Winners, News And Notes On January 7, 2022

AEW Rampage advertised Adam Cole vs. Jake Atlas, Riho and Ruby Soho vs. Jamie Hayter and Britt Baker, Eddie Kingston, Santana and Ortiz vs. Daniel Garcia and 2.0 and Hook vs. Aaron Solow.

Last week’s broadcast of AEW Rampage garnered 453,000 viewers.

• December 31, 2021—453,000
• December 25, 2021—589,000
• December 17, 2021—571,000
• December 10, 2021–503,000
• December 3, 2021—499,000

• AEW Dynamite Venue: Prudential Center (Newark, New Jersey)
• AEW Tickets Distributed: 7,646
• AEW Tickets Available: 1,777

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AEW Rampage YouTube Viewership Last Friday: 1,801,109

• Most-Viewed: Women’s Tag Team Street Fight (989,628 views)
• Least-Viewed: Darby Allin vs. Anthony Bowens (358,592 views)
• Median Viewership: 674,110 views

AEW Rampage Results | Friday, January 7, 2022

Adam Cole def. Jake Atlas

Jake Atlas looked great in this match right up until he got injured. There was a clear audible as Adam Cole won with a very delicate knee bar.

Unfortunately, Jake Atlas blew out his knee during this match, which is such tough luck for a guy who seemed to be finally coming back into his own.

Hook def. Aaron Solo

Fans chanted “we are Hookers!” as Hook might have the best nickname for his fans in wrestling.

Hook remained very popular as AEW hid his weaknesses in a short, entertaining match. Just as they need to be doing with Jade Cargill.

Ruby Soho and Riho def. Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter

AEW is really putting over the fact that Britt Baker has never defeated Riho.

Riho won the match, but I think it might have been more productive to have Britt take the pinfall since they have a match at Battle of the Belts tomorrow night.

Britt Baker and Jamie Hayter are headed for an obvious split, which is worse news for Hayter than it is Baker.

Eddie Kingston, Santana and Ortiz def. Daniel Garcia and 2.0—Street Fight

This match began backstage before Mark Henry could even say “it’s time for the main event!”

This is the third street fight on a Friday night in two weeks, and the second of the night. Hopefully both companies agree to a moratorium.

This was a solid street fight, but given the lack of star power in this main event, I shudder to think what the viewership will be.