2 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Rampage (Feb 16 - Results & Review)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. We’re Just Getting Started!

Anna Jay Queen Aminata
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Queen Aminata shouted the subheading there following her win over Anna Jay. That, for the record, was Aminata's first victory on mainline AEW TV, and it was a solid match from both women. They've shown vast improvements individually since debuting, and they ended up meshing well on Rampage.

The Queen is right: AEW fans are about to see a lot more from this pair.

Aminata always deserved to do more than lose then smile and mouth, 'Oh well, maybe next time'. She'll also have to move away from respectful handshakes and a Finn Bálor-esque grin (circa 2018) if she hopes to become a regular on the bigger shows. Toni Storm has shown what creativity and a proper fleshed-out character can do for somebody who's treading water on this roster.

Hopefully this isn't the beginning of a slide for Anna either. Surely not, 'cause she has bags of potential and so much to offer AEW in coming years. In fact, one gets the sense she's only now finding her feet as a worker. Keep giving her longer matches, Tony! Pretty please?

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more wrestling, check out WWE 2K24: 25 More Screenshots You NEED To See and 10 Things You Learn Binge Watching Every WWE SmackDown From 2001!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.