crashing into the mat. The two then lock up before Nightingale delivers a shoulder tackle to Athena. Athena fires back with a shoulder pounce, but Nightingale delivers a tijeras and an elbow strike. Athena slides out of the ring, but Nightingale chases her back in and sends her knee bouncing off the middle rope. She delivers a snapmare and a kick to her spine as we see Ruby Soho watching on from backstage, then delivers a shotgun dropkick.

Back from the break, Nightingale delivers the shoulder pounce to Athena. She follows it up with a pair of lariats and a Hip Attack, then lands a spinebuster and goes for a pin. Athena kicks out and rolls up Nightingale, but Nightingale kicks out. Athena then plants her face first and delivers a running elbow.

The pair go back and forth with chops before Nightingale delivers a bodyslam and looks for a senton. Athena rolls out of the way and delivers a Standing Shooting Star Press, then locks in a crossface. Nightingale counters into a pin, but Athena kicks out. Nightingale charges at Athena, but Athena catches her with a spear. She looks for Wrath Of The Goddess, but Nightingale counters it into a pinfall for the win.

Winner: Willow Nightingale