Starks, Swerve meet on Rampage

Ricky Starks puts his FTW Championship on the line against Shane "Swerve" Strickland, plus Dustin Rhodes takes on Lance Archer and reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) faces off against Alan Angels and Preston Vance of the Dark Order. You can catch AEW Rampage at 10pm et/7pm pt streaming on TSN Direct and on TSN.ca.

FTW Championship match: "Absolute" Ricky Starks (c) (w/ Powerhouse Hobbs) vs. Shane "Swerve" Strickland - Team Taz likes to think Rampage belongs to them and this match was born when people dared to challenge them on it. On last Friday's show, Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs made it clear that there would be consequences for Keith Lee should he show up for his match against The Acclaimed's Max Caster. Not backing down, Lee not only showed up for his match, he won it, but received a beating after the match by Starks and Hobbs. Making the save for Hobbs and getting involved in Team Taz's business was Shane "Swerve" Strickland. He now meets Starks on Friday night with the FTW title on the line. This match won't be the first meeting between the two men. At an Inspire Pro event in Austin in 2018, Starks got the better of Swerve in a singles match. Friday's bout marks Starks's second defence of the FTW Championship in 2022, having previously defeated Jay Lethal last month. Will Starks once again come out on top against Strickland or will Swerve capture his first piece of hardware in AEW?

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"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes vs. "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer (w/ Jake "The Snake" Roberts) - It's a rare outing for Dustin Rhodes, but one in his hometown of Austin and it won't be a walk in the park when he takes on Lance Archer. The match will be only Rhodes's second of 2022, having previously taken on Sammy