3 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Rampage (Dec 9)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. No Clearance? No Problem!

Hangman Page Jon Moxley
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Generally, Rampage could do with coming across as an extension of Dynamite rather than a recap show that also has some matches. That's why Hangman Page marching out to get in Jon Moxley's bloody face gets the top 'Up' slot this week: AEW could've kept this back for the flagship, but they didn't.

A short-but-sweet angle spotlighting big stars like this will always get a roar of approval from many. Hangman chewing Mox out and brawling with him despite admitting he wasn't medically cleared? Yep, that's the kind of hard-headed babyface goodness people applaud.

Then, Mox sent Page headfirst into the steel post on the outside, and the announcers pointed out that Hangman is still suffering concussion problems. The whole package was slickly presented, and it ate up less time than that useless squash match The Firm worked later.

More of this every Friday would be nice.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more wrestling, check out 3 Ups & 6 Downs From AEW Rampage (Dec 2) and ROH Final Battle 2022: 10 Things That Must Happen!

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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.