2 Ups & 5 Downs From AEW Rampage (Jan 20)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Good Back-And-Forth Opener

Ethan Page Matt Hardy Jungle Boy
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Behold the match of the night.

Jungle Boy vs. Ethan Page was so well-worked. These boys have some chemistry, so much so that it'd be nice to see All Elite revisit this for a championship somewhere down the road. Page had the power edge over Jack Perry, and JB's spirited comeback got the crowd invested throughout.

Anyone who reads these articles weekly knows how frosty yours truly is on the Matt Hardy stuff with The Firm, but Page pulling on Matt's ponytail for leverage and actually costing himself the match as a result worked. They did well with the story and the match was enjoyable. Mission accomplished.

Ethan probs needs to get out of The Firm's shadow long-term though. Stokely Hathaway's group is so low-rent that it's a painful reminder of how crap wrestling stables can be, and Page is surely ready to stand on his own merits without somebody doing his talking.

Top opener, at least.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more wrestling, check out WWE 2K23: 10 Reasons To Be REALLY Excited and 10 Ridiculous Things You Learn Binge-Watching WCW's Worst Year Ever!

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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.