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

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Strong Opening Exchange

Bryan Danielson Daniel Garcia
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Rampage doesn't typically feature strong face-to-face promos; certainly not ones that open the show. Maybe it should though, because that confrontation between Bryan Danielson and Daniel Garcia was the best thing about this week's broadcast.

Garcia more than held his own on the mic against one of All Elite's top stars. His mannerisms were first class, and he knew exactly when to go from overbearing heel to somebody who had been taken down a peg or two by a strait-laced babyface.

Bryan giving Garcia food for thought about whether he wants to be a proper pro wrestler or a "Sports Entertainer" in Chris Jericho's shadow was tremendous build for their upcoming Dynamite scrap. Again, Garcia's facials added to Danielson's words and told the story of a young lion led astray.

Christ, this was excellent.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more like this, check out 4 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Rampage (Aug 5) and 4 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Battle Of The Belts III!

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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.