5 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage: Fyter Fest Week One (July 15)
Sting's standoff; Claudio Castagnoli targets ROH gold; Brody King goes backwards?
Listeeeeeen!
The Acclaimed are officially on the babyface warpath these days, and it's a welcome change for both Anthony Bowens and Max Caster. The rowdy pair had one of Rampage's most engaging segments this week too, which is promising, and they're heading for a sleeper hit tag match.
If only everything on the 60-minute show was that solid. Friday's show marked the 50th edition of AEW's third major hour, and it carried the Fyter Fest branding - that was a bid to make Rampage feel bigger, but it didn't really work. Being honest, only one of the four bouts on offer were actually worth your time.
That was a fine match though, and there was enough elsewhere to keep the 'Ups' count high. A messy main event and totally duff women's portion couldn't harsh the buzz of ROH robustness, Claudio Castagnoli's next move, Miro adding some mystery to his game and quite the staring contest.
Here's all the good and bad from the latest bump on the road before build properly starts for September's All Out. Oh yeah, and Ring Of Honor has a pay-per-view next week. There was hype for that too...