Swerve Strickland will be defending the AEW World Championship match against Bryan Danielson at AEW All In on August 25. Exactly one month later, the winner of that match will be putting the title on the line at the AEW Grand Slam special, and their opponent will be determined tonight in a Number One Contenders AEW World Championship Royal Rampage Match.
Kyle Fletcher and Rush of The Don Callis Family will be joining forces to square off with The Righteous' Dutch and Vincent, Private Party's Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen, and The Outrunners' Turbo Floyd and Truth Magnum in a Four Way Tag Team Match. Elsewhere, after she defeated Sydni Winnell last Friday on "Rampage", Kris Statlander looks to pick up another win tonight as she goes one-on-one with Leila Grey. This will be Grey's first match on "Rampage" since March 25, 2023, during which she lost to Taya Valkyrie.
Additionally, Lance Archer will be returning to an AEW ring since he and the aforementioned Vincent and Dutch came up short against Daniel Garcia, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Claudio Castagnoli on the May 25 episode of "AEW Collision" when he faces an opponent who has yet to be named.
We are live! Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard greet audiences at home as Orange Cassidy makes his way down to the ring. Claudio Castagnoli, Brody King, and Komander follow.
Number One Contenders AEW World Championship Royal Rampage Match
The bell rings and Cassidy begins brawling with King in one ring as Castagnoli and Komander go at it in the other one. Cassidy and Komander walk the ropes to land arm drags on King and Castagnoli, but King and Castagnoli intercept them and level the pair.
Tomohiro Ishii is next in the match as Castagnoli looks to dump Komander over the top rope and to the outside. Komander hangs on as King and Ishii exchange chops in the left ring. Komander looks to eliminate Castagnoli with a hurricanrana, but Castagnoli hangs on. Brian Cage is the next entrant, and he gets into the right ring. Cage sends Castagnoli crashing into the middle rope and dials it up for a 619. Komander looks to fly off the top to take down Cage, but Cage catches him and sends him crashing into the mat with a Full Nelson Slam.
The Butcher is next up, and he gets in the left ring. Butcher and King level Ishii and connect with a double elbow on him. "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard is the next entrant, and leaves his spot on commentary to get into the right ring. Menard fires off forearms on Castagnoli and rains down right hands on him in the corner. He fires off more right hands on Cage, but Komander clocks him from behind.
Roderick Strong is next up, and he gets in the left ring. Strong fires off stomps on King in the corner before Kip Sabian is the next entrant and gets in the right ring. He delivers a senton to Castagnoli in the corner, then sends Komander crashing into the mat face first. Brandon Cutler enters the left ring next, but Ishii immediately clotheslines him out of the ring to eliminate him.
Eliminated: Brandon Cutler
Nick Wayne is the next entrant in the right ring, and he delivers a hurricanrana and a flying back elbow to level Sabian as Cage eliminates Menard.
Eliminated: "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard
Kyle O'Reilly is next up in the left ring, and he wastes no time firing off right hands on Strong. He delivers a knee to Strong's midsection and exchanges forearms with The Butcher. Jeff Jarrett is next in the right ring, and he lands a right hand on Sabian.
Back from the break, The Butcher is eliminated and several entrants in the left ring look to eliminate King. King hands on.
Eliminated: The Butcher
Matt Taven is next in the left ring, and he delivers a pair of DDTs to Cassidy. Wayne looks to land Wayne's World on Komander in the right ring, but Komander avoids it and looks to fly from the apron. Wayne then sends Komander crashing onto the floor to eliminate him.
Eliminated: Komander
Jay Lethal is next in the right ring, and he wastes no time exchanging strikes with Wayne. He lands a dropkick on him and looks to eliminate Wayne with Jarrett. Wayne fights out, but Sabian manages to eliminate Wayne.
Eliminated: Nick Wayne
Lethal wears down Sabian with a Figure Four Leg Lock as Jarrett fires off stomps on him. Mike Bennett is the next entrant in the left ring, and he goes after Cassidy. He sends him crashing into the mat and looks to land chops on Ishii, but Ishii no sells them and fires off chops on Bennett. The Beast Mortos is next in the right ring, and he levels Castagnoli with a Samoan Drop. Jarrett clocks Mortos from behind and takes him off his feet. Sabian looks to fly, but Jarrett and Lethal go after him. Lethal then sends him over the top rope and onto the floor to send him to the back.
Eliminated: Kip Sabian
Darby Allin is the next entrant, and he slides into the left ring. He jumps King, but King sends him crashing into the corner with a Death Valley Driver. King sends Allin crashing into the barricades on the outside as Lethal and Jarrett double team on Mortos and Castagnoli in the right ring. Lio Rush is the final entrant, and he gets into the right ring as Allin and King brawl through the crowd. Rush lands an enzuigiri on Lethal, then connects with a hurricanrana on Castagnoli.
