3 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Rampage (Aug 12)

2. Just Wasn’t Feeling It

Ari Daivari Orange Cassidy
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The final few minutes of Orange Cassidy vs. Ari Daivari clicked, but then the match finished. Before that, it felt kinda boring and lifeless - the feud between Best Friends and these Trustbusters is already a bit of a struggle, and that's not really going to change any time soon.

Some will disagree with all of this, and that's fine. This is just one person's opinion, and he snoozed his way through that main event until right near the end. Nothing, from Orange's usual comedy spots to Daivari's heat, really spiced things up enough.

The match was bland, in other words.

Rampage needs to come across as a little bit bigger than Dark or Elevation, but this was the sort of thing you'd expect to see on those YouTube shows. Honestly, it's hard to see folks sticking around for this kind of headliner.

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