AEW Rampage Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights from March 31

For its own contribution to WrestleMania weekend, All Elite Wrestling put together an impressive card on Friday.

The March 31 edition of AEW Rampage would include Sammy Guevara vs. Konosuke Takeshita, with the pair going to battle for the very first time.

The House of Black would be represented by Malakai Black and Brody King, The Kings of the Black Throne, fighting Best Friends Trent Baretta and Chuck Taylor.

Juice Robinson would look to make a statement to Ricky Starks by taking out his ally Action Andretti. Taya Valkyrie would face her biggest challenge since signing with AEW in Marina Shafir while Jade Cargill watched closely.

The fastest hour in professional wrestling promised to be a fun ride, giving a focus to some of the best performers in AEW.

Konosuke Takeshita challenged Sammy Guevara all the way to the end in this exciting, high-flying match. However, Tay Melo grabbed the leg of the Japanese wrestler to slow him, setting up The Spanish God to take the win with the GTH.

This was a strong opening contest. While it was more action than story, they got the crowd invested as Takeshita continues to win over the audience for an eventual major run.

The next step with Takeshita should be to set up a big rivalry he can win. He needs the Chris Jericho or Christian Cage boost.

For the moment, he needed to lose as Guevara prepares to eventually challenge for the AEW World Championship. He is probably the least exciting member of the Four Pillars feud, but he has still not had a chance to verbally battle with MJF yet.

Result

Guevara def. Takeshita by pinfall.

Grade

B+

Notable Moments

A physical battle spilled outside until Brody King powerbombed Chuck Taylor through the side table. Trent Baretta blasted King with a steel chair to cause a disqualification.

The fight continued until Orange Cassidy came to make the save. Buddy Matthews blasted him from behind and laid out Freshly Squeezed on the ramp. Malakai Black told Cassidy that he lured him out to be taken down.

It is rare for an AEW match to end with a disqualification. This led to the announcement of House of Black vs. Best Friends for the Trios Championships and could potentially set up Black to go after the AEW International Championship.

It was a solid match, but the post-match mattered more. These six men should tell some great stories in the ring in the coming months.

Result

Kings of the Black Throne def. Best Friends by DQ.

Grade

B

Notable Moments

Marina Shafir gave Taya Valkyrie her toughest test yet but still fell to the Road to Valhalla. Mark Sterling demanded that Tudi deliver a court order to La Wera Loca, but Valkyrie hit a Road to Valhalla on her as well.

While this served to continue the feud of Valkyrie and Jade Cargill, it did little else. Shafir is unrefined in the ring, and she did not have chemistry with Valkyrie. The two floated through their match until La Wera Loca won.

While Valkyrie has a pedigree, AEW fans typically commit fully to homegrown talent, so she is struggling to get over feuding with the popular TBS champion. At least the two should have a good match when the time comes.

Hopefully, AEW is planning some longer women's matches for AEW Rampage soon. The show has let down that division recently.

Result

Valkyrie def. Shafir by pinfall.

Grade

D+

Notable Moments

Juice Robinson beat down Action Andretti with a focused attack on the ribs. Andretti nearly came back, but Rock Hard planted him with the Juice is Loose to win. Juice tried to do some extra damage after the bell, but Ricky Starks ran him down.

It was not the most exciting main event, but Juice did get Andretti selling more than he has in recent matches. With limited build, Robinson would have been better served by winning more dominantly, though.

Juice vs. Starks will be a major test for Rock Hard. He needs to show that he can be more than just a good hand against one of AEW's top rising stars.

Result

Juice def. Andretti by pinfall.

Grade

B-

Notable Moments