3 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage: Winter Is Coming (Dec 15 - Results & Review)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. It Just Felt Good

Kevin Von Erich AEW
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Nobody can begrudge the Von Erich family any kind of feel good wrestling moment, and Rampage had one of the best in recent memory. Seeing young Marshall and Ross do their best in a loftier spot than they're used to was fun enough, but then Kevin Von Erich appeared and the fans burst into life.

Kev locked the Iron Claw on Jake Hager, then struck a pose with Orange Cassidy's sunglasses as the Texas crowd showered his family in adulation. Von Erich was smiling and visibly brimming with pride as soon as he walked through the curtain, which was ace to see. What a super-cool moment.

Kudos to Tony Khan and AEW for making it happen.

Yes, the Iron Claw spot and the tag itself could be considered throwaway fare because All Elite was visiting Texas, but man was it ever heartwarming. Any pro wrestling enthusiast has to be rooting for these young Von Erich lads, and they showed enough to merit a serious look in the future.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more wrestling, check out 10 Best Wrestling Tag Teams Of 2023 and 10 AEW Wrestlers Poised To Break Out In 2024!

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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.