PAC vs. Rocky Romero, Samoa Joe match set for AEW Rampage

Friday’s early edition of AEW Rampage will see the return of former AEW World Champion Samoa Joe in addition to PAC vs. Rocky Romero.

This will be Joe’s second match since he lost his title to Swerve Strickland at April’s Dynasty. He has not been announced for Sunday’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view, but has been involved in a storyline with motivating Hook during backstage segments. Hook and Katsuyori Shibata will challenge FTW Champion Chris Jericho in a three-way title match Sunday.

The PAC vs. Romero match is their first singles encounter since 2012 when they squared off in that year’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament. They were also on opposite ends of a 2007 tag team match in PWG.

In other action, Rush will look to go 3-0 against former factionmate Isiah Kassidy while TBS Champion Willow Nightingale will team with former champion Kris Statlander against Anna Jay and the well-regarded Alex Windsor who is making her promotional debut.

Friday’s show will air at 6 PM Eastern/3 PM Pacific due to NBA playoff coverage on TNT.

Here’s the current lineup that was taped after Wednesday’s Dynamite in Bakersfield, Colorado:

• PAC vs. Rocky Romero
• Samoa Joe vs. Dom Kubrick
• Rush vs. Isiah Kassidy
• Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale vs. Anna Jay & Alex Windsor

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