3 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage (Jan 26 - Results & Review)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Upside

Jon Moxley Lee Moriarty
AEW

The opener was a cracking little match.

Jon Moxley was as giving as ever, but smartly kept blood out of the equation. Claret would've been unnecessary and yet...that hasn't stopped Mox before! Lee Moriarty matched Jon's intensity halfway, which helped. At one point, it genuinely seemed like he might cause an upset and get the 'W'.

AEW books too many of these short, week-long grumbles between wrestlers. They're tiresome, but this was a solid showing from both guys. There's more tag action between BCC and the Moriarty and Shane Taylor combo to come on Collision - then, Tony Khan will move on.

Credit must go to Moxley yet again for refusing to maul workers he's in there with. He picks his spots to dominate, but is generally very generous with selling and letting others shine. If only this was actually gonna lead to something for Lee, eh?

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more wrestling, check out WWE Royal Rumble 2024: 10 Things That Must Happen and WWE Royal Rumble 2024: 10 Nightmares That Could Come True!

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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.