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 on 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.
“Timeless” Toni Storm & Mariah May (as Toni Storm Classic) (w/ Luther) defeated LMK & Kayla Sparks
Singles Match
Konosuke Takeshita defeated Komander (w/ Alex Abrahantes) (08:32 aired)
Three Way Tag Team Match
Roderick Strong Matt Taven, & Mike Bennett defeated Action Andretti & Top Flight
Highlights of AEW Rampage March 15, 2024
Best Friends vs Dark Order Match
Cassidy started the match against Uno and Uno prevented Cassidy from his pocketing move. Silver tried to mimic Cassidy after a tag-in. Baretta went for a double shoulder tackle with Cassidy to Uno. Cassidy and Baretta hugged each other before they hugged Taylor. Cassidy surprises Silver with the Orange Punch despite Dark Order's signature offense. That allows Baretta to clinch the victory with a Dudebuster.
Tag Team Match
Strom attacked Sparks and LMK before the bell and continued to attack with a clothesline and a series of stomps and shoulder strikes. May joined the attack with a chop, forearm, and spinning Sidewalk Slam to LMK. Storm and Sparks went for a tandem German suplex and a Hip Attack. Toni Strom hit a Storm Zero on Sparks and made a tag for May. May made the pinfall and sealed the victory.
Singles Match
Takeshita and Komander engage in a series of high-impact moves. Takeshita attacks with a series of strikes and shoulder tackles. However, Komander responded with a springboard moonsault. Komander went for a hurricanrana and Takeshita hit Blue Thunder Bomb. Takeshita won the match with a running knee strike and a spinning Falcon Arrow.
Three Way Tag Team Match
Andretti and Strong started with some aggressive moves. The Undisputed Kingdom capitalizes with relentless stomps and strikes on Andretti. Despite a courageous effort from Andretti and Top Fight, The Undisputed Kingdom remains in control of the match with well-executed double-team maneuvers. Strong secured the win in a chaotic climax with a backbreaker and secured the domination of The Undisputed Kingdom.
AEW Rampage History
AEW was announced in January 2019 and began its weekly programming in October 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 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 programming - AEW Collision. It airs every Saturday on TNT. With the removal of Dark and Dark Elevation, AEW had considerably less 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
Samoa Joe
December 30, 2023
World's End
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
Hook
August 27, 2023
AEW All In
2
AEW TNT Championship
Christian Cage
December 30, 2023
World's End
2
AEW World Tag Team Championship
Sting and Darby Allin
February 7, 2024
Dynamite
1
AEW World Trios Championship
Acclaimed and Billy Gunn
August 27, 2023
AEW All In
1
AEW TBS Championship
Julia Hart
November 18, 2023
Full Gear 2023
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.