4 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage (Sept 1)
AEW sets up another All Out title match; Chris Jericho's next feud revealed.
Pictured Above: The future of women's wrestling in AEW.
It's been a real pleasure to watch both Willow Nightingale and Skye Blue stamp their mark on the division in 2023, and better things await them next year. On Rampage, the duo buddied up to face Taya Valkyrie and (a post-JAS) Anna Jay in the main event. It ended up being one of the better female bouts you'll see on All Elite TV.
Friday's show was a penultimate push towards Sunday's All Out pay-per-view for Tony Khan. Wembley Stadium is in the rear view mirror already, and the relentless grind of content, content, content continues - looking back, TK might wish he didn't bother with All Out until later in the month at the earliest.
Rampage did set up another title match for the pay-per-view, at least. Also, Hangman Page wrestled his first on screen singles scrap since beating Jon Moxley in a 'Texas Death' brawl at Revolution in March. Yes, March! Was it worth the wait? Read on to find out, people.
Here's all the good and bad from a weekly that's never gonna be perfect, but must be placed into proper context before fans sit down to check it out.