Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos made his pro wrestling debut Friday night at AEW Rampage live on TNT.
Dos Santos was paired up with AEW wrestlers Ethan Page and Scorpio Sky in a six-man tag-team match against Chris Jericho, Jake Hager and Sammy Guevara. “Cigano” has made a few AEW appearances before, but never to this capacity.
JDS was tagged in early into the match and battered Jericho with a collection of body shots. Dos Santos would later have an encounter with Hager, a current Bellator heavyweight fighter, which ended in JDS going through a table. It was quite the debut for the former UFC champ.
Check out the highlights below courtesy of AEW:
.@junior_cigano bludgeons @IAmJericho with body shots! Tune in NOW for #AEWRampage LIVE on @tntdrama pic.twitter.com/owyDqu0s2l
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 16, 2021
The TNT Champion @sammyguevara is RED HOT – Tune in NOW for #AEWRampage LIVE on @tntdrama pic.twitter.com/H0aZ00cde2
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 16, 2021
.@RealJakeHager sends @junior_cigano through a table! This main event is WILD – Tune in NOW for #AEWRampage LIVE on @tntdrama pic.twitter.com/uhVANBNON3
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 16, 2021
UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal also played a major role in tonight’s AEW showdown. “Gamebred” not only distracted Jericho early in the match so Page could land a flying attack, but Masvidal also unleashed another flying knee on Jericho to close out the show.
Check it out below:
.@IAmJericho gets in the face of Jorge Masvidal (@GamebredFighter) and @OfficialEGO takes advantage – Tune in NOW for #AEWRampage LIVE on @tntdrama pic.twitter.com/8MmLKjyWW9
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 16, 2021
A distraction from @paigevanzant and @GamebredFighter just knocked out @IAmJericho with a running knee strike – Tune in NOW for #AEWRampage LIVE on @tntdrama pic.twitter.com/iFn83Lqr17
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 16, 2021
.@AmericanTopTeam gets the victory and puts a brutal beating on @IAmJericho until @Santana_Proud & @Ortiz_Powerful chase them off. #AEWRampage pic.twitter.com/p5CL4UVEOl
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 16, 2021