2 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Rampage (July 28)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. The Right Winners

Brian Cage Big Bill
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Rampage's opener was a cluster*ck, as expected, but at least Big Bill and Brian Cage ended the thing as the correct winners. They've shown some chemistry together as a tag-team lately, and they'll have a fun match with either FTR or the MJF and Adam Cole duo. That'll be one to look out for.

Bill and Bri's clothesline spot looked awesome again. The "assisted chokeslam" (Excalibur's words) out of the corner certainly didn't, but both lads can work on that if they're gonna keep it in ye olde arsenal. It's pretty strange that AEW picked Mike Bennett and Matt Taven to work a squash instead of these guys too.

Just a little observation there.

On the plus side, Bill and Cage looked like the kind of powerhouse unit All Elite has always lacked. Yes, they have The Butcher and The Blade, but there's something about this pairing that feels more alive, immediate and exciting than those guys.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more like this, check out 10 Current Wrestlers Already BETTER Than Your Favourites and 3 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Royal Rampage (July 21)!

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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.