Tony Nese Challenges Danhausen, Butch Is Back, Eddie Kingston Calls Chris Jericho, More | Fight Size
Here is your post-AEW/WWE fight size update for Friday, May 6, 2022.
AEW Rampage
– In the opening match of the night, Toni Storm and Ruby Soho picked up the win over Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter. All four women have qualified for the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament which is set to get underway this coming Wednesday.
And #ToniStorm gets the pin and the win! Watch #AEWRampage on @tntdrama right now! pic.twitter.com/m0hIbAPnrP
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 6, 2022
– Eddie Kingston called into Rampage and told Chris Jericho that he is going to make him hurt and feel the same fear Eddie’s wife felt when Chris decided to make their feud personal.
.@MadKing1981 vows to ‘make Jericho feel the fear and pain’ his wife felt after @IAmJericho made it personal.
Tune in to #AEWRampage now on @tntdrama! pic.twitter.com/9qqXKq8Zpj
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 6, 2022
– Tony Nese has formally requested a match against Danhausen for next week when AEW is in his hometown.
.@MarkSterlingEsq & @TonyNese formally request a match with ‘the idiot that everyone loves’ @DanhausenAD NEXT WEEK in Nese’s hometown of Long Island, NY!
Tune in NOW to #AEWRampage on TNT! pic.twitter.com/GXvq6h6KL7
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 6, 2022
– After HOOK defeated JD Drake, Danhausen came out and asked HOOK to be in his corner when he fights Nese. HOOK shoved Danhausen to the ground, but Danhausen left behind a bag of chips as a present for HOOK.
.@DanhausenAD has a proposal for #HOOK @730Hook?! Tune in to #AEWRampage on @tntdrama right now! pic.twitter.com/UKpfwxq0WR
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 6, 2022
– Though he loves that the fans are cheering FTR, Dax Harwood dislikes Adam Cole so much that he plans on being his old ‘nasty bastard’ self when they face off on Wednesday in an Owen Hart Foundation Tournament quarterfinal match.
#FTR’s @DaxFTR is bringing the “nasty bastard back’ battling @AdamColePro BAY BAY in #OwenHart Foundation Tournament Quarterfinals this WEDNESDAY on #AEWDynamite!
Tune in to #AEWRampage NOW on @tntdrama! pic.twitter.com/4sUI8aLg5L
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 6, 2022
– Riho defeated Yuka Sakazaki to qualify for the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. After the match, AEW revealed the bracket for the tournament. Britt Baker drew the mystery ‘Joker’ entrant in round one.
A first look at the brackets for the #OwenHart Foundation Women’s Tournament, which starts next week at #AEWDynamite in Long Island, NY! Watch #AEWRampage on @tntdrama right now! pic.twitter.com/gF2PJJJihn
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 6, 2022
– Frankie Kazarian exchanged words with Men of the Year during which he and Scorpio Sky agreed to have their TNT Championship match next Friday on Rampage.
#DanLambert and #MenOfTheYear (@OfficialEGO & @ScorpioSky) are here at #AEWRampage to exchange some words with former tag partner of Scorpio Sky, @FrankieKazarian! Tune in to @tntdrama right now! pic.twitter.com/PrY1iyRDw4
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 6, 2022
– In the main event, Jay Lethal defeated Konosuke Takeshita. After the match, Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, and Satnam Singh beat up Best Friends. Samoa Joe tried to come out and save the day but was held back by security before he could get in the ring.
And here comes the @ringofhonor World TV Champion @SamoaJoe! Trying to get to @hellosatnam, but he’s being held back by an army of security staff here at #AEWRampage! What a night of action on @tntdrama! pic.twitter.com/KdKuSM2rns
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 6, 2022
WWE SmackDown
– Charlotte Flair and Aliyah were supposed to open the show, but after some disparaging remarks from The Queen brought out Ronda Rousey, the WrestleMania Backlash opponents had a pull-apart brawl, voiding tonight’s match in the process.
Why wait until Sunday?@RondaRousey and @MsCharlotteWWE kick #SmackDown off with a bang! pic.twitter.com/iKGAemJNQV
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2022
– Shayna Baszler was able to defeat Sasha Banks thanks to Natalya who held down Sasha’s leg during a roll-up. Baszler and Natalya will challenge Banks and Naomi for the Women’s Tag Titles next Friday.
Things have gotten personal for @SashaBanksWWE against @QoSBaszler! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/ajJPGjgeQi
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2022
– Madcap Moss crashed the newest edition of Happy Talk and said that for the next stage of Corbin’s career he could try being Entertaining Corbin.
Looks like Happy Corbin couldn’t handle the —— from @MadcapMoss!@BaronCorbinWWE #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/2pBGb5p4wr
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2022
– Drew Gulak’s mystery opponent was revealed to be Gunther. Sufficed to say, things did not go well for Gulak.
It is NOT looking good for @DrewGulak…#SmackDown @Gunther_AUT pic.twitter.com/OK8mEgFfIc
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2022
– Lost for weeks, Butch revealed himself to be hiding under the ring. He would help Sheamus and Ridge Holland win their Tables Match against Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston.
BUTCH IS HERE!!!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/W6kTFNSI3D
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2022
– After five weeks of hearing the story of Lacey Evans, she made her first appearance in front of a live crowd since going off television following her pregnancy announcement.
Welcome back, @LaceyEvansWWE! —#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/iFLuWBgK93
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2022
– Sami Zayn was able to defeat Shinsuke Nakamura via count out in the final match on SmackDown.
.@SamiZayn pulls a fast one on @ShinsukeN.#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/0zCIcG07yf
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2022
– SmackDown ended with The Bloodline coming out to confront RK-Bro and Drew McIntyre, but things didn’t go their way as Roman Reigns ate a Claymore Kick heading into their six-man tag team match at WrestleMania Backlash.
A Claymore connects! —#SmackDown @DMcIntyreWWE @WWERomanReigns @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/03vjlYwfCT
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2022