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About AEW Rampage
Rampage or Friday Night Rampage is a secondary pro-wrestling weekly programming by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It premiered on August 13, 2021, and airs every Friday at 10 PM in the USA on TNT. It lasts for sixty minutes including commercials. Although it premiers every Friday, it does not go head-to-head with WWE's Friday Night SmackDown which airs on Fox from 8 PM ET to 10 PM ET.
Copeland begins strong with a suicide dive however gets countered by Matthews outside the ring. Back inside, Copeland lands a jawbreaker, yet Matthews fights back with a DDT. The match sees back-and-forth action with the two grapplers trading blows and near falls. However eventually, Copeland wins with a spear after evading Matthews' attempted curb stomp.
Kassidy begins by provoking Joe, who answers by rapidly taking control with a flapjack and a series of punches. Kassidy attempts to fight back, however Joe sends him colliding with the outside with a counter. Back in the ring, Joe finishes the fight definitively with a Muscle Buster after conveying a punishing headbutt to Kassidy on the top rope.
FTW Championship Match: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata
Jericho shocks with new attire while Shibata battles against his aggressive strategies. All through the match, the two men trade punishing moves, including the hockey pucks and kendo sticks. Regardless of Shibata's versatility, impedance from Big Bill prompts Jericho to win with a cover after a chokeslam through a table.
In the match, both Cage and Claudio trade strong moves, with Cage showing predominance from the beginning with a deadlift superplex. However, Claudio fights back with European uppercuts and a Giant swing before securing the Sharpshooter for the triumph.
Deeb and May engage in a back-and-forth fight, with Deeb applying exceptional submissions like the Paradise Lock. May retaliates with high-flying moves, yet Deeb keeps up with control with impactful strikes and suplexes. Eventually, Deeb traps May in a single-leg Boston Crab, flagging May's defeat.
AEW Rampage History
AEW was announced in January 2019 and began its weekly programming in October of that year by the name of Dynamite. It airs on Wednesday Nights. The next year, AEW and WarnerMedia signed a $175 Million contract extension for its programming and thus, the promotion decided to increase its content library. With the new deal, it was announced that the company would soon introduce a new weekly show.
While AEW had Dark and Dark Elevation, both these shows aired on YouTube only. AEW revealed their second weekly television show in May 2021 by the name of Rampage and that it will air on Friday Nights.
The first episode aired on August 13 that year and since then has premiered every Friday on TNT. Earlier, both Dynamite and Rampage were supposed to be shifted to TBS in 2022 but only Dynamite was switched to the sister brand. Also, the show has sometimes been moved to Thursday or Saturday Nights due to schedule conflicts.
Rampage first started off as the programming second to Dynamite. In 2023, AEW closed down Dark and Dark Elevation and introduced a new program - AEW Collision. It airs every Saturday on TNT. With the removal of Dark and Dark Elevation, AEW had considerably fewer spots for its younger talent to wrestle. Thus, the role was given to Rampage which has, since then, been used as a developmental brand for AEW.
AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision air live on TBS and TNT on Wednesday and Saturday Nights respectively. However, the same is not the case with Rampage as it airs every Friday but not live. It is usually pre-taped, either alongside Collision or mostly alongside Dynamite. Thus, the fans who buy the tickets for these events also get to watch Collision live before the other fans watch it on Friday.
While the timings of Rampage do not allow it to go head-to-head with SmackDown, it has occurred once. On October 15, 2021, SmackDown aired for 150 minutes, half an hour more than its usual timings. The show was dubbed Supersized SmackDown and was set to take on Rampage for the latter's first thirty minutes. However, due to MLB Playoffs on Fox Sports, SmackDown aired on FS1, which resulted in a huge loss of viewership. SmackDown could grab only 285,000 viewers between Age 18 to 49 in comparison to Rampage's 328,000.
What time is AEW Rampage?
The start timings of AEW Rampage in different time zones is:
USA Eastern Time - 10 PM, Friday
USA Pacific Time - 7 PM, Friday
United Kingdom - 3 AM, Saturday
Saudi Arabia - 5 AM, Saturday
India - 7:30 AM, Saturday
Japan - 11 AM, Saturday
Australia - 1 PM, Sunday
Where to watch AEW Rampage?
Fans in the USA can watch AEW Rampage live every week on Fridays at TNT. The fans in the United Kingdom can stream the show on FITE TV. Indian fans can tune into Eurosport every Sunday to see their favorite AEW superstars in action at Collision.
AEW does not have a brand extension like WWE. Thus, any of its champions can feature on AEW Rampage. The list of current champions in AEW is:
Championship
Champion
Date Won
Event
Reign
AEW World Championship
Swerve Strickland
April 21, 2024
AEW Dynasty
1
AEW Women's Championship
"Timeless" Toni Storm
November 18, 2023
Full Gear 2023
3
AEW International Championship
Roderick Strong
March 3, 2024
Revolution 2024
1
FTW Championship
Chris Jericho
April 21, 2024
AEW All In
2
AEW TNT Championship
Adam Copeland
March 20, 2024
Dynamite/Rampage
2
AEW World Tag Team Championship
The Young Bucks
February 7, 2024
AEW Dynasty
3
Unified Titles (AEW World Trios Championship+ ROH Six-Man Tag Team Championships)
Bullet Club Gold
April 21, 2024
AEW Dynasty
1
AEW TBS Championship
Willow Nightingale
April 21, 2024
AEW Dynasty
1
AEW Continental Championship
Kazuchika Okada
March 20, 2024
Dynamite
1
AEW Rampage Roster
Both WWE and AEW have three weekly programming. While WWE has RAW, SmackDown, and NXT, AEW has Dynamite, Rampage, and Collision. However, AEW does not have a brand extension like WWE. While superstars in the Endeavour-owned company are drafted to either of the three brands, AEW wrestlers can wrestle on any of the three brands that are not exclusive to any brand. Fans can click here to learn more about the latest roster of All Elite Wrestling.