3 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage (Oct 6 - Results & Review)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Solid Promo

Ortiz AEW
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It's a wee bit crap that AEW hasn't uploaded Ortiz' promo on old partner Mike Santana to the promotion's official YouTube channel. That speech was one of the best highlights from this week's show, and definitely ranks as the most memorable time this ex-Chris Jericho recruit has opened his mouth on company programming.

Ortiz nailed it.

He spoke passionately about Santana breezing past him on TV previously, and then discussed their friendship with a succinct history lesson that smashed through the biggest bullet points. Ortiz said Mike puts on a tough guy persona as "a defence mechanism", and added that Santana runs from the truth.

The 'go home' line was killer too. Staring right down the camera lens, this former Inner Circle man said: "Karma took your one knee. I'm gonna take your other one". Hopefully, the eventual match between these old buddies lives up to the hype, because some of the build has been excellent.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more like this, check out WWE Fastlane 2023: 10 Things That Must Happen and WWE Fastlane 2023: 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.