Back from another break, Rush eliminates Mortos with a kick to his head.
Eliminated: The Beast Mortos
Allin hits King with a chair on the outside as Ishii and Taven teeter on the ropes in the left ring. Bennett eliminates Ishii, but is them eliminated himself. Matt Taven tosses Cassidy over the top and to the outside as O'Reilly dumps Taven out of the ring. Strong tosses O'Reilly out of the left ring, but Allin goes after him.
Eliminated: Tomohiro Ishii, Mike Bennett, Orange Cassidy, Matt Taven, and Kyle O'Reilly
Rush dumps Castagnoli over the top and onto the apron. He lands a kick on his head, but Castagnoli hangs on. Rush looks to land a second kick, but Castagnoli catches it. He drags Rush over the top to join him on the apron and tosses him onto the floor as Strong is eliminated from the left ring. Lethal looks to eliminate Castagnoli in the right ring, but Castagnoli hangs on and drags Lethal over the top using his legs to eliminate him.
Eliminated: Lio Rush, Roderick Strong, and Jay Lethal
Allin and King both go over the top and onto the ring apron, but Allin eliminates King to become the last man in the left ring.
Eliminated: Brody King
In the right ring, Jarrett clotheslines Cage and rains down right hands on him in the corner. "Hangman" Adam Page blindsides Jarrett and rains down right hands on him. Cage then dumps Jarrett over the top, and Page fires off more right hands on him on the outside.
Back from another break, Cage and Castagnoli exchange right hands. Cage drags Castagnoli over the top to join him on the apron, but Castagnoli sends him crashing into the ring post. He lands a pop-up uppercut and the Neutralizer to eliminate him.
Eliminated: Brian Cage
Castagnoli dumps Allin into the left ring from the right one, and delivers The Swing to him on the outside, sending him crashing into the ring steps on the last one. He gets Allin back into the ring and delivers a German suplex to him, then looks to land a second one. Allin lands on his feet and looks to low bridge him out of the ring, but Castagnoli lands on the apron and pulls Allin over the top to join him. Allin bites Castagnoli's hand and sends him crashing into the middle turnbuckle shoulder first, then drapes Castagnoli over the top and delivers a Coffin Drop to eliminate him.
Eliminated: Claudio Castagnoli
Winner (and new Number One Contender): Darby Allin
After the match, Allin offers his hand to Castagnoli but Castagnoli opts not to shake it.
Kris Statlander and Stokely Hathaway then make their way down to the ring. Leila Grey is already waiting inside.
Kris Statlander (w/ Stokely Hathaway) vs. Leila Grey
The bell rings and Grey fires off forearms on Statlander. Statlander responds with a kick to her face and an F5, then follows it up with Saturday Night Fever for the win.
Winner: Kris Statlander
Lance Archer vs. Alejandro
Lance Archer then makes his way down to the ring with Alejandro on his shoulders. He gets in the ring, and the bell sounds. Archer then lands a spinebuster and a pair of chokeslams on Alejandro before landing The Blackout for teh win.
Winner: Lance Archer
The Don Callis Family, The Righteous, Private Party, and The Outrunners are then all waiting inside the ring.
The Don Callis Family vs. The Righteous vs. Private Party vs. The Outrunners
Magnum and Vicnent begin the action as Don Callis joins the announce desk. Floyd tags in and wears down Vincent before Magnum tags in and delivers a double elbow drop with Floyd. Dutch becomes legal and runs over The Outrunners with a double shoulder tackle. He then delivers a leg drop. Kassidy tags in, but Dutch catches him with a Sidewalk Slam. He fires off right hands on Magnum's midsection, then tags in Vincent. Vincent and Dutch repeatedly whip Magnum into the corner.
Back from the break, Private Party double team on Vincent before Quen flies over the top rope to take down Fletcher on the outside. Kassidy delivers a backstabber to Dutch, and Quen flies off the top to level him. Fletcher clocks Floyd from behind back in the ring, then fires off a series of chops on Magnum. Rush tags in and fires off more chops on him with Fletcher. Fletcher and Rush then deliver several chops to Floyd and double team on Magnum. Rush teases landing the Bull's Horns on Magnum in the corner but opts to land a kick instead. Fletcher tags in and lands a belly-to-back Tombstone on Magnum for the win.
Winners: The Don Callis Family
After the match, Rush grabs a cable and hits Floyd with it. He uses it to choke him as Fletcher rains down right hands on him. The pair continue beating him down as the show goes off the air.
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