Taped after this week's edition of AEW Dynamite, this episode of AEW Rampage delivered another thoroughly enjoyable hour of television.

Winner: The American Dragon

"The American Dragon" is on the scoreboard! Bryan Danielson got his first AEW victory in a solid opening match against The Elite's Nick Jackson. It was Danielson's second match in five months, but just like in his 30-minute time-limit draw with Kenny Omega, the ring rust was nowhere to be seen. The 40-year-old looked as good as ever and didn't miss a step.

It was the first time that Jackson and Danielson had shared a ring together since 2009, and it came to an end when Danielson made Jackson tap out with a Cattle Mutilation. The Dragon was accosted by Jackson's Elite stablemates after the bell, but Christian Cage and Jurrasic Express came to his aid -- as they have done several times in previous weeks. The segment ended with Jungle Boy tapping out Adam Cole while Danielson did the same to Omega.

The former WWE Superstar has made his intentions perfectly clear. He wants to be a champion, but more importantly, he wants to beat THE champion. The Omega/Danielson rematch will be momentous when it happens, and having Danielson go over some of Omega's closest allies isn't gonna do it any harm.

Loser: Weird Ricky Starks Video Package

Ricky Starks is very good. He's charismatic, he's funny, and he has a great look. He's one of the brightest young stars on AEW's roster and it seems inevitable that he will one day be AEW World Champion. Of course, he's currently nursing a neck injury, which is why we haven't seen him in the ring much lately, although he's still getting plenty of screen time. On this week's Rampage, he appeared in a bizarre pretaped video package that was shot like a car commercial. It was meant to further his lukewarm feud with Brian Cage, but as good as Ricky's mic skills are, even he couldn't prevent this thing from being distractingly bad.

Winner: Jade Cargill

Jade Cargill remains undefeated in AEW after beating both Nyla Rose and Thunder Rosa in a brutal Triple Threat Match. This match probably could've main-evented the show, but since they were in Brodie Lee's hometown of Rochester, it made more sense to end with a Dark Order -1 segment.

It was an enjoyable match, although all three women are clearly capable of delivering something better. Its purpose was to make Cargill look formidable, and it worked perfectly.

Loser: Jack Evans' Barber

I the main event, Orange Cassidy went one-on-one with Jack Evans of the Hardy Family Office in a Hair vs. Hair match. It all came about because Matt Hardy got weirdly obsessed with OC's hair a few weeks back. It looked like they were building to an OC/HArdy Hair vs Hair match, but HArdy put Evans forward instead.

Evans and OC are both great workers, and there were glimpses of brilliance in this match, but the match was intended to be a five-star barn burner. Its job was to send the Rochester crowd home happy. The Dark Order emerged to prevent HFO from interfering in the match and when it was all said and done, Evans lost his hair. The show ended with a gigantic group hug between The Dark Order, the Best Friends, and Brodie Lee's son, -1.

Full Results And Noteworthy Moments

  • Bryan Danielson def. Nick Jackson (w/Matt Jackson) via submission with a Cattle Mutilation
  • Kenny Omega and Adam Cole came to the ring after the opening match to assist Nick Jackson, but Christian Cage and Jurrasic Express emerged to even the odds. A fight broke out, and Danielson made Omega tap out while Jungle Boy did the same to Adam Cole
  • Hook and Powerhouse Hobbs introduced a pretaped video package in which Ricky Starks laid into Brian Cage
  • In a pretaped promo, CM Punk said he's settling into AEW and is ready for whatever comes next
  • Jade Cargill (w/Smart Mark Sterling) def, Nyla Rose (w/Vicki Guerrero), and Thunder Rosa in a Triple Threat via pinfall after hitting Rosa with a steel chair multiple times
  • In a pretaped promo, Malakai Black said he's ready to move on from the Nightmare Family
  • Sammy Guevara cut a promo in which he commemorated his TNT Championship victory
  • Pac, Jon Moxley, Andrade El Idolo, and Lance Archer were announced as the first four (of seven) participants in Wednesday's Casino Ladder match
  • Orange Cassidy def. Jack Evans (w/Matt Hardy) in a Hair vs. Hair match via pinfall with an Orange Punch
  • Orange Cassidy and The Best Friends shaved the head of Jack Evans
  • Matt Hardy and Orange Cassidy were revealed as the next two Casino Ladder match entrants
  • The show went off the air with The Dark Order and The Best Friends giving -1 a huge group hug in his late father Brodie Lee's hometown of Rochester, New York