AEW Rampage live results, open thread (June 16, 2023): Aubrey Edwards mixed trios

Here’s a place to check results and comment along with a new episode of AEW Rampage, airing tonight at its 10:00pm ET regular start time on TNT.

The latest edition of Rampage comes our way on tape from Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. (spoilers are here, if you’re interested - and if you are and choose to discuss them in the comments, please use the spoiler tag).

Tonight’s show features referee Aubrey Edwards wrestling her debut match in AEW. It’s a mixed trios match where she teams up with Mark & Papa Briscoe to take on the team of Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, and Karen Jarrett.

Also on the card: United Empire (Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher) vs. CHAOS (Rocky Romero & Best Friends), Trish Adora vs. Taya Valkyrie, Bandido vs. Konosuke Takeshita, and more!

Come right back here at 10:00 pm ET when Rampage kicks off on TNT. We’ll update the post with everything that happens on the show below the line.

Enjoy the show!

AEW RAMPAGE RESULTS FOR JUNE 16

• Rampage kicks off with CHAOS (Best Friends & Rocky Romero) vs. United Empire (Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher), with everyone already in the ring and ready to go.
• United Empire defeats CHAOS. Trent nails Fletcher with a series of suplexes late in the match. Fletcher comes back with a sheer drop brainbuster on Trent. Jeff Cobb manhandles his foes and tags himself in. The three babyfaces get the jump on him all alone in the ring. They do the three way hug spot, but Cobb interrupts to slam them in the middle of it. Cobb tossed Romero over his head. Ospreay tags in and lands a diving elbow strike on Romero. The match breaks down with all six men getting spots in quick succession. Fletcher ultimately tombstones Romero, setting him up for Ospreay’s Hidden Blade, and the pin fall victory.
• Taya Valkyrie defeats Trish Adora. Taya overpowers Trish right out of the gate, laying in heavy chops. She follows up with the running knees in the corner for a near fall. Taya charges in again but eats an elbow to the face. But her momentum ends there, with Valkyrie coming back with a sliding German suplex. Trish gets one extended burst of offense, but she can’t sustain it. Taya puts her away with a curb stomp.
• The Hardys are interviewed backstage. Matt says they have a match against The Gunns next week on Dynamite. The Gunns will be a stepping stone for Matt and Jeff on their way to winning the AEW world tag team titles.
• Aubrey Edwards, Mark & Papa Briscoe defeat Jay Lethal, Jeff & Karen Jarrett in a mixed trios match. Mark and Jay start things off, but it doesn’t take long before Karen is tagged in with Aubrey. Karen backs off and tags Jay in before any physicality with Aubrey. Papa Briscoe tags in and doesn’t remember to hook Jay’s leg on a pin attempt. Mark tags back in. He’s distracted by Sonjay Dutt, allowing the heels to get the advantage going into the commercial break. Papa tags back in later in the match. He clotheslines Jeff and Jay, before wiping out Dutt on the apron. He spears Jarrett and tags in Aubrey, which forces Karen into the match. Aubrey gets Karen down for some ground and pound action. Karen rakes her eyes and goes for the guitar. Aubrey kicks Karen low and grabs the guitar herself. Lethal jumps in front of Karen to defend her from the guitar. Aubrey blasts him over the head with it instead. Aubrey then picks Karen’s ankle and puts her in the figure four leglock for the submission victory.
• Taya Valkyrie is interviewed backstage. She gloats about her win and talks trash about Kris Statlander. Kris confronts her and they argue over the way Statlander won the TBS title from Jade Cargill, taking advantage of Taya’s work. Statlander is willing to defend the belt against Taya next week.
• Don Callis and Konosuke Takeshita interrupt Mark Henry to cut a promo ahead of the main event match. Takeshita is referred to as “El Hijo de Don Callis.”
• Konosuke Takeshita defeats Bandido. Takeshita hits a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall late in the match. Bandido picks him up for a press slam and gets a near fall with a frog splash. Konosuke bites Bandido’s ear and then lariats Bandido off the top rope. Bandido counters the running knee and goes for the 21-plex, but Konosuke lands on his feet. Konosuke goes for a German but Bandido lands on his feet. Both men go for lariats. Konosuke catches Bandido with a running knee and then the power drive knee for the win.
• That’s the end of the show, folks.