3 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Rampage (Aug 25)

Good on this young chap pictured above for summing up yours truly's feelings on Tony Khan using Rampage's short, 60-minute run time to rep other companies and their titles. ROH is understandable considering Tony owns the place, but AAA? That's a friendly affiliate, sure, but shouldn't be hogging 15 mins of a 60 min show.

Perhaps that's a personal opinion.

Rampage doesn't need senseless squashes on the booking sheets either. The 'C' broadcast is at its best when it's tightly-focused on selling 2-3 lower-tier stories, especially if those tie into a coming pay-per-view. For evidence, just check out what happened with the women during that main event tag bout.

All four smashed their opportunity to cast some last-minute doubt over the result on Sunday in London. Speaking of which, one Orange Cassidy remains a Rampage MVP. His performances, even against those who have no chance of taking that International Title from him, are regular highlights. Long may they continue!

Here's all the good and bad from a light edition of AEW's Friday night weekly. Perhaps that was unavoidable due to everything else going on and the fact TK has two pay-per-views to juggle over the next fortnight though, eh? The boss man is gonna be busy in the UK and Chicago, and it's safe to assume Rampage is even further down on his list of priorities than usual.

Still, there was at least some entertainment to be found.