AEW Rampage Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights from February 4

Welcome to Bleacher Report's coverage and recap of AEW Rampage on Feb. 4 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

This week's show featured two title matches, though one of the belts being defended was not an official All Elite Wrestling title.

Ricky Starks put the FTW Championship on the line against Jay Lethal. The challenger said he didn't want the title because it meant something to him but that he wanted to take something away from Starks that he loved.

We also saw the TNT Championship defended as Sammy Guevara squared off against Private Party's Isiah Kassidy.

The two non-title contests saw Evil Uno take on Adam Cole, and Thunder Rosa finally got her hands on Mercedes Martinez. 

Let's take a look at everything that happened on Friday's episode.    

The opening bout featured The Dark Order's Evil Uno taking on The Super Elite's Cole. As soon as the ref signaled for the bell, Cole ran across the ring to hit a boot to the face. 

Uno caught his foot on another kick and handed it to the ref so he could hit a neckbreaker. He started using his size advantage to corner Cole for a series of kicks and punches. 

Once Cole regained control, he drilled Uno with a couple of superkicks before hitting a huge running knee to the back of his head for the win. 

Grade: C+

Analysis

The masked wrestler's entrance was not televised, so the finish was telegraphed a bit even if it was obvious from the start. 

This was what we all knew it would be. It was a short, decisive win for Cole. Uno got in a little bit of offense, but it was not a competitive back-and-forth exchange.

Cole's post-match promo was good, but the match itself was slightly underwhelming. Everything looked fine. It just didn't offer the same level of excitement as many of Rampage's opening bouts have in the past. 

As expected with these two high-flyers, their first sequence was a quick exchange of counters and takedowns that showed off their speed, precision and agility.

Once Guevara had control, he sent Kassidy out of the ring so he could hit a corkscrew dive over the top rope. Matt Hardy and Marq Quen watched as the challenger took some chops in the corner. 

Quen failed when he tried to interfere, but Hardy was able to hit Guevara with a Side Effect on the apron while Kassidy had the ref distracted. This allowed Kassidy to dominate throughout the commercial break. 

Guevara had his ribs taped from his match with Cody Rhodes, so Kassidy targeted his midsection with his offense. Guevara began to make a comeback and hit a stiff knee to the head. His ribs were too injured to lift his opponent for his finisher.

The TNT champion hit a superkick and climbed to the top turnbuckle. Just then, Andrade's music hit, and he appeared on the stage. Guevara missed a 450, and Kassidy hit a nice backstabber for a two-count. 

Both men came close to winning a few more times before Guevara hit the GTH for the win. 

Grade: B+

Analysis

Every single time AEW gives Kassidy a chance to compete in a singles match, he shines. This kid has a bright future if he continues to perform at this level.

This match was a lot of fun, but there was a little too much going on outside of the ring. Hardy, Quen and El Idolo trying to affect the outcome made Guevara look good, but it's a crutch AEW leans on too often.

Having Darby Allin come out to help Guevara drive Hardy and El Idolo's alliance out of the ring was a good way to set up a potential showdown between the former and current TNT champions in the future. 

Rosa caught Martinez with a dropkick right after the bell to get the upper hand. The crowd was chanting and cheering as the former NWA women's champion took it to the newcomer to AEW.

Rosa took her outside the ring and threw her into the guardrail before hitting a suplex on the floor. She continued to control the pace until Martinez hit a spinebuster for a two-count. 

Martinez dominated her opponent all throughout the commercial break. She hit a nasty hanging neckbreaker before Rosa managed to regain control and hit a pair of corner dropkicks. She scored a near-fall with a Northern Lights suplex. 

Rosa countered a splash mountain and hit a unique slam that sent Martinez out of the ring to recover. The painted fighter slammed her opponent's face on the steel steps before Martinez pulled a pipe out from under the ring and hit her in the head to cause a disqualification. 

Grade: B+

Analysis

Martinez received a rare disqualification in AEW, so this finish carries a little more weight to it. Her using the pipe indicates that not only is this feud far from over, but it is also going to get violent.

This was a good performance from two women who are known for being able to take it to the next level. They didn't pull everything out of their bag of tricks, but they did enough to make this entertaining.

Their next encounter should be even better because it will likely have some kind of hardcore stipulation. 

The former TNA mainstay and the FTW champion circled each other before locking up for the first time. The crowd chanted for both men as they made contact. Lethal applied a headlock and hit a shoulder tackle to get the first takedown.

Starks looked pissed as he got back to his feet. They locked up again, and Lethal showed his veteran experience once more. Starks slapped him and initiated an exchange of punches and other various strikes.

Lethal ducked a crossbody to send Starks out of the ring. He followed up with a pair of suicide dives. Powerhouse Hobbs got in his face but did not interfere. The distraction was enough to let Starks recover and hit a clothesline. 

After the break, Lethal hit a big clothesline to take over. He tried a few different pinning combinations with no success. Starks dropped him with a powerbomb for a two-count.

They traded shots as they got to their feet and began building toward the finish. Lethal tried to hit Hobbs with a suicide dive, but Hobbs just threw him to the ground. Dante Martin ran in out of nowhere and hit a massive springboard dive to take the big man out. 

Lethal hit a cutter and set up for the Lethal Injection, but Starks avoided it. Starks countered another Lethal Injection into his own finisher for the win. 

Grade: A-

Analysis

Well, it took AEW a little while, but it finally put Lethal in a big-match situation that allowed him to show off his years of experience.

While Lethal was the veteran, Starks more than held his own. This was not a one-sided performance. If anything, Starks had more impressive spots throughout the match.

The biggest highlights were the way Starks finished Lethal and Martin's dive onto Hobbs. Both moments are going to be on highlight reels at some point.