3 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Rampage (May 26)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Trios Title Challengers In Waiting

The Acclaimed Billy Gunn
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The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn beating Rush, Preston Vance and Dralistico made sense. Their match won't blow your socks off, or anything, but it was still another strong win for the popular babyfaces. They've certainly been one of Rampage's bright sparks over the past while.

Post-match, Anthony Bowens grabbed the mic and he, Max Caster and Gunn teased answering House Of Black's open challenge for the Trios Titles come Double Or Nothing. That'd be a cool moment, if only 'cause The Acclaimed are so over and so different to HOB in terms of presentation.

Let's do this.

It was also pleasing to see the opening six-man get some decent time after that annoying pic-in-pic. That doesn't happen often enough; most matches blighted by the weekly ad break curse tend to end approx 90 seconds after returning. Not here.

What did you think of this week's AEW Rampage? For more like this, check out AEW Double Or Nothing 2023: 10 Things That Must Happen and AEW Double Or Nothing 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.