3 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Royal Rampage (July 21)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Decent Powerhouse Main Event

Kris Statlander Marina Shafir
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Marina Shafir has become a Rampage punching bag, but that's OK. The heel somehow retains some credibility due to her MMA background, and the announcers regularly do a solid job of hyping that up. Besides, she matched up well against a powerhouse like Kris Statlander.

Both worked a tidy main event.

The match will be forgotten about by the time Collision goes on the air, but it was a fine addition to the Rampage lineup and a worthy send off for the show. Statlander gave Shafir just enough to keep things interesting, and this was her seventh successful TBS Title defence in a row (at least according to Excalibur).

A few more title scraps like this will do Kris the world of good, and it's great to see her return from various injuries in this kind of form. Next challenge for Tony Khan: Line up a banging heel who's vicious, and then develop a compelling story that peaks on pay-per-view.

GO!

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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